RYUICHI SAKAMOTO & ALVA NOTO & BRYCE DESSNER - The Revenant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2LP

After the success of Birdman (four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director), director Alejandro G. Iñárritu pushes the boundaries of cinematic art with this epic western: The Revenant. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic, The Wolf of Wall Street) and Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road, The Dark Knight Rises), filmed in a wild and icy Canada, with natural light, The Revenant is a story of revenge, survival, and tenacity in the face of human and natural fury. The film is quickly becoming a critical favorite as awards season approaches...Iñárritu chose to sacrifice almost all dialogue for a splendid soundscape and majestic music. A film of this scope deserved a composer who understood pure artistic creation and unleashed passions. The Japanese master Ryuichi Sakamoto (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, The Last Emperor – Oscar for Best Original Score) fulfilled the contract with flying colors. With his collaborator Alva Noto (notably within the Yellow Magic Orchestra), Sakamoto created a captivating soundtrack that will undoubtedly be the pleasant surprise of the winter. The album also features additional music by Bryce Dessner (composer for the Kronos Quartet and the LA Phil).