The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

7M41

Juliet and Dawsey

Alexandra Harwood

Reflecting on the final scene of the film, Alexandra revisits the challenge she faced of balancing its emotional content. She describes her unique approach to this cue, having prepared multiple versions to piece together during the recording session. We take an intricate look at the instrumentation and how she draws on key themes from throughout the film, shifting them into the major to reflect the joy of the characters on screen. Alexandra explains how she reprises the opening motif, creating a cohesive and uplifting conclusion to bookend the emotional arc of the film.

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