''Study Original Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack album to the 2012 film, '' Study''. It was released on

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on October 1, 2013. The soundtrack uses a variety of musical genres including

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and

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. The original score was composed by Paolo Benetazzo, Roberto Chemello and Jean Charles Carbone. The soundtrack includes famous pieces of

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reinterpreted for the film, such as

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's '' Un Sospiro'', Chopin's '' Funeral March'' and Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72, and

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's '' Arabesque No. 1''. According to the film's director, Paolo Benetazzo, "Music plays a crucial part in ''Study''. The film does not rely on traditional techniques of narrative cinema. I wanted the film to be a primarily visual and sound experience in which music plays a vital role in evoking specific atmospheres."

Track listing

Additional music

These classical pieces are used in the film, but are not included on the soundtrack album. # Piano Concerto No. 2 (1st movement) -

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# L’usignuolo - Ottorino Respighi # Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune -

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# Prelude to Act 1 Lohengrin -

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References

External links

Official soundtrack website
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