1M1 Opening Titles

The Golden Compass

Flute 1&2
Alto Flute 3

&

Bass Flute 4

&

Oboe 1,2
Bass Oboe 3

&

Clarinet 1,2

&

q = 80

3o (Alto Flute)
non-vib.-breathy - colorless

Concert Score

.
P

non-vib.-breathy - colorless

[Oboe 1&2 Tacet]

Composed by Alexandre Desplat

Orch by Conrad Pope (6.75 pages)
& Clifford J. Tasner (6.75 pages)

3o to Flute ord.

Sizzle Cymbal/
Triangle

Gran Cassa

&

&

&

Women

&

Counter Tenors/
Tenors

&

Eb Contrabass Clarinet 3

Bassoon 1,2
Contrabassoon 3

Horn 1, 2, 3 & 4

Horn 5, 6, 7 & 8

Trumpet 1,2,3,4

Trombone 1,2,3

Bass Trombone 4

Tuba

Timpani

?
?
?
?

?
?
&

Tibetan Prayer Gongs

&

Steel Marimba

Bass Marimba

&
Harp 1

?
&

Harp 2

Celeste

Piano 1,2

Boys
Choir

Warm Pipe
Pre-Lay
Sub Bass

(16) Violin I

(16) Violin II

[Cimbasso Tacet]

soft mallets

Cue soft mallets

OpoPoOOO

P
L

(ghost)

&

&

&

&

q = 80

&

?
(12) Cello

(10) Contrabass

1o, 2o & 3o Straight Mute

B
(14) Viola

[Copyist note: from bars 29-34,

horns 3 & 4 are on same stave as
horns 5, 6, 7 & 8]

&

Vibes

Prayer Bowls

[Clarinet 4 Tacet]

[Note to Copyist: Please separate top line of

viola part into separate staves in bars 28-34]

(+1)

Solo poco espr.

.
P

(+2)

(+2)

(+2)

cresc. al bar 6

Add stand by stand, beat by beat, all enter

non espr.
many changes of color - move between tasto and sul pont.

1o

(+2)

(+2)

Add stand by stand, beat by beat, all enter

non espr.
many changes of color - move between tasto and sul pont.
(+2)

(3)

(3)

cresc. al bar 6

(+1)

(+2)

Add stand by stand, beat by beat, all enter

(+2)

non espr.

(+2)

(+2)

The Golden Compass

-2-

1M1 Opening Titles

&

&

&

Vibes

&

Tibetan Prayer
Gongs

&

Flute 1,2,3

&

Flute 4

&

Oboe 1,2
Bass Oboe 3

Clarinet 1,2

Eb Cb. Cl. 3

Bassoon 1,2
Contrabassoon 3

Horn 1, 2, 3 & 4

Horn 5, 6, 7 & 8

Trumpet 1,2,3,4

Trombone 1,2,3

Bs, Tbn. 4

Tuba

Timpani

Prayer Bowls

Steel Marimba

?
?

to Alto Flute

sim.

sim.

sim.
[Cue]

Bass Marimba

sim.
Sizzle Cymbal/
Triangle

Gran Cassa

Harp 1

Harp 2

n
n
n
n

soft beater

10

&

(ghost)

[En]

OpOPOOOO

11

&

&

Women

&

Counter Tenors/
Tenors

&

Pre-Lay
Sub Bass

(ghost)

Warm Pipe

Boys

(let all ring)

Choir

Piano 1,2

(ghost)

&
Celeste

&

? L

poco espr
Violin I

&
&
&

ord.

b.
p

b.
p

poco espr
con sord.

Violin II

Viola

Contrabass

#.
#.

.
div.

..

&

gradually to ord.

.
p
(10) gradually to ord.
? .
p

.
.

.
.

div.

P
.
.

div.

.
.
.

&

?
Cello

.
.

F
F
F
F
F

The Golden Compass

a3
Flute 1,2,3

Alto Fl. 4

&

stacc, light

P
Alto Flute
&
3

-3j
.
P
j
.
P

b .
J
b .
J

j
b .
j
b .

j
.
j
.

1M1 Opening Titles

.

j
.
P
j
.

b .
J
b .
J

j
b .
j
b .

j
.

Oboe 1,2
Bass Oboe 3

&

Clarinet 1,2

&

&

Eb Cb. Cl. 3

Bassoon 1,2
Contrabassoon 3

Horn 1, 2, 3 & 4

Horn 5, 6, 7 & 8

Trumpet 1,2,3,4

Trombone 1,2,3

Bs, Tbn. 4

Tuba

Timpani

Vibes

Tibetan Prayer
Gongs

Prayer Bowls

Steel Marimba

?
&
&
?
?

