Napoleon’s Piano

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is a look at the military commander’s ruthless climb to power through the prism of his obsessed and volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine. I love that Ridley Scott (85) is still creating historical epics. The older he gets, he seems to prefer distinguished, polarizing scripts. His film, The Last Duel, had a horrible box-office — but it’s actually one of Scott’s best ever films.

Napoleon’s Piano, from British composer, Martin Phipps, is the central theme of the film. You can hear how he was able to extrapolate other…