Sunday, August 28, 2022

Elliot Goldenthal – Interview With The Vampire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 


Elliot Goldenthal scored the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire, working again with director and frequent collaborator Neil Jordan.

The music is characterized by its full, dramatic sound that complements the film's gothic atmosphere. The classical style helps to coveys the dark emotional struggles of the characters.

The rock band Guns N' Roses covered The Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil", which plays during the film's end credits. The song was released as a single CD with "Escape to Paris" as a B side.

The album was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, losing on both counts to the score of The Lion King.

1 Elliot Goldenthal– Libera Me 2:47

2 Elliot Goldenthal– Born To Darkness Part I 3:04

3 Elliot Goldenthal– Lestat's Tarantella 0:47

4 Elliot Goldenthal– Madeleine's Lament 3:04

5 Elliot Goldenthal– Claudia's Allegro Agitato 4:45

6 Elliot Goldenthal– Escape To Paris 3:10

7 Elliot Goldenthal– Marche Funêbre 1:50

8 Elliot Goldenthal– Lestat's Recitative 3:37

9 Elliot Goldenthal– Santiago's Waltz 0:36

10 Elliot Goldenthal– Théâtre Des Vampires 1:18

11 Elliot Goldenthal– Armand's Seduction 1:39

12 Elliot Goldenthal– Plantation Pyre 1:59

13 Elliot Goldenthal– Forgotten Lore 0:30

14 Elliot Goldenthal– Scent Of Death 1:39

15 Elliot Goldenthal– Abduction & Absolution 4:42

16 Elliot Goldenthal– Armand Rescues Louis 2:07

17 Elliot Goldenthal– Louis' Revenge 2:35

18 Elliot Goldenthal– Born To Darkness Part II 1:11

19 Guns N' Roses– Sympathy For The Devil 7:38


 Interview With The Vampire

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Björk – The Music From Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 9

 


Björk – The Music From Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 9

Style: Soundtrack, Modern Classical, Musique Concrète, Experimental, Minimal

Drawing Restraint 9 is a 2005 film project by visual artist Matthew Barney consisting of a feature-length film, large-scale sculptures, photographs, drawings, and books. The Drawing Restraint series consists of 19 numbered components and related materials. Some episodes are videos, others sculptural installations or drawings. Barney created Drawing Restraint 1-6 while still an undergraduate at Yale University and completed Drawing Restraint 16 in 2007 at London's Serpentine Gallery. With a soundtrack composed by Björk, Drawing Restraint 9 is an unconventional love story set in Japan. The narrative structure is built upon themes such as the Shinto religion, the tea ceremony, the history of whaling, and the supplantation of blubber with refined petroleum for oil.

Gratitude 4:59

Pearl 3:42

Ambergris March 3:57

Bath 5:07

Hunter Vessel 6:36

Shimenawa 2:48

Vessel Shimenawa 1:54

Storm 5:32

Holographic Entrypoint 9:57

Cetacea 3:12

Antarctic Return 4:18

For the composing of the soundtrack, Björk traveled to Japan to study ancient Japanese music. Several tracks are made with the sound of the shō, a Japanese instrument which contains 16 various reeds; Mayumi Miyata plays the shō on multiple compositions in the soundtrack and appears in the film playing the instrument. "Holographic Entrypoint" features a Noh score and vocal performance by Shiro Nomura, which complements a climactic scene in the film.

Alternative folk singer Will Oldham (also known as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) is featured on the first track, "Gratitude", singing a letter from a Japanese fisherman to General Douglas MacArthur set to a melody by Matthew Barney. Björk brought "Nameless" back from her 2003 tour, and, with the help of Leila Arab, looped and edited it to create the track "Storm". Björk's vocals feature only on the tracks "Bath", "Storm" and "Cetacea". "Gratitude", "Shimenawa" and "Cetacea" feature harp player Zeena Parkins, who previously collaborated with Björk on her 2001 album Vespertine. "Hunter Vessel" was later sampled on her album Volta for the tracks "Vertebræ by Vertebræ" and "Declare Independence". The track "Storm" was featured in the 2012 video game Spec Ops: The Line.


Drawing Restraint 9

Saturday, August 6, 2022

Trigger Happy TV - soundtrack to the series

 


1 Embrace– All You Good Good People 6:06

2 The Church– Under The Milky Way 4:56

3 Babybird– If You'll Be Mine 4:40

4 Pulp– Babies 4:04

5 The Honey Smugglers – Listen 3:30

6 The Beta Band– Dr. Baker 4:08

7 The House Of Love– Shine On 4:02

8 The Waterboys– Spirit 1:47

9 Gomez– Tijuana Lady 7:05

10 Monaco– What Do You Want From Me? 4:07

11 Faithless– Drifting Away 4:09

12 dEUS– Hotellounge (Be The Death Of Me) 6:23

13 The Stone Roses– This Is The One 4:59

14 Television Personalities– I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives 2:23

15 Gene– Speak To Me Someone 3:56

16 James– P.S. 5:04

17 Stereophonics– Just Looking 4:14

18 Elastica – Connection 2:22


Trigger Happy TV