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.
Reception
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".
Track listing
"Protocols of Zion" - 4:27
"Searching For a Past" - 5:22
"Jew Watcher" - 2:43
"Mystery of the Jew" - 4:09
"History Repeats Itself" - 2:14
"Arab and Jew" - 5:57
"Fighting Time" - 5:02
"Hollywood/Rikers" - 2:36
"Elders of Zion" - 5:26
"A Dark Future" - 4:31
"Transition 1" - 0:31
"Transition 2" - 0:17
"Transition 3" - 0:30
"Transition 4" - 0:25
"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.