The Very Best of Michael Nyman: Film Music 1980–2001 is a compilation album film music by Michael Nyman. It was released on November 6, 2001, by Virgin Records. It including three previously unreleased tracks (from Nelly's Version and Monsieur Hire) and one from the limited release, La Traversée de Paris. Some tracks are from the original soundtracks, while others are from pre-existing rerecordings such as The Essential Michael Nyman Band and Live.
Track listing Disc 1 Bird List (04:16) from The Falls/Live Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds (05:26) from The Draughtsman's Contract/The Essential Michael Nyman Band An Eye for Optical Theory (05:09) from The Draughtsman's Contract/soundtrack Homage to Maurice (02:16) from Nelly's Version (previously unreleased) Angelfish Decay (02:49) from A Zed and Two Noughts/soundtrack Time Lapse (03:58) from A Zed and Two Noughts/The Essential Michael Nyman Band Trysting Fields (03:27) from Drowning by Numbers/soundtrack Wheelbarrow Walk (02:12) from Drowning by Numbers/The Essential Michael Nyman Band Knowing the Ropes (03:17) from Drowning by Numbers/The Essential Michael Nyman Band Memorial (12:00) from The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover/The Essential Michael Nyman Band Skating (01:26) from Monsieur Hire (previously unreleased) Peeking (02:43) from Monsieur Hire (previously unreleased) Abandoning (03:30) from Le Mari de la Coiffeuse Skirting (02:05) from Le Mari de la Coiffeuse Miranda Previsited (06:48) from Prospero's Books/La Traversée de Paris Here to There (01:00) from The Piano The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise (03:10) from The Piano All Imperfect Things (04:02) from The Piano Dreams of a Journey (05:03) from The Piano
Disc 2 Escape (03:38) from À la folie Fly Drive (01:32) from Carrington The Infinite Complexities Of Christmas (04:12) from Carrington If (04:25) from The Diary of Anne Frank Abel Carries Ephraim (05:55) from The Ogre Becoming Jerome/God's Hands (02:58) from Gattaca The Morrow (03:11) from Gattaca The Other Side (03:41) from Gattaca The Departure (03:49) from Gattaca Convening the Coven (04:05) from Practical Magic Stranger at the Window (01:38) from Ravenous Cannibal Fantasy (02:12) from Ravenous Molly (02:51) from Wonderland Eddie (03:56) from Wonderland Dan (02:15) from Wonderland Eileen (03:41) from Wonderland Sarah Dies (02:58) from The End Of The Affair The End of the Affair (02:56) from The End Of The Affair The Shootout (05:06) from The Claim The Burning (09:18) from The Claim
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