{"title":"Clint Mansell","description":"\u003cp\u003eWatching David Bowie sing 'Starman' on \u003cem\u003eTop of the Pops\u003c\/em\u003e sent a nine-year-old Clint Mansell reaching for a guitar. The Ramones came next (\"punk rock changed my life,\" he said), and at 19 he joined the outfit that became Pop Will Eat Itself, fronting it as their sound absorbed sampling, electronics and industrial grit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the band split in 1996, Mansell moved to America, where Trent Reznor mentored him and introduced him to Pro Tools. A friend connected him with Darren Aronofsky; the pair bonded over hip hop, and \u003cem\u003ePi\u003c\/em\u003e launched their partnership. \u003cem\u003eRequiem for a Dream\u003c\/em\u003e followed, its relentless 'Lux Aeterna' spreading far beyond the film into trailers and adverts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLacking formal training in notation, he composes much as he writes songs, building from drums, bass and vocal lines, with an orchestrator alongside. That method carried through \u003cem\u003eThe Fountain\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/em\u003e, Duncan Jones's \u003cem\u003eMoon\u003c\/em\u003e and Ben Wheatley's \u003cem\u003eHigh-Rise\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Clint Mansell you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/nine-inch-nails-vinyl\"\u003eNine Inch Nails\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mogwai-vinyl\"\u003eMogwai\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/philip-glass-vinyl\"\u003ePhilip Glass\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/max-richter-vinyl\"\u003eMax Richter\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/johann-johannsson-vinyl\"\u003eJóhann Jóhannsson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hildur-gudnadottir-vinyl\"\u003eHildur Guðnadóttir\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/a-winged-victory-for-the-sullen-vinyl\"\u003eA Winged Victory For The Sullen\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/olafur-arnalds-vinyl\"\u003eÓlafur Arnalds\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/nils-frahm-vinyl\"\u003eNils Frahm\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hans-zimmer-vinyl\"\u003eHans Zimmer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"black-swan-soundtrack-180g-red-vinyl-lp","title":"'BLACK SWAN' Soundtrack (Clint Mansell) 180g RED Vinyl LP (2010)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eClint Mansell's score for \u003cem\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/em\u003e takes Tchaikovsky's \u003cem\u003eSwan Lake\u003c\/em\u003e apart and rebuilds it as horror, with familiar ballet themes slowed down, fractured and twisted into something unsettling. It leaned so heavily on Tchaikovsky that the Academy ruled it ineligible for an Oscar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46872617779421,"sku":"GM07293","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_2317.jpg?v=1760456808"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/clint-mansell-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}