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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Release Date: Sep 11, 2012
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- Summary: Songs by Madisen Beaty, Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Forrest, and Jo Stafford join music composed by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood on the soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, The Master.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Classical, Soundtracks, Stage & Screen, Original Score
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Dec 5, 2012Greenwood has recorded an eerie yet stunning score, and if Anderson's production is just as aspiring then filmgoers are in for a real treat for the senses.
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Oct 31, 2012This uneasy listening provides a masterful backdrop for Anderson's film and also makes for fascinating listening in its own right, while once again separating Greenwood from more predictable composers.
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Oct 31, 2012With rave reviews in Venice, The Master will undoubtedly earn its share of awards, and, if this soundtrack is anything to go by, it deserves to.
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MojoNov 21, 2012A smattering of era-appropriate scene-setting standards sit surprisingly snugly amid the bespoke symphonic esoterica--all further testament to greenwood's deep, intrinsic musicality. [Dec 2012, p.88]
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Oct 31, 2012Greenwood has delivered a score that's both haunting and beautiful, and if Anderson's film is even half as strangely inspired, we're all in for something good.
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UncutOct 31, 2012The period pieces--string-laden ballads by Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Forrest and Jo Stafford-provide some light relief, as does the Art Ensemble Of Chicago-style junkyard jazz of Greenwood's "Able-Bodied Seaman." [Dec 2012, p.72]
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The WireDec 5, 2012Overall, as a listening experience in itself, The Master feels like a retreat. [Nov 2012, p.59]
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