Naked Lunch [Music from the Original Soundtrack] [Original recording remastered, Soundtrack]

Howard Shore (Composer), Ornette Coleman (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Howard Shore, Ornette Coleman
• Audio CD (March 1, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Label: Milan Records
• ASIN: B0007NFL4A
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,799 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Naked Lunch

2. Hauser and O'Brien/Bugpowder

3. Mugwumps

4. Centipede

5. The Black Meat

6. Simpatico/Misterioso

7. Fadela's Coven

8. Interzone Suite

9. William Tell

10. Mujahaddin

11. Intersong

12. Dr. Benway

13. Clark Nova Dies

14. Ballad/Joan

15. Cloquet's Parrots/Midnight Sunrise

16. Nothing Is True; Everything Is Permitted

17. Welcome to Annexia

18. Writeman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly Howard Shore's best work yet..., August 23, 2006

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Terrence Aybar "cinemaparker@twitter" (New York City, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Naked Lunch [Music from the Original Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

I've always enjoyed Howard Shore's work, even way before he became a household name with the mammoth scores for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I personally feel that he is at his best when doing the scores for Cronenberg's works.

With Naked Lunch, I think Shore managed to create a perfect soundscape to go along with director David Cronenberg's crazed adaptation of William Burrough's cult novel. Shore, along with famed saxophonist Ornette Coleman, join together to create a strange hybrid of mood music and frenetic jazz that fits the film perfectly. This isn't typical jazz and is very free form but still, it's definitely one of the best film scores I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. It's not for everyone but if you appreciate a good, moody movie score, look no further for this is one of the absolute best.

Lastly, it reminds me a bit of the score that he did for "The Cell", due to the Middle East sounding bits laced throughout the album and out of all of his scores, I'd say it resembles that one the most. The lonely saxophone also reminds me of the score for "Angel Heart", the sax in which was played by Courtney Pine.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to Annexia, September 16, 2011

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Bill Lee - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Naked Lunch [Music from the Original Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

They said it was used. It came from a third party vendor. They estimated two weeks for arrival. I got it in four days. It was in the factory sealed packaging. It had never been opened or played. The only flaw was in the packaging and it was a cut towards the bottom left hand corner signifying that it was a warehouse remainder copy at one time. All in all it was fabulous!

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great film,just as great music!, November 19, 2005

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crown of indica "buckethead noir" (saint paul,mn,usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Naked Lunch [Music from the Original Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

coleman/shore together are like what miles davis and angelo badalamenti would've come up with!yes,it's that good!have a few stiff drinks,pop this in,and close your eyes...