Burn After Reading (Osc) (2008)

Product Summary Label: LAKESHORE/RED UPC: 00780163403725 Release Date: 9/16/2008 Buy.com Sku: 208811145 Item#: M4DGHX Buy.com Sales Rank: 26050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Earth Zoom (In) - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 2. Higher Patriotism, A - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 3. Linda Looks For Love (Part 1) - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 4. Night Running - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 5. Building the Chair - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 6. Rendezvous - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 7. Opportunity - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 8. Plan B - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 9. Seating - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 10. Homeless - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 11. Harry Looks For Love - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 12. Breaking and Entering - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 13. I Killed a Spook - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 14. After the Loving - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 15. Tuchman Marsh - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 16. Carrots/Shot - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 17. Linda Looks For Love (Part 2) - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 18. Who Are You? - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 19. How is This Possible? - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 20. Negativity - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 21. Struggle For Ebullience, The - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 22. Intruder! - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack 23. Earth Zoom (Out) - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Composer: Carter Burwell. Personnel: Dave Hartley (piano); Frank Ricotti, Paul Clarvis, Gary Kettel, Ralph Salmins (drums). Audio Mixer: Michael Farrow. Recording information: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England. Carter Burwell, longtime musical collaborator with the writer/director duo of Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, plays it straight in his score to their black-comedy take on the spy genre, Burn After Reading, which is probably just as well. The old adage is that farce, to work, has to be performed seriously, and the same may be true for the music meant to accompany a film that is not so much ha-ha funny as outrageous and ridiculous (not to mention occasionally poignant). The score is introduced by "Earth Zoom In," a striking percussion cue, signaling that drums will be a major factor throughout. Although the music is played by a symphony orchestra, drummers Paul Clarvis, Frank Ricotti, Gary Kettel, and Ralph Salmins are credited individually, which is appropriate. The only other individual musician to be given a credit is pianist Dave Hartley, which also makes sense, since the short, circular piano figures he plays are also a key element in the music. There is no clue to the humor found in the film itself in these brief cues (23 in 36 minutes), but the confused and pathetic nature of the characters is evident, as they are swept unconsciously along by a series of accidental events that lead to intrigue, death, and utter confusion. ~ William Ruhlmann Producer: Carter Burwell; Carter Burwell Engineer: Jennifer Towle   Associated Artists and Works California Dreams Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack   Technical Info Release Date : 09/16/2008 Original Release Date : 2008 Catalog ID : 34037 Label : Lakeshore Records Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 35m : 58s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00780163403725    Product Image