Norwegian Wood [Original Soundtrack] - Jonny Greenwood
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  • Summary: The Radiohead guitarist returns to film scoring (he worked on the 2007 film There Will Be Blood) working on the soundtrack for the Japanese movie Norwegian Wood.
  • Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Genre(s): Experimental, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Art Rock, Stage & Screen, Kraut Rock
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Uncut
    May 19, 2011
    80
    The visionary meditations of John Tavener are a touchstone, and though used sparingly in the film's final cut, this dark, unsettling music stands proudly on its own. [May 2011, p.87]
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  2. The Wire
    Aug 12, 2011
    80
    Kudos to both director and music supervisor for thinking outside the source music box. [Jun 2011, p.47]
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  3. Mojo
    May 18, 2011
    80
    His score for this Murakami adaptation is just as striking, referencing Vaughan Williams and Shostakovich in a manner similar to such 20th century Japanese magpie composers as Hayasaka and Hashimoto. [May 2011, p.112]
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  4. The Independent (UK)
    Mar 23, 2011
    60
    A couple of tracks feature delicate tracery of classical guitar, but the most baffling feature of the album is the inclusion of three old tracks by Can, which possess a lightness, and dynamic character somewhat absent in the rest of the score.

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