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I like this score a lot, and I think Enigma is a pretty good film. I thoroughly enjoyed the novel as well.
The melancholy main theme is quite beautiful, in a typical late-Barry way. There is also a really nice romantic theme for the Winslet-Scott relationship. One suspense cue in particular (The Train) always reminds me quite a bit of Barry's Bond scores of the 1980s.
Best thing in the film was definitely the Barry soundtrack. The main theme is beautiful, Golrush, though I was trying to figure out the name of the Winslet Scott love theme which you liked.
I think my favourite track was the car chase, which felt very much in the same vein as TLD.
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
The Persuaders theme is also a must listen for me. But I echo those who say everything should be listened to.
Take a wild guess who.... ;%
The bit that I was thinking of is the first half of the cue entitled "Simply Wonderful/Finding Crib". I haven't listened to the score in a while, but as I recall it is a bit like a simplified version of the main theme. I also really like the police chase cue that you mentioned. Also, 'The Convoy' which I think is the longest cue on the soundtrack. It builds suspense nicely as it goes along.
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
Unfortunately most of this score is not actually in the film, being replaced for long stretches by more generic Carter Burwell music. A bit of a shame...
Does anyone else enjoy this excellent example of late-period Barry?
Out of Africa
Dances with wolves
Raise the titanic
The proposal
The scarlet letter
Somewhere in time
The ipcress file
Seance on a wet afternoon
The wrong box