Inherent Vice [Soundtrack]

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Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson’s film Inherent Vice, an adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon novel, includes nine works by Greenwood; an unreleased Radiohead tune performed with members of Supergrass; and recordings from the movie’s era, the tail end of the psychedelic ’60s. Performers on this "excellent playlist" (New York Times) include The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Neil Young, Can, and The Marketts, among others. Inherent Vice stars Oscar nominees Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, and Owen Wilson.

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Nonesuch will release Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s new feature film, Inherent Vice, December 15, 2014, with the vinyl following March 3. An adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon novel of the same name, Inherent Vice, which will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in theaters starting on December 12, is set in the tail end of the psychedelic ’60s and stars Oscar nominees Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, and Owen Wilson. In addition to nine compositions by Jonny Greenwood, the soundtrack features “Spooks,” an unreleased Radiohead tune performed by members of Supergrass, as well as other recordings from the movie’s era. Additional performers include The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Neil Young, Can, and The Marketts, among others. The Inherent Vice soundtrack is available to pre-order now in the Nonesuch Store.

This is the third Anderson film that Greenwood has scored. Their previous collaborations include the critically praised soundtrack for 2007’s Academy Award-winning There Will Be Blood and 2012’s The Master, both released by Nonesuch. Rolling Stone said of The Master that its “visual poetry is matched by Jonny Greenwood’s haunting, hypnotic score.” The New Yorker described the music as “rich and inventive.” The Times of London exclaimed: “Jonny Greenwood’s score is superb.” Of the There Will Be Blood score, the Boston Globe noted that the “squealing, cicada-like strings of…Popcorn Superhet Receiver masterfully evoke the film’s apocalyptic vision of the West.”

Widely known as the guitarist for Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood also is a highly respected composer. In addition to There Will Be Blood and The Master, Nonesuch also released his score for Norwegian Wood and his collaboration with Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki last year.

Nonesuch also released the soundtrack for Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love—a smart pop score by composer/producer Jon Brion—in 2002. Anderson’s other previous films—all of which have been highly praised—include Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999).

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Original Score Produced by Graeme Stewart
Original Score Recorded by Graeme Stewart and John Barrett at Abbey Road Studios, London
Original Score Mixed by Graeme Stewart at Abbey Road Studios
Tracks 5, 13, 15 Produced, Recorded, and Mixed by Graeme Stewart
Soundtrack Album Mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios
Music Supervisor: Linda Cohen

All tracks composed by Jonny Greenwood, except track 2 by Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt, Holger Schuering, and Kenji Suzuki; track 4 by Joseph Saraceno; track 5 by Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway, and Thom Yorke; track 7 by Richard Rudolph and Charles Stepney; track 9 by Rokusuke Ei and Hachidai Nakamura; track 11 by Neil Young; track 12 by Les Baxter; track 17 by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard

Soundtrack Album Artwork by Shin Katan
Photography by Robert Elswit
Comic Illustrations by Travis Millard
Design by Dustin Stanton

Nonesuch Selection Number

546900

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Jonny Greenwood
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MUSICIANS
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ziegler (1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16)
Can (2)
The Marketts (4)
Jonny Greenwood (5, 10, 13–15)
Gaz Coombes (5)
Danny Goffey (5)
Joanna Newsom, voiceover (5, 13)
Minnie Riperton (7)
Kyu Sakamoto (9)
Neil Young (11)
Les Baxter (12)
Colin Greenwood (13)
Clive Deemer (13)
Shye Ben-Tzur (14)
Chuck Jackson (17)

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CD+MP3
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075597952391
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2-LP
UPC
075597952339
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MP3
Price
11.00
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075597952445
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FLAC
Price
12.00
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075597952407
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News & Reviews

  • Jonny Greenwood, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for Jane Campion's film The Power of the Dog earlier today, was the guest on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross yesterday to discuss his work as a film composer—including his four Nonesuch soundtracks for Paul Thomas Anderson's films There Will Be Blood, The Master, Inherent Vice, and Phantom Thread—his album with composer Krzysztof Penderecki, and Radiohead. "Thank you for that music," Gross says of his Phantom Thread score. "I really love it." You can hear their conversation here.

  • Jonny Greenwood is on the podcast Penderecki in Memoriam to talk with host Max Horowitz about his compositional work and his connection to that of the late Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, with whom Greenwood released an album on Nonesuch in 2012. "What I responded to is the rule-breaking, partly," Greenwood says of Penderecki's music. "It was seeing that just because music is written on paper, it doesn't necessarily have to fit within the confines of written limitations. And suddenly you realize, anything is possible." You can hear the conversation here.

  • About This Album

    Nonesuch will release Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s new feature film, Inherent Vice, December 15, 2014, with the vinyl following March 3. An adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon novel of the same name, Inherent Vice, which will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in theaters starting on December 12, is set in the tail end of the psychedelic ’60s and stars Oscar nominees Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, and Owen Wilson. In addition to nine compositions by Jonny Greenwood, the soundtrack features “Spooks,” an unreleased Radiohead tune performed by members of Supergrass, as well as other recordings from the movie’s era. Additional performers include The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Neil Young, Can, and The Marketts, among others. The Inherent Vice soundtrack is available to pre-order now in the Nonesuch Store.

    This is the third Anderson film that Greenwood has scored. Their previous collaborations include the critically praised soundtrack for 2007’s Academy Award-winning There Will Be Blood and 2012’s The Master, both released by Nonesuch. Rolling Stone said of The Master that its “visual poetry is matched by Jonny Greenwood’s haunting, hypnotic score.” The New Yorker described the music as “rich and inventive.” The Times of London exclaimed: “Jonny Greenwood’s score is superb.” Of the There Will Be Blood score, the Boston Globe noted that the “squealing, cicada-like strings of…Popcorn Superhet Receiver masterfully evoke the film’s apocalyptic vision of the West.”

    Widely known as the guitarist for Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood also is a highly respected composer. In addition to There Will Be Blood and The Master, Nonesuch also released his score for Norwegian Wood and his collaboration with Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki last year.

    Nonesuch also released the soundtrack for Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love—a smart pop score by composer/producer Jon Brion—in 2002. Anderson’s other previous films—all of which have been highly praised—include Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999).

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ziegler (1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16)
    Can (2)
    The Marketts (4)
    Jonny Greenwood (5, 10, 13–15)
    Gaz Coombes (5)
    Danny Goffey (5)
    Joanna Newsom, voiceover (5, 13)
    Minnie Riperton (7)
    Kyu Sakamoto (9)
    Neil Young (11)
    Les Baxter (12)
    Colin Greenwood (13)
    Clive Deemer (13)
    Shye Ben-Tzur (14)
    Chuck Jackson (17)

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Original Score Produced by Graeme Stewart
    Original Score Recorded by Graeme Stewart and John Barrett at Abbey Road Studios, London
    Original Score Mixed by Graeme Stewart at Abbey Road Studios
    Tracks 5, 13, 15 Produced, Recorded, and Mixed by Graeme Stewart
    Soundtrack Album Mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios
    Music Supervisor: Linda Cohen

    All tracks composed by Jonny Greenwood, except track 2 by Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt, Holger Schuering, and Kenji Suzuki; track 4 by Joseph Saraceno; track 5 by Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway, and Thom Yorke; track 7 by Richard Rudolph and Charles Stepney; track 9 by Rokusuke Ei and Hachidai Nakamura; track 11 by Neil Young; track 12 by Les Baxter; track 17 by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard

    Soundtrack Album Artwork by Shin Katan
    Photography by Robert Elswit
    Comic Illustrations by Travis Millard
    Design by Dustin Stanton