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Ellis
Soundtrack / Score · 2016

Ellis

Woodkid

A haunting, minimalist score featuring Robert De Niro’s narration. Sparse piano and mournful strings evoke the ghostly history of Ellis Island.

July 8, 2016 · Erased Tapes Records

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Ellis is a profound departure from the thunderous, cinematic pop that defined Woodkid's earlier work. Instead of massive brass and tribal percussion, this album offers a skeletal, ambient landscape designed to haunt the listener. It functions as a ghost story told through sound, where every creak of a floorboard and every distant gust of wind feels like a remnant of the past. The music is patient and deeply somber, providing a cold but necessary vessel for the weight of the narrative it carries.

Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from De Niro's monologue into the mournful piano melody of Winter.
The subtle layering of atmospheric wind noise that builds behind the string section.
The moment the piano notes begin to echo as if played in a vast, empty hall.
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How does Ellis sound next to the rest of Woodkid's catalogue?

Spoken Word+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into spoken word than the rest of the catalogue.

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