Mansfield Park (1999)

This is where we start to get into some more controversial adaptations of Jane Austen (not counting who is the best Mr. Darcy). The 1999 movie of Mansfield Park combines Jane Austen's own juvenilia into Fanny Price's character and voice to help provide some of the wit and humor within the writing but also changing the character. The music, written by Lesley Barber, alternates between hints of the Baroque (old-fashioned) and minimalism, a current trend in soundtracks. In combining the old and the new, it reflects the story being told in a slightly more harsh way than previous adaptations, using unusual instruments for a specific point while still having a few key elements such as the use of the harp for Mary in play.

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