Oh, yeah. I completely forgot to mention that Phillip Glass has found his niche: writing incidental film music. His stuff works perfectly in "The Hours". I've always felt that I get every bit of "juice" from his tunes the first time I hear them and that's exactly what you want in film music. The repetitious nature works in the film because all of the characters are spinning depression round-and-round. Having it is being caught, fretting, about something and the fevered repetition goes beyond being complimentary- it is an integral part.
Lama P.S. I knew it was Glass even as the opening credits rolled over the opening sequence: " Doo-da-doo-da Doo-da-doo-da Doo-da-doo-da plink Doo-da-doo-da Doo-da-doo-da Doo-da-doo-da plink-a Doo-da-doo-da Doo-da-doo-da Doo-da-doo-da plink Doo-da-doo-da Doo-da-doo-da Doo-da-doo-da plink-a-dum. "
