[Dr. Jacoby]

Anyone familiar with this film and score? Stereolab’s Tim Gane is the mastermind. The score – or at least the album – runs nearly two hours. There was a pricey vinyl release, but you can buy a lossless download at Qobuz for around $10 US. Stylistically, the music falls someplace between La Planete Sauvage and ’70s giallos.

[Thor Joachim Haga]

No, not familiar with that, but I like the sound of it. Somehow reminds me of Eduard Artemiev’s spacey stuff from the 70s. Although two hours sounds on the long side for any album.

I do like it when contemporary artists try their hands on pastiche like that, perhaps with their own twist on things. French artist Forever Pavot (real name Émile Sornin) is another one who does that really well, in his beautiful permutations of Lai, Morricone, Delerue etc.

I’ll see if I can sample the rest of that album.

[Dr. Jacoby]

Although two hours sounds on the long side for any album.

A two-hour film score must be your idea of a nightmare! ;). I haven’t done it yet, but I assume you could curate an amazing 40-minute playlist from the full score.

The film is worth seeing if you can find it.

[Thor Joachim Haga]

Ah, it’s a Peter Strickland film! That explains the interesting musical choice. Cat’s Eyes’ superb, dreamy score for his earlier film THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY (a kind of baroque Lynch/Badalamenti sound) is one of my favourite scores in the last decade, decade and a half. Do check that out if you get the chance.

[Dr. Jacoby]

Haven’t heard of Duke of Burgundy, but it is streaming on some platforms that we have, so we’ll add it to the list. Thanks for the recommendation!

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