Zauerli: a measured, lingering type of Swiss yodeling featured in Werner Herzog's mesmerizing film HEART OF

GLASS (the movie where he hired a hypnotist to put the cast and crew into a trance each day, but then he fired the
hypnotist after a week and took over the job of entrancing everybody himself).
Cymbalom: a variation on the hammer-dulcimer mostly identified with Hungarian/Romani folk music, expanded and
refined into a concert instrument. It can be played very fast and wild, but can also sound elegiac and nostalgic.
Balalaika: the three-stringed, triangular, Russian form of the mandolin. In an orchestral setting, a large group of
balalaikas creates an expansive, humming, winter-fantasy wall-of-sound.
Alpenhorn: traditionally, the most efficient way to communicate from one mountain village to another. They are
usually about eight feet long.
Gregorian Chant: at a certain point in our story, we find ourselves in a monastery above a ski resort.
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL takes place in an imaginary country in Mittel Europe about a hundred years ago. We
always thought of this region as being a bit Czech, a bit Hungarian, a bit Polish, a bit Russian, a bit German -- and also
a little bit 1930's movie-studio in Culver City. We started, however, in Paris, with our gifted French composer Alexandre
Desplat, who incorporated all the sounds and forms above to make what we called "Zubrowkian" music: something
vaguely familiar (Alexandre's musical voice is always unmistakeable), but nevertheless not quite like anything else.
A few discoveries Randall Poster and I gathered together which helped to inspire our score and colored the atmosphere
of our movie:
1. Appenzeller Zuerli by the Os Schuppel Group
2. Balalaika Favorites by the Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra
3. The performances of the great Zimbalist Mr. Gianni Lincan
We also owe special thanks to our arranger/conductor Mark Graham and our music editor Yann McCullough for their
very important contributions to this musical project.

Percussion:
Organ:
Cymbalom:
Zither:
Celeste:
Harp:
Timpani:
Brass:

Flute/Recorder:
Recorder:
Clarinet:
Clarinet/
Bass Clarinet:
Bassoon:
Alpenhorn:
Whistlers:

Paul Clarvis, Frank Ricotti

Simon Johnson
Edward Cervenka, Giani Lincan
Jon Banks
David Arch
Hugh Webb
Tristan Fry
David Pyatt, Simon Rayner, Philip Eastop,
Nigel Black, Mike Hext, Mark Nightingale,
Byron Fulcher, Andy Wood, Owen Slade
Karen Jones, Anna Noakes,
Nina Robertson
Bill Lyons, Rebecca Austin-Brown,
Jill Kemp
John Carnac, Martin Robertson
David Fuest
Daniel Jemison, Dominic Morgan,
Marc Woodhurst, Frances Jones,
Jocelyn Lightfoot
Alexandre Desplat, Barney Pilling

London Voices Choir

Chorus Master:
Ben Parry
Tenors:
Garth Bardsley, Richard Eteson, Simon
Haynes, Benedict Hymas, Henry Moss,
Julian Alexander Smith, Ashley Turnell,
Richard Edgar Wilson
Basses:
Stefan Berkieta, Benjamin Bevan, Nicholas
Garrett, Cheyney Kent, Russell Matthews,
Martin Nelson, Simon Preece, Lawrence
Wallington
Choir Co-Head:
Terry Edwards

