''Filmworks Anthology'' (subtitled ''20 Years of Soundtrack Music'') is a compilation album featuring selections from the first fifteen Filmworks albums by
John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...
and one previously unreleased track which was issued on the
Tzadik label in 2005.
Tzadik catalogue
accessed January 13, 2014
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "For those intimidated by the sheer number of volumes comprising Zorn's Film Works series (18 as of October 2006), this is a great place to start. The full range of Zorn's moods, colors, textures, and, of course, humor comes across in these cues".[Jurek, T]
Allmusic Review
accessed January 13, 2013.
Track listing
''All compositions by John Zorn''
# "Main Title: She Must Be Seeing Things" - 1:05 from ''Filmworks 1986–1990
''Filmworks 1986–1990'' features the first released film scores of John Zorn. The album was originally released on the Japanese labels Wave and Eva in 1990, on the Nonesuch Records label in 1992, and subsequently re-released on Zorn's own label, ...
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# "End Titles: White and Lazy" - 2:00 from ''Filmworks 1986–1990''
# "Yakisoba" - 1:17 from '' Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour''
# "Punk Rock Hero" - 0:57 from ''Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour''
# "Through the Night" - 1:31 from ''Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour''
# "Surfing Samba" - 1:11 from ''Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour''
# "Fanfare/Theme: The Golden Boat" - 3:30 from ''Filmworks 1986–1990''
# "France: Weiden and Kennedy Nike Spot" - 0:16 from '' Filmworks III: 1990–1995''
# "Sweden: Weiden and Kennedy Nike Spot" - 0:30 from ''Filmworks III: 1990–1995''
# "Arsenal Dance Mix" - 3:59 from '' Filmworks II: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill''
# "Main Title: Hollywood Hotel" - 1:36 from ''Filmworks III: 1990–1995''
# "Wheelchair Racers: Weiden and Kennedy Commercial Spot" - 0:43 from ''Filmworks III: 1990–1995''
# "Pueblo" - 9:01 from '' Filmworks IV: S&M + More''
# "Lituus" - 1:06 from '' Filmworks V: Tears of Ecstasy''
# "Fireworks" - 1:53 from '' Filmworks VI: 1996''
# "End Titles: Anton, Mailman" - 3:09 from ''Filmworks VI: 1996''
# "Deseo" - 2:28 from '' Filmworks VIII: 1997''
# "Shanghai" - 2:38 from ''Filmworks VIII: 1997''
# "Trembling Before G-d" - 2:26 from '' Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d''
# "Filming" - 5:51 from '' Filmworks X: In the Mirror of Maya Deren''
# "Sabbos Noir" - 2:09 from '' Filmworks XI: Secret Lives''
# "Chippy Charm" - 1:36 from '' Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries''
# "Vocal Phase" - 3:53 from ''Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries''
# "Shaolin Spirit" - 3:02 from ''Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries''
# "Main Title: Invitation to a Suicide" - 4:38 from '' Filmworks XIII: Invitation to a Suicide''
# "Sekhel (vocal version)" - 4:57 from '' Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking''
# "Protocols of Zion" - 4:29 from '' Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion''
# "Indonesia" - 4:01 previously unreleased
References
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Tzadik Records soundtracks
Albums produced by John Zorn
John Zorn soundtracks
2005 soundtrack albums
Film scores
Soundtrack compilation albums
Tzadik Records compilation albums