Psoft mallets

P w/Ped

motor off l. v.

?
P

[Cue]

Bass Marimba

Sizzle Cymbal/
Triangle

Gran Cassa

Harp 2

Boys
Choir
Women

Counter Tenors/
Tenors

Pre-Lay
Sub Bass

Violin I

b
b

13

14

15

?
&

? L
&

&

p
.
& b ..

"Ah..."

[Ef]

(ghost)

p
.
& b ..

...

P
...

..
.

P
..
.

(ghost)

..
.

sub.

Violin II

..

.
P
..
P

.
..

&

&

B b.

sub.

sub.

sub.

? .
?

sub.

sub.

? .

.
b
b
.
.

.
P

.
P
.
P

...

...

& .

[En]

P
...

...

p"Ah..."
.
& b ..

12

&

Contrabass

& .
b.

Cello

sub.

Viola

"Ah..."

Warm Pipe

sim.

1o
(let all ring)

Piano 1,2

(let all ring)

Celeste

&
Harp 1

j
.

b
b
.
.

The Golden Compass

Flute 1,2,3

Alto Fl. 4

&

n .

&

-4j
.
P
j
.

# .
J
# .
J

j
.
j
.

j
.

j
n .

j
.
P
j
.

# .
J
# .
J

j
.

j
.

&

Clarinet 1,2

&

&

Bassoon 1,2
Contrabassoon 3

Horn 1, 2, 3 & 4

Horn 5, 6, 7 & 8

Trumpet 1,2,3,4

Trombone 1,2,3

Bs, Tbn. 4

Tuba

Timpani

Vibes

&

Tibetan Prayer
Gongs

&

Prayer Bowls

Steel Marimba

?
?

n
n
n
n

? n

[Cue]

Bass Marimba

Sizzle Cymbal

Gran Cassa

Harp 1

Harp 2

Celeste

Piano 1,2

Boys
Choir
Women

Counter Tenors/
Tenors

Warm Pipe
Pre-Lay
Sub Bass

Violin I

Violin II

rhythm of strokes ad lib

|.

|.

w/sticks

|.

&

&

& #
?
&

? n L

#
n
#

.
#
& ..

(ghost)

J
F

..
.
..
.

&

#.

&

# ..

..

&

B
?
?

? .

.
P
..
P

n
P
n

.
P

.
.

.
P
.
P

[Bs]

..
.

P
..
.

..
.

P
..
.

..
.

.
& # ..

P
..
.

..
.

.
& # ..

(ghost)

nte.

19

18

B .

Contrabass

17

&

Cello

j
.

16

&

Viola

j
.

Oboe 1,2
Bass Oboe 3

Eb Cb. Cl. 3

1M1 Opening Titles

.
.
.

,
,
,

w/Hns

F
w/Hns
w/Hns

The Golden Compass

-5-

3o to Alto Flute

1M1 Opening Titles

&

Oboe 1,2
Bass Oboe 3

&

Clarinet 1,2

&

Flute 1,2,3

&

Alto Fl. 4

Eb Cb. Cl. 3

Bassoon 1,2
Contrabassoon 3

?
?

3o (Contrabassoon)

? ...

1o. 2o & 3o

Horn 5, 6, 7 & 8

Trumpet 1,2,3,4

Trombone 1,2,3

Bs, Tbn. 4

Tuba

Timpani

Vibes

&

#.

# .

#.

# .

legato

&
F

& n.
F
?

Prayer Bowls

Steel Marimba

Bass Marimba

Sizzle Cymbal/
Triangle

Gran Cassa

Harp 1

.
n ..

#.

# .

#.

# .

.
# # ..

.
# # ..

Ped sim.

#.

n .

20

21

22

23

&

(let all ring)

pOOPOOpO

& #.
P
?

[Cs]

[Cn]

#.

# #

[Ef]

# .

&

&

Women

&

Counter Tenors/
Tenors

&

Boys
Choir

Warm Pipe
Pre-Lay
Sub Bass

legato

Violin I

&

unis legato
(loco)

&

Violin II

Viola

Contrabass

# .

#.

#.

&

&

?
?

#.

unis

B .
P
B .

Cello

# .

&

#.

#
J

#
J

#
3

#
3

Piano 1,2

[Fs]

n .

