"One of the ideas I wanted to explore, in writing the score to jane Eyre, was to try to make the invisible of berta Mason (the "insuperable impediment," in Bronte's own words) a little more pervasive and tangible. Bertha, as a symbol of female imprisonment, has no escape open to her.
However this is not the same in Jane's case and over the course of the story we see a great trasformation in her. In spite of her strong character, she is at first powerless, a little girl rejected, at the relentless mercy of unplesant and often brutal relatives and tutors. But gradually we see a vibrant and caring young woman emerging, increasingly aware of herself and capable of exerting her own free will.
The musical journey is really hers and it charts her trasformation, albeit a troubled one. Increasingly and even in the depth of despair, the growing sense of who she is starts to guide her decisions.

Of many joys I had while discovering a musical language that could accompany Jane on her path, none was greater than meeting violinist Jack Liebeck: his passionate, wholehearted, generous playing became the inner voice of Jane's true self.

After hearing him playing and then meeting him, my score no longer had "solo violin" marked in the appropriate part. I simply had "jack" written in its place.
He truly has brought the music to life."
Dario Marianelli

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