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- Artist: Phillip Johnston
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- Release Date: June 16, 1998
- Total Time: 61:01
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Avant-Garde
Review
A series of short pieces set a variety of moods, from mournful introspection to waltzy vibraphone pop to upbeat, funk sassiness to the kind of trance craziness that only psychotic banjos can bring. On Music for Films, Philip Johnston shows off his amazing breadth and depth, with compositions for four films: Geld directed by Doris Dörrie; Money Man and Music of Chance both directed by Philip Haas; and Umbrellas directed by Henry Corra, Grahame, Weinbren, and Albert Maysles. The tracks are not entirely in order by film (for example, the songs from Geld are tracks 13-18 and 27-31), which makes it difficult at times to get an overall feel for the music of a particular film. The music within each film, however, is so varied that it makes little difference. This album has the kind of non-obtrusive beauty that makes film music great. It is easy to imagine it coloring a scene and helping to make it unforgettable, and difficult to imagine it distracting or overpowering one. This is a fine addition to Johnston's work. ~ Stacia Proefrock, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Hymn of the Souls Who Are Passing | Phillip Johnston | (1:56) | |
| Pozzi Winning | Phillip Johnston | (1:07) | |
| Willie's Room | Phillip Johnston | Phillip Johnston | (3:50) |
| Pozzi Losing | Phillip Johnston | (1:27) | |
| Walking to the Hotel | Phillip Johnston | (:25) | |
| Discovering the Body | Phillip Johnston | (1:01) | |
| The Contract | Phillip Johnston | (:33) | |
| Atonal Hillbilly Music | Phillip Johnston | (3:21) | |
| The Last Poker Game | Phillip Johnston | (1:06) | |
| Drawing 1 | Phillip Johnston | (2:35) | |
| Waiting 4 | Phillip Johnston | (:50) | |
| JSG Boggs | Phillip Johnston | (2:42) | |
| Money | Phillip Johnston | (3:17) | |
| The Four Just Men | Phillip Johnston | (2:36) | |
| Carmen's Fantasy | Phillip Johnston | (1:19) | |
| Traveling Music | Phillip Johnston | (1:19) | |
| Carmen Robs the Bank | Phillip Johnston | (2:49) | |
| Eternal Rendezvous | Phillip Johnston | (2:53) | |
| Prolouge | Phillip Johnston | (1:41) | |
| First Typhoon | Phillip Johnston | (:47) | |
| Last Umbrellas, No. 1 | Phillip Johnston | (2:09) | |
| Storm Rising | Phillip Johnston | (2:26) | |
| Closing Umbrellas | Phillip Johnston | (1:07) | |
| Last Umbrellas, No. 2 | Phillip Johnston | (1:35) | |
| Raising Umbrellas | Phillip Johnston | (2:57) | |
| Drawing 2 | Phillip Johnston | (1:10) | |
| Life's Other Mystery | Phillip Johnston | Phillip Johnston | (4:19) |
| Carmen's Fantasy 2 | Phillip Johnston | (1:23) | |
| Carmen's Romance | Phillip Johnston | (2:34) | |
| Werner/Gabriella Theme | Phillip Johnston | (1:23) | |
| Carmen's Waltz | Phillip Johnston | (:56) | |
| Drawing 5 | Phillip Johnston | (1:28) |
