Michael Nyman - The Draughtsman's Contract

Label:

Charisma

Catalog#:

CAS 1158

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

1982

Genre:

Classical, Stage & Screen

Style:

Soundtrack, Contemporary

Tracklist

A1	Queen Of The Night	X
A2	The Disposition Of The Linen	X
A3	A Watery Death	X
A4	The Garden Is Becoming A Robe Room
B1	Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds	X
B2	An Eye For Optical Theory	X
B3	Bravura In The Face Of Grief	X

Credits

Engineer - J. Martin Rex*
Harpsichord, Piano - Michael Nyman
Performer - Michael Nyman Band, The
Photography - Simon Archer
Producer - David Cunningham
Saxophone [Alto, Soprano, Tenor] - John Harle
Saxophone [Baritone] - Andrew Findon
Saxophone [Tenor], Trombone - Steve Saunders
Violin - Alexander Balanescu , Elisabeth Perry
Written-By - M. Nyman*

Notes

Music from the soundtrack for "The Draughtsman's Contract" a Peter Greenaway film.

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Review by ecuadorian_bass Mar 16, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

Mmmmm, genre = electronic. I think not, but nevertheless this is a wonderful album, and a great example of classical minimalism that differs from the American school ie. Glass, Reich, Adams etc.
This was the first collaboration between Nyman and British director/writer/visual artist Peter Greenaway (who is infamous for his overtly sensual and pictorally stunning films). Their other projects include: A Zed and Two Noughts, Drowning by Numbers, and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.
Nyman's music is a perfect accompaniment to Greenaway's surreal artisic vision, and helps to maintain an emotional narrative that can sometimes be lost amongst the visual symbolism in the films.