Ryuichi Sakamoto - Silk - Original Soundtrack - VINYL LP

Ryuichi Sakamoto's soundtrack for François Girard's 2007 film is a beautifully evocative musical map, perfectly complementing the protagonist's journey across diverse locales, from Europe to Egypt, Russia, and Japan. The score is rich in texture, highlighted by the melancholic strings and majestic horns of InchFirst Trip to JapanInch and the desolate, cold reverberations of the piano piece InchSnowy Village,Inch which seems to inherit the spirit of the late Glenn Gould. Sakamoto expertly uses instrumental color, such as the scraping violin against arpeggiated piano in InchThe Girl,Inch to convey the exotic beauty of the East, while skillfully adapting journey themes to reflect the evolving narrative and direction of time throughout the film. Album Tracks 1. Silk Opening 2. Second Trip to Japan 3. Mill Theme 4. The Girl 5. Love Theme 6. Second Return 7. Trip to Egypt 8. Love Theme II 9. First Trip to Japan 10. Sadness 11. Snowy Village 12. Brothel 13. First Return 1. The Last Trip to Japan 2. Helen 3. Revolution 4. Sadness II 5. The Last Return 6. Silk Endroll 7. Building the Garden 8. Reminisence