Brazil (1985)

Terry Gilliams dystopian sci fi nightmare that just keeps getting more surreal and disturbingly prescient.
Starred Jonathan Price, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm,
Bob Hoskins and Michael Palin

Composer, Orchestrator, Arranger, Conducter, Score Producer

Kate Bush - vocals on theme song from the movie, originally written by
Ary Barroso in 1939

While working on Pink Floyd's 'Final Cut' in 1983, Michael Kamen came to the attention of Ray Cooper. After learning that Michael had composed the score for ‘Venom’, which was produced by George Harrison’s film company, George and Ray suggested a meeting with Terry Gilliam…

“I was flattered to death, because the Beatles were my icons, and just to have somebody tell me George Harrison had listened to my music…”

'Brazil, my most completely satisfying participation in film'
- Michael Kamen

Film, Universal

Composed, Orchestrated, Arranged, Conducted and Produced by
Michael Kamen

Performed by
The National Philharmonic Orchestra

Vocals on ‘Brazil’
Kate Bush

Clarinet on “Restaurant“
Derick Collins

Orchestral Fixer and Violin Soloist
Sid Sax

Recorded by
Eric Tomlinson

Additional Engineering by
Andy Jackson

Music Coordinator
Ray Cooper

Music Preparation
Vic Fraser

Recorded at
Abbey Road EMI Studios, London, September - November 1984

CUE LIST

M1/1A - Ducts for Funeral

M1/2

M1/2 (long version)

M2/2

M2/2 Wild

M2/4 - Version 1

M2/4 - Version 2 - Take 101 - high end

M2/4 - Version 2 - with perc + harp strings

M2/4 - Version 3 - low end

M2/4 - Version 4 - with Brass

M2/5

M2/5 - intercut

M2/5 - Wild Clarinet Overlay

M3/4

M4/1

M4/4

M5/5

M6/1

M6/2

M6/3

M6/3 - with Sax

M6/4

M6/6

M6/6 - Alt Section

M8/1A

M8/1B

M8/3

M9/1

M9/2

M9/2A

M9/3

M10/1 - Rescue Jill

M10/1A - Into Truck

M10/2

M10/2A

M10/2C

M10/3

M10/3 Wild

M11/1A

M11/1A - Take 127 - Edit with Take 128

M11/1A - Take 128 - Edit with Take 127

M11/1A alternate (faster version)

M11/1A slow version

M11/1B

M11/1B - Part 1

M11/1B - Part 2

M11/1B pick up from bar 86

M12A

M12/1

M12/2 - Lime's Theme

M12/6

M12/6 short version

M12/6 Wild

M13/1

M13/1 - To Bar 30

M13/1A

M13/2

M13/3 - Front

M13/3 - Main

M13/4

M13/4B

M14/3

M14/3A

M15

M15/1

M15/2

M15/3

M15/4

M15/6A

M15/6B

Brazil Credits

Days And Nights In Kyoto

F.O.D

Hava Nageela

Joy To The World

Synclavier Sequence

Timpani

Wild Cello Sounds

Wild Sax

Zana Zana