Dario Marianelli, Jean-Yves Thibaudet – Pride & Prejudice (Music From The Motion Picture)

Pride & Prejudice (Music from the Motion Picture), composed by Dario Marianelli and released in 2005, features pianist Jean‑Yves Thibaudet and the English Chamber Orchestra. Marianelli’s score, rooted in early Beethoven sonatas and Baroque influences like Purcell, beautifully captures both period authenticity and emotional resonance. The soundtrack earned widespread recognition, including an Academy Award nomination and a World Soundtrack Award nomination, highlighting its craftsmanship and thematic integration. Critics and fans alike praise the score for its emotional depth and classical sophistication. Noted for its timeless quality, the music supports character insight—especially Elizabeth Bennet’s inner voice—through Marianelli’s elegant piano and orchestral writing. Its refined approach, distancing itself from past Austen adaptations, earned acclaim for sounding authentic and alive—as though Jane Austen herself might have heard it echoing through a Regency drawing room