The Limits of Control Original Soundtrack

I watched this, Jarmusch's latest, twice this weekend. I was hooked by the soundtrack and the score. The soundtrack is dripping with droners. Oddly the drones never come off as spooky or grinding, etc. They are almost kind and very complimentary to the enigmatic vibe of the film. I was really caught off guard when the first track kicked in but it quickly became comforting and nurtured the script.

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01. Bad Rabbit - Intro
02. Boris with Michio Kurihara - Fuzzy Reactor
03. La Macarena - Saeta
04. Bad Rabbit - Sea Green Sea
05. Boris - Feedback (TLOC Edit)
06. Manuel el Sevillano - Por Compasi n Malaguenas
07. Boris - Farewell
08. Sunn o))) & Boris - N.L.T.
09. Carmen Linares - El Que Se
10. Bad Rabbit - Dawn
11. The Black Angels - You on the Run
12. Earth and Bill Frisell - Omens and Portrents 1: The Driver (TLOC Edit)
13. Taleg n de C rdoba & Jorge Rodriguez Padilla - El Que Se Tenga Por Grande
14. Sunn o))) & Boris - Blood Swamp (TLOC Edit)
15. Ensemble Villa Musica - Schubert 2. Adagio (Strin Quintet in C, D.965) (TLOC Edit)
16. LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is PLaying at my House
17. Boris - ” ” (TLOC Edit)


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Bill Frisell - Bill Frisell Quartet [1996]

This final glean from the Lounge Lizards lineup melds Curtis Fowlkes with Eyvind Kang and Ron Miles on Bill Frisell Quartet. Frisell's effects laden, occasionally saccharine playing is much maligned by some folks, and I understand the complaints, but I personally find that he conjures a compelling idiosyncratic niche. Nearly all of these selections were originally audio backing for different projects, most for an animated television special by Gary Larson called Tales from the Far Side. (Frisell, Larson and artist Jim Woodring are acquaintances in Seattle). If you listen regularly to NPR, especially This American Life, you have heard a few of these tunes already. Coffaro's Theme seems to be used about every third episode of This American Life; the song does provide a nice fit for the mood of their stories.

I find the instrumentation of this quartet interesting:

Eyvind Kang: violin, tuba
Ron Miles: trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Curtis Fowlkes: trombone
Bill Frisell: electric/acoustic guitars

Score some Frisell.

Frisell shows his respect by hiring a professional for his cover art, that being a drawing by Thomas Hart Benton entitled, The Boy.