The Musician's Almanac

The BIG WINNER :: Memoirs of a Geisha


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By a very popular 62.5% vote, Memoirs of a Geisha won the contest for best John Williams Score. You will hear Sayuri's Theme and the End Credits from the movie.
Speaking of the movie, Memoirs of a Geisha is an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning movie adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and directed by Rob Marshall. It was released in the United States on December 9, 2005 by Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks and Spyglass Entertainment. It stars Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, and Suzuka Ohgo. Ohgo plays the younger Sayuri in the movie, which was filmed in southern and northern California and in several locations in Kyoto, including the Kiyomizu-dera temple and the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine. The Japanese release of the film was titled "Sayuri". The DVD release of the film occurred on March 28, 2006.
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The Musician's AlmanacBy David Acton