Cargo Records

Filmworks Anthology - 20 Years of Soundtrack Music

Personnel:
Cyro Baptista
Joey Baron
Greg Cohen
Anthony Coleman
Trevor Dunn
Mark Feldman
Erik Friedlander
Bill Frisell
Wayne Horvitz
Bill Laswell
Arto Lindsay
Bobby Previte
Marc Ribot
Jamie Saft
Peter Scherer
Kenny Wollesen
and others

Film and film music has had a tremendous impact on the life and work of composer John Zorn, and his own soundtrack work reflects his affinity, love for and deep knowledge of the medium. As of this writing he has released sixteen volumes of film music-twenty years of work on over twenty-seven films, and dozens of commercials. Drawing upon his talented downtown musical community, the players on these recordings reads like a "who's who" of modern music: guitarists Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot and Arto Lindsay; keyboardists Jamie Saft, Wayne Horvitz, Peter Scherer and Anthony Coleman; string players Mark Feldman and Erik Friedlander; bassists Bill Laswell, Greg Cohen and Trevor Dunn; percussionists Joey Baron, Bobby Previte, Kenny Wollesen and Cyro Baptista-the list goes on and on. As one would expect, Zorn's methods in the soundtrack world are remarkably unique, and have resulted in some of the most unusual and creative music for films in the past several decades. This CD is an excellent introduction to the burgeoning sixteen volume series and features twenty-seven tracks handpicked by Zorn for this rare "best of" compilation. As a bonus is an unissued track from Zorn's most recent soundtrack release Workingman's Death.

Track Listing

1. Main Title: She Must Be Seeing Things
2. End Titles: White and Lazy
3. Yakisoba: Cynical Hysterie Hour
4. Punk Rock Hero: Cynical Hysterie Hour
5. Through the Night: Cynical Hysterie Hour
6. Surfing Samba: Cynical Hysterie Hour
7. Fanfare/Theme: The Golden Boat
8. France: Weiden and Kennedy
9. Sweden: Weiden and Kennedy
10. Arsenal Dance Mix: Looters (Trespass)
11. Main Title: Hollywood Hotel
12. Wheelchair Racers: Weiden and Kennedy
13. Pueblo: Rose Hobart
14. Lituus: Tears of Ecstasy
15. Fireworks: Mechanics of the Brain
16. End Titles: Anton, Mailman
17. Deseo: Latin Boys Go to Hell
18. Shanghai: Port of Last Resort
19. Trembling Before G-d: Trembling Before G-d
20. Filming: In the Mirror of Maya Deren
21. Shabbos Noir: Secret Lives
22. Chippy Charm: Homecoming
23. Vocal Phase: Homecoming
24. Shaolin Spirit: Shaolin Ulysses
25. Main Title: Invitation to a Suicide
26. Sekhel (Vocal Version): Hiding and Seeking
27. Main Title: Protocols of Zion
28. Indonesia: Workingman's Death