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The Sunday Times of London has put together a list of 100 Soundtracks to Love. "Pop or classical, scary or stirring, epic or intimate—a great film score can be as memorable as the movie it serves," says the Sunday Times. "We choose our favourites." Among those favourites are five soundtracks released on Nonesuch Records: Buena Vista Social Club ("put veteran Cuban musicians and their unsung 1930s style of music, son, on the map"), Mishima (Philip Glass's "most vibrant, exuberant score"), The Master (with Jonny Greenwood adding "otherworldly suspense"), Inside Llewyn Davis ("a gem"), and The Fountain (with Clint Mansell's "swarming strings" a standout).

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The Sunday Times of London has put together a list of 100 Soundtracks to Love. "Pop or classical, scary or stirring, epic or intimate—a great film score can be as memorable as the movie it serves," says the Sunday Times. "We choose our favourites." Among those favourites are five soundtracks released on Nonesuch Records: Buena Vista Social Club, Mishima, The Master, Inside Llewyn Davis, and The Fountain.

The Grammy Award-winning cultural phenomenon that is the soundtrack to the 1997 Wim Wenders documentary Buena Vista Social Club, co-produced by Ry Cooder, resurrected the forgotten stars of pre-revolutionary Cuba, including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, and Compay Segundo. "Wim Wenders and Ry Cooder put veteran Cuban musicians and their unsung 1930s style of music, son, on the map in this great documentary," says the Sunday Times, calling the soundtrack one "to make you dance." (Cooder's soundtrack to Wenders's film Paris, Texas is on the list as well, in the "small and perfectly formed" category, with the Times calling the score "perfect.")

Philip Glass's score to director Paul Schrader's 1985 film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was his first recording on Nonesuch and features performances by Kronos Quartet (on its first Nonesuch recording as well). The Sunday Times calls it "his most vibrant, exuberant score."

Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack to writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2012 film The Master "uses jittery drums and swelling strings to wrap [the film] in an otherworldly suspense," says the Sunday Times. The film was his second collaboration with Anderson, following 2007's There Will Be Blood.

The Coen brothers' latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis, from last year, stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, and Justin Timberlake. The film's soundtrack, produced by T Bone Burnett, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen, with Marcus Mumford as its associate producer, features 12 new recordings created especially for the film and soundtrack. Each song on the album "is a gem," says the Times, "performed by actors who are also classy musicians." (The Coen brothers' 2000 collaboration with Burnett, O Brother, Whre Art Thou?, makes the Times list as well.) In January 2015, Nonesuch Records will release Another Day, Another Time, the recording of the one-night-only concert held at New York City’s Town Hall in 2013 to celebrate the music of Inside Llewyn Davis, featuring live performances by several actors from the film along with icons and rising stars of folk and Americana.

A number of director Darreny Aronofsky's films have featured music by composer Clint Mansell, including Requiem for a Dream (2000), Noah from earlier this year, and the 2006 film The Fountain, which makes the Times list. The paper recommends "Mansell’s swarming strings—The Last Man, in particular."

To read more and see the complete list of the Sunday Times 100 Soundtracks to Love, visit thesundaytimes.co.uk. To peruse the soundtracks section of the Nonesuch Store, click here.

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Sunday Times: "100 Soundtracks to Love," November 2014
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    Sunday Times (UK)'s "100 Soundtracks to Love" Features Several on Nonesuch

    The Sunday Times of London has put together a list of 100 Soundtracks to Love. "Pop or classical, scary or stirring, epic or intimate—a great film score can be as memorable as the movie it serves," says the Sunday Times. "We choose our favourites." Among those favourites are five soundtracks released on Nonesuch Records: Buena Vista Social Club, Mishima, The Master, Inside Llewyn Davis, and The Fountain.

    The Grammy Award-winning cultural phenomenon that is the soundtrack to the 1997 Wim Wenders documentary Buena Vista Social Club, co-produced by Ry Cooder, resurrected the forgotten stars of pre-revolutionary Cuba, including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, and Compay Segundo. "Wim Wenders and Ry Cooder put veteran Cuban musicians and their unsung 1930s style of music, son, on the map in this great documentary," says the Sunday Times, calling the soundtrack one "to make you dance." (Cooder's soundtrack to Wenders's film Paris, Texas is on the list as well, in the "small and perfectly formed" category, with the Times calling the score "perfect.")

    Philip Glass's score to director Paul Schrader's 1985 film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters was his first recording on Nonesuch and features performances by Kronos Quartet (on its first Nonesuch recording as well). The Sunday Times calls it "his most vibrant, exuberant score."

    Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack to writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2012 film The Master "uses jittery drums and swelling strings to wrap [the film] in an otherworldly suspense," says the Sunday Times. The film was his second collaboration with Anderson, following 2007's There Will Be Blood.

    The Coen brothers' latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis, from last year, stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, and Justin Timberlake. The film's soundtrack, produced by T Bone Burnett, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen, with Marcus Mumford as its associate producer, features 12 new recordings created especially for the film and soundtrack. Each song on the album "is a gem," says the Times, "performed by actors who are also classy musicians." (The Coen brothers' 2000 collaboration with Burnett, O Brother, Whre Art Thou?, makes the Times list as well.) In January 2015, Nonesuch Records will release Another Day, Another Time, the recording of the one-night-only concert held at New York City’s Town Hall in 2013 to celebrate the music of Inside Llewyn Davis, featuring live performances by several actors from the film along with icons and rising stars of folk and Americana.

    A number of director Darreny Aronofsky's films have featured music by composer Clint Mansell, including Requiem for a Dream (2000), Noah from earlier this year, and the 2006 film The Fountain, which makes the Times list. The paper recommends "Mansell’s swarming strings—The Last Man, in particular."

    To read more and see the complete list of the Sunday Times 100 Soundtracks to Love, visit thesundaytimes.co.uk. To peruse the soundtracks section of the Nonesuch Store, click here.

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