Last Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2011 film Last Night featuring music composed and produced by Clint Mansell.[1][2] The album was not made available before its initial United States release, and instead it was published on September 6, 2011 by Milan Records and Warner Classics[3] through audio CD and digital download.[4][5] Critics praised to the soundtrack, and Mansell was nominated for a World Soundtrack Award for Soundtrack Composer of the Year.[6] The nomination was also for his music for the 2010 films Black Swan and Faster.[6]
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| Released | September 6, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:09 | |||
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| Producer | Clint Mansell | |||
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Background
editMansell used piano for most of the film, which he felt that it had a "sort of hypnotic" sound on the tracks. The score featured vocals provided by Peter Broderick, who also wrote lyrics for few songs and also re-recorded his song "Not At Home" with Mansell at the climatic scene, after Tadjedin's request.[7] Writing for Uncut, David Quantick described the music as "a step outside [of Mansell's] usual mixture of intense orchestral post-rock and intense moodiness"; according to Thomson the soundtrack is composed primarily of "melancholy piano pieces".[8]
Reception
editCynthia Ellis of HuffPost wrote Mansell created "a haunting score" that "lingers long after the film is over".[9] Quantick from Uncut praised the soundtrack as "a slight collection, but excellent for all that",[8] although Rodrigo Perez of IndieWire criticized it as "mostly played out in the forgettable background".[10] Brice Ezell, writing for PopMatters described it as "Don’t let the album’s relatively short length fool you: this is incredible, powerful music that runs through a whole range of emotions over the course of its runtime. Mansell wastes no time in this score’s seven track length, making a powerfully emotive case for his status as the best film composer alive."[11] Stephen Cole of The Globe and Mail commented that Mansell "offers up an austere piano concerto".[12]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "First Movement" | Clint Mansell | 7:04 |
| 2. | "Pillow Talking" | Clint Mansell | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Streets of New York" | Clint Mansell | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Emotional Connections" | Clint Mansell | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Dangerous Territory" | Clint Mansell | 1:55 |
| 6. | "Physical Liaison" | Clint Mansell | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Final Movement" | Clint Mansell | 5:06 |
| Total length: | 26:09 | ||
Credits
editCredits adapted from CD liner notes.[13]
- Peter Broderick – lyricist, vocals
- Jean-Christophe Chamboredon – soundtrack executive producer
- Geoff Foster – engineer, mixing, producer
- Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
- Stefan Karrer – soundtrack executive producer
- Randy Kerber – piano
- Shawn Lyon – graphic design
- Clint Mansell – bass, composer, guitar, primary Artist, producer
- Roya Melamed – legal advisor
- Ray Staff – mastering
- Massy Tadjedin – liner notes
- Nigel Wiesehan – assistant producer
References
edit- ^ "Last Night". Tribeca Film. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Last Night: Clint Mansell". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Clint Mansell: Last Night – Soundtrack". Milan Records. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Last Night: Music from the Motion Picture". Spotify. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Lyttelton, Oliver (August 22, 2011). "Clint Mansell's Score For 'Last Night' To Get A September 6th Release, Composer Playing L.A. Shows In Support". IndieWire. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "World Soundtrack Academy Announces 2011 Nominees". World Soundtrack Academy. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Acharya, Kiran (February 9, 2011). "Unspoilt By Progress: A Conversation With Black Swan Composer Clint Mansell". The Quietus. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ a b Quantick, David (August 2012). "Music from the Motion Picture 'Last Night'". Uncut. TI Media. p. 77.
- ^ Ellis, Cynthia (May 2, 2011). "Tribeca Film Interview: Griffin Dunne's Dinner Last Night with Keira Knightley". HuffPost. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ Perez, Rodrigo (April 26, 2011). "Tribeca Review: Shallow Infidelity Drama 'Last Night' With Keira Knightley Lacks Heat Or Chemistry". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "Clint Mansell: Last Night (Music from the Motion Picture)". PopMatters. September 29, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Last Night: You couldn't take another night of this". The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.