Battleship Potemkin (album)
| Battleship Potemkin | ||||
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| Released | 5 September 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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| Length | 68:29 | |||
| Label | Parlophone & EMI Classics | |||
| Producer | Pet Shop Boys, Sven Helbig | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | favourable |
| Virgin.net | |
Battleship Potemkin is a 2005 album of electronic and orchestral music written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of Pet Shop Boys, to accompany the 1925 silent film Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein. It is performed by Tennant, Lowe and the Dresdner Sinfoniker, conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer, with orchestrations by Torsten Rasch. The album was released under the composers' names, Tennant/Lowe, as is customary with classical releases. The album is produced by the Pet Shop Boys and Sven Helbig.