''The Last Great Wilderness'' is a

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by the Scottish band

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, containing music from the film ''

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''.

Overview

The music comprises mostly short and atmospheric pieces, while three of the songs ("Winter Driving," "Flora's Theme," and "Flora Again") are brief fragments of eerie vocal loops and bells. Along with a cover of

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's "

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" (which had previously appeared on a Geographic label compilation in 2002), the only other track to feature a lead vocal line is "I Picked a Flower", which is credited to The Nu Forest featuring

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and The Pastels.

Track listing

Personnel

* Stephen McRobbie (or Stephen Pastel) – guitar, keyboards, vocals * Katrina Mitchell – drums, vocals, percussion, keyboards * Bill Wells – guitar * Colin McIlroy – guitar * Gerard Love – guitar * Allison Mitchell – trumpet * Tom Crossley – vocals * Richard Hawley – guitar * Jarvis Cocker – vocals * Annabel Wright – artwork

References

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