The Michael Nyman / Peter Greenaway soundtracks

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I think Nyman disowned Prospero's Books because Greenaway added what he called bad electronic music over his score.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
A Zed and Two Noughts 7
Drowning By Numbers 5
The Draightsman's Contract 2
The Cook, The Theif, His Wife and Her Lover 1
Prospero's Books. 1


hairy banjo (jed_), Thursday, 23 June 2016 00:09 (seven years ago) link

not heard/seen all of these but really like nyman banging away on a big reverberating rickety old piano on Vertical Features Remake

ogmor, Thursday, 23 June 2016 00:15 (seven years ago) link

I think I may have watched A Zed and Two Noughts more times than any other film. I don't think I've ever tried to listen to one of these soundtracks separate from the film.

soref, Thursday, 23 June 2016 01:01 (seven years ago) link

Draughtsman's Contract! I love manic baroque.

Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 23 June 2016 03:36 (seven years ago) link

I listen to The Cook etc. more than any of the others but I think Drowning By Numbers is the best.

Doran, Thursday, 23 June 2016 19:01 (seven years ago) link

sarah leonard's entrance at the midpoint kills me every time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYVxE4CRKmI

Milton Parker, Thursday, 23 June 2016 19:13 (seven years ago) link

I think Zed is the best soundtrack and the third best film.

hairy banjo (jed_), Thursday, 23 June 2016 21:52 (seven years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link

Love them all but gotta be Prospero's

Brakhage, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 01:49 (seven years ago) link

Z00

oculus lump (contenderizer), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 03:59 (seven years ago) link

have to spend some time with these

akm, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 07:21 (seven years ago) link

They're all great. I listen to Drowning by Numbers the most. The main melodic lines sound, to me, like someone speaking, someone uttering phrases and slowly altering them to get at what they're trying to say.

Marc Weidenbaum (disquiet), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 14:13 (seven years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 30 June 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link

Easy: Prospero's Books. Stunning from top to bottom

beamish13, Thursday, 30 June 2016 00:08 (seven years ago) link

if i'm ever in a band my walk on music would be Swan Rot and i'm astonished i've never seen anyone do that before. i mean i'm astonished why every band doesn't do that come to think of it.

piscesx, Thursday, 30 June 2016 00:52 (seven years ago) link

Completely missed this poll! For me, drowning by # followed by Draughtsman's followed by cook thief followed by Z00.

Z00 is the weakest album for me, it's like one of those morricone scores where the 3 unique pieces are stupendous but you really don't need to hear a bunch of slightly varied alternates on them.

Entrance of wordless soprano + striptease saxes toward the end of Memorial still raises the hairs on my arms every single time.

scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 30 June 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link

Oops. Forgot to rank prospero's. That goes in between Draughtsman's and Cook for me. Love the oratorio style piece at the end.

scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 30 June 2016 17:51 (seven years ago) link


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