Serj Tankian Releases Soundtrack For Award Winning Film THE LAST INHABITANT
Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter, composer, poet and visual artist Serj Tankian today released the soundtrack to award winning film The Last Inhabitant via his own label Serjical Strike Records. The film was theatrically released in 2016 and was well received to audiences in theatres and film festivals internationally, picking up awards and accolades along the way. The Last Inhabitant was Tankian's second film at the helm as composer, and he's since created musical scores for multiple award winning films. The soundtrack is available now globally via iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music and other digital platforms worldwide.
While creating music for the film, Tankian captured not only the drama and intrigue within the storyline, but also drew upon the film's country of origin to craft a very unique and moving assemblage of compositions. The track listing includes 33 original tracks all composed, produced and mixed by Tankian himself. The score weaves from melancholic to suspenseful to high-action, utilizing traditional orchestral instrumentation, heavy percussive elements as well as traditional folk instruments from Armenia. Directed by award winning Armenian filmmaker Jivan Avetisyan, The Last Inhabitant follows the story of Abgar, an Armenian evictee as a result of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict of the early 1990s. Despite the dangers, Abgar stays behind alone in a gradually shrinking enemy ring, awaiting the return of his daughter, who is in need of care after suffering traumas of her own. The Last Inhabitant was among the list of films considered in the "Best Foreign Language" category of the 74th Golden Globe Awards, and was awarded "Best Feature Film" at the 2017 Scandinavian International Film Festival. It was also screened at Italy's 74th annual Venice Film Festival and the 20th Shanghai International Festival. The album is available for download and streaming at the links found HEREA full track listing to The Last Inhabitant - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is below.
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1. Intro: The Mountains Speak
2. Title Track Meets the Commandante
3. Ibrahim's Household
4. Rebecca's Pain to Apkar's
5. The Commandante and the Artiste
6. Apkar Going Home
7. Apkar Finds Ibrahim At His Doorstep
8. Post Office To Apkar's House Readying
9. Artiste And The Russian Soldier
10. Jurka Comes Home
11. Jurka Wakes Up
12. The Melancholy Of Apkar's Life
13. Ibrahim And Apkar Discuss The Tombstone
14. Apkar Working On The Tombstone
15. Apkar's Home Vandalized
16. Varsenig
17. The Artiste Is Near
18. Jurka Theme Precursor
19. Apkar's Love For Jurka
20. Death Or Tea?
21. The Bathing Of Danger
22. Jurka's Theme: The Lullaby
23. Rebeka Gives Birth
24. Helicopter
25. Danger Approaches
26. The Dangerous Artiste Is Here
27. The Quiet Escape
28. Fire Chat: Saying Goodbye
29. Remembering Razmik
30. The Battle
31. Jurka's Final Theme: The Lullaby In Full
32. Fragile
33. Piano End Credits
Serj Tankian is a Grammy winning and multi-platinum recording artist, singer, songwriter, poet, visual artist, activist and composer. An Armenian born in Lebanon and re-rooted in Los Angeles, Serj was introduced to the melding of cultures, ideas and ideals from a very young age.