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  1. LAKESHORE RECORDS PRESENTS
    BLACK MIRROR: SAN JUNIPERO - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

    Original Music by Clint Mansell


    (November 22, 2016 – Los Angeles, CA) – Lakeshore Records will release the BLACK MIRROR: SAN JUNIPERO - Original Soundtrack digitally on December 2, 2016. The album contains the episode’s original music by Clint Mansell (REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, BLACK SWAN).

    BLACK MIRROR is a sci-fi anthology series that explores a twisted, high-tech near-future where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide. The series, which debuted in the UK in 2011 on Channel 4, with a second season airing in 2013, developed a cult following both in the UK and, through streaming on Netflix, in the US. On October 21, 2016 Netflix debuted the six-episode third season. This season featured an amazing array composers including Max Richter (Nosedive), Bear McCreary (Playtest) Alex Heffes (Shut Up and Dance), Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow (Men Against Fire), and Martin Phipps (Hated In The Nation).

    Composed by Clint Mansell, the fourth episode, San Junipero, takes place in a seaside town in 1987. A shy young woman and an outgoing party girl strike up a powerful bond that seems to defy the laws of space and time.

    As front man of Pop Will Eat Itself, Clint Mansell released seven albums between 1987 & 1996, and notched up 11 Top 40 hits. The band splintered at their peak to pursue various side projects. A chance introduction to Darren Aronofsky in NYC led to Clint's film score debut, the acclaimed independent movie, Pi (1998). This director-composer union continued with Aronofsky's ambitious follow-up, Requiem for a Dream (2000). Mansell's unique approach to composing combined with the success and acclaim of these scores quickly made him an in-demand composer, and prompted his move to Los Angeles. Mansell's creation of the soundtrack for Aronofsky's third film, The Fountain (2006) earned him his first Golden Globe Nomination (Best Original Score). Reuniting with Kronos Quartet and bringing in Scottish post-rockers Mogwai, it was also the work that received two awards at 2007's World Soundtrack Awards (Best Original Score & Public Choice Award), among other plaudits.

    In addition to his long standing director/composer collaboration with Aronofsky, Mansell has kept his options broad - seeking out projects from dark independent movies to more mainstream affairs such as Smoking' Aces (2007) and Sahara (2005), Doom (2005) and Definitely Maybe (2008). On the other side of the spectrum, Clint provided the score for Duncan Jones’ award winning directorial debut Moon (2009) and Massy Tadjedin's Last Night (2010). Filth (2013), the film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel, directed by Jon S Baird, starring James McAvoy was also scored by Mansell. Most recently Clint has completed the score for Ben Wheatley’s take on J G Ballard’s HIGH RISE, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival was released in early 2016.

    All three seasons of BLACK MIRROR are currently viewable on Netflix in the United States. Lakeshore Records will release the BLACK MIRROR: SAN JUNIPERO - Original Soundtrack digitally on December 2, 2016. The label previously released the BLACK MIRROR: MEN AGAINST FIRE soundtrack, composed by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow last month.

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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2016 edited
    The music is SUPERB -- one of my 2016 favourites already.

    I haven't seen a single episode of the show (I'm not too thrilled with 'anthology shows' with a new story each week -- no matter how good it is -- beacuse then I'd rather watch a film instead), but Mansell's slightly retro, delicious synth landscapes are to die for! Loads of moody Tangerine Dream here.

    By the way, I'm impressed they're doing individual episode albums -- reminds me of those old BABYLON 5 CDs.
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2016 edited
    I'm really curious to see how it plays out on album, especially after your comments here Thor, because I've seen the episode, knew beforehand Clint Mansell did that one and as such paid special attention to the music, but it seemed to be so sparsely there and completely drowned out by the contemporary songs that i didn't get a good feel of it at all. Quite a disappointment, to be honest. I figured that must've been the reason the score hadn't been released yet, as opposed to for example Max Richter's excellent score for Nosedive which was very much present in the episode - I thought Mansell simply hadn't written enough, and what was there wasn't distinctive enough to warrant a release. Seeing the amount of music on this digital album, I'm now wondering how much of it was cut from the episode, seeing as how I cannot imagine all of that was actually featured.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeNov 30th 2016 edited
    Sorry to hear it was mixed poorly in the episode, but it's a very focussed, tight album at 33 minutes -- and hardly a weak moment, IMO. I'm curious to check out the Richter album. Say what you will of the show, they managed to secure some great composers.
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