Clint Mansell

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Clint Mansell, a musician, composer, and founding member of the band Pop Will Eat Itself, first worked with filmmaker Darren Aronofsky on the score for his 1998 film π. In 2000, Mansell worked with Kronos Quartet to record his acclaimed and best-selling score for Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream, and in 2006 he scored the filmmaker’s The Fountain, which included performances by Mogwai and Kronos. Nonesuch Records releases his score for Aronofsky's film Noah, also featuring Kronos Quartet, in 2014.

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Clint Mansell, a musician, composer, and founding member of the band Pop Will Eat Itself, first worked with filmmaker Darren Aronofsky on the score for his 1998 film π. In 2000, Mansell worked with Kronos Quartet to record his acclaimed and best-selling score for Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (Nonesuch), and in 2006 he scored the filmmaker’s The Fountain (Nonesuch), which included performances by Mogwai and Kronos. Nonesuch Records releases his score for Aronofsky's film Noah, also featuring Kronos Quartet, in 2014.

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  • December 4, 2020

    Clint Mansell's haunting score to director Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film Requiem for a Dream, performed by Kronos Quartet, returns to vinyl for the film's 20th anniversary year. The soundtrack was originally released on Nonesuch in 2000; the first vinyl edition was released for Record Store Day in 2016 with new artwork and two previously unreleased bonus tracks. The new 2-LP vinyl edition, which also includes the bonus tracks, features the original 2000 soundtrack cover art for the anniversary. "Brilliant stuff," says Classic FM.

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  • December 4, 2020

    Clint Mansell's haunting score to director Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film Requiem for a Dream, performed by Kronos Quartet, has returned to vinyl for the film's twentieth anniversary year, out now. The soundtrack was originally released on Nonesuch in 2000; the first vinyl edition was released for Record Store Day in 2016 with new artwork and two previously unreleased bonus tracks. The new 2-LP vinyl edition, which also includes the bonus tracks, features the original 2000 soundtrack cover art for the anniversary. "Brilliant stuff," says Classic FM.

  • October 19, 2020

    Kronos Quartet filmed a socially distanced performance of "Lux Aeterna," from composer Clint Mansell's score to Darren Arronofsky's Requiem for a Dream, to mark the film's 20th anniversary, at Stanford's Bing Concert Hall. You can watch it here. Nonesuch Records will reissue the soundtrack on vinyl December 4.

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  • Clint Mansell, a musician, composer, and founding member of the band Pop Will Eat Itself, first worked with filmmaker Darren Aronofsky on the score for his 1998 film π. In 2000, Mansell worked with Kronos Quartet to record his acclaimed and best-selling score for Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (Nonesuch), and in 2006 he scored the filmmaker’s The Fountain (Nonesuch), which included performances by Mogwai and Kronos. Nonesuch Records releases his score for Aronofsky's film Noah, also featuring Kronos Quartet, in 2014.

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