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Barry Lyndon Music from the Soundtrack

Released in theaters in 1975, "Barry Lyndon" is a film endowed with rare beauty and artistic depth. I consider this Kubrick film one of the most beautiful in the history of cinema, for the incredible synthesis, realized here by the Master, between painting, poetry, and music. Now, without getting into specifics, I will limit myself to considering the soundtrack, which, as in every Kubrick film, is meticulously aligned with the "inner horizon" of the characters, recommending you in any case to see this absolute masterpiece.

Let's get to the point:
Accompanying the opening credits, we have "Sarabande" by Haendel, which will be repeated multiple times throughout the film, reinterpreted and rendered darker depending on the situations presented. This is the true theme of Barry, tragic and, at the same time, melancholic, at the beginning and the end, and as such, it will serve as the ideal backdrop to his main experiences (and tragedies...). Following is "Women Of Ireland", an Irish ballad that, along with the incredible landscape sequences and the initial problem of the film, manages to blur the boundaries that separate us from the screen, making us "live" and "think" almost as if we were living inside the story.
Music, I said. But also painting and poetry.
Next are other traditional Irish ballads, some festive and playful, others melancholic and... heavy. The "Barry the soldier" phase begins, and the music cannot be less, with that martial and warlike tone typical of marches from the XVI-XVIII centuries. Very nice is the "Hohenfiedberger March" with its pompous and magniloquent tone. By the way: the traditional ballads composed for the occasion by The Chieftains even won an Oscar.
And here "Women Of Ireland" returns. But it's no longer an Irish love for Barry.
Here the music tells us something not clearly stated in the film. This is a classic in Kubrick's films (just think of Shining).
Following, we have a series of compositions by musicians who made history: Mozart, Haendel (the theme is taken up and modified), Schubert, Vivaldi, Bach. Great choices by Kubrick. There would be really too much to say about each of them. These pieces are not very famous but are magnificent, perfectly matching the story. They seem born precisely "for the moment" represented. Beautiful is Vivaldi's "Concerto in E Minor". Prelude to the sublime finale. I won't say more.
And there it is: "Piano Trio In E Flat" by Schubert. What better backdrop to watch this man's life fade away in a few moments! That piano with a martial touch, that violin so sad... How I wish I could convey emotions through this cold computer keyboard! Impossible. To contemplate.
End credits. Haendel, "Sarabande". Magnificent. Supreme Art.

This film is the heritage of all humanity.