The Libertine (album)

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The Libertine
Minimalist music
Length	48:05
Language	English
Label	MN Records
Producer	Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman chronology
The Piano Sings (2005) The Libertine (2005) The Composer's Cut Series Vol. I: The Draughtsman's Contract (2005)

The Libertine: Music for the Film by Laurence Dunmore is the album release of

began distributing MN Records in the United States in 2008, it was included and began appearing in large quantities in stores. This is Nyman's last score for a major motion picture to date, and his last soundtrack release, other than compilation soundtracks.

The score includes the song "If" (as "Rochester's farewell", with partially changed lyrics, removal of the quotes from "Time Lapse" from

, became the basis of the Interlude in C for Accent007 ensemble. "The maimed debauchee" is a fairly brief piece, but resembles the Interlude at its climax. The theme reappears in a longer version as "Against constancy".

The album primarily follows the order of the film, but there are exceptions, including "My Lord all-pride", which immediately follows "Signior Dildo" in the film, as Wilmot steps out from curtains painted to resemble

female genitalia

.

Portions of the score appear in all-brass arrangements on the album, Nyman Brass.

Track listing

1. "History of the insipid"
2. "Upon drinking in a bowl"
3. "Impromptu on an English court"
4. "Upon nothing"
5. "The maimed debauchee"
6. "The wish"
7. "The submission"
8. "A ramble in St. James's Park"
9. "The mistress"
10. "Signior dildo"
11. "Against constancy"
12. "My Lord all-pride"
13. "The imperfect enjoyment"
14. "A satire against reason"
15. "Rochester's farewell"
16. "A satire upon mankind"
17. "Upon leaving his mistress"

Personnel

• Michael Nyman Orchestra

• Hilary Summers, contralto
• Capital Voices

• Music composed,
  conducted
  , and produced by Michael Nyman
• Assistant to the composer: Andrew Keenan
• Recorded, mixed, and edited by Austin Ince
• Assistant Engineers: Mat Bartram and Roland Heap
• Orchestra contractor: Isobel Griffiths
• Published by Boosey and Hawkes Music Publishers/Michael Nyman Ltd. 2005, except Track 15, music by Michael Nyman, text by Stephen Jeffreys Published by Chester Music Ltd./Michael Nyman Ltd. 2005
• Special thanks to Annette Gentz, Elizabeth Lloyd, Rachel Thomas, Polly Hope, Andrew Thompson, James Ware, Declan Colgan and especially Laurnce Dunmore
• Design by Russell Mills (shed) [1]
• Co-design by Michael Webster (storm) [2]
• Photography by Michael Nyman