The Ludmila Zykina State Academic Russian National Balalaika Ensemble

Artistic Head:
Dmitry Dmitrienko
Balalaika Prima (Solo): Alexander Marchakovsky
Balalaika Prima:
Nicolas Kedroff, Oleg Piskunov,
Kirill Lavrushkin
Balalaika Secunda:
Viacheslav Semikov, Nadezhda
Dmitrienko, Yaroslav Poptsov,
Sergey Chuchupalov
Balalaika Alto:
Ivan Palchuck, Ivan Shramkov,
Denis Zhukov, Vladimir Korzhev
Balalaika Bass:
Efnan Ibadlaev, Victor Kormakov
Orchestre de Balalaikas Saint-Georges
Artistic Head:
Ptia Jacquet-Pritkoff
Balalaika
Piccolo: Natalia Trocina
Balalaika Prima:
Macha Apreleff
Balalaika Secunda:
Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine
Balalaika Alto:
Natacha Fialkovsky
Balalaika Tenor:
Aliona Jacquet-Apreleff
Balalaika Contrabass: Micha Rutschkowsky
Additional Balalaikas: Eric de Drouas, Serge Vlassenko,
Tatiana Derevitsky, Marie Prihnenko,
Nastassia Jacquet-Apreleff, Marie
Kalinine, Ivan Cherkasof,
Vladimir de Gourko, Romain de Gourko,
Andr Chestopaloff, Nathalie
Moussine-Pouchkine. Alexandre
Vikouloff, Philippe Garcia

1.

s'Rothe-Zuerli se Schuppel
Written and composed by Ruedi Roth & Werner Roth
Published by myMusicRights Publishing
Courtesy of PM Music by arrangement with Phono-Vertriebs GmbH

2.

The Alpine Sudetenwaltz*

3.

Mr. Moustafa*

4.

Overture: M. Gustave H*

5.

A Prayer for Madame D*

6.

The New Lobby Boy*

7.

Concerto for Lute and Plucked Strings I. Moderato Siegfried Behrend & DZO Chamber Orchestra
Written by Antonio Vivaldi
Courtesy of Fonoteam GmbH

8.

Daylight Express to Lutz*

9.

Schloss Lutz Overture*

10.

The Family Desgoffe und Taxis*

11.

Last Will and Testament*

12.

Up the Stairs/Down the Hall*

13.

Night Train to Nebelsbad*

14.

The Lutz Police Militia*

15.

Check Point 19 Criminal Internment Camp Overture*

16.

The Linden Tree Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, Vitaly Gnutov
Written by Pavel Vasilevich Kulikov
Courtesy of Natalya Abramyan and National Music Publishers
Courtesy of Universal International Music B.V. under license from Universal Music Enterprises

17.

J.G. Jopling, Private Inquiry Agent*

18.

A Dash of Salt (Ludwig's Theme)*

19.

The Cold-Blooded Murder of Deputy Vilmos Kovacs*

20.

Escape Concerto*

21.

The War (Zero's Theme)*

22.

No Safe-House*

23.

The Society of the Crossed Keys*

24.

M. Ivan*

25.

Lot 117*

26.

Third Class Carriage*

27.

Canto at Gabelmeister's Peak*

28.

A Troops Barracks (Requiem for the Grand Budapest)*

29.

Cleared of All Charges*

30.

The Mystical Union*

31.

Kamarinskaya Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, Vitaly Gnutov

Courtesy of Universal International Music B.V. under license from Universal Music Enterprises

32.

Traditional Arrangement: "Moonshine"

*Music Composed by Alexandre Desplat and published by Galilea Music

1. s'Rothe-Zuerli se Schuppel
2. The Alpine Sudetenwaltz*
3. Mr. Moustafa*
4. Overture: M. Gustave H*
5. A Prayer for Madame D*
6. The New Lobby Boy*
7. Concerto for Lute and Plucked Strings I. Moderato Siegfried Behrend & DZO Chamber Orchestra
8. Daylight Express to Lutz*
9. Schloss Lutz Overture*
10. The Family Desgoffe und Taxis*
11. Last Will and Testament*
12. Up the Stairs/Down the Hall*
13. Night Train to Nebelsbad*
14. The Lutz Police Militia*
15. Check Point 19 Criminal Internment Camp Overture*
16. The Linden Tree Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, Vitaly Gnutov
17. J.G. Jopling, Private Inquiry Agent*
18. A Dash of Salt (Ludwig's Theme)*
19. The Cold-Blooded Murder of Deputy Vilmos Kovacs*
20. Escape Concerto*
21. The War (Zero's Theme)*
22. No Safe-House*
23. The Society of the Crossed Keys*
24. M. Ivan*
25. Lot 117*
26. Third Class Carriage*
27. Canto at Gabelmeister's Peak*
28. A Troops Barracks (Requiem for the Grand Budapest)*
29. Cleared of All Charges*
30. The Mystical Union*
31. Kamarinskaya Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, Vitaly Gnutov
32. Traditional Arrangement: "Moonshine"

