Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme arrives with a rich and evocative soundtrack that perfectly complements the film’s stylized vision and international ensemble cast. The album features a sweeping original score by Alexandre Desplat, seamlessly interwoven with selections from classical masters like Stravinsky, Bach, and Beethoven, as well as jazz gems from Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller, and a newly recorded piece by the Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq Sextet.
Desplat’s score pays homage to early 20th-century classical traditions, with several cues referencing Stravinsky’s L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird). The soundtrack also includes standout jazz recordings like “Drum Boogie,” “A String of Pearls,” and the film-exclusive “Mud Bug.”
Pressed on sea foam color vinyl, the LP package features artwork from the film along with liner notes by Wes Anderson and Alexandre Desplat, making it a collector’s piece for cinephiles and audiophiles alike.
- Format: Vinyl
- Sea Foam Color Vinyl
- Released: 07/11/2025
- Genre: Soundtracks, Classical, Jazz
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Track Listing:
A1 Alexandre Desplat, Igor Stravinsky– Airplane Crash #1 3:54
A2 Igor Stravinsky, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra– Apollon musagète: “Apotheosis” 3:47
A3 Alexandre Desplat– A.Z.K. Land and Sea 3:07
A4 Alexandre Desplat, Igor Stravinsky– Palazzo Korda 4:13
A5 Robert Corben, Ludwig van Beethoven– Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 2 IV Rondo 1:58
A6 Igor Stravinsky, Columbia Symphony Orchestra– Petrouchka, 1947 Version: “Tableau 1, The Shrovetide Fair” 3:11
A7 Alexandre Desplat, Igor Stravinsky– The Gap Explodes 1:32
B1 Alexandre Desplat, Igor Stravinsky– The Trans-Mountain Locomotive Tunnel 1:36
B2 Gene Krupa And His Orchestra, Elton Hill, Gene Krupa– Drum Boogie 3:10
B3 Fuasi Abdul-Khalid Sextet, Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq, Christian Grabandt, Ron Gutowski, Kelvin Sholar, Erik Unsworth, Eric Vaughn, Jerry Horowitz– Mud Bug 1:22
B4 Alexandre Desplat, Igor Stravinsky– The Jungle Unit of the Intercontinental Radical Freedom Militia Corps 2:02
B5 Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Johann Sebastian Bach– Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Chorale) 3:31
B6 Ahuva Tsadok, Nachum Nardi– Hach Baregel 2:31
B7 Alexandre Desplat– Heaven #7 (Dost Thou Not Fear God) 0:58
B8 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra, Jerry Gray– A String of Pearls 3:16
B9 Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Modest Mussorgsky, Maurice Ravel– Pictures at an Exhibition: “Promenade 1” 1:52
B10 Igor Stravinsky, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra– L’Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird) - “Introduction”/“Le jardin enchanté de Kachtchei”/“Disparition du palais et des chevaliers pétrifiés, allégres-se générale” 3:05