The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman

Pop · 2009 · 24 tracks · 1h 4m

The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman

A surreal art-pop radio play following Ingmar Bergman's fictionalized struggle with Hollywood. Orchestral, witty, and deeply cinematic.

It's a high-concept musical about a director trapped in Hollywood, and it's way catchier than it has any right to be.

A surreal, intellectual tension balanced by theatrical wit and cinematic grandeur.

The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman · vs · Sparks

Mysterious+2.1σ

Mysterious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 24 Tracks · 1h 4m

01

1956 Cannes Film Festival

1:56

01

Pleasant Hotel Staff

0:55

02

Hollywood Tour Bus

1:33

02

“I Am Ingmar Bergman”

3:09

03

Autograph Hounds

2:20

03

Limo Driver (Welcome to Hollywood)

3:08

04

“Here He Is Now”

1:19

04

Bergman Ponders Escape

2:25

05

“We’ve Got to Turn Him ’round”

2:37

05

“Mr. Bergman, How Are You?”

4:28

06

Escape, Part 1

4:14

06

“He’ll Come Round”

1:44

07

Escape, Part 2

5:59

07

En Route to the Beverly Hills Hotel

1:56

08

“Oh My God”

2:59

08

Hollywood Welcoming Committee

2:36

09

“I’ve Got to Contact Sweden”

2:41

09

Garbo Sings

3:48

10

Almost a Hollywood Ending

2:13

10

The Studio Commissary

3:08

11

“He’s Home”

3:38

11

“I Must Not Be Hasty”

1:47

12

“Quiet on the Set”

1:06

13

“Why Do You Take That Tone With Me?”

2:52

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the cold Cannes opening to the pulsing electronic beat of 'I Am Ingmar Bergman'.

The haunting, operatic arrival of Greta Garbo's character in 'Garbo Sings' that shifts the album's tone.

The frantic, rhythmic tension of the 'Escape' sequences where the orchestration mimics a chase scene.

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