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Mark Isham's score for the underrated period drama Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle derives much but not all of its inspiration from the Roaring Twenties-era jazz that served as the musical backdrop for the intellectual sparring of Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and their fellow members of the famed Algonquin Round Table. Alternating between meticulously arranged swing and wilder, more improvisational jazz elements, Isham brings to life the vibrancy and swagger of New York City in its pre-Depression golden age. While the presence of an ambient electronic dimension may seem somewhat anachronistic, Isham employs his synthesizers to effective use, creating gauzy, sensuous soundscapes that evoke the physical longing behind the characters' mental jousting. Varèse Sarabande's official soundtrack release also includes a series of spoken interludes featuring star Jennifer Jason Leigh reciting some of Parker's most legendary verse.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
John Clayton, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Kugler, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Tavaglione, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Goldblatt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Isham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurt Wortman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Fine Line Features, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
Album review
Mark Isham's score for the underrated period drama Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle derives much but not all of its inspiration from the Roaring Twenties-era jazz that served as the musical backdrop for the intellectual sparring of Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and their fellow members of the famed Algonquin Round Table. Alternating between meticulously arranged swing and wilder, more improvisational jazz elements, Isham brings to life the vibrancy and swagger of New York City in its pre-Depression golden age. While the presence of an ambient electronic dimension may seem somewhat anachronistic, Isham employs his synthesizers to effective use, creating gauzy, sensuous soundscapes that evoke the physical longing behind the characters' mental jousting. Varèse Sarabande's official soundtrack release also includes a series of spoken interludes featuring star Jennifer Jason Leigh reciting some of Parker's most legendary verse.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:18
- Main artists: Mark Isham
- Composer: Mark Isham
- Label: Varese Sarabande
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 1994 Fine Line Features ℗ 1994 Fine Line Features
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