John Williams - Memoirs of a Geisha (Pink Marbled, B&N Exclusive) [Vinyl] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

John Williams skillfully utilizes the formidable talents of renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and equally beloved violinist Itzhak Perlman to flesh out director Rob Marshall's celluloid rendering of the bestselling novel by Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha. Elegant and predictable, Williams sticks to the source, building grand Western themes off of traditional Japanese melodies with a heady mix of regional instrumentation (shakuhachi and koto) and cinematic know-how. This is the composer at his most refined and nuanced, providing a textbook example of professional composition that revels in its subject matter without ever intruding. ~ James Christopher Monger

• Released: 11/18/2022
• UPC: 196587221614
• Format: Vinyl
• Label: Sony Classical