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John Zorn, Anthony Coleman
Film Works VIII: 1997
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Classical

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Teqiah
2. Shanghai (from the film Port of Last Resort)
3. Emunim
4. Ruan, guitar version
5. Ebionim
6. Ahavah
7. Ruan, pipa version (from the film Port of Last Resort)
8. Livant
9. Or Ne'Erav (from the film Port of Last Resort)
10. Shantim
11. Ruan, for solo piano
12. Deseo
13. Mentriras
14. Ansiedad
15. Locura
16. Sangre
17. Olvido
18. Engano
19. Traicion
20. Ilusion
21. Lagrimas

CD Details

All Artists: John Zorn, Anthony Coleman
Title: Film Works VIII: 1997
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Tzadik
Release Date: 2/17/1998
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Classical
Style: Avant Garde & Free Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 702397731825

Synopsis

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The first half of Film Works VIII is devoted to the soundtrack for The Port of Last Resort, a documentary about Jewish refugees escaping Germany in the '30s and emigrating to Shanghai. Much of the music in this section reflects the work on Zorn's Masada discs, except that pipa virtuoso Min Xiao-Fen injects a Chinese undercurrent into the klezmer-tinged jazz. The second half reverberates with an introspective, noncarnivalesque, all-percussion score for the movie Latin Boys Go to Hell. While this might seem like an odd cinematic combination, the cross-pollination on Film Works VIII ultimately produces a successful hybrid collection of world and film music. --Michael Woodring

CD Reviews

Zorn adds another Filmworks!

10/16/1998

(3 out of 5 stars)

"On the Filmworks discs, you can never be sure what you'll find: surf guitar, covers of Ennio Morricone, freejazz, waltzes of death, punk rock, pipe organ stuff... This one is no surprise. There are two halves to this cd. The first accompanies a Jewish documentary and is based on the feel of Masada/Bar Kokhba, with such players as Erik Friedlander on cello, Anthony Coleman on piano and Marc Ribot on guitar. The second half is the soundtrack to Latin Boys Go To Hell, about discovering sexuality. It is all percussion, with Kenny Wollesen and Cyro Baptista. This made more sense after seeing the film, and is evidently a great soundtrack. Check it out!"

Lovely...

Allan MacInnis | Vancouver | 10/29/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"THE PORT OF LAST RESORT material on this disc is really quite moving; in addition to players from the Masada String Quartet / Bar Kochba project, a Chinese musician playing the traditional pipa is added. The film, I gather, was about Jewish refugees in Shanghai, and the music blends together Jewish and Asian traditions. It's among the most listenable and beautiful material Zorn has released; while I enjoy his quirky and perverse aspects as much as the next Zorn fan, it's nice to have music by him around that is this mature and reflective. The percussive stuff is less interesting, though there are a couple of nice cuts. One of my favorite filmworks discs (along with 1 and 5). Worthwhile."