Name: Winged Migration [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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Winged Migration [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

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Album: Winged Migration [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	To Be By Your Side
2)	Masters of the Field
3)	Winged Migration, film score: Northern Bound
4)	Winged Migration, film score: The Crossing
5)	Highest Gander, The
6)	Winged Migration, film score: Beating Drums
7)	Winged Migration, film score: The Return of the Cranes
8)	Winged Migration, film score: The Blue Thread
9)	Winged Migration, film score: The Red Forest
10)	Like a Breath of Air
11)	Winged Migration, film score: The Takeoff
12)	Winged Migration, film score: Amidst The Factory Smoke
13)	Winged Migration, film score: The Glider
14)	Winged Migration, film score: After The Hunt
15)	Winged Migration, film score: The Paper Parrot
16)	Winged Migration, film score: The Swan's Flight
17)	Winged Migration, film score: Feathers And Stripes
18)	Wounded Dove, The
19)	Winged Migration, film score: Off Camera

Album: Winged Migration [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	To Be By Your Side
2)	Masters of the Field
3)	Winged Migration, film score: Northern Bound
4)	Winged Migration, film score: The Crossing
5)	Highest Gander, The
6)	Winged Migration, film score: Beating Drums
7)	Winged Migration, film score: The Return of the Cranes
8)	Winged Migration, film score: The Blue Thread
9)	Winged Migration, film score: The Red Forest
10)	Like a Breath of Air
11)	Winged Migration, film score: The Takeoff
12)	Winged Migration, film score: Amidst The Factory Smoke
13)	Winged Migration, film score: The Glider
14)	Winged Migration, film score: After The Hunt
15)	Winged Migration, film score: The Paper Parrot
16)	Winged Migration, film score: The Swan's Flight
17)	Winged Migration, film score: Feathers And Stripes
18)	Wounded Dove, The
19)	Winged Migration, film score: Off Camera

Performer Notes

Original score composed by Bruno Coulais.
Personnel: Joniece Jamison, Alain Maneval (vocals); Fran‡oise Gneri (alto); Slim Pezin (guitar); Christophe Guiot, Elisabeth Pallas (violin); Renaud Pion (flute); Christophe Grindel (alto horn); Raoul Duflot-Verez (piano, keyboards); Laurent Julia, Jean-Paul Batailley, Jean Philippe Batailley, Marc Chantereau (percussion).
Liner Note Author: Bruno Coulais.
Recording information: Bulgarian Radio Studio; Davout; DB Studios Ltd; The Ferber, Mega; Twin Studios, France.
Director: Deyan Pavlov.
Unknown Contributor Role: Jacques Perrin.
This ode to nature is a varied work adorned by strong vocal performances. For the main songs, composer Bruno Coulais recruited two of rock's most distinctive voices, the crooning Nick Cave, here at his most heartfelt, and the emotionally charged Robert Wyatt, with his inimitable frail voice. "To Be by Your Side" sung by Cave and "Masters of the Field" and "The Highest Gander," delivered by Wyatt, are the recurring themes that keep popping up wrapped in new forms and arrangements. They are the thread that gives an otherwise eclectic score its consistency. The other singers and vocal groups range from high-pitched children's voices to men's bass choirs, but they all share a strong musicality and create an uncanny atmosphere. Birdcalls and wing flaps are subtly incorporated into the music adding to its organic quality. Tribal drums, strings, and voices are often superimposed to give the score a rich texture. Whether the music leans toward Russian music's dark side and impressive might or slows down to reveal a myriad of details, it vividly renders the hardship birds encounter during their migrations. Disconnected from the pictures they are associated with, soundtracks can often be disappointing. Winged Migration stands on its own and is arguably a highlight in Coulais' career. ~ Alain Drouot