Editing The Piano (section)

==Soundtrack==
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The [[Film score|score for the film]] was written by [[Michael Nyman]], and included the acclaimed piece "The Heart Asks Pleasure First"; additional pieces were "Big My Secret", "The Mood That Passes Through You", "Silver Fingered Fling", "Deep Sleep Playing" and "The Attraction of the Pedalling Ankle". This album is rated in the top 100 soundtrack albums of all time and Nyman's work is regarded as a key voice in the film, which has a mute lead character. The main musical score "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" is based on the traditional Scottish song "Gloomy Winter's Noo Awa'" <ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |title=Top 100 Soundtrack Albums |date=12 October 2001 |page=44}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Mark Ravenhill and Michael Nyman - Take your seats for jazzed-up |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/mark-ravenhill-and-michael-nyman-take-your-seats-for-jazzedup-monteverdi-2264713.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230405115356/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/mark-ravenhill-and-michael-nyman-take-your-seats-for-jazzedup-monteverdi-2264713.html |archive-date=2023-04-05 |access-date=2025-01-12 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref>