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Alternate Names:
Title in Español:

Hamlet

Title in Italiano:

Amleto

Title in Português:

Hamlet

Title in Français:

Hamlet

Synopsis

This film follows the overall story of the original play, but cuts nearly half the dialogue and leaves out two major characters.

Set in the 15th Century Denmark, the action begins on the battlements of Elsinore, the royal Danish castle and residence of the Danish royal family, where a sentry, Francisco (John Laurie), is relieved of his watch (and questioned if he has seen anything) by another sentry, Bernardo (Esmond Knight), who, with yet another sentry, Marcellus (Anthony Quayle), has twice previously seen the Ghost of King Hamlet.

Marcellus then arrives with the skeptical Horatio (Norman Wooland), Prince Hamlet's friend. Suddenly, all three see the Ghost, and Horatio demands that the ghost speak. The ghost vanishes then, without a word.

Inside the Great Hall of the castle, the court is celebrating the marriage of Gertrude (Eileen Herlie) and King Claudius (Basil Sydney); old King Hamlet has died apparently of an accidental snakebite, and his wife, Gertrude, has, within a month of the tragedy, married the late King's brother.

Prince Hamlet (Laurence Olivier) sits alone, refusing to join in the celebration, despite the protests of the new King. When the court has left the Great Hall, the alone and brooding Hamlet fumes over the hasty marriage, muttering to himself the words "and yet, within a month!"

Soon, Horatio and the sentries enter telling Hamlet of the ghostly apparition of his father. Hamlet proceeds to investigate with them, and upon arriving on the battlements, sees the ghost. Noting that the ghost beckons him forward, Hamlet follows it up onto a tower, wherein it reveals its identity as the Ghost of Hamlet's father.

He tells Hamlet that he was murdered, who did it, and how it was done. The audience then sees the murder re-enacted in a flashback as the ghost describes the deed... Claudius is seen pouring poison into the late King Hamlet's ear, thereby killing him.

Hamlet does not at first accept this as the truth, and then prepares to feign madness, so as to test Claudius' conscience, without jumping to conclusions.

This feigned insanity attracts the attention of Claudius chief advisor Polonius (Felix Aylmer) who is completely convinced that Hamlet has gone mad. Polonius pushes this point with the King, claiming that it is derived from Hamlet's love for Ophelia (Jean Simmons), Polonius' daughter.

Claudius, however, is not fully convinced, and has Polonius set up a meeting between Hamlet and Ophelia. Hamlet's "madness" is constant even in this exchange, and Claudius is convinced.

Hamlet then hires a group of wandering stage performers, requesting that they enact the play 'The Murder of Gonzago' for the king. However, Hamlet makes a few alterations to the play, so as to make it mirror the circumstances of the late King's murder.

Claudius, unable to endure the play, calls out for light, and retires to his room. Hamlet is now convinced of Claudius' treachery. He finds Claudius alone, and has ample opportunity to kill the villain. However, at this time, Claudius is praying, and Hamlet does not seek to send him to heaven, so, he waits, and bides his time.

He instead confronts Gertrude about the matter of his father's death and Claudius' treachery. During this confrontation, he hears a voice from the arras, and, believing that it was Claudius eavesdropping, plunges his dagger into the curtains.

On discovering that he has in fact, killed the eavesdropping Polonius instead, Hamlet is only mildly upset, and he continues to confront his mother. He then sees the ghostly apparition of his father, and proceeds to converse with it (the Ghost is uncredited in the film, but is apparently voiced by Olivier himself).

Hamlet is deported to England by Claudius, who has given orders for him to be killed once he reaches there. Fortunately, Hamlet's ship is attacked by pirates, and he is returned to Denmark after paying his own ransom.

In his absence, however, Ophelia goes mad over Hamlet's rejection and the idea that her own sweetheart has killed her father, and she drowns (off-camera), supposedly committing suicide. Laertes (Terence Morgan), Ophelia's brother, is driven to avenge her death, as well as his father's.

Claudius and Laertes learn of Hamlet's return and prepare to have him killed. However, they plan to make it look like an accident. Claudius orders Laertes to challenge Hamlet to a duel, wherein Laertes will be given a poisoned blade that will kill with a bare touch. In case Laertes is unable to hit Hamlet, Claudius also prepares a poisoned drink.

