Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour

Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour is a 1989 album by John Zorn featuring music written for a series of Japanese animated shorts that were created by Kiriko Kubo. It features Zorn's first music for cartoons and was originally released on the Japanese Sony label in limited numbers. In late 1996 Zorn finally attained the rights for his music and remastered and re-released the album on his own label, Tzadik, in 1997.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Joclyn Layne awarded the album 3 stars stating "Bursts of TV rock, synth whistles and barks, banjo licks, and sound effects intensify the caffeinated jumping through genre hoops of this slick and cinematically silly music".

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

Personnel

Tracks 1–6 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in October 1988

Bill Frisell - electric guitar, banjo

Carol Emanuel - harp

Wayne Horvitz - keyboards

Kermit Driscoll - acoustic & electric bass

Bobby Previte - drums, percussion

Cyro Baptista - Brazilian percussion

Christian Marclay - turntables

Tracks 7–14 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in October 1988

Arto Lindsay - electric guitar

Robert Quine - electric guitar

Marc Ribot - electric guitar, banjo

Carol Emanuel - harp

Peter Scherer - keyboards

David Hofstra - acoustic & electric bass

Cyro Baptista - Brazilian percussion

Bobby Previte - drums, percussion

Tracks 15–18 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in January 1989

Marc Ribot - acoustic & electric guitar, banjo

Carol Emanuel - harp

Jill Jaffee - violin, viola

Maxine Neuman - cello

Peter Scherer - keyboards

David Hofstra - acoustic & electric bass, tuba

Cyro Baptista - Brazilian percussion

Ikue Mori - drum machine

Tracks 19–26 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in January 1989

Bill Frisell - electric & acoustic guitar, banjo

Robert Quine - electric guitar

Carol Emanuel - harp

Peter Scherer - keyboards

David Hofstra - electric & acoustic bass, tuba

Cyro Baptista - Brazilian percussion

Bobby Previte - drums, percussion

Arto Lindsay - vocal

Kiriko Kubo - vocal

References

1989 soundtrack albums

Albums produced by John Zorn

Anime soundtracks

John Zorn soundtracks

Soundtrack compilation albums

Tzadik Records compilation albums

Tzadik Records soundtracks