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*Music Composed by Alexandre Desplat

Produced by Wes Anderson & Randall Poster
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*Music Composed by Alexandre Desplat

Produced by Wes Anderson & Randall Poster
Orchestrations by Alexandre Desplat and Mark Graham
Conducted by Mark Graham
Supervising Sound Editors and Re-Recording Mixers: Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio
Music Editor: Yann McCullough
Original Music Recorded and Mixed by Simon Rhodes
Music Coordinator: Meghan Currier
Score Coordinator: Xavier Forcioli
Programmer: Romain Allender
Music Preparation: JoAnn Kane Music Service, Norbert Vergonjeanne, Claude Romano
Music Librarian: David Hage
Score Recorded at Air Studios
Pro Tools Operators and Recordists: Fiona Cruickshank, Chris Barrett
Assistants: Laurence Anslow, John Prestage
Additional Recordists: Rupert Coulson, Olga FitzRoy, Jake Jackson
Additional Score Recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Additional Recordist: Lewis Jones
Balalaikas Recorded at Studio Guillaume Tell
Recording Assistant: Florent Berthier
Organ Recorded at St. Jude-on-the-Hill, London
Music Mixed at Abbey Road Studios
Orchestra Contractor (London): Isobel Griffiths
Assistant Orchestra Contractor (London): Jo Changer
Musicians' Contractor (Paris): Jean-Michel Bernard
Balalaika Contractor: Joris Bartsch Buhle
Mastered by: Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
Package Design by: Brian Fitzpatrick
Executive in charge of soundtracks for ABKCO Records: Alisa Coleman
Executive in charge of sales for ABKCO Records: Michael Allen
Music Production Coordinator for ABKCO Records: Teri Landi
Marketing and Promotion for ABKCO Records: Henry Usukumah
Soundtrack Coordinator for ABKCO Records: Julia Buchheim
Manufacturing Coordinator for ABKCO Records: Kristen Salvatore
Special Thanks: Jody Klein, Jeremy Dawson Steven Rales, Scott Rudin, Irwin Rappaport, Peter McPartlin, Stephen Perkins, Barnaby Pilling, Octavia Peissel, Robert Kelley,
Pirmin Marti, Ben Adler, Jean Michel Bernard, Robert Messinger, Joris Bartsch Buhle, Isobel Griffiths, Molly Cooper, Deborah Wettstein, Werner Herzog, Lucki Stipetic,
Paul Clarvis, Alan Wertheimer and Barry Tyerman.
Thanks: Tom Cavanaugh, Valerie Collin, Brittany Jones, Peter Mastrocinque, JoAnn Orgel, Maria Papazahariou, Rafael Ventura, Marilyn Laverty, Mark Satlof, Rebecca
Shapiro, Elizabeth Lutz, Dani Frank and the entire Shore Fire Media team.
I would like to thank: Solre, Ninon and Antonia, Laura Engel, Jonathan Clark, Doug Mark, Xavier, Romain, and the many musicians who played on this score. Mark Graham
has been a unique companion during these demanding recordings. Merci, Mark. Where and when can a film composer use alpenhorns, whistles, balalalikas, pipe organ,
choir, bells, and cymbalom? Well, only in Wes' World. Thank you, Wes. -- Alexandre Desplat

Motion Picture Artwork, Photos and Logos TM and 2014 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.
This Compilation p2014 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. and
are trademarks of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.Warning: All rights reserved.
Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by ABKCO Music & Records Inc., 85 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10003.