Whiplash

Tracks:
Snare Liftoff (I Want To Be One Of The Greats)
Overture
Too Hip To Retire
Whiplash
Fletcher s Song In Club
Caravan
What's Your Name (If You Want The Part, Earn It)
Practicing
Invited
Call From Dad
Accident
Hug From Dad
Drum & Drone
Carnegie
Ryan / Breakup
Drum Battle
Dismissed
Good Job (He Was A Beautiful Player)
Intoit
No Two Words
When I Wake
Casey s Song
Upswingin
First Nassau Band Rehearsal/Second Nassau Band Rehearsal/Studio Band Eavesdrop/Studio Band Rehearsal After Breakup
Overture
Too Hip to Retire
Whiplash
Fletcher's Song in Club
Caravan
"What's Your Name" (Dialogue)
Practicing
Invited (Includes Dialogue)
Call from Dad
Accident
Hug from Dad
Drum & Drone
Carnegie
Ryan/Breakup
Drum Battle
Dismissed
"Good Job" (Dialogue)
Intoit
Two Words
When I Wake
Casey's Song
Upswingin'
Rehearsal Medley: First Nassau Band Rehearsal/Second Nassau Band Rehearsal/Studio Band Eavesdrop/Studio Band Rehearsal After Breakup

Performer Notes:

• Audio Mixer: Michael Aarvold.
• Liner Note Authors: Tim Simonec; Justin Hurwitz.
• Whiplash is a battle of will between a young, possibly prodigiously gifted jazz drummer, and his drill sergeant conductor, who pushes the musician well past his comfortable limits. As portrayed by JK Simmons, Terence Fletcher believes jazz is all about precision -- he dismisses drummers by saying the rhythm they're playing is "not quite my tempo," a phrase that draws blood in the course of the movie -- which is a little odd for a music that's often based on groove, feel, and improvisation, but it does somewhat fit for a tale of a drummer, as they rely on rudiments more than many of their peers. That precision can be heard throughout the soundtrack to Whiplash and that's partially due to the construction of the record, which relies on music cues over full-length performances and often interjects snippets of dialogue pulled from the film. The album doesn't mirror the progression of the film -- the elegiac piano showcase "Fletcher's Song in Club" appears very early on the record -- and the quick succession of frenetic cues in the middle of the record mirrors the hard-edged, blindered approach of Miles Teller's central figure Andrew Neiman. Consequently, the Whiplash soundtrack winds up playing more like a film than a jazz album: it has its own singular momentum and drama that wind up overshadowing whatever long-shaded pieces that reside on the record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 7 October, 2014

Label: CD

Dimensions: 12.5 x 1.1 x 14.2 centimeters (0.06 kg)