Original Soundtrack - Memoirs Of A Geisha (2LP Coloured)

Format: 2LP Coloured
Catalogue No.: MOVATM074C
Barcode: 8719262014374
Release Date: 23rd October 2020
Genre: Soundtrack

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
• GATEFOLD WITH DELUXE SOFT-TOUCH FINISH
• INSERT
• PVC PROTECTIVE SLEEVE
• ETCH OF GEISHA ON SIDE D
• ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED AND GOLDEN GLOBE WINNING SCORE BY JOHN WILLIAMS
• CELLO SOLOS BY YO-YO MA AND VIOLIN SOLOS BY ITZHAK PERLMAN
• 2005 EPIC DRAMA MOVIE, PRODUCED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG
• 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF 1000 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED COPIES ON WHITE VINYL

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) is the award winning drama film adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by (a.o.) Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. The original score and songs were composed and conducted by John Williams (the Star Wars & Indiana Jones trilogies, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and many more). The album won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, BAFTA Award for Best Film Music and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.

Directed by Rob Marshall, the film stars Zhang Ziyi and Ken Watanabe, amongst others. The story revolves around a young girl who is sold by her family to an okiya, a geisha house. Her new family then sends her off to school to become a geisha. The story focuses on her struggle as a geisha to find love, while in the process making a lot of enemies. The film was nominated for and won numerous awards, including nominations for six Academy Awards, and eventually won three: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.

Available as a 15th anniversary edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on white vinyl. The package includes an insert and the D-side contains an etch.

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OST - Lincoln [MOVATM156]
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SIDE A
1. Sayuri’s Theme
2. The Journey To The Hanamachi
3. Going To School
4. Brush On Silk
5. Chiyo’s Prayer
6. Becoming A Geisha

SIDE B
1. Finding Satsu
2. The Chairman’s Waltz
3. The Rooftops Of The Hanamachi
4. The Garden Meeting
5. Dr. Crab’s Prize
6. Destiny’s Path
7. A New Name...A New Life

SIDE C
1. The Fire Scene And The Coming Of War
2. As The Water...
3. Confluence
4. A Dream Discarded
5. Sayuri’s Theme And End Credits

SIDE D
Etch

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