Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion

Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion
Soundtrack album by
Released2005
RecordedOctober 2004
GenreAvant-garde, jazz, classical
Length45:57
LabelTzadik TZ 7345
ProducerJohn Zorn
Filmworks chronology
Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking
(2003)
Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion
(2005)
Filmworks XVI: Workingman's Death
(2005)
John Zorn chronology
Rituals
(2005)
Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion
(2005)
Naked City: The Complete Studio Recordings
(2005)

Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion features a score by John Zorn for a documentary film by Marc Levin. The album was released on Zorn's own label, Tzadik Records, in 2005 and contains music that Zorn wrote and recorded for Protocols of Zion (2005), a documentary detailing the rise of antisemitism following the September 11 attacks.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "this is a provocative record for all the ease of listening it affords. It's a John Zorn who is not heard nearly often enough. This music is adventurous but contains no edges; it is deeply emotional, wonderfully warm, and utterly engaging".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Protocols of Zion" - 4:27
  2. "Searching For a Past" - 5:22
  3. "Jew Watcher" - 2:43
  4. "Mystery of the Jew" - 4:09
  5. "History Repeats Itself" - 2:14
  6. "Arab and Jew" - 5:57
  7. "Fighting Time" - 5:02
  8. "Hollywood/Rikers" - 2:36
  9. "Elders of Zion" - 5:26
  10. "A Dark Future" - 4:31
  11. "Transition 1" - 0:31
  12. "Transition 2" - 0:17
  13. "Transition 3" - 0:30
  14. "Transition 4" - 0:25
  15. "Coda - The Metaphysics of Anti-Semitism" - 1:46
All music by John Zorn
  • Recorded at Frank Booth, Brooklyn (New York) in October 2004.
  • Produced by John Zorn.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed July 29, 2011.