Battleship Potemkin (album)

Battleship Potemkin
Soundtrack album by
Released5 September 2005
Recorded2003–2004
GenreElectronica, orchestral
Length68:29
LabelParlophone & EMI Classics
ProducerPet Shop Boys, Sven Helbig
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Back to Mine
(2005)
Battleship Potemkin
(2005)
Fundamental
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Soundfavourable [1]
Virgