Lazarus (soundtrack)

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Lazarus (Original Cast Recording)
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Soundtrack album by David Bowie and the New York cast of Lazarus
Released 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded January – May 2015 and 11 January 2016
Length 81:57
Label
Producer
David Bowie chronology
Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976)
(2016)
Lazarus (Original Cast Recording)
(2016)
Legacy
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 71/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
NME 4/5 stars[2]
The Observer 3/5 stars[3]
Pitchfork (6.2/10)[4]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[5]
Uncut 7/10 stars[6]

Lazarus (Original Cast Recording) is an album by the New York cast of the musical Lazarus, which was written by David Bowie and Enda Walsh, with music by David Bowie – orchestrated by Henry Hey. The album was released on 21 October 2016. The album includes three previously unreleased songs by Bowie, "No Plan", "Killing a Little Time" and "When I Met You".[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The album was scheduled and recorded on 11 January 2016, which turned out to be the day after Bowie's death. The musicians and cast were notified upon arriving at the studio; their emotional performances are captured on the recording.[14] This album was produced by David Bowie and Henry Hey and recorded and mixed by Kevin Killen.

Track listing

Disc one
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)"   Ricky Nelson 0:40
2. "Lazarus"   Michael C. Hall and the cast of Lazarus 3:39
3. "It's No Game"   Michael C. Hall, Lynn Craig, and the cast of Lazarus 3:53
4. "This Is Not America"   Sophia Anne Caruso and the cast of Lazarus 4:18
5. "The Man Who Sold the World"   Charlie Pollack 3:22
6. "No Plan"   Sophia Anne Caruso 3:35
7. "Love Is Lost"   Michael Esper and the cast of Lazarus 2:55
8. "Changes"   Cristin Milioti and the cast of Lazarus 3:58
9. "Where Are We Now?"   Michael C. Hall and the cast of Lazarus 4:22
10. "Absolute Beginners"   Michael C. Hall, Cristin Milioti, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, Krystina Alabado, and the cast of Lazarus 4:40
11. "Dirty Boys"   Michael Esper 2:28
12. "Killing a Little Time"   Michael C. Hall 3:48
13. "Life on Mars?"   Sophia Anne Caruso 3:48
14. "All the Young Dudes"   Nicholas Christopher, Lynn Craig, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, and the cast of Lazarus 2:55
15. "Sound and Vision"   David Bowie 0:40
16. "Always Crashing in the Same Car"   Cristin Milioti 3:12
17. "Valentine's Day"   Michael Esper and the cast of Lazarus 3:00
18. "When I Met You"   Michael C. Hall and Krystina Alabado 3:56
19. "Heroes"   Michael C. Hall, Sophia Anne Caruso, and the cast of Lazarus 4:47
Total length:
63:56
Disc two
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Lazarus"   David Bowie 6:24
2. "No Plan"   David Bowie 3:41
3. "Killing a Little Time"   David Bowie 3:48
4. "When I Met You"   David Bowie 4:08
Total length:
18:01

Personnel

Cast

Band

  • Henry Hey – orchestrator, musical director, pianist
  • Chris McQueen – guitar 1
  • JJ Appleton – guitar 2
  • Brian Delaney – drums
  • Fima Ephron – bass
  • Lucas Dodd – saxophones
  • Karl Lyden – trombones

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 57
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 36
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[19] 19
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 62
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 16
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[23] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 8
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 85
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 10
US Billboard 200[28] 129

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide 21 October 2016 Digital download
[7]
CD RCA Records [29]
Vinyl
  • RCA Records
  • ISO
[13]
Sony Music Entertainment (coloured vinyl) [30]

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