Alberto Iglesias (View Discography)

Release Info

The soundtrack for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the cold war thriller from director Tomas Alfredson, was crafted by acclaimed Spanish composer Alberto Iglesias (The Constant Gardener, The Kite Runner), who treats the adaptation of the 1974 British spy novel with the kind of knowing understatement that befits a cloak-and-dagger tale. Jazzy, brooding, elegant, and meticulous, Iglesias utilizes a wealth of instrumentation (horns, piano, clarinet, strings, drum kit) to ramp up the tension, casting an infectious cloud of late-night paranoia that’s highly listenable, despite its dark intentions. ~ James Christopher Monger

Tracks

1. George Smiley
2. Treasure
3. Witchcraft
4. Islay Hotel
5. Control
6. Polyakov
7. Alleline and Bland on the Roof
8. Safe House
9. Tarr and Irina
10. Anything Else?
11. Jim Prideaux
12. Thursgood
13. Karla
14. Esterhase
15. Guillam
16. Control and Westerby
17. Circus
18. One's Gone
19. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy