Ocean's Kingdom
Ocean's Kingdom | |||||
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Studio album by Paul McCartney | |||||
Released |
3 October 2011 (UK) 4 October 2011 (US) | ||||
Recorded | June 2011 | ||||
Genre | Classical | ||||
Length | 56:33 | ||||
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Decca (UK) Hear Music/Telarc (US) | ||||
Producer | John Fraser | ||||
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Paul McCartney classical album chronology | |||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Guardian | [2] |
BBC | Unfavorable[3] |
NYTimes | Unfavorable[4] |
The Independent | [5] |
Consequence of Sound | C+ [6] |
musicOHM | [7] |
Ocean's Kingdom is the fifth classical album by Paul McCartney. It is the score from the same-titled ballet, commissioned by the New York City Ballet. It was performed by the London Classical Orchestra and conducted by John Wilson.The ballet tells of a love story based in two fantastic worlds - the "pure" ocean kingdom, and the Earth kingdom with its "sort of baddies" who threaten the underwater way of life. According to McCartney, love happens when earth meets water, and "you'll have to see whether the couple make it". His score for the ballet consists of four orchestral movements. It peaked at 144 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was released on CD and vinyl,[8] on 3 October 2011 by Decca (UK)[9] and October 4 (US) by Hear Music/Telarc (US).[8]
Track listing
All pieces by Paul McCartney.
- Movement 1
- "Ocean's Kingdom" – 14:07
- Movement 2
- "Hall of Dance" – 16:19
- Movement 3
- "Imprisonment" – 13:36
- Movement 4
- "Moonrise" – 12:31
Bonus Track edition
Available through iTunes and as a digital download with the code card included in the CD and LP, it contains the studio & live versions of the four movements. The live tracks are from the world première on 21 September 2011, as performed by the New York City Ballet Orchestra & conducted by Fayçal Karoui.
- Movement 1
- "Ocean's Kingdom" (Live) – 12:15
- Movement 2
- "Hall of Dance" (Live) – 14:27
- Movement 3
- "Imprisonment" (Live) – 10:14
- Movement 4
- "Moonrise" (Live) – 10:31
References
- ↑ Ocean's Kingdom by Paul McCartney - Allmusic review
- ↑ Ocean's Kingdom by Paul McCartney - Guardian review
- ↑ Paul McCartney - Ocean's Kingdom - BBC Music Review
- ↑ Paul McCartney's 'Ocean's Kingdom' - New York Times Review
- ↑ Album: Paul McCartney, Ocean's Kingdom (Decca) - Reviews - Classical
- ↑ COS Album Review: Paul McCartney - Ocean's Kingdom
- ↑ musicOHM Review - Ocean's Kingdom
- 1 2 "Paul McCartney Announces Ocean's Kingdom". Broadway World. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ↑ "Paul McCartney: Ocean's Kingdom". The Beatles Bible. Retrieved 5 September 2011.