Lindy Hemming, the costume designer, and Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, whose haunting music underscores -- and sometimes, usefully, overscores -- the film's haunted atmosphere.

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Quieter moments had more impact, if only because they came as a relief: a meditative setting of Primo Levi's poem "Passover, " beautifully sung by tenor Russell Thomas (Lazarus), and the haunting music for a trio of countertenors (Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings, and Nathan Medley) who narrated the story.

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The sound is great too, with crisp voices and haunting ambient music.

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The humor is so delectable, the images are so powerful, and darkly beautiful, and the music provides such a haunting counterpoint, that I'd love to describe the whole experience in minute detail.

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Musical saws were particularly popular in the U.S. during the 1920s and '30s, and even though "mountain music" has dwindled in popularity, devotees still use the tool to produce haunting melodies.

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