MUTE The Testament of Ann Lee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) : 2LP [VINYL]

A bold, immersive reimagining of Shaker musical tradition, Academy Award-winning composer Daniel Blumberg’s score for Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee presents radical reinterpretations of traditional hymns with original compositions shaped directly on set. Developed in deep collaboration with Fastvold, the music grew alongside the film’s choreography and performances, drawing on the physicality and ecstatic vocal practices of Shaker worship. Blumberg assembled nearly 100 singers, including extreme vocal improvisers Maggie Nicols, Phil Minton, Shelley Hirsch, Freya Edmondes alongside a cast of untrained voices – to create a wordless cacophony of vocal textures that mirrors the Shakers’ ecstatic spiritual practices. This vocal landscape intertwines with tuned percussion, spectral bell tones, celeste, and an ensemble of experimental string players, forming a sonic world that is both elemental and deeply spiritual. The soundtrack includes ten reimagined Shaker hymns performed by the cast, plus three original songs, including end credits song ‘Clothed by the Sun’ performed as a duet by Blumberg and Amanda Seyfried. The double vinyl edition comes housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, designed by The Testament of Ann Lee title designer Sebastian Pardo in close collaboration with Daniel Blumberg. Tracklisting: A1 The Testament of Ann LeE A2 Manchester A3 Hero Prayer One A4 Walk To Infirmary A5 Infirmary A6 Walk to Wardleys A7 Wardleys A8 Worship A9 Sex Celeste A10 Beautiful Treasures A11 Search for Ann B1 I Never Did Believe B2 Hunger & Thirst B3 Ship B4 Lower Deck B5 Today Today B6 Storm B7 All is Summer C1 Magical Boat Ride C2 John's Running Song C3 Whores C4 Niskayuna C5 The Eclipse C6 Bow Down O Zion C7 Building & Growing C8 William Walking C9 I Love Mother (Pretty Mother's Home) D1 Arrest D2 Stone Prison D3 Shattuck D4 Down to the Deep D5 Beautiful Treasures Funeral D6 Clothed by the Sun