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The Song of Sway Lake (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

by Ethan Gold

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    Soundtrack album to Ari Gold’s 2018 family drama set in the Adirondack mountains. Includes Ethan’s full pastoral score, which blends nostalgic piano and ambient influences. Soundtrack album opens with the title song Ethan wrote and produced to sound like two hits from the 1930s and 1940s, featuring John Grant and the Staves on vocals on two versions. Album’s second half is a rich set of recordings from Ethan’s working process, “Sketches of Sway,” closing with Ethan singing two alternate demo versions of the title track.
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    Includes Sway Lake (Big Band Version) (feat. The Staves) and Sway Lake (Lost Record Version) (feat. John Grant)

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1.
Sway Lake (Lost Record Version) (feat. John Grant) 03:21
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Sway Lake, can she hear? A loon crying out in the ghostly moonlight? And Sway Lake, can she see? That bird is just like me, lonely tonight o' but doesn’t she remember How we’d dash for a swim at daybreak o' but doesn’t she recall Our songs on the lake On Sway, Sway Lake Summer breeze, does she know? The ice you hold inside, your winter so cold But proud pines, won’t she see? If she will stay with me, I won’t mind to grow old o' but doesn’t she remember  How we’d sing round a fire ‘sweet heartache’  o' but doesn’t she recall Our songs on the lake On Sway, Sway Lake Sway Lake, can she hear? A loon crying out in the ghostly moonlight? And Sway Lake, can she see That bird is just like me, lonely tonight
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Sway Lake (Big Band Version) (feat. The Staves) 02:13
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Sway Lake, can you hear? A loon crying out in the ghostly moonlight? Sway Lake, do you see? That bird is just like me, lonely tonight Don’t you remember We’d dash to swim at daybreak Don’t you recall our songs on the lake Sway, Sway… Ba dum ba dah-mm dah dah doh! Sway Lake, can you hear? A loon crying out in the ghostly moonlight? Sway Lake, do you see? That bird is just like me, lonely tonight Don’t you remember We’d dash to swim at daybreak Don’t you recall Our songs on the lake Sway, Sway Lake!
3.
Pure Water Opening 01:18
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4.
An Empty Lodge 00:49
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5.
Ghost at the Dock 00:52
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6.
Ollie’s Dream 01:23
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7.
Glimpses 00:37
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8.
Hal’s Hands 00:27
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9.
Starlight Reveries 01:40
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10.
Guide Boat Daylight 00:28
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11.
Guide Boat Moonlight 00:29
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12.
Nikolai’s Dream 00:48
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13.
Hallways 00:22
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14.
Nikolai’s Row 01:13
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15.
Pure Water Pills 00:42
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16.
Charlie’s Shame 01:23
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17.
Dust 00:30
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18.
Hidden in the Attic 02:16
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19.
Ghost in the Mirror 00:38
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20.
Orphan Waking 00:17
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21.
Kiss on the Point 00:28
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22.
Wet Walk 00:27
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23.
Orphan Usurper 01:07
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24.
Betrayal Reveries 01:48
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25.
Pure Water Tears 01:03
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26.
The Old Watch 00:19
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27.
Blood in the Water 01:03
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28.
Sway Lake Finale 02:31
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29.
Issa Intermezzi 04:54
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30.
Bittersweet J 00:46
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31.
Bittersweet Orchestra 00:42
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32.
Bittersweet Finale 02:23
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33.
Drone Symphone 01:08
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34.
Orphan Orchestra 00:45
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35.
Orphan Finale 03:44
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36.
Pure Water Dark Opening 01:16
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37.
Quiet Lake Orchestra 01:02
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38.
Quiet Lake Finale 02:01
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39.
Small Combo 03:24
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40.
Family Piano Exercise 01:58
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41.
Orphan Steps 00:39
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42.
Mice 00:23
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43.
Hymns on the Lake 01:09
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44.
Ripples Electric 00:52
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45.
Timmy Theme 1 01:20
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46.
Timmy Theme 2 01:00
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47.
Ghost Theme 00:24
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48.
Sway Lake (Swing Demo) 02:59
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Sway Lake, can she hear? A loon crying out in the ghostly moonlight? And Sway Lake, can she see? That bird is just like me, lonely tonight 
 o' but doesn’t she remember How we’d dash for a swim at daybreak o' but doesn’t she recall Our hymns on the lake On Sway, Sway Lake 
 Summer breeze, does she know? The ice you hold inside, your winter so cold But proud pines, won’t she see? If she will stay with me, I won’t mind to grow old 
 o' but doesn’t she remember  How we’d sing round a fire ‘sweet heartache’  o' but doesn’t she recall Our hymns on the lake On Sway, Sway Lake 
 Sway Lake, can she hear? A loon crying out in the ghostly moonlight? And Sway Lake, can she see That bird is just like me, lonely tonight
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Sway Lake (Rhumba Demo) 03:03
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Sway Lake, can she hear? A loon crying out in the ghostly moonlight? And Sway Lake, can she see? That bird is just like me, lonely tonight 
 o' but doesn’t she remember How we’d dash for a swim at daybreak o' but doesn’t she recall Our hymns on the lake On Sway, Sway Lake 
 Summer breeze, does she know? The ice you hold inside, your winter so cold But proud pines, won’t she see? If she will stay with me, I won’t mind to grow old 
 o' but doesn’t she remember  How we’d sing round a fire ‘sweet heartache’  o' but doesn’t she recall Our hymns on the lake On Sway, Sway Lake 
 Sway Lake, can she hear? A loon crying out in the ghostly moonlight? And Sway Lake, can she see That bird is just like me, lonely tonight

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“Gold’s bravura effort to create original music to both fit the jazz age theme as well as pushing the boundaries by blending elements of classical and new music and enlisting artists such Jon Hassell, John Grant, The Staves and Fred Frith, results in one of the most striking and extensive scores we’ve heard in a while.” – AMFM Magazine

The soundtrack appropriately captures the film’s themes of longing to recapture better days. The reveal of the titular track is amazing…. – Film Threat

The music, so prominent in Song of Sway Lake, creates its own dream-like world that both heightens reality and helps one drift away from it. – Cultured Vultures

“Sway Lake” is just one of many beautiful original songs written for the movie by the director Ari Gold’s twin brother Ethan Gold. They are convincingly composed in a 1940’s style that belongs on records; scratches and hiccups and all. – InQua Magazine

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released September 21, 2018

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Ethan Gold Los Angeles, California

Ethan Gold was raised in San Francisco, during the long extended hangover after hippie times in that city. A childhood of constant change and chaos may have led Ethan to the unique way he approaches music. He’s willing to be quiet enough to paint in songs the delicate details of the modern age, and willing to be strong enough to fight for the world as it could be. ... more

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