Lord Darlington as master of Darlington Hall. Soundtrack The original score was composed by Richard Robbins. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, but lost to Schindler's List. Track listing Opening Titles, Darlington Hall – 7:27 The Keyhole and the Chinaman – 4:14 Tradition and Order – 1:51 The Conference Begins – 1:33 Sei Mir Gegrüsst (Schubert) – 4:13 The Cooks in the Kitchen – 1:34 Sir Geoffrey Wren and Stevens, Sr. – 2:41 You Mean a Great Deal to This House – 2:21 Loss and Separation – 6:19 Blue Moon – 4:57 Sentimental Love Story/Appeasement/In the Rain – 5:22 A Portrait Returns/Darlington Hall/End Credits – 6:54 Critical reception The film has a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 8.46/10. The consensus states: "Smart, elegant, and blessed with impeccable performances from Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, The Remains of the Day is a Merchant–Ivory classic." At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average out of 100 to critics' reviews, it received a score of 86 based on 12 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert particularly praised the film, calling it "a subtle, thoughtful movie." In his favorable review for The Washington Post, Desson Howe wrote, "Put Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and James Fox together and you can expect sterling performances." Vincent Canby of The New York Times said, in another favorable review, "Here's a film for adults. It's also about time to recognize that Mr. Ivory is one of our finest directors, something that critics tend to overlook because most of his films have been literary adaptations." The film was named as one of the best films of 1993 by over 50 critics, making it the fifth-most-acclaimed film of 1993. Awards and nominations The film is #64 at the British Film Institute's "Top 100 British films". The film was also nominated for the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Passions" list. See also BFI Top 100 British films Cliveden set Notes References Bibliography Gale, Steven H. Sharp Cut: Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process. Lexington, Ky.: The University Press of Kentucky, 2003. Gale, Steven H., ed. The Films of Harold Pinter. Albany: SUNY Press, 2001. Hudgins, Christopher C. "Harold Pinter's Lolita: 'My Sin, My Soul'." In The Films of Harold Pinter. Steven H. Gale,