Hamlet meets Laertes' challenge and engages him in a duel. Hamlet wins the first two rounds, and Gertrude drinks from the cup, suspecting that it is poisoned. Whilst in-between bouts, Laertes rushes Hamlet and strikes him on the arm, fatally poisoning him.

Hamlet, not knowing this, continues to duel. Hamlet eventually disarms Laertes and switches blades with him. Hamlet then strikes Laertes in the wrist, fatally wounding him. Gertrude then submits to the poison and dies, warning Hamlet not to drink from the cup.

Laertes, dying, confesses the whole plot to Hamlet, who flies at Claudius in a fit of rage, killing him with the poisoned sword, before finally expiring himself.

Horatio, horrified by all this and with the entire royal Danish family dead, orders that Hamlet be given a decent funeral, and the young prince's body is taken away, while the Danish court kneels and the cannons of Elsinore fire off a peal of ordnance in respect. (A few women can be seen weeping quietly in the background.)

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Play Title Artist
Hamlet
Too Too Solid Flesh
Carter Burwell: Performer
Murder Most Foul
Carter Burwell: Performer
Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Carter Burwell: Performer
Darkroom
Carter Burwell: Performer
To Be Or Not To Be
Carter Burwell: Performer
Wiring Ophelia
Carter Burwell: Performer
The Funeral
Carter Burwell: Performer
Claudius Prayer
Carter Burwell: Performer
Hamlet Walks the Plane
Carter Burwell: Performer
Laertes and Ophelia at the Guggenheim
Carter Burwell: Performer
Claudius Incites Laertes
Carter Burwell: Performer
The Duel
Carter Burwell: Performer
The End
Carter Burwell: Performer
In Pace (Placido Domingo)
Patrick Doyle: Performer
Fanfare
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"All That Lives Must Die"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"To Thine Own Self Be True"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
The Ghost
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Give Me Up The Truth"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"What A Piece Of Work Is A Man"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"What Players Are They"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Out Out Thou Strumpet Fotune"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"To Be Or Not To Be"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"I Loved You Once"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Oh, What A Noble Mind"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"If Once A Widow"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Now Could I Drink Hot Blood"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"A Foolish Prating Nave"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Oh Heavy Deed"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Oh Here They Come"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"My Thoughts Be Bloody"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"The Doors Are Broke"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"And Will "A Not Come Again?"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Alas Poor Yorick"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Sweets To The Sweet - Farewell"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Give Me Your Pardon Sir"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Part Them They Are Incensed"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Goodnight, Sweet Prince"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Go Bid The Soldiers Shoot"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
FANTASIA ON "GREENSLEEVES": Violin Version (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
THE LARK ASCENDING: Romance For Violin And Orchestra (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
ST. PAUL'S SUITE: Jig (Gustav Holst)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Ostinato (Gustav Holst)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Intermezzo (Gustav Holst)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Finale - The Dargarson (Gustav Holst)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
ATONEMENT: Elegy For Dunkirk (Dario Marianelli)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
THE DUCHESS: End Titles (Rachel Portman)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
HENRY V: Pasacaglia - The Death Of Falstaff (William Walton)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Touch Her Soft Lips And Part (William Walton)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
CAPRIOL SUITE: Basse Dance (Peter Warlock)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Pavane (Peter Warlock)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Tordion (Peter Warlock)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Bransles (Peter Warlock)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Pied-en-L'Air (Peter Warlock)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Mattachins - Sword Dance (Peter Warlock)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD: Concert Suite - Far From The Madding Crowd / The Storm / Fanny And Troy / Boldwood / Bathshe
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Disc Time:
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
A LITTLE SUITE: March (Theme From Doctor Finlay's Casebook) (Trevor Duncan)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Lullaby (Trevor Duncan)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Jogtrot (Trevor Duncan)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
HAMLET: Sweets To The Sweet Farewell (Patrick Doyle)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
LADIES IN LAVENDER: Main Theme (Nigel Hess)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
ENGLISH FOLK SONG SUITE: March "Seventeen Come Sunday" (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Intermezzo "My Bonny Boy" (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
March "Folk Songs From Somerset" (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
ELEGY (Edward Elgar)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
FANTASIA ON "GREENSLEEVES": Flute Version (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
FANTASIA ON A THEM FROM THOMAS TALLIS (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
THE ENIGMA VARIATIONS: Nimrod (Edward Elgar)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
SYMPHONIC SUITE BONUS TRACKS - SWEENEY TODD: Film Main Title (Stephen Sondheim)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
No Place Like London (Stephen Sondheim)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
My Friends (Stephen Sondheim)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Johanna (Stephen Sondheim)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
A Little Priest (Stephen Sondheim)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Pretty Women (Stephen Sondheim)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
God That's Good (Stephen Sondheim)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Not While I'm Around (Stephen Sondheim)
Richard Rodney Bennett: Performer
Opening Title - "O! For A Muse Of Fire"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
Henry V Theme - The Boar's Head
Patrick Doyle: Performer
The Three Traitors
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Now, Lords, For France!"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
The Death Of Falstaff
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Once More Unto The Breach"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
The Threat To The Govenor Of Harfleur - Katherine Of France - The March To Calais
Patrick Doyle: Performer
The Death Of Bardolph
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Upon The King"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
St. Crispin's Day - The Battle Of Agincourt
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"The Day Is Yours"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Non Nobis, Domine"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
The Wooing Of Katherine
Patrick Doyle: Performer
"Let This Acceptance Take"
Patrick Doyle: Performer
End Title
Patrick Doyle: Performer
A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall
John Williams: Performer
Born On The Bayou
John Williams: Performer
Brown Eyed Girl
John Williams: Performer
American Pie
John Williams: Performer
My Girl
John Williams: Performer
Soldier Boy
John Williams: Performer
Venus
John Williams: Performer
Moon River
John Williams: Performer
Prologue
John Williams: Performer
The Early Days, Massapequa 1957
John Williams: Performer
The Shooting Of Wilson
John Williams: Performer
Cua Viet River, Vietnam, 1968
John Williams: Performer
Homecoming
John Williams: Performer
Born On The Fourth Of July
John Williams: Performer
Twelfth Night - "I'll Tell Thee A Tale" (Shaun Davey)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - Overture - The Globe Theater (William Walton)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - Passacaglia - The Death of Flastaff (William Walton)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - "This day is called the feast of St. Crispian" (William Walton)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - Battle and Charge - The French Court (William Walton)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - "Touch her soft lips and part" (William Walton)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - Finale - The Agincourt Song (William Walton)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Hamlet - Prelude (Dimitri Shostakovich)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Hamlet - Ball at the Palace (Dimitri Shostakovich)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Hamlet - "To bem or not to be, that is the question" (Derek Jacobi)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Hamlet - "Sweets to the sweet farewell" (Patrick Doyle)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Much Ado About Nothing - Overture (Patrick Doyle)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Much Ado About Nothing - Goddess of the Night / Strike Up, Pipers (Patrick Doyle)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Antony and Cleopatra - "I dreamt there was an emperor Antony" (Jenny Agutter / Bruce McGregor)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Antony and Cleopatra - Suite (John Scott)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Julius Caesar - Overture (Michael J. Lewis)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Julius Caesar - Caesar's Triumphant Entry into Rome (Michael J. Lewis)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Julius Caesar - "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" (Derek Jacobi)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Julius Caesar - "Caesar now be still / Finale" (Miklos Rozsa)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Taming of the Shew - "Good morrow, Kate" (Derek Jacobi / Jenny Agutter)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Taming of the Shew - Overture (Nino Rota)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Richard III - "Now is the winter of our discontent" (Derek Jacobi)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Richard III - Prelude (William Walton)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Romeo + Juliet - The Balcony Scene (Craig Armstrong)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Romeo and Juliet - "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?" (Ioan Gruffudd / Jenny Agutter)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Romeo and Juliet - Suite (Nino Rota)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Love's Labour's Lost - "Love's Labour's Lost / Arrival of the Princess" (Patrick Doyle)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
A Midsummer Night's Dream - "If we shadows have offended" (Jenny Agutter)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (Pietro Mascagni)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Shakespeare in Love - Suite (Stephen Warbeck)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - Prelude - "O for a muse of fire" (Patrick Doyle)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - St. Crispin's Day (Patrick Doyle)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more" (Ioan Gruffudd)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Henry V - Non Nobis Domine (Patrick Doyle)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Twelfth Night - "If music be the food of love" (Derek Jacobi)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Twelfth Night - "The Wind and the rain" (Shaun Davey)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Hamlet (Version I)
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The King In Dead
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Ophelia (Version I)
Ennio Morricone: Performer
What A Piece Of Work Is Man
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Prayer
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Play
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Banquet
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Dance For The Queen
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Ophelia (Version II)
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Hamlet's Madness
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Hamlet (Version II)
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Simulated Madness
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Closet
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Second Madness
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Solid Flesh
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Vaults
Ennio Morricone: Performer
L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock (From "The Hateful Eight")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Lolita (From "Lolita")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
End Credits (From "Love Affair")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
In the Line of Fire (From "In the Line of Fire")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Hamlet (From "Hamlet")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Elegy for Brown (From "Casualties of War")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Cinema Paradiso (From "Cinema Paradiso")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Love Theme (From "Cinema Paradiso")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Untouchables (From "The Untouchables")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Mission (From "The Mission")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Gabriel's Oboe (From "The Mission")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Ave Maria (From "The Mission")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
