Filmworks Anthology (subtitled 20 Years of Soundtrack Music) is a compilation album featuring selections from the first fifteen Filmworks albums by John Zorn and one previously unreleased track which was issued on the Tzadik label in 2005.[1]

Filmworks Anthology
Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2005
Recorded1995–2005
GenreAvant-garde, jazz, classical
Length75:52
LabelTzadik TZ 7350
ProducerJohn Zorn
Filmworks chronology
Filmworks XVI: Workingman's Death
(2005)
Filmworks Anthology
(2005)
Filmworks XVII: Notes on Marie Menken/Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls
(2006)
John Zorn chronology
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 12
(2005)
Filmworks Anthology
(2005)
Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 2
(2005)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "For those intimidated by the sheer number of volumes comprising Zorn's Film Works series (18 as of October 2006), this is a great place to start. The full range of Zorn's moods, colors, textures, and, of course, humor comes across in these cues".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Zorn

  1. "Main Title: She Must Be Seeing Things" - 1:05 from Filmworks 1986–1990
  2. "End Titles: White and Lazy" - 2:00 from Filmworks 1986–1990
  3. "Yakisoba" - 1:17 from Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour
  4. "Punk Rock Hero" - 0:57 from Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour
  5. "Through the Night" - 1:31 from Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour
  6. "Surfing Samba" - 1:11 from Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour
  7. "Fanfare/Theme: The Golden Boat" - 3:30 from Filmworks 1986–1990
  8. "France: Weiden and Kennedy Nike Spot" - 0:16 from Filmworks III: 1990–1995
  9. "Sweden: Weiden and Kennedy Nike Spot" - 0:30 from Filmworks III: 1990–1995
  10. "Arsenal Dance Mix" - 3:59 from Filmworks II: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill
  11. "Main Title: Hollywood Hotel" - 1:36 from Filmworks III: 1990–1995
  12. "Wheelchair Racers: Weiden and Kennedy Commercial Spot" - 0:43 from Filmworks III: 1990–1995
  13. "Pueblo" - 9:01 from Filmworks IV: S&M + More
  14. "Lituus" - 1:06 from Filmworks V: Tears of Ecstasy
  15. "Fireworks" - 1:53 from Filmworks VI: 1996
  16. "End Titles: Anton, Mailman" - 3:09 from Filmworks VI: 1996
  17. "Deseo" - 2:28 from Filmworks VIII: 1997
  18. "Shanghai" - 2:38 from Filmworks VIII: 1997
  19. "Trembling Before G-d" - 2:26 from Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d
  20. "Filming" - 5:51 from Filmworks X: In the Mirror of Maya Deren
  21. "Sabbos Noir" - 2:09 from Filmworks XI: Secret Lives
  22. "Chippy Charm" - 1:36 from Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries
  23. "Vocal Phase" - 3:53 from Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries
  24. "Shaolin Spirit" - 3:02 from Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries
  25. "Main Title: Invitation to a Suicide" - 4:38 from Filmworks XIII: Invitation to a Suicide
  26. "Sekhel (vocal version)" - 4:57 from Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking
  27. "Protocols of Zion" - 4:29 from Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion
  28. "Indonesia" - 4:01 previously unreleased

References

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  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue accessed January 13, 2014
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed January 13, 2013.