Filmworks XXII: The Last Supper explained

Filmworks XXII: The Last Supper
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	John Zorn
Cover:	Filmworks XXII.jpg
Released:	November 2008
Recorded:	2008
Genre:	exotica avant-garde psychedelic ambient retro
Length:	46:38
Label:	Tzadik TZ 7371
Producer:	John Zorn
Chronology:	John Zorn
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	The Crucible
Next Year:	2008

Filmworks XXII: The Last Supper is a score by American composer John Zorn for Arno Bouchard's 2009 short science fiction/art film The Last Supper.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic said "Using what are likely the very first instruments used by human beings--that is, voices and percussion--Zorn weaves a spell that evokes medieval music, ethnic ritual, and avant-garde explorations of pure sound".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "Somnambulisme" - 2:12
2. "Opening Invocation" - 2:13
3. "Virgin Sacrifice" - 3:25
4. "Vespers" - 3:37
5. "Spiral" - 3:17
6. "The Last Supper" - 1:55
7. "The Colors of Blood" - 2:47
8. "Sexaltation" - 2:35
9. "Dance for the Vernal Equinox" - 1:35
10. "Tarot" - 1:43
11. "Time Travel" - 2:27
12. "Le Diable" - 2:01
13. "Exhaltation" - 2:01
14. "Futur Primitif" - 5:34
15. "Blood Ritual" - 2:39
16. "In Alium" - 6:29

All compositions by John Zorn

Personnel

• Cyro Baptista

percussion

• Lisa Bielawa, Caleb Burhans, Martha Cluver, Abby Fischer, Kirsten Sollek: voices
• John Zorn

percussion

External links

• • thelastsupper.fr (flash only)

Notes and References

1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7371 Tzadik catalogue
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-last-supper-film-works-xxii-mw0000801491 Allmusic Review