On Earth as It Is in Heaven (From "The Mission")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Epilogue - The Falls (From "The Mission")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Main Theme (From "Once Upon a Time in America")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Poverty (From "Once Upon a Time in America")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Deborah's Theme (From "Once Upon a Time in America")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Main Theme (From "the Thing")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Main Theme (From "Marco Polo")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Chi Mai (From "Le Professional")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Harvest (From "Days of Heaven")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Regan's Theme (From "Exorcist II: The Heretic")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Romanza (From "1900")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Main Theme (From "Moses the Lawgiver")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Main Title (From "My Name Is Nobody")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Un amico (From "Revolver")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Duck, You Sucker (From "A Fistful of Dynamite")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Theme (From "The Men from Shiloh")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Suite (From "Two Mules for Sister Sara")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
La Califfa (From "Lady Caliph")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Main Title (From "The Five Man Army")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Love Theme (From "The Red Tent")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Sicilian Clan (From "The Sicilian Clan")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Man With the Harmonica (From "Once Upon a Time in the West")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Jill's Theme (From "Once Upon a Time in the West")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Overture (From "Guns For San Sebastian")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
L'arena (From "The Mercenary")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Main Title (From "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Ecstasy of Gold (From "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Main Titles (From "For a Few Dollars More")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
A Fistful of Dollars (From "A Fistful of Dollars")
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Fascist
Ennio Morricone: Performer
A Fistful Of Dollars
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Bullets Don't Argue
Ennio Morricone: Performer
A Gun For Ringo
Ennio Morricone: Performer
For A Few Dollars More
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Slalom
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Return Of Ringo
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Battle Of Algiers
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Seven Women For The McGregors
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Ecstasy Of Gold - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Trio - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Death Rides A Horse
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Big Gundown
Ennio Morricone: Performer
I Crudeli - The Hellbenders
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Once Upon A Time In The West
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Man With The Harmonica - Once Upon a Time in the West
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Il Mercenario (L'Arena) - The Mercenary
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Fifth Day Of Peace - Gott Mit Uns
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Long Live The Revolution
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Metti Una Sera A Cena - One Night At Dinner
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Unbeatables - Machine Gun McCain
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Ballad Of Hank McCain - Machine Gun McCain
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Sicilian Clan
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion
Ennio Morricone: Performer
La Califfa - Lady Caliph
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Sacco And Vanzetti
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Most Beautiful Wife
Ennio Morricone: Performer
A Fistful Of Dynamite
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Come Un Madrigale - Four Flies On Grey Velvet
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Come Maddalena - Maddalena
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Chi Mai - Maddalena
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Barbablu - Bluebeard
Ennio Morricone: Performer
For Love One Can Die
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Estate 1943 - Free My Love
Ennio Morricone: Performer
My Name Is Nobody
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Inseguimento E Fuga - Revolver
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Tema Di Dunja - Arabian Nights
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Infernal Trio - The Infernal Trio
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Moses - Moses The Lawgiver
Ennio Morricone: Performer
La Donna Della Domenica - The Sunday Woman
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Romanzo - 1900
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Cat - Il Gatto
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Il Vizietto - Birds Of A Feather
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Goodbye Palermo - Father Of The Godfathers
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Viaggio Con Anita - Lovers And Liars
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Don't Play The Indian - Buddy Goes West
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Il Vento, Il Grido - The Professional
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Marche En La - Espion Leve-Toi
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Tragedy Of A Ridiculous Man
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Deborah's Theme - Once Upon A Time In America
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Cockeye's Theme - Once Upon A Time In America
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Falls - The Mission
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Gabriel's Oboe - The Mission
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Mission
Ennio Morricone: Performer
End Title - The Untouchables
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Strength Of The Righteous - The Untouchables
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Cinema Paradiso
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Love Theme - Cinema Paradiso
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Dimenticare Palermo - The Palermo Connection
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Hamlet
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Tropical Variation - Nostromo
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Your Love (with Dulce Pontes) - Once Upon A Time In The West
Ennio Morricone: Performer
A Rose Among Thorns (Cover of 'Gabriel's Oboe' with Dulce Pontes) - The Mission
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Fateless
Ennio Morricone: Performer
The Family Of The Poor (with Carel Kraayenhof) - City Of Joy
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Would He Even Know Me Now? (with Hayley Westenra) - Cinema Paradiso
Ennio Morricone: Performer
Ancora Qui (Elisa Toffoli) - Django Unchained
Ennio Morricone: Performer

