Question:  The Painted Veil is the original soundtrack of a 2006 film based on a novel by what author?
Context: The Painted Veil is a 2006 American drama film directed by John Curran.  The screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham.  Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Toby Jones, Anthony Wong Chau Sang and Liev Schreiber appear in the leading roles. "Katamari Damacy" (塊魂 , lit. " "Clump Spirit"") is a third-person puzzle-action video game that was published and developed by Namco for the PlayStation 2 video game console.  The success of the game led to the release of five sequels in Japan and other territories: "We Love Katamari", "Me & My Katamari", "Beautiful Katamari", "Katamari Damacy Mobile", "I Love Katamari", and "Katamari Forever".  It also inspired a spin-off game, "Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy".  The music of the "Katamari Damacy" series refers to the soundtracks to all of these games, five of which have been released as albums.  "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy", a soundtrack album for the original game, was released by Columbia Music Entertainment in 2004, "Katamari wa Damacy" was released as a soundtrack album for "We Love Katamari" by Columbia Music Entertainment in 2005, and "Katamari Original Soundtrack Damacy" was released in 2006 as a soundtrack album for "Me & My Katamari" by the same publisher and also included tracks from "We Love" that were not included in its album.  "Katamari Suteki Damacy" was released by Columbia Music Entertainment in 2007 as a soundtrack album for "Beautiful Katamari", and the latest album, "Katamari Damacy Tribute Original Soundtrack: Katamari Takeshi", was released in 2009 by Columbia Music Entertainment as the soundtrack album for "Katamari Forever".  The soundtracks to the other "Katamari" games have been composed of tracks from previous games in the series, and have not had separate album releases. The music of the video game "Final Fantasy XII" was composed primarily by Hitoshi Sakimoto.  Additional music was provided by Masaharu Iwata and Hayato Matsuo, who also orchestrated the opening and ending themes.  Former regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu's only work for this game was "Kiss Me Good-Bye", the theme song sung by Angela Aki.  The "Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack" was released on four Compact Discs in 2006 by Aniplex.  A sampling of tracks from the soundtrack was released as an album entitled "Selections from Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack", and was released in 2006 by Tofu Records.  Additionally, a promotional digital album titled "The Best of Final Fantasy XII" was released on the Japanese localization of iTunes for download only in 2006.  "Kiss Me Good-Bye" was released by Epic Records as a single in 2006, and "Symphonic Poem "Hope"", the complete music from the game's end credits, was released by Hats Unlimited in 2006.  An abridged version of the latter piece, which originally accompanied a promotional video for the game, was included in the official soundtrack album.  An album of piano arrangements, titled "Piano Collections Final Fantasy XII", was released by Square Enix in 2012. The Painted Veil is the original soundtrack, on the Deutsche Grammophon label, of the 2006 Golden Globe-winning film "The Painted Veil" starring Naomi Watts and Edward Norton.  The original score and songs were composed by Alexandre Desplat. The Seventh Sin is a 1957 film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Eleanor Parker, Bill Travers and George Sanders.  It is based on the 1925 novel "The Painted Veil" by W. Somerset Maugham. Lyckantropen Themes (subtitled Original Soundtrack For The Short Film By Steve Ericsson) is an original soundtrack album by Norwegian experimental collective Ulver.  Produced by Ulver on mobile equipment in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden in May 2002 for the Swedish short film "Lyckantropen", the album was issued in November 2002 via Jester Records.  "Lyckantropen Themes" is Ulver's first foray into film soundtrack music, although musically it has continuity with their previously released EPs, "Silence Teaches You How to Sing" and "Silencing the Singing".  The soundtrack has been described as “ambiguous moods and lurking-in-the-shadows electronic ambiances, setting the alternately suspenseful and melancholy mood of the soundtrack.” La Marche de l’empereur is the original soundtrack to the film "March of the Penguins" (for the original French version).  This critically acclaimed soundtrack was composed and performed by Émilie Simon.  The album was nominated for Best Original Score in the 2006 César Awards, and won Best Original Soundtrack in the 2006 Victoires de la musique. The music of the MMORPG "Final Fantasy XI" was composed by Naoshi Mizuta along with regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu and Kumi Tanioka.  The "Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack", a compilation of almost all of the music in the game, was released by DigiCube in 2002, and subsequently re-released by Square Enix in 2004.  "Final Fantasy XI Rise of the Zilart Original Soundtrack" was released by DigiCube in 2003 after the release of the "Rise of the Zilart" expansion for "Final Fantasy XI", and re-released by Square Enix in 2004.  "Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia Original Soundtrack" was produced by Square Enix in 2004 after the release of the "Chains of Promathia" expansion, and in 2005 Square Enix published "Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel", a collection of arranged tracks from the game performed by "The Star Onions", a group composed of Square Enix composers including Naoshi Mizuta, Kumi Tanioka and Hidenori Iwasaki.  "Final Fantasy XI Treasures of Aht Urhgan Original Soundtrack" was released by Square Enix in 2006 for the "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" expansion. The Painted Veil is a 1934 American drama film directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Greta Garbo.  The film was produced by Hunt Stromberg for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  Based on the 1925 novel "The Painted Veil" by W. Somerset Maugham, with a screenplay by John Meehan, Salka Viertel, and Edith Fitzgerald, the film is about a woman who accompanies her new husband to China while he conducts medical research.  Feeling neglected by her husband, the woman soon falls in love with a handsome diplomatic attaché.  The film score was by Herbert Stothart, the cinematography by William H. Daniels, the art direction by Cedric Gibbons, and the costume design by Adrian.  The film earned $1,658,000 at the box office. The Painted Veil is a 1925 novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham.  The title is taken from Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet, which begins "Lift not the painted veil which those who live / Call Life".
Answer: W. Somerset Maugham