Elements of Michael Nyman's score invoke the "Dies Irae

Dies Irae

Dies Irae is a thirteenth century Latin hymn thought to be written by Thomas of Celano . It is a medieval Latin poem characterized by its accentual stress and its rhymed lines. The metre is trochaic...

" section from Heinrich Ignaz Biber

Heinrich Ignaz Biber

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber von Bibern was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist. Born in the small Bohemian town of Wartenberg , Biber worked at Graz and Kroměříž before he illegally left his Kroměříž employer and settled in Salzburg...

's Requiem ex F con terza minore. The Angelfish Decay/Swan Rot/L'Escargot theme was originally written for Childs Play, a dance work commissioned by Lucinda Childs

Lucinda Childs

Lucinda Childs is an American postmodern dancer/choreographer. Her compositions are known for their minimalistic movements yet complex transitions. Childs is most famous for being able to turn the slightest movements into an intricate choreographic masterpiece...

. Performance of the soundtrack is credited to Nyman, Alexander Balanescu

Alexander Balanescu

Alexander Bălănescu is a violinist and founder of the Balanescu Quartet.He emigrated with his family to Israel in 1969....

, Elisabeth Perry, Sarah Leonard, and "The Zoo Orchestra". While the score is in the Michael Nyman Band's repertoire, particularly "Time Lapse" and "Prawn Watching", they do not perform on the soundtrack.

1. Angelfish Decay
2. Car Crash
3. Time Lapse
4. Prawn Watching
5. Bisocosis Populi
6. Swan Rot
7. Delft Waltz
8. Up for Crabs
9. Vermeer's Wife
10. Venus de Milo
11. Lady in the Red Hat
12. L'Escargot

• Produced by David Cunningham
• Recorded at VARA Studio, Berry Street Studio
  Berry Street Studio
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   and Olympic Studios
  Olympic Studios
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• Mixed at Olympic Studios
• Digital editing at Finesplice
• Mastered by Tim Young
  Tim Young
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   and Michael J.