Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Once OST
SonyBMG
The scene of the year belongs to Hansard and Irglova in the Irish film Once, during which they play a guitar-piano duet and sing “Falling Slowly,” the first and best of nine heart-wrenching, gorgeously sung Hansard compositions that provide the soundtrack to 2007’s most affecting love story. This audio companion could stand alone, though you wouldn’t want it to.
Tara Thorne