David Hirschfelder - The Dressmaker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2015)

From the very first booming drums and big acoustic guitars, the Dressmaker's score instantly tells the audience, "Don't be fooled by the title - this is not a chic flick!" Director Jocelyn Moorhouse's brief was to hypnotise and intrigue the audience with a spell of "deliciously wicked" music, and that's exactly what David Hirschfelder did, from the first frame to the last.The sound of the score, whilst occasionally tipping it's hat to classic western genre films of the 50s and 60s, nevertheless has its own voice, with a bedrock of string orchestra, overlaid with earthy acoustic guitars, tenor mandolins, country fiddles, piano, various percussion instruments and assorted oddball delights - including washboard, bucket bass, and other misfit instruments such as 3-string guitars made from cookie tins strummed with coins. The resultant score is a beguiling juxtaposition of off-beat tones and classical minimalism, effortlessly bouncing from humour to unexpected flashes of deeper emotions; a perfect reflection of the quirky characters and complex wit ever-present in the wonderful narrative.

Tracklist:

01. The Dressmaker Opening Titles (3:14)
02. The Murderess Is Back! (2:38)
03. The Black Dress (1:33)
04. Why Did You Come Back? (3:31)
05. You Know Exactly What Day (0:42)
06. Need a Lift? (2:20)
07. You Never Came Back for Me (1:30)
08. Sgt. Farrat's Frenzy (1:32)
09. You Don't Scare Me (0:43)
10. Una Arrives in Dungatar (2:48)
11. Una's Salon (0:50)
12. They Were Starting to Like Me (2:16)
13. Gert's Wedding Dress Disaster (1:39)
14. Tilly Understands My Body Shape (0:36)
15. Will You Be My Best Man? (1:08)
16. You Moved! (6:30)
17. A Better Place (1:37)
18. My Beautiful Boy (4:58)
19. You're Not the Cursed One (2:00)
20. All Settled Then (1:53)
21. Goodbye Old Friend (2:12)
22. Goodbye Almanac, Farewell Sgt. Farrat (3:38)
23. Goodbye Pettyman (2:19)
24. Burning Down Dungatar (2:08)
25. The Dressmaker Closing Credits (5:17)