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The Master [Soundtrack] [LP + CD]

The Master [Soundtrack] [LP + CD] cover art
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Track Listing

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1.01Overtones2:20
1.02Back Beyond3:42
1.03Get Thee Behind Me Satan – Performed by Ella Fitzgerald3:47
1.04Alethia4:06
1.05Able-Bodied Seamen3:54
1.06The Split Saber3:41
2.01Baton Sparks2:20
2.02No Other Love – Performed by Jo Stafford3:00
2.03His Master's Voice3:34
2.04Application 45 Version 15:40
2.05Changing Partners – Performed by Helen Forrest2:42
2.06Sweetness of Freddie3:25

News & Reviews

  • Tuesday, November 27, 2012

    Year's Best Album Lists from Uncut, Mojo, Paste Include The Black Keys, Ry Cooder, Dr. John, Jonny Greenwood, Punch Brothers

    There's still more than a month to go before 2012 comes to a close, but already the music magazines have begun to weigh in on the year's best music. Uncut, Mojo, and Paste have all published their lists of the Best Albums of the Year, and included among them are a number of Nonesuch releases: the latest from The Black Keys, Ry Cooder, Dr. John, Jonny Greenwood, Punch Brothers, Carolina Chocolate Drops, and much more.

  • Monday, November 5, 2012

    Jonny Greenwood's "The Master" Soundtrack Out Now in UK: "Superb" (Times), "Extraordinary" (Daily Telegraph)

    Nonesuch Records wishes Jonny Greenwood a very happy birthday today, which also marks the UK release of his soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, The Master. The Times of London, which gives the film a perfect five stars, exclaims: "Jonny Greenwood's score is superb." The Daily Telegraph, which gives The Master five stars as well, calls the score "extraordinary." Drowned in Sound says that "yet again Jonny Greenwood has excelled himself." 

About this Album

Nonesuch released composer Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack to Oscar-nominated writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film The Master in the United States on September 11, 2012, to critical acclaim, with The New Yorker calling the score "rich and inventive" and Rolling Stone saying the film's "visual poetry is matched by Jonny Greenwood's haunting, hypnotic score." The album was released on vinyl on October 22, 2012. The LP includes 12 tracks pressed on 140-gram vinyl plus the full album on CD.

The Master, which Anderson also co-produced, features Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Laura Dern, is now playing in theaters across the US. A striking portrait of drifters and seekers in post–World War II America, The Master unfolds the journey of a Naval veteran (Phoenix) who arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future—until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader (Seymour Hoffman). The soundtrack comprises compositions by Greenwood along with recordings from the movie’s era. Performers include the London Contemporary Orchestra, AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others. International cinema and soundtrack release dates for The Master will follow later in the fall.

The Master is the second Anderson film that Greenwood has scored. Their previous collaboration, the critically praised soundtrack for 2007’s Academy Award–winning There Will Be Blood, also was released by Nonesuch. Widely known as the guitarist for Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood also is a highly respected composer. In addition to There Will Be Blood, Nonesuch released his score for Norwegian Wood in 2011 and his collaboration with Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki earlier this 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
Tracks 1-02, 1-04, 1-06, 2-03, 2-04, 2-06: The London Contemporary Orchestra, conducted by Hugh Brunt; Daniel Pioro, violin I; Galya Bisengalieva, Daniel Llewellyn Roberts, violin II; Robert Ames, viola I; Charlotte Bonneton, viola II; Oliver Coates, cello I; Peteris Sokolovskis, cello II; Dave Brown, double bass; Pasha Mansurov, flute; Mark Simpson, clarinet; Simon Cox, trumpet; Mark Wood, Kate Hainsworth, french horn; Peter Foggitt, Antoine Françoise, organ, piano
Tracks 1-01, 2-01: AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Marek Moś
Track 1-03: Ella Fitzgerald, vocals; Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Track 1-05: Shabaka Hutchings, clarinet; Jimmy Hastings, clarinet, flute; Daniel Pioro, violin; Neil Charles, bass; Tom Skinner, drums
Track 2-02: Jo Stafford, vocals; Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Track 2-05: Helen Forrest, vocals; Sy Oliver Orchestra

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Jonny Greenwood and Graeme Stewart
Tracks 1-02, 1-04, 1-05, 1-06, 2-03, 2-04, 2-06 recorded by Graeme Stewart
Tracks 1-01, 2-01 recorded by Ewa Guziolek-Tubelewicz and Piort Witkowski at Alvernia Studios, Kraków, Poland
All Tracks Mixed by Graeme Stewart (except time hole, atomic 2 & 7, by Jonny Greenwood) at Abbey Road Studios, London
Assistant Engineer: John Barrett
Mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios

All tracks composed by Jonny Greenwood, except track 1-03 by Irving Berlin, track 2-02 by Bob Russell & Paul Weston, and track 2-05 by Larry Coleman & Joe Darion.

Soundtrack Album Artwork by Shin Katan
Design by Dustin Stanton

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