''The Proposition'' is a soundtrack recorded by
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ca ...
in collaboration with
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...
, and was produced for the film ''
The Proposition'', released in October 2005. At the 2005
AFI Awards it won Best Original Music Score for Cave and Ellis.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
The 20th annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) were held on 29 October 2006 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Presenters on the night includ ...
the soundtrack was nominated for
ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album
The ARIA Music Award for Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album is an award presented within the Fine Arts Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres ...
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[ARIA Award previous winners. ]
Music style
This album is instrumentally focused, and is a departure from Cave's band-oriented compositions. All tracks are directly reproduced from the musical interludes in the film, and feature little alteration from the film score. Many songs on the album are slow-tempo and ballad-like, and the violin work of Warren Ellis becomes the central voice of the album for much of the time. Cave's unusual vocal performances on the "Rider" trilogy of songs brings a particularly haunting and uneasy tone to the album.
Track listing
*Written by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, except where noted
# "Happy Land" (trad.) – 1:36
# "The Proposition #1" – 3:24
# "Road to Banyon" – 1:40
# "Down to the Valley" – 3:48
# "Moan Thing" – 2:46
# "The Rider #1" – 1:15
# "Martha's Dream" (Cave, Ellis,
Mick Turner
Mick Turner (born 1960) is an Australian musician and artist. He is the founding mainstay guitarist for Dirty Three and has had art exhibitions around Australia and internationally. Previously he was a member of the Sick Things, the Moodists (1 ...
,
Jim White) – 3:07
# "Gun Thing" – 4:28
# "Queenie's Suite" (Cave, Ellis, Turner, White) – 3:30
# "The Rider #2" – 2:59
# "The Proposition #2" – 2:42
# "Sad Violin Thing" – 0:50
# "The Rider #3" – 1:08
# "The Proposition #3" – 2:59
# "The Rider Song" – 2:30
# "Clean Hands. Dirty Hands" (trad., Cave, Ellis) – 3:34
Awards
* 2005
AFI Awards: Best Original Music Score
* 2005
Inside Film Awards
The Inside Film Awards (now known as the IF Awards) is an annual awards ceremony and broadcast platform for the Australian film industry, developed by the creators of Inside Film Magazine, Stephen Jenner and David Barda, and originally produced fo ...
: Best Music
* 2005
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
The Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) is an association of cinema critics and reviewers. It includes journalists in "media, television, major national and state papers, radio, national and state, online and freelance writers, Australian ...
: Best Musical Score
References
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Western film soundtracks
Nick Cave soundtracks
2005 soundtrack albums
Mute Records soundtracks