V/A "The Phoenician Scheme (Original Soundtrack)"

Original soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s new film The Phoenician Scheme, in theaters May 30, 2025, starring Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend and Hope Davis.

The soundtrack blends Alexandre Desplat’s original score with a mix of classical and jazz recordings. Classical highlights include Stravinsky, Bach, and Beethoven, with a handful of Desplat’s compositions for the film referencing Stravinsky’s 1910 ballet L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird). Jazz highlights include Gene Krupa’s “Drum Boogie,” Glenn Miller’s big band standard “A String of Pearls,” and “Mud Bug” by the Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq Sextet, recorded specifically for the film.

The vinyl package includes art from the film and notes by Alexandre Desplat and Wes Anderson. Standard Weight Sea Foam Color Vinyl in standard jacket.

Side 1:



1. “Airplane Crash #1” – Alexandre Desplat

2. Apollon musagète: "Apotheosis" – Igor Stravinsky and RCA Victor Orchestra

3. “A.Z.K. Land and Sea”– Alexandre Desplat

4. “Palazzo Korda” – Alexandre Desplat

5. “Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 2 IV Rondo” – Robert Corben

6. Petrouchka, 1947 Version: "Tableau 1, The Shrovetide Fair” – Igor Stravinsky and Columbia Symphony Orchestra

7. “The Gap Explodes” – Alexandre Desplat



Side 2:



1. “The Trans-Mountain Locomotive Tunnel”– Alexandre Desplat

2. “Drum Boogie” – Gene Krupa & His Orchestra

3. “Mud Bug” – Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq Sextet / Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq / Christian Grabandt / Rob Gutowski / Kelvin Sholar / Erik Unsworth / Eric Vaughn

4. “The Jungle Unit of the Intercontinental Radical Freedom Militia Corps” – Alexandre Desplat

5. “Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Chorale)" – Karl Richter, Munich Bach Choir, Münchener Bach-Orchester

6. “Hach Baregel” – Ahuva Tsadok and Nachum Nardi

7. “Heaven #5 (Dost Thou Not Fear God)”– Alexandre Desplat

8. "A String of Pearls" – Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

9. “Pictures At An Exhibition: “Promenade 1” – Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

10. L’Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird), – "Introduction"/”Le Jardin enchanté de Kachtchei"/"Disparition du palais et des chevaliers pétrifiés, allégresse générale" – Igor Stravinsky and RCA Victor Orchestra