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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Release Date: Mar 8, 2011
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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.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Experimental, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Art Rock, Stage & Screen, Kraut Rock
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 2 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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The WireAug 12, 2011Kudos to both director and music supervisor for thinking outside the source music box. [Jun 2011, p.47]
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MojoMay 18, 2011His 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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UncutMay 19, 2011The 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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Mar 23, 2011It's a solid addition to Greenwood's burgeoning catalogue, and worthy of a listen in its own right.
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Mar 23, 2011Part Arvo Part and Part Brian Eno, Greenwood continues to impress.
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Mar 23, 2011The problem with any soundtrack is that, in isolation, something gets lost and there's no exception here, but it serves as a showcase for a virtuoso performer with the dexterity to excel within any discipline.
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Mar 23, 2011A 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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