Ravenous (soundtrack)

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Ravenous
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The very subtle difference between the US (top) and UK (bottom) editions' covers.
Design by Deborah Norcross.
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 1999 (United States)
September 13, 1999 (UK)
Genre Minimalist
Length74:35 (United States)
75:35 (UK)
LanguageEnglish
Label Virgin (United States)
EMI (UK)
Producer Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman
William Orbit (UK version tracks 20-22)
Michael Nyman chronology
Practical Magic
(1998)
Ravenous
(1999)
Wonderland
(1999)
Damon Albarn chronology
Bustin' + Dronin'
(1998)
Ravenous
(1999)
13
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Ravenous is the score for the film of the same name. It was written and performed by Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman (by agreement, Albarn credited first on the album and Nyman credited first on the film credits). The score was actually not a collaboration, according to Nyman: "Ravenous was a joint composition in the sense that Damon Albarn composed 60% of the tracks and I did the rest." [3] It features Nyman's first writing for banjo since his 1981 self-titled album.

Contents

The tracks known to be composed/arranged by Nyman include:

In addition, the tracks most recognisably in Nyman's (more classical) idiom include:[ speculation? ]

While the only tracks clearly known to be composed by Albarn are "Boyd's Journey" and "Colqhoun's Story" per the aforementioned DVD commentary, the following tracks share similar rhythmic and electronic characteristics, based upon looped samples and distortions:[ speculation? ]

The long track, "The Cave," features many characteristics of Albarn's other tracks while also sampling a sting from Nyman's rejected score to the film Practical Magic .[ citation needed ] The "End Titles" track features alternate recordings of "Boyd's Journey" (Albarn) and "Cannibal Fantasy" (Nyman).

Individual pieces from the score have shown up in two different movies:

Track listing

  1. "Hail Columbia" 2:42 (Philip Phile, arranged by Michael Nyman)
  2. "Boyd's Journey" 3:02
  3. "Welcome to Fort Spencer" 1:41 (Stephen Foster, arranged by Michael Nyman)
  4. "Noises Off" 1:54 (Stephen Foster, arranged by Michael Nyman)
  5. "Stranger at the Window" 1:48
  6. "Colquhoun 's Story" 4:43
  7. "Weendigo Myth" 1:23 written and sung by Quiltman
  8. "Trek to the Cave" 4:24
  9. "He Was Licking Me" 1:41
  10. "The Cave" 8:01
  11. "Run!" 2:10
  12. "Let's Go Kill that Bastard" 3:51
  13. "The Pit" 4:37
  14. "Ives Returns" 0:49
  15. "Cannibal Fantasy" 2:13
  16. "A Game of Two Shoulders" 2:25
  17. "Checkmate" 2:17
  18. "Martha and the Horses" 3:14
  19. "Ives Torments Boyd and Kills Knox" 2:16
  20. "Manifest Destiny" 5:20
  21. "Saveoursoulissa" 8:40
  22. "End Titles" 5:01

Personnel

The Michael Nyman Orchestra, led by Jackie Shave, conducted by Michael Nyman

British release

The British version of the soundtrack album features three tracks remixed by William Orbit, "Boyd's Beauty pt. A", "Screech Jam" (based on "The Cave" and "Ives Returns"), and "The Pit." Due to the length of the album, this necessitated the omission of three tracks: "Ives Returns," "Manifest Destiny," and "End Credits."

Track listing

  1. Hail Columbia 2:42 (Philip Phile, arranged by Michael Nyman)
  2. Boyd's Journey 3:02
  3. Welcome to Fort Spencer 1:41 (Stephen Foster, arranged by Michael Nyman)
  4. Noises Off 1:54 (Stephen Foster, arranged by Michael Nyman)
  5. Stranger at the Window 1:48
  6. Colquhoun's Story 4:43
  7. Weendigo Myth 1:23 written and sung by Quiltman
  8. Trek to the Cave 4:24
  9. "He Was Licking Me" 1:41
  10. The Cave 8:01
  11. "Run!" 2:10
  12. "Let's Go Kill that Bastard" 3:51
  13. "The Pit" 4:37
  14. Cannibal Fantasy 2:13
  15. A Game of Two Shoulders 2:25
  16. Checkmate 2:17
  17. Martha and the Horses 3:14
  18. Ives Torments Boyd and Kills Knox 2:16
  19. Saveoursoulissa 8:38
  20. Boyd's Beauty pt. A* 4:21
  21. Screech Jam* 3:31
  22. The Pit* 4:40

Additional personnel for EMI release

*Additional production and mix by William Orbit

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Music from the Movies review Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Liner notes to Michael Nyman - Live