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Andrzej Korzynski

Possession (LP)

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Andrzej Korzynski's electronic and orchestral score for Andrzej Zulawski's 1981 film Possession, with Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill: 25 cues, less than half of which made it into the director's cut.

Temporary Super Offer! 2023 repress. During the maiden voyage into an expansive vat of unreleased music by Polish composer Andrzej Korzynski, Finders Keepers Records originally presented his previously unreleased electro/ orchestral/experimental score for Andrzej Zulawski's surrealist '80s horror classic Possession in 2012. These 25 cues were written and recorded exclusively for the 1981 award-winning film starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neil, but due to the progressive, stark and modernist nature of the finished film less than half of them made it on to the actual director's cut -- leaving many of the tracks on this spackage totally unheard outside of Korzynski's studio. The intended Possession score in its entirety marks an important axis in Korzynski's career where his various musical disciplines overlap. In one respect it marks his first forays into to synth driven electronics and disco drum machines, while other tracks epitomize the well-honed techniques used in previous Zulawski scores, such as Third Part Of The Night and The Devil, which rely on his inimitable orchestral arrangements and combination of clavinet, Rhodes, piano and electric guitar. Available once again on black 12" vinyl for the first time since its original release some 11 years ago, Finders Keepers' ongoing commitment to the important restoration of Korzynski's music aims to shed new light on the seldom manufactured productions of the composer whose vast cinematic catalogue warrants overdue global status alongside other golden era Eastern European composers such as Kryzstof Komeda, Jan Hammer, and Zdenek Liska -- not to mention the best of the French and Italian soundtrackers, such as Roubaix, Vannier, and Nicolai. Duplicated and carefully remastered directly from Korzynski's original master tapes this album boasts the uninhibited studio experiments and retains the pre-cut ambience.

Details
Cat. number: FKR062LPX
Year: 2023

Release notes

All tracks previously unreleased outside of the context of the film. Tracks marked * did not appear in the final cut of the film. These tracks have never been heard publicly until now. Duplicated and remastered directly from Korzynski’s original master tapes. 2023 repress with blue sleeve.

Tracklist
A1The Night The Screaming Stops (Opening Titles)
A2Opetanie 1*
A3Meeting With A Pink Tie
A4Opetanie 2
A5Anna Rewards Mark
A6Possesion - Orchestral Theme 1*
A7Kreuzberg 1*
A8Opetanie 3*
A9Mark Looks In The Fridge
A10Heinrick's Demise
A11Opetanie 4*
A12Possession - Orchestral Theme 2*
A13Blue Ford B-AZ6
A14Helen Has Green Eyes
B1Opetanie 5*
B2Bloody Embrace
B3Kreuzberg 2*
B4Detective's Desserts
B5Kreuzberg 3*
B6Kreuzberg 4*
B7The Night The Screaming Stops (Tempo)
B8Mark Formulates A Plan
B9Mark Sees Everything
B10Closely Observered Anna
B11Opetanie 6*
B12What Is It?
B13The Man With The Pink Socks
Credits
Andrzej Korzynski
Composed By
Barbara Baranowska
Cover [Front cover adapted from the original poster art]
Andy Votel
Liner Notes
Daniel Bird
Liner Notes

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