Lazarus (soundtrack)

Lazarus (Original Cast Recording) is an album by the New York cast of the musical Lazarus, which was written by David Bowie and Enda Walsh, with music by David Bowie – orchestrated by Henry Hey. The album was released on 21 October 2016. The album includes three previously unreleased songs by Bowie, "No Plan", "Killing a Little Time" and "When I Met You".^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]} The album was scheduled and recorded on 11 January 2016, which turned out to be the day after Bowie's death. The musicians and cast were notified upon arriving at the studio; their emotional performances are captured on the recording.^[14] This album was produced by David Bowie and Henry Hey and recorded and mixed by Kevin Killen.

Lazarus (Original Cast Recording)
Soundtrack album by David Bowie and the New York cast of Lazarus
Released	21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded	January – May 2015 and 11 January 2016
Length	81:57
Label	Jones Tintoretto Entertainment Lazarus Productions ISO Columbia RCA Sony Music
Producer	David Bowie Henry Hey
David Bowie chronology
Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976) (2016) Lazarus (Original Cast Recording) (2016) Legacy (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	[2]
The Observer	[3]
Pitchfork	(6.2/10)[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Uncut	[6]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)"	Ricky Nelson	0:40
2.	"Lazarus"	Michael C. Hall and the cast of Lazarus	3:39
3.	"It's No Game"	Michael C. Hall, Lynn Craig, and the cast of Lazarus	3:53
4.	"This Is Not America"	Sophia Anne Caruso and the cast of Lazarus	4:18
5.	"The Man Who Sold the World"	Charlie Pollack	3:22
6.	"No Plan"	Sophia Anne Caruso	3:35
7.	"Love Is Lost"	Michael Esper and the cast of Lazarus	2:55
8.	"Changes"	Cristin Milioti and the cast of Lazarus	3:58
9.	"Where Are We Now?"	Michael C. Hall and the cast of Lazarus	4:22
10.	"Absolute Beginners"	Michael C. Hall, Cristin Milioti, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, Krystina Alabado, and the cast of Lazarus	4:40
11.	"Dirty Boys"	Michael Esper	2:28
12.	"Killing a Little Time"	Michael C. Hall	3:48
13.	"Life on Mars?"	Sophia Anne Caruso	3:48
14.	"All the Young Dudes"	Nicholas Christopher, Lynn Craig, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, and the cast of Lazarus	2:55
15.	"Sound and Vision"	David Bowie	0:40
16.	"Always Crashing in the Same Car"	Cristin Milioti	3:12
17.	"Valentine's Day"	Michael Esper and the cast of Lazarus	3:00
18.	"When I Met You"	Michael C. Hall and Krystina Alabado	3:56
19.	"Heroes"	Michael C. Hall, Sophia Anne Caruso, and the cast of Lazarus	4:47
Total length:			63:56

Disc two

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Lazarus"	David Bowie	6:24
2.	"No Plan"	David Bowie	3:41
3.	"Killing a Little Time"	David Bowie	3:48
4.	"When I Met You"	David Bowie	4:08
Total length:			18:01

Personnel

Cast

• Michael C. Hall as Thomas Jerome Newton
• Cristin Milioti as Newton's assistant, Elly
• Michael Esper as Valentine
• Charlie Pollock as Michael
• Sophia Anne Caruso as Girl (aka Newton's muse)
• Bobby Moreno as Zach
• Lynn Craig as Maemi
• Nicholas Christopher as Ben
• Krystina Alabado as Teenage Girl #1
• Krista Pioppi as Teenage Girl #2
• Brynn Williams as Teenage Girl #3

Band

• Henry Hey – orchestrator, musical director, pianist
• Chris McQueen – guitar 1
• JJ Appleton – guitar 2
• Brian Delaney – drums
• Fima Ephron – bass
• Lucas Dodd – saxophones
• Karl Lyden – trombones

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15]	57
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16]	51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18]	36
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19]	19
French Albums (SNEP)[20]	48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21]	62
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22]	16
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[23]	4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24]	8
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	85
UK Albums (OCC)[27]	10
US Billboard 200[28]	129

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	21 October 2016	Digital download	Columbia Records Tintoretto Entertainment Lazarus Productions	[7]
		CD	RCA Records	[29]
		Vinyl	RCA Records ISO	[13]
			Sony Music Entertainment (coloured vinyl)	[30]

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