William Ryan Fritch - The Old Believers (Extended Edition) '2017

Tracks list

In 2014, William Ryan Fritch and Lost Tribe Sound embarked on a massive
undertaking to release a series of 12 albums from Fritch over a two year period.
Known as the ‘Leave Me Series,’ it covered a wide spectrum of
sound, including two soundtracks offered as series exclusives from
Fritch’s work for film during that period. For the subscribers who had
the chance to hear these original soundtracks for the films, ‘The Old
Believers’ and ‘The Sum Of Its Parts,’ they were heralded as
two of the most prized and cohesive scores in Fritch’s vast catalog. 

Knowing how loved these works became, LTS has decided to open the musical vaults
and make these albums available to the public for the first time. In addition,
‘The Old Believers’ album has received quite the facelift since it
first appeared in the series. Along with the new cover artwork, Fritch has
rearranged and incorporated 8 new compositions.The additional music was taken
from two other recent films that also center around the plight of those that are
displaced and seeking refuge (including 2016’s academy award nominated
documentary ‘4.1 Miles’).These new pieces offer engrossing textures
and beautiful themes that unlock new depths to the solemn meditations of its
previous iteration. 

It should be noted, that calling ‘The Old Believers’ and ‘Sum
Of Its Parts’ soundtracks paints an incomplete picture. Too often the
genre or classification of “soundtrack” brings to mind sloppily
arranged carbon copies of a film’s cues; often just a few main themes and
a collection of one minute tracks that, when not set to picture, fall short of
an overall worthy listen. 

This is where Fritch’s soundtracks truly separate themselves. For LTS
released soundtracks (such as 2013’s ‘The Waiting Room’ or
2016’s ‘Birkitshi’) Fritch spends a great deal of time after
the film is finished making the soundtrack experience stand on its own, making
sure it tells an incredibly strong story even without the visuals. This
attention to detail becomes evident when listening to masterful ebb and flow of
an album like ‘The Old Believers.’ While it’s just
semantics, Fritch’s “soundtracks” could easily sit right
along side the most cohesive LP’s out there. 

Tracklist:
01. William Ryan Fritch - Of a Different Time (2:44)
02. William Ryan Fritch - Isolation (1:14)
03. William Ryan Fritch - The Last Frost (1:16)
04. William Ryan Fritch - Clouded Was Every Prospect (3:21)
05. William Ryan Fritch - Take Refuge (2:19)
06. William Ryan Fritch - Left to Wander (2:05)
07. William Ryan Fritch - With Each Passing Age (1:49)
08. William Ryan Fritch - Still and Dense Solitude (2:21)
09. William Ryan Fritch - Northern Lights (3:10)
10. William Ryan Fritch - Who Fell the Last Tree (2:52)
11. William Ryan Fritch - Glass Slowly Shifts (1:24)
12. William Ryan Fritch - Feeble Dreams (4:06)
13. William Ryan Fritch - Precious Little Time (1:19)
14. William Ryan Fritch - By the Letter (1:12)
15. William Ryan Fritch - Wilting Ways (3:00)
16. William Ryan Fritch - On Frozen Ground (2:12)
17. William Ryan Fritch - The Old Believers (3:06)
18. William Ryan Fritch - Traditions (2:43)
19. William Ryan Fritch - We Fear Change (3:05)
20. William Ryan Fritch - Becoming (1:36)

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