Jocelyn Pook’s unsettling themes for Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 film
Black-vinyl Fidelio edition; includes an extended “Masked Ball” and alternate “Migrations”
For fans of: Stanley Kubrick soundtracks, Dead Can Dance, dark ambient film scores
Jocelyn Pook’s music is central to the uneasy atmosphere of Eyes Wide Shut, where voices and repeating figures turn familiar sounds into something difficult to place. “Masked Ball” is the best-known example: its reversed liturgical singing gives the film’s ritual sequence a disturbing sense of ceremony.
This LP focuses on Pook’s contribution rather than presenting the film’s entire soundtrack. Side A collects her themes from the movie, while Side B includes an extended version of “Masked Ball” and an alternate mix of “Migrations.” The supplied A000433 is City Noise’s black-vinyl version, distinct from its separately listed marbled-color edition.
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