Shakespeare in Love
Perhaps best known for his soundtrack toMrs. Brown, Stephen Warbeck's score forShakespeare in Lovefollows a similar pattern: Elizabethan themes and light string melodies work together to span a spectrum of moods. And the romantic comedy, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes, benefits from this sonic treatment. Drama is added (the opening "The Beginning of the Partnership" simply soars), but the score never gets too serious.--Jason Verlinde