The Ghost Writer

It's impossible to talk about The Ghost Writer without talking about Roman Polanski. The director of The Ghost Writer and other such excellent films as Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, The Ninth Gate and The Pianist was arrested in Switzerland on 25-year old sexual abuse charges during post-production on this film, and has since become a divisive figure. Whether the scandal and scuttlebutt surrounding Polanski will affect The Ghost Writer's reception remains to be seen, but the Pole has always been an excellent cinematic mind, and his films continue to impress. As a result of his incarceration, many of the film's `finishing touches' had to be made without him, including the recording of Alexandre Desplat's original score for the film; thankfully, despite however you may feel about Polanski and his transgressions, Desplat's score is yet another strong one.

The Ghost Writer is a political thriller based on a novel by Robert Harris, starring Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Olivia...Read more

I've been a movie soundtrack freak since my high school days and this is one of the best ones ever composed. Right up there with Bernard Herrmann.

I love this soundtrack. I enjoy driving in the rain listening to the ominous soundtrack of a great movie. (Twin Peaks is another one for winter nighttime driving!) Family members don't like it as much... so I keep it in my car. There is a repeating melody that might bug some people.