&

& n.
P
?

Celeste

#.

b .

# .

# .

Cue

Harp 2

.
# # ..

Song Bells

Song Bells

.
n ..

.
# # ..

? ...

legato
?
.

legato
?
.

legato

Horn 1, 2, 3 & 4

#.

# .

#.

# .

The Golden Compass

Flute 1&2
Alto Flute 3

&

Alto Fl. 4

&

Oboe 1,2
Bass Oboe 3

&

Clarinet 1,2

&

Eb Cb. Cl. 3

Bassoon 1,2
Contrabassoon 3

Horn 1, 2, 3 & 4

Horn 5, 6, 7 & 8

Trumpet 1,2,3,4

Trombone 1,2,3

Bs, Tbn. 4

Tuba

Timpani

Vibes

Song Bells

Steel Marimba

Bowed Vibes

Bass Marimba

Sizzle Cymbal/
Triangle

Gran Cassa

b.

b.

? n # ..
# .

b ..
b.

# ..
# .

&

#.
1o & 2o

#.

# # # ...

# # #

b.

#.

b.

#.

?
?
&
&

n .

b.

#
#

&

24

25

26

# n

n
#

[Ef]

b L .

.
& n
?
&

n .

b.

n #
# n

[As]

#.
P

[Gf]

&

&

(all ring)

#
P

28
# b # ...

b L .

[Fn,Af]

&

&

Women

&

Counter Tenors/
Tenors

&

Boys
Choir

Warm Pipe
Pre-Lay
Sub Bass

()
Violin I

&
&

&

&

B
B

Contrabass

b.

#.

&

Cello

b.

Violin II

Viola

#.

(Play)

# #

# #

b.
b.

.
.
.

# n #
J
3

# n #
J
3

#.

div. a4

#
P

33

33

# #

# # #
3

# # ..

#.

# .

#.

#.

# ..

div. a4

&

# #

&

a.

33

Piano 1,2

29

b.

(non arp.)

# #

27

[Df,Bf]

#.

# - .

# .
P

# - .

non vib.

#
# .

b #

#
b

n
b #

# # #
-

# # # ...

#
P # - .

# ..
# .

Celeste

b ..
b.

to Bass Clarinet

[Dn]
[Cue]

Harp 2

# - .
P

1M1 Opening Titles

w/Bsn
non vib.

? n # ..
# .

&
Harp 1

-6-

4 # # Ow

33

# # #

# # ww

33

33

# ww

(3)

# O
J
p

33

(3)

nte.

The Golden Compass

Flute 1&2
Alto Flute 3

Alto Fl. 4

&
&

Oboe 1,2
Bass Oboe 3

&

Clarinet 1,2

&

Bass Clarinet 3

Bassoon 1,2
Contrabassoon 3

3o (Bass Oboe) (w/alto flutes)

soli (w/horn)

Cue

b - .
P

b b -

b b -

b b -

b - .

b - .
b - .
b b .

1o solo (Roumanian style)

b - .
P

4 Pb - .

3o soli (w/horn)

-7-

b - .

b - .

b -

b - .

b -

b - .

b -

b -

4 b - .

nte.

b - .

nte.

&

Trumpet 1,2,3,4

&

Trombone 1,2,3

Bs, Tbn. 4

Tuba

Timpani

Vibes

Tibetan Prayer Gongs

Prayer Bowls

Bowed Vibes

Bass Marimba

Sizzle Cymbal/
Triangle

Gran Cassa

?
&
&

4 #

# #
3

# #
3

+
...
F

a2

1o, 2o & 3o (Straight Mute)

4 #

#
3

b ..
.

b -

...
F

aw

b +
j

# #

# #

# #

# #

b - .

.
p

&

2 b

(all ring)

b b

oOoPoOoo

30

b b b
P 3
(all ring)

oOoPoOoo

4 b
4

b b b
3

b b b
3

&

31
b

32
b

b b

b b

b
b
3

b
b

5 b .

b
3

33
b

b
3

34

&

&

Women

&

Counter Tenors/
Tenors

&

Boys
Choir

Warm Pipe
Pre-Lay
Sub Bass

Violin I

&

&

# #

3

# #

# #

# #

3

&

# #

# #

# #

# #

# # #

3
3

&

?
?
?

Viola

&

# #

O
P
O

# - .
p

# - .
p

# - .
p

# - .
p

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
j
# # # #

# # #

J

3
3
3
3
3

# - .
p

# # ww

# ww

Ow

4 POw

wO

wO

# ww

# # ww

(2)

b O ..

b b O ..

