The first of John Zorn's Filmworks series contains four distinct sections. Section one, tracks 1-6, is the soundtrack to Rob Schwebber's short film "White and Lazy." It is my favourite of the bunch, with the tracks variating between ambient, country, and jazz. Section two, tracks 7-17, is the soundtrack to Raul Ruiz's 1990 film "The Golden Boat." To mirror the film's low budget, Zorn recorded all of the music for the soundtrack in one day, then edited the results. Section three is track 18, which is a rendition of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" theme that Zorn was contracted to write for a Camel cigarette advertising campaign. Section four is tracks 19-32 and is the soundtrack to Sheila McLaughlin's 1986 film "She Must Be Seeing Things." There is a lot of great music on this CD, and it is enjoyable whether or not you have seen the works for which they were written (which you probably haven't).
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