Episode 6

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31st Aug 2022

Emma (2020) - Wit and Whimsy

In this episode, we look at the soundtrack of the 2020 movie of Jane Austen's Emma written by Isobel Waller-Bridge and David Schweitzer. We look at how each of the main characters are given both a theme and instrument and how these themes interweave with each other. We also explore the choreography of the music to match the comedy shown, as well as how the folk and classical music help tell the story through emotions, lyrics, as well as reflecting location and class.

Music included in podcast:

"Peter and the Wolf, Op 67, No. 3, The Duck" - Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf - Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals, music by Sergei Prokofiev, performed by Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Ondrej Lenard, 1990

"Cosi Fan Tutte, K. 588: "Sento, Oh Dio, Che Questo Piede" - Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Frank Lopardo, Sir Georg Solti, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Olaf Bar, Michele Pertusi, Renee Fleming, Anne Sofia von Otter & David Syrus, 1996

"Emma Woodhouse" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Emma and Mr. Knightley (A Kiss Before They Wed)" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Mr. Knightley" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Mr. Knightley Chases after Emma" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Mr. Knightley is Destroyed" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Badly Done, Emma" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 58, II. Andante con moto" - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, music by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Glenn Gould, Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic, 1961

"The Proposal (Under the Horse Chestnut Tree)" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"A Chill Draft about the Knees" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Harriet Smith" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Harriet Smith and Robert Martin Meet on the Road" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Walk to Mrs. Goddard's School" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99 D. 898, II. Andante un poco mosso" - Schubert: Piano Trios, music by Franz Schubert, performed by Frank Braley, Gautier Capucon & Renaud Capucon, 2007

"Harriet Smith and Robert Martin Meet in the Rain" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Frank Churchill Arrives at Hartfield" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Danse Macabre: Op. 40" - Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre, music by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Philharmonia Orchestra & Charles Dutoit, 1981

"Christmas Dinner at the Westons" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Poor Miss Taylor" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"We Shall Have our Ball" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Emma is Bored" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Mrs. Elton Arrives at Hartfield" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Mr. Elton Reveals the Portrait" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Emma is Lost" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"We Cannot do without Dancing" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Six German Dances, K. 536: No. 2 in G" - The Complete Mozart Edition: The Dances & Marches, Vol 2, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Wiener Mozart Ensemble & Willi Boskovsky, 1966

"Mr. Turner's Waltz" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Isobel Waller-Bridge & David Schweitzer, 2020

"Country Life" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), performed by the Watersons, 2020

"How Firm a Foundation" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), performed by Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band, 2020

"Hark! Hark What News" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), performed by Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band, 2020

"The Game of Cards" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), performed by Maddy Prior & June Tabor, 2020

"O Waly, Waly" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), performed by John Rutter & the Cambridge Singers, 2020

"The Last Rose of Summer" - Celtic Treasure (Bonus Track Version), music by traditional - Celtic Woman, performed by Haley Westerna, 2005

"Mr. Knightley and Jane Fairfax Duet (Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes)" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), performed by Johnny Flynn & Amber Anderson, 2020

"Queen Bee" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music and performed by Johnny Flynn, 2020

"Jane Fairfax Plays Mozart Sonata in F" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Amber Anderson, 2020

"Minuet and Trio in G Major, K. 1e/f (1761-2)" - Mozart: Complete Keyboard Works, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Bart van Oort, 2010

"Jane Fairfax plays Beethoven Sonata No. 23" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Amber Anderson, 2020

"Donwell Abbey (Hadyn's Farewell Symphony)" - Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Franz Joseph Haydn, 2020

"String Quartet No. 20 in D major, Op. 17, No. 6, Hob. III:30: III. Largo" - Haydn: Complete String Quartets, music by Franz Joseph Haydn, performed by Kodaly Quartet, 1994

"World of Soundtracks" - music by Edith Mudge, graphics by Lindsey Bergsma

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Ruth Mudge

Ruth Mudge, a former native of Connecticut, is a cello instructor and performer in the Western Suburbs of the Chicago area.  She grew up playing both the piano and cello in a musical household. The love and knowledge she received in that home and teachers she loves to share with others, whether through teaching a new generation of musicians to sharing her musical gifts to her community.
Ruth began teaching Soundtrack classes on Zoom in 2020 ranging from Star Wars to Harry Potter to Jane Austen adaptations. She presented a break-out session "The World of Jane Austen Soundtracks" at JASNA's AGM in 2021 as well as to local chapters around the country. She has also collaborated with YouTube channel "Jorah the Andal" on several videos focused on the TV show "Arrow."