User reviews

Daniel Parker
9/10

The soundtrack of Hamlet truly captures the essence of the 15th Century Denmark setting, creating a rich and immersive atmosphere that enhances the dramatic tension of the film. The use of traditional instruments and haunting melodies perfectly complement the unfolding of the story, adding depth and emotion to each scene.

Kimberly Taylor
7/10

The use of leitmotifs in the music helps to underscore key moments and themes in the story, adding layers of meaning and nuance.

Linda Miller
7/10

The soundtrack effectively builds tension and suspense throughout the film, keeping viewers engaged and on the edge of their seats.

John Clark
7/10

The use of classical instruments in the soundtrack enhances the sense of time and place, transporting the audience to 15th Century Denmark.

John Gonzalez
8/10

The musical themes are memorable and beautifully woven into the narrative, creating a cohesive and immersive viewing experience.

Ashley Walker
9/10

The musical score of Hamlet skillfully mirrors the internal struggles and conflicts of the characters, providing a powerful and evocative backdrop to their actions and decisions. The carefully crafted compositions help to convey the complex emotions of love, betrayal, and revenge, elevating the film to a higher level of storytelling and leaving a lasting impact on the audience.

Donald Smith
8/10

The haunting melodies of the Hamlet soundtrack perfectly capture the eerie atmosphere of the film, adding depth to the storytelling.

Dorothy Rodriguez
6/10

The soundtrack of Hamlet adds a haunting and atmospheric layer to the film, enhancing the dramatic tension and emotional depth of the story. The use of orchestral pieces during key moments, such as the revelation of King Hamlet's murder, effectively conveys the gravity of the situation and intensifies the audience's connection to the characters and their struggles.

Emily Davis
7/10

Overall, the Hamlet soundtrack is a standout element of the film, elevating the viewing experience and leaving a lasting impression on the audience.

Karen Robinson
7/10

The emotional depth of the music amplifies the complex relationships and inner turmoil of the characters, particularly Prince Hamlet.

Stephanie Brown
6/10

While the music in Hamlet complements the film's overall atmosphere, at times it can feel overpowering and melodramatic, detracting from the subtlety of the performances and the nuances of the plot. Some scenes could have benefited from a more restrained approach to the soundtrack, allowing the dialogue and character interactions to take center stage without being overshadowed by the music.

Ashley Phillips
8/10

The orchestral arrangements are masterfully composed and performed, showcasing the talent and skill of the musicians involved.

Elizabeth Scott
4/10

The soundtrack for Hamlet felt disconnected from the emotional intensity of the scenes, failing to enhance the drama and depth of the story being portrayed.

Daniel Lewis
4/10

The lack of memorable or standout musical motifs made the soundtrack forgettable and ultimately failed to leave a lasting impression on the audience, diminishing the overall impact of the film.

Anthony White
8/10

The soundtrack's ability to convey a wide range of emotions, from sorrow to rage to betrayal, underscores the depth of the characters and their struggles.

Betty Davis
3/10

The music did not seem to match the historical setting of 15th Century Denmark, with modern-sounding compositions that clashed with the visual aesthetic of the film.

Matthew Allen
7/10

The soundtrack's incorporation of traditional Danish folk music adds authenticity and richness to the film's setting.