Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (subtitled An Original Soundtrack by Mogwai) is a film score by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, for the 2006 French documentary film Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait.
| Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait | ||||
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| Released | 30 October 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Castle of Doom Studios, Glasgow, Scotland | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, film score | |||
| Length | 73:58 | |||
| Label | Wall of Sound (UK) Play It Again Sam (international) | |||
| Producer | Tony Doogan | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10) [2] |
| musicOMH.com | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.4/10) [4] |
| Q | |
| The Sunday Times | [5] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [6] |
Overview
editIn late 2005, Douglas Gordon asked Mogwai if they would record a score for his documentary, Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle. After seeing some footage of the film with a remix of "Mogwai Fear Satan" playing in the background, they agreed to do it. The band weren't given any direction as to what the album should sound like and didn't have a lot of time to structure the music, so some songs on the album have an improvised feel. The album's sound is a departure from the more straightforward rock songs on Mr Beast and a return of the slow, experimental style of Come on Die Young. It features darker, slower songs with haunting piano and gentle guitar melodies, as well as ambient noise. There is an untitled hidden track after "Black Spider 2", which lasts for more than 20 minutes. Two of the songs are outtakes from previous Mogwai releases, rerecorded: "Black Spider" (originally titled "Big E") and "7:25" from Rock Action and Come on Die Young, respectively. It is the first Mogwai release to feature a hidden track.
In 2009 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[7]
Track listing
editAll songs were written by Mogwai.
- "Black Spider" – 5:02
- "Terrific Speech 2" – 4:06
- "Wake Up and Go Berserk" – 4:45
- "Terrific Speech" – 4:45
- "7:25" – 5:11
- "Half Time" – 6:49
- "I Do Have Weapons" – 4:15
- "Time and a Half" – 5:56
- "It Would Have Happened Anyway" – 2:34
- "Black Spider 2" – 4:12
- "Untitled [Hidden Track]" – 23:02
Personnel
edit- Stuart Braithwaite – guitar
- Dominic Aitchison – bass guitar
- Martin Bulloch – drums
- John Cummings – guitar
- Barry Burns – piano, guitar, organ
- Tony Doogan – producer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r934057
- ^ "Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Albums - Mogwai - Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait OST". Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
- ^ "Mogwai - Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait : Album review". Archived from the original on 15 November 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
- ^ "Mogwai: Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait OST: Pitchfork Record Review". Archived from the original on 22 January 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
- ^ The Times[dead link]
- ^ "Music Review: Mogwai - Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait".
- ^ "color". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015.