(2) O .
.

(2)

# # ..

OO ...
.
F
OO ...
.
F
O ..
F

# ..

# - .
p
# - .

4 # - .

Violin II

Contrabass

&

Cello

&

# - .

# # #

Piano 1,2

b .

Celeste

4 # .

nte.

nte.

nte.

&
Harp 2

+ (stopped)
b ..
.

b - .

&
Harp 1

2 a

nte.

Horn 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

b b -

b - .
P

1o solo (w/alto flutes) Cue 2o

b -

b - .

&

Horn 1 & 2

b -

1M1 Opening Titles

J
j
OO

J
nte.
j
OO

J
nte.
O
J

nte.

div. a2

tutti

The Golden Compass

3o (Contrabassoon)

Flute 1,2,3

&

Flute 4

&

Oboe 1,2
Bass Oboe 3

&

Clarinet 1,2

&

Bass Clarinet 3

Bassoon 1,2
Contrabassoon 3

&
# .
#
3o & 4o a2
P
&
1o & 2o

Horn 1, 2, 3 & 4

Horn 5, 6, 7 & 8

Trumpet 1,2,3,4

Bs, Tbn. 4

Tuba

Timpani

a2

# # .
P
# - .

?
?

#
.

&
1o & 2o

Trombone 1,2,3

-8-

#
(

3o

#
P

# #

# - .
P

#.

- .

# - .

n - .

# - .

n ..

# #

1o

a2
2o & 3o

1o

#
..

b ...
- .

4o

(Straight Mute)

#
P

- .

+ 2o

.
...
.

.
.

b ..

ww

2o

nte.

nte.

nte.

www

- .

- .

- .

- .

&

Large Taiko

Gran Cassa

.
>
F

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

&

&

&

Women

&

Counter Tenors/
Tenors

&

&
Harp 1

?
&

Harp 2

Celeste

Piano 1,2

Boys

Choir

Warm Pipe
Pre-Lay
Sub Bass

Violin I

Cue

&

unis. Cue

#
P

&

Cue

#
P

Contrabass

3
?
div.

Cue

# - .
P

Cue

n - .

# - .

42

43

nte.

b .

nte.

nte.

- .

&

n - .

# - .
# - .

>
F

# .
#

- .

Cue

# - .
P

- .

# - .
P

Cello

&
&

Viola

# - .
P

&

Violin II

>
F

Bass Marimba

nte.

Steel Marimba

nte.

Prayer Bowls

n - .

b .

Cue
tutti

.
P

4w
4w
w
w

div.

Play

.
>
F

nte.

Tibetan Prayer Gongs

nte.

nte.

ww
w

+ 3o

1o & 2o (a2)
3o
4o

.
..

.
..

.
>
F

.
b ..

n ..

&

.
.

.
>
F
...
.

Chimes

b .
.
>
F

1M1 Opening Titles

nte.

nte.

j

j

nte.

nte.

The Golden Compass

1M1 Opening Titles

-9-

Flute 1,2,3

&

Flute 4

&

Oboe 1,2
Bass Oboe 3

&

Clarinet 1,2

&

&

&

Bass Clarinet 3

Bassoon 1,2
Contrabassoon 3

Horn 1, 2, 3 & 4

Horn 5, 6, 7 & 8

Trumpet 1,2,3,4

Trombone 1,2,3

Bs, Tbn. 4

Tuba

Timpani

Vibes

&

Tibetan Prayer Gongs

&

Prayer Bowls

Steel Marimba

Bass Marimba

Sizzle Cymbal/
Triangle

Gran Cassa

fans off: all ring

&

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

&

(all ring)

OOOPopOO

&
Harp 2

OOOPopOO

Harp 1

(all ring)

&

&

&

Women

&

Counter Tenors/
Tenors

&

Celeste

Piano 1,2

Boys
Choir

Warm Pipe
Pre-Lay
Sub Bass

Violin I

&
&

Violin II

&
&

Play

Play

Play

- .
P
Play
? - .
Cello

Contrabass

B
P
B

Play

&

Viola

? Play
- .
P
unis.

(4) Play
? - .
P

.
.

b - .
b - .

.
.

- .

- .

- .
- .

- .
b - .
b - .

- .
- .

nte.

j

nte.

- .

nte.

- .

nte.

- .

nte.

.
.

- .
- .

.
.

- .
- .

- .
- .

- .
- .

nte.

nte.