Suspiria [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Suspiria [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Thom Yorke
Suspiria [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Suspiria [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Thom Yorke

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

For Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake of Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke took the reins to produce an updated soundtrack, adding familiar touches to an appropriately unsettling and tense experience. Yorke's Suspiria feels nostalgic yet strangely futuristic, with creeping synths ("The Jumps," "Klemperer Walks"), ominous atmospherics ("The Inevitable Pull"), and discomforting choral backing ("Sabbath Incantation") amplifying suspense and occasional terror. Though not as scary as "Synthesizer Speaks" or "Voiceless Terror," the sprawling 14-minute instrumental "A Choir of One" is a fine example of Suspiria's power, so unnerving and uncomfortable it's almost unlistenable, making Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' haunted compositions feel warm and welcoming by comparison. These instrumental tracks lurk and tiptoe through the ether, creating a wholly immersive experience. However, the true draw for those more interested in the composer than the film is the fresh batch of Thom Yorke songs. Though not typical of his contributions to Radiohead or his own solo material, Suspiria-Yorke will still sound quite familiar. On "Suspirium" (and "Suspirium Finale"), his delicate falsetto pairs perfectly with a gorgeous piano melody, while the plodding "Has Ended" rides a thrumming rhythm and patient beat, recalling King of Limbs and Amnesiac. "Unmade" is another standout, swirling together icy piano, Yorke's soothing vocals, and a sweeping choir in one of the soundtrack's only purely lovely moments. Altogether, Suspiria is an appropriate accompaniment to the film, generating fear and discomfort as much by what's presented by Yorke as what's left to the imagination. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date: 10/26/2018
Label: Xl
UPC: 0191404093610
Rank: 26625

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. A Storm That Took Everything
  2. The Hooks
  3. Suspirium
  4. Belongings Thrown in a River
  5. Has Ended
  6. Klemperer Walks
  7. Open Again
  8. Sabbath Incantation
  9. The Inevitable Pull
  10. Olga's Destruction (Volk Tape)
  11. The Conjuring of Anke
  12. A Light Green
  13. Unmade

Disc 2

  1. The Jumps
  2. Volk
  3. The Universe Is Indifferent
  4. The Balance of Things
  5. A Soft Hand Across Your Face
  6. Suspirium Finale
  7. A Choir of One
  8. Synthesizer Speaks
  9. The Room of Compartments
  10. An Audition
  11. Voiceless Terror
  12. The Epilogue

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Thom Yorke   Primary Artist
London Contemporary Orchestra   Orchestra
Hugh Brunt   Conductor
London Contemporary Voices   Choir/Chorus
Noah Yorke   Drums

Technical Credits

Thom Yorke   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Stanley Donwood   Design
Alex Ferguson   Assistant
Doctor Tchock   Design
Tom Bailey   Engineer
Sam Petts-Davies   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Music Editor
Laurence Anslow   Assistant
Hugh Brunt   Orchestration
Giulia Piersanti   Cover Art
Walter Fasland   Music Editor
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