David Krakauer - The Big Picture (2015)

The Big Picture explores the inseparable relationship between music and movies while reminding the audience of their incomparable contribution as co-stars. Clarinetist extraordinaire David Krakauer s otherworldly interpretations of the music found in a myriad of moviegoer favorites including Sophie s Choice, Life is Beautiful, The Pianist, Radio Days, and more, will transport the audience to the shores of their memory banks while expanding their appreciation of one of life s great couples music and movies.

For me, it s like putting on a new suit of clothes, says Krakauer of The Big Picture. And this project is also a way for me to connect the dots of all the music I ve been playing throughout my career. So I m very excited about this new step we re taking.

Having been showered with accolades for his groundbreaking work in classical music and new klezmer, Krakauer now finds himself at an artistic crossroads and is ready to enter into a new phase in his career. His next project, The Big Picture, may be his most adventurous to date.

With an all-star crew of fellow musical renegades, Krakauer is reimagining familiar themes by such renowned film music composers as Marvin Hamlisch, Wojciech Kilar and Vangelis, as well as interpreting melodic gems by the likes of Sergei Prokofiev, Ralph Burns, John Kander and Fred Ebb and Jerry Bock that have appeared in popular films. Having already contributed to films by directors Ang Lee and Sally Potter, Krakauer now takes on the challenge of bringing a modernist vision to tunes that resonate on a deeply emotional level with generations of moviegoers.

Tracklist:

01. Willkommen [From Bob Fosse's Cabaret] Fred Ebb / John Kander
02. La Vita E Bella [Life Is Beautiful] [From Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful] Nicola Piovani
03. Si Tu Vois Ma Mère [If You See My Mother] [From Woody Allen's Midnight In Paris] Sidney Bechet
04. Body And Soul [From Woody Allen's Radio Days] Frank Eyton / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour
05. The March [From The Love For Three Oranges] [From Woody Allen's Love And Death] Sergey Prokofiev
06. Moving To The Ghetto [From Roman Polanski's The Pianist] Wojciech Kilar
07. The Family [From Barry Levinson's Avalon] Randy Newman
08. Honeycomb [From Bob Fosse's Lenny] Ralph Burns
09. Love Theme [From Alan J. Pakula's Sophie's Choice] Marvin Hamlisch
10. Keep It Gay [From Mel Brook's The Producers] Mel Brook
11. People [From William Wyler's Funny Girl] Bob Merrill / Jule Styne
12. Tradition [From Norman Jewison's Fiddler On The Roof] Jerry Brock / Sheldon Hamick

Personnel:

David Krakauer: clarinet and bass clarinet;
Jenny Scheinman: violin;
Adam Rogers: guitars (1, 2, 4-12);
Rob Burger: piano, celeste, pump organ, Hammond organ, accordion and vibes;
Greg Cohen: double bass (1, 2, 4-12);
Nicki Parrott: double bass (3);
Sheryl Bailey: guitar (3);
Keepalive: loops (3);
Jim Black: drums and percussion.