Wow! The subtle female voice that unites with the instrumentation of "The Girl with the Plums" is haunting to say the least. Parts of this 3^rd cut reminded me subtly of Ennio Morricone’s music for THE THING. The breath-like sound mixed in the middle is pretty creepy. Chen Reiss’ soprano vocals in this track blend almost perfectly with the instruments. Powerful stuff.

The orchestra begins softly suspenseful in "Grenouille’s Childhood" with a gentle heartbeat rhythm beating with the flutes soaring all around and strings at a high pitch. This combination is incredibly intense and wondrous at the same time. The harp gives it a touch of magic and dreaminess.

Chen Reiss’ solo vocal in "Meeting Laura" is angelic and evokes strong emotion.

Battle masterfully constructs the brooding underside of his orchestra with dark bass instruments, a clock ticking percussion and choir voices coming in and out of the composition. Melanie Mitrano soprano voice subltly soars with the strings. Remarkable.

Explosive brass and strings are mixed with the low voice of the choir to present "Grasse in Panic." Tom Tykwer, Johnny Limek, Reinhold Heil supply the incredible electronics in this cue.

Sweeping strings charge forward in "Riches’s Escape, while a flute softly plays and a bass drum punctuates what is happening in the film at this time. Sir Simon Rattle unleashes the Berliner Philharmoniker orchestra and this is guaranteed to give you goosebumps.

Melanie Mitrano’s dynamic voice brings vitality to "Perfume." Sir Simon Rattle leads his orchestra to the summit in "Perfume – Distailled" and as we reach the peak with this CD, your hair will stand on end and you’ll feel the tingles this breathtaking score generates. The State Choir Latvia helps escort us out of this soundtrack with "Epilogue – Leaving Grasse." I have yet to see this film as of the time I’m writing this review. I want to see it bad because of this wonderful soundtrack and Tom Tykwer is one of the filmmakers I most admire. I can already imagine the power this score gives in supporting the film.