John Cale
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Soundtracks

The Unknown

The Unknown

About this album

Released in 1999. Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 1023 085.1023.20.

Tracks:

  1. Part 1
  2. Part 2
  3. Part 3
  4. Part 4
  5. Part 5
  6. Part 6
  7. Part 7
  8. Part 8
The Unknown poster

Recorded live at Théatre de La Colline, Paris - December 5, 1994. Liner notes by Paolo Cherchi-Usai.

Started out as a commission for The Giornate del cinema muto de Pordenone in Italy for a screening of the classic silent movie The Unknown on October 15, 1994. The American silent horror film was directed in 1927 by Tod Browning, and starring Lon Chaney.

Also performed in Brussels (October 18, 1994) and Lyon (December 8, 1994).

Other credits:
Producer: John Cale
Co-producer: Jean-Michel Reusser
Mixed at Studio de la Seine, Paris
Recording & mixing engineer: Charles Van Der Elst
Additional mixing and treatments: Jack Wall at LPG Studios, NYC
Mastering: Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering
Photos: The George Eastman House
Design: Twilight Easy Artwork


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