Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour

Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour
Soundtrack album by
John Zorn
Released1989
RecordedOctober, 1988 & January, 1989
GenreAnimation music[1]
Length25:08
LabelTzadik
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Spy vs Spy
(1989) 		Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour
(1989) 		More News for Lulu
(1992)
John Zorn Filmworks chronology
Filmworks VI: 1996
(1997) 		Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour
(1989) 		Filmworks VIII: 1997
(1998)

Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour is a 1989 album by John Zorn featuring music written for a series of Japanese animated shorts that were created by Kiriko Kubo. It features Zorn's first music for cartoons and was originally released on the Japanese Sony label in limited numbers. In late 1996 Zorn finally attained the rights for his music and remastered and re-released the album on his own label, Tzadik, in 1997.[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Joclyn Layne stated: "Bursts of TV rock, synth whistles and barks, banjo licks, and sound effects intensify the caffeinated jumping through genre hoops of this slick and cinematically silly music".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hysteric Logo"0:24
2."Walk to Park"2:10
3."Coaster 2"0:47
4."Fighting Pirates"0:26
5."Yakisoba"1:14
6."Coaster Trip"1:39
7."1st Hit/2nd Hit"0:27
8."Punk Rock Hero"0:56
9."Abacus Waltz"0:38
10."Punk Rebel/Tsunta's Theme"3:36
11."End Title"0:13
12."Through the Night"1:30
13."Home Sweet Home"1:43
14."Making Ramen at Midnight"0:32
15."Scary Moonlight"1:55
16."My Favorite Things"2:18
17."Omelet Punk"0:20
18."Classical"0:16
19."Stink of an Onion"0:34
20."Onion Samba"0:59
21."Omelet Punk 2"0:16
22."Me and My Hamburger/Final Samba"1:05
23."Surfing Samba"1:10
All compositions by John Zorn

Personnel

  • Tracks 1–6 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in October 1988
  • Tracks 7–14 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in October 1988
  • Tracks 15–18 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in January 1989
    • Marc Ribot - acoustic & electric guitar, banjo
    • Carol Emanuel - harp
    • Jill Jaffee - violin, viola
    • Maxine Neuman - cello
    • Peter Scherer - keyboards
    • David Hofstra - acoustic & electric bass, tuba
    • Cyro Baptista - Brazilian percussion
    • Ikue Mori - drum machine
  • Tracks 19–26 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in January 1989

References

  1. ^ a b c Layne, J. AllMusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
  2. ^ Tzadik catalogue