A A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III [Original Score]

by Liam Hayes

Overview

Liam Hayes' music has such a unique blend of stylishness and vulnerability that it's easy to hear why director Roman Coppola, whose work embraces gorgeous visuals as much as strong characters and emotional revelations, would need to have Hayes' music in one of his films. A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, which explores the vivid imagination and romantic entanglements of a graphic designer in the '70s, uses the meticulously crafted '60s and '70s pop and soul-loving sound Hayes developed over the years (under his own name as well as Plush) to craft a mood that's as playful as it is bittersweet. Like Grizzly Bear's Blue Valentine score, Hayes' music revisits and reworks previously recorded songs (including tracks from his then yet to be released 2013 album Korp Sole Roller) along with new material written expressly for the film. While it all flows together as a wryly romantic whole, there are standouts, including the winsome pop of "White Telescope," which straddles the line between knowing and innocence in a way that makes it all the more moving, and the symphonic soul-pop of the brassy opening track, "Brain Doctor." Elsewhere, "The Goose Is Out," "Fokus," and "Cried a Thousand Times" offer ample reminders that Hayes knows exactly how to embody the eras he loves without seeming too formal or too fawning. Best of all for longtime fans, newer tracks like "Rock and Roll" and "A Glimpse Inside" are in keeping with the rest of his work but also have a sweeter, more mature feel that's very promising. Jason Schwartzman's "Kirby's Song" and the cover of "Aguas de Marco" by Charlie Sheen and Katheryn Winnick add more of the film's flavor to the album; still, the real star here is Hayes, who creates a score that's equally true to the movie it's for and his larger body of work. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	03/19/2013
Label:	NIGHT FEVER MUSIC
UPC:	0855657004020

Tracks

1. Brain Doctor
2. Whose Blues
3. Sound of San Francisco
4. White Telescope
5. Kirby's Song
6. Cried a Thousand Times
7. Born Together
8. SSBB/Counter SSBB Suite
9. The Goose Is Out
10. Fokus
11. Whose Blues Anyway
12. Look Up, Look Down
13. Rock and Roll
14. A Glimpse Inside
15. So Much Music
16. Aguas de Marco
17. First Meeting
18. Charlie and Izzy
19. Whose Blues Bus
20. Country Western Song
21. Charlie's Goodbye
22. What's Inside

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Liam Hayes   Primary Artist
Katheryn Winnick   Primary Artist
Charlie Sheen   Primary Artist
Jason Schwartzman   Primary Artist
Roman Coppola   Director
Tom Tom MMLXXXIV   Conductor
Paul Von Mertens   Conductor

Technical Credits

Pat Sansone   Mixing,Arranger,Producer,Executive Producer
Frank Caruso   Engineer
Roman Coppola   Writer
Roger Neil   Arranger,Producer
Gregory Smith   Cover Photo
Chris Gelin   Engineer
Ryan Gies   Executive Producer
Tom Tom MMLXXXIV   Arranger,Orchestration
Paul Von Mertens   Orchestration,Arranger
Mark Greenberg   Engineer
Roger Heiss   Engineer
Liam Hayes   Score,Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Colin Guthrie   Engineer
Benjamin Balcom   Engineer
Tom Lunt   Producer
John McEntire   Engineer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Josh Shapera   Mixing,Engineer
Jim DeMain   Mastering
Robert Schwartzman   Additional Production
Dan Dietrich   Engineer
Andrew Burr   Design
Nathan Cook   Production Assistant,Engineer
Andrea Troolin   Executive Producer