The ‘Phantom Thread’ Score Is Now Streaming, Watch A Few New Clips
Only a few people have been able to seePhantom Threadin theaters since its limited release in December, but thePaul Thomas Andersonmovie remains as tantalizing as ever. The release of its gorgeous, stirring soundtrack certainly helps.
The score byJonny Greenwood, who has collaborated with Anderson three times before onThere Will Be Blood, The Master,andInherent Vice,is a work of art on par with the haute couture dresses thatDaniel Day-Lewis' fashion designer crafts in the film, which he creates with the help of his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) and his muse, Alma (Vicky Krieps).
Greenwood has yet to earn an Oscar nomination for his work, but hopefully his score forPhantom Threadwill change that. The Radiohead lead guitarist and keyboardist has proven to have a gift for film scoring and this evocative score landed him a Golden Globe nomination, though he lost out to Alexandre Desplat forThe Shape of Water.
The fullPhantom Threadsoundtrack — which Greenwood toldVarietywas influenced by the film’s 1950s setting, is now available on Spotify. The soundtrack will also be made available on CD on February 9 and vinyl April 21.
“We talked a lot about ’50s music, what was popularly heard then as well as what was being written and recorded,” Greenwood explained about his score in his interview with Variety. “Nelson Riddle and Glenn Gould’s Bach recordings were the main references. I was interested in the kind of jazz records that toyed with incorporating big string sections, Ben Webster made some good ones, and focus on what the strings were doing rather than the jazz musicians themselves.”
This featurette, and several more clips below, are released ahead of Focus Features expanding the film’s limited release nationwide to over 20 cities.Phantom Threadis also being shown in 70mm and digital in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Austin, and Chicago.
