The Company [Extra tracks] [Soundtrack]

On this CD:

My Funny Valentine, song (from "Babes in Arms")
Composed by Richard Rodgers
with Elvis Costello



Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 Menuett
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Yo-Yo Ma



The World Spins (as used in Altman's The Company)
Composed by Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch
with Julee Cruise



The Company, film score Rabekin
Composed by Russ Gauthier
with Light Rain



Appalachia Waltz, for solo cello
Composed by Mark O'Connor
with Yo-Yo Ma



My Funny Valentine, song (from "Babes in Arms")
Composed by Richard Rodgers
with Chet Baker



My Funny Valentine, song (from "Babes in Arms")
Composed by Richard Rodgers
with Clay Ruede, Marvin Laird



Creative Force Ray One
Composed by John Zeretzke



Curtain Calls (for Altman's The Company)
Composed by Van Dyke Parks
Conducted by Van Dyke Parks



My Funny Valentine, song (from "Babes in Arms")
Composed by Richard Rodgers
with Michael Burr, Kronos Quartet



Pas redoublé, for piano, 4 hands in B flat major, Op. 86
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Allan Lewis



Blue Snake & Zebras (for Altman's The Company)
Composed by Van Dyke Parks
Conducted by Van Dyke Parks

Editorial Reviews
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Writer/director Robert Altman's predilection for complex character studies has focused a jaundiced eye on everything from Nashville to the fashion industry. Here the director explores the interactions of a contemporary ballet troupe, set to a diverse pop/classical score that's anything but predictable. The dominant theme that runs throughout is the American songbook staple "My Funny Valentine," given four distinctly different idiomatic turns here by Elvis Costello, Chet Baker, the Kronos Quartet, and the piano/cello duet of Marvin Laird and Clay Ruede. The remaining source tracks range from the expected classical roots (Bach and Saint-Saens) to Twin Peaks vocal icon Julee Cruise and the world music of Light Rain, but it's left to veteran songwriter/composer/arranger Van Dyke Parks to weave those disparate influences together in his orchestral score, a task the included excerpts argue he's accomplished with typical wit and considerable charm. --Jerry McCulley

The Company,Various Artists,Clay Ruede,Yo-Yo Ma,Johann Sebastian Bach,Angelo / Lynch, David Badalamenti,Russ Gauthier,Mark O'Connor,Van Dyke Parks,Richard Rodgers,Camille Saint-Saens,John Zeretzke,Allan Lewis [conductor],Van Dyke Parks,Kronos Quartet,Light Rain,Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra,Marvin Laird,vocals, composer] Chesney ("Chet") Baker [trumpet,Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus),Julee Cruise,Sony,Cello Solo,Chamber,Chamber Music,Cool,Electronic/Avant-Garde/Minimalist Music,Film,Film Music,Keyboard,Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard,Pop,Solo Voice(s) and Small Ensemble,Soundtrack,Soundtracks & Film Scores,Vocal

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