The Best of Filmworks: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music

The Best of Filmworks: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music

The Best of Filmworks: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music

ASIN: B000A0GPJU

Track Listings
 
1. She Must Be Seeing Things/Main Title
2. White and Lazy/End Titles
3. Cynical Hysterie Hour/Yakisoba
4. Cynical Hysterie Hour/Punk Rock Hero
5. Cynical Hysterie Hour/Through the Night
6. Cynical Hysterie Hour/Surfing Samba
7. Golden Boat/Fanfare/Theme
8. Weiden and Kennedy Nike Spot/France
9. Weiden and Kennedy Nike Spot/Sweden
10. Looters (Trespass)/Arsenal Dance Mix
11. Hollywood Hotel/Main Title
12. Weiden and Kennedy Commercial Spot/Wheelchair Racers
13. Rose Hobart/Pueblo
14. Tears of Ecstasy/Lituus
15. Mechanics of the Brain/Fireworks
16. Anton, Mailman/End Titles
17. Latin Boys Go to Hell/Deseo
18. Port of Last Resort/Shanghai
19. Trembling Before G-D/Trembling Before G-D
20. In the Mirror of Maya Deren/Filming
See all 28 tracks on this disc

The Best of Filmworks: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music,John Zorn,Bill Frisell,Bill Laswell,Chris Wood,David Hofstra,Greg Cohen,Kermit Driscoll,Mark Dresser,Melvin Gibbs,Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz,Trevor Dunn,Erik Friedlander,Maxine Neuman,Chris Speed,John Zorn,Anton Fier,Bobby Previte,Joey Baron,Kenny Wollesen,Sim Cain,Keith Underwood,Arto Lindsay,Marc Ribot,Robert Quine,Miguel Frasconi,Carol Emanuel,Vickie Bodner,Anthony Coleman,Jamie Saft,Wayne Horvitz,Cyro Baptista,Roberto Rodriguez,Jill Jaffe,Mark Feldman,David Shea,Ganda Suthivarakom,Jennifer Charles,Tzadik,Avant-Garde,Avant-Garde Jazz,Experimental,Film,Film Music,Free Improvisation,Free Jazz,Jazz,Jewish Music,Modern Composition
The Best of Film Works: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A good overview of Zorn's soundtrack compositions.
  • Curious about Zorn?
 The Best of Film Works: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music

Manufacturer: Tzadik
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A0GPJU
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

  1. Main Title
  2. End Titles
  3. Yakisoba
  4. Punk Rock Hero
  5. Through The Night
  6. Surfing Samba
  7. Fanfare/Theme
  8. France
  9. Sweden
  10. Arsenal Dance Mix
  11. Main Title
  12. Wheelchair Racers
  13. Pueblo
  14. Lituus
  15. Fireworks
  16. End Titles
  17. Deseo
  18. Shanghai
  19. Trembling Before G-d
  20. Filming
  21. Shabbos Noir
  22. Chippy Charm
  23. Vocal Phase
  24. Shaolin Spirit
  25. Main Title
  26. Sekhel (Vocal Version)
  27. Protocols Of Zion
  28. Indonesia

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A good overview of Zorn's soundtrack compositions........2005-10-24

Over the past twenty years or so, John Zorn has built up an enormous library of composition for film, released on sixteen CDs (cleverly titled "Filmworks I", "Filmworks II", and so on...) on his Tzadik record label. For a neophyte, this can be a bit much to tackle, as such, this album, "Filmworks Anthology: 20 Years of Soundtrack Music" has been released to provide an overview of Zorn's soundtrack composition.

As an overview of Zorn's work, this succeeds well. It also appears that another goal was to represent every volume, as at least one piece is drawn from each (volumes VI and VIII get two cuts, I and XII get three, and III and VII get four). Just about everything in Zorn's diverse catalog of film soundtracks is covered-- movies, documentaries, pornography, cartoons and commercials (certainly none I've seen!) are all represented with a suitably diverse array of pieces, from gamelan to string trios to surf rock, Zorn pretty much covers a wide array of sounds and moods-- if nothing else, the diversity of these 28 tracks is a testament to his vast skills to compose in virtually any environment. I could make a few arguments about what cuts I would have picked, but by-and-large, the compilation is a rather good and thorough overview, and the cast of performers is immense, with virtually all key players in the downtown scene involved to some extent or another.

Another notable point about this release is the artwork-- packed in a digipack with a pair of photos of Zorn (one from '86, one from '05) and stills from the various pieces littered throughout the liner notes, it certainly looks great. And speaking of the liner notes, Zorn offers a superb essay on film soundtrack composition and appreciations by musicians Marc Ribot, Anthony Coleman, Jamie Saft and Cyro Baptista (all of whom appear to some extent or another on the music) are included.

I've got currently about half of the filmworks series and I found value in this overview. Several of the individual pieces hold together far better than this recording does, but it certainly does a great job providing an impression of Zorn's diverse film scoring career.

5 out of 5 stars Curious about Zorn?.......2005-10-23

Considering myself a casual fan of John Zorn I have been at times either annoyingly put off or enthusiastically engaged with the diversity of his music. Admittedly, It can be daunting for a Zorn novice to find a suitable entry point in which to begin navigating through the extremities of his musical output. This new collection, which pulls material from the sixteen releases (thus far) of his FILMWORKS series, is everything the curious could want in a well-rounded introduction.

The selections chosen for this disc make for an exhilarating listening experience from start to finish as the focus jumps from one musical genre to the next, from cartoon scores to punk rock to jazz and surf music. Most selections early on clock in at under 4 minutes, with many others zipping by under just one. All these various styles meld together so effortlessly that it's impressive it all comes from a single creative mind.

The packaging is also deserving of mention, as the CD is housed in a fold-out digipack case with two booklets attached inside. In one of these booklets Zorn describes his methods and self-imposed rules in creating music for film (as well as for dealing with snoopy film directors). The other booklet features short essays by a few of Zorn's collaborators on what the creative sessions were like. There are also many photos from the films the music accompanies. (So far the only films I've seen with Zorn's scores are "Trembling Before G-D" and "Protocols of Zion".)

Favorite tracks: "Surfing Samba", "Arsenal Dance Mix", "Shanghai", "Main Title (Invitation to a Suicide)"
Final Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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