Naked Lunch: Music From The Original Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

naked lunch: music from the original soundtrack [soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
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Howard Shore again masters the mood with this foray into the seamy underworld of William Burroughs. In this story about a place called Interzone, full of sinister centipedes and slimy "mugwumps," there is nothing better at giving listeners the creepy-crawlies than the depressing styles of what many could instantly identify as "beatnik" jazz. This is the music Burroughs and cronies like Allen Ginsberg cultivated to forge an anti-white-bread counterculture that was Ozzie and Harriet's worst nightmare. Shore re-creates this music as Ward Cleaver might have heard it way back when. To be even more authentic to the period, he collaborates with Ornette Coleman and also incorporates the Thelonious Monk composition "Misterioso." This soundtrack's best moments, however, occur when Shore drops the beat pose and just shines darkly. --Joseph Lanza

From Jazziz
Bug music! At the time of its 1992 release, this soundtrack to David Cronenberg's adaptation of William S. Burrough's phantasmagorical beat epic marked a slight return from what had been a long layoff for Ornette Coleman. The saxophonist was an inspired choice for the film, which, among other things, follows an erstwhile exterminator's journey from New York City to Tangiers. The soundtrack parallels Coleman's own travels as well: symphonic collaborations and Third Stream evocations, melodic and furious "free jazz" sorties, and meetings with masters of ecstatic North African traditional music.

The album's mood is best described by the Monk tune "Misterioso," which Coleman covers, perfectly underscoring the film's sense of altered reality (typewriters morphing into giant, squishy talking insects and the like) and narcotics-enhanced paranoia. Shore's score more than stands on its own, apart from the Coleman interludes, full of vaguely ominous shadings that avoid the usual noir clichés. The closing track, "Writeman," is Ornette in full-on, bustling trio form, with a striking solo intro from bassist Barre Phillips.

--- Steve Dollar, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

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Naked Lunch: Music From The Original Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Naked Lunch: Music From The Original Soundtrack

Average customer rating:

A Moody Treat
was expecting more
inspired
You'll love this.
Worth forcing yourself to listen to.

Naked Lunch: Music From The Original Soundtrack
Howard Shore , and London Philharmonic Orchestra
Manufacturer: Milan Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000015FN
Release Date: 1992-02-11

Tracks:

Naked Lunch
Hauser And O'Brien / Bugpowder - Howard Shore/Ornette Coleman
Mugwumps
Centipede
The Black Meat
Simpatico / Misterioso - Howard Shore/Thelonious Monk
Fadela's Coven
Interzone Suite
William Tell
Mujahaddin
Intersong - Ornette Coleman
Dr. Benway
Clark Nova Dies
Ballad / Joan - Ornette Coleman
Cloquet's Parrots / Midnight Sunrise
Nothing Is True; Everything Is Permitted
Welcome To Annexia
Writeman - Howard Shore/Ornette Coleman

Amazon.com

Howard Shore again masters the mood with this foray into the seamy underworld of William Burroughs. In this story about a place called Interzone, full of sinister centipedes and slimy "mugwumps," there is nothing better at giving listeners the creepy-crawlies than the depressing styles of what many could instantly identify as "beatnik" jazz. This is the music Burroughs and cronies like Allen Ginsberg cultivated to forge an anti-white-bread counterculture that was Ozzie and Harriet's worst nightmare. Shore re-creates this music as Ward Cleaver might have heard it way back when. To be even more authentic to the period, he collaborates with Ornette Coleman and also incorporates the Thelonious Monk composition "Misterioso." This soundtrack's best moments, however, occur when Shore drops the beat pose and just shines darkly. --Joseph Lanza

Customer Reviews:

A Moody Treat .......2007-02-09

This is a fine addition to your Ornette or Soundtrack library. Certainly a treat for Coleman fans; The slow moody pace never hinders the King of Free from offering up a fresh life-giving performance. Ornette stays with the easy pace adding his superior, cutting, sometimes jumpy alto sound to the relaxed background score. I love this soundtrack! It's a Free Jazz-Minimalist-Movie Theme bit of sweetmeat. Yummmm!

was expecting more.......2005-04-08

Seeing how I LOVED the movie, I was expecting a lot from the soundtrack. In the movie, it works just fine, but on CD I wanted music from the movie as well as something else to make it interesting. For example they should have included some timeless movie quotes inside the songs or in between the songs. And I would have liked to see more traditional music of Morocco put forth in the mix to take you into the world of Interzone, instead of in just one or two songs. There is a lot of spooky orchestral work by Howard Shore as well as avant-guard jazz from Ornette Coleman. As time went by, I found myself listening to this a lot more; it works just fine as background music. I have to say my disappointment comes from me having other expectations.

inspired.......2001-03-16

I've been listening to this work since it was first available. I'm just now reviewing it though. This was one of those CDs that goes in the player and doesn't come out for a long time. It is just fascinating. This is an absolutely brilliant work from Shore featuring Ornette Coleman. I agree with the editorial reviews that one does not need the film to appreciate the soundtrack. Although, I do really like the film too.

I am a big fan of Ornette Coleman. It is difficult to compare this work with other Coleman work because the setting is o different. Coleman's soloing, and the use of his soloing, is insipred. In fact, that is a great way to describe this work - inspired (now I have a title for my review). Inspired by what? Burroughs, Naked Lunch, Cronenberg? I would love to know more about that.

You'll love this........2000-07-27

I saw the movie which was terribly boring except for the music.(Later I tried the original story but I...couldn't finish it.Anyway,I didn't like it ,either.)That was my first encounter with Ornette Coleman. I had known about him but never listened to his music before.I got ashamed of it. Why had I been neglecting him?Then I began listening.Now I have many of his albums.I like him when he was with Don Cherry the best, but this remains my favorite,still.Dark and moody...well,maybe somewhat fragmentary.(Most songs don't last 3 minutes.)But his music is fragmentary by nature anyway.This format even suites him,Iguess. And it is the composer who set the stage.Great collaboration! It can be a good introduction to Ornette's music.And if you are an Ornette fan already,why don't you listen to this? You'll love this.

Worth forcing yourself to listen to........1999-06-09

Excellent soundtrack by Howard Shore featuring Ornette Coleman. The music is extremely moody, and not easy to focus on. In the film, the music often seems to be coming from the apartment next door, almost as natural sounds. Music has a beat generation feel to it, not a modern update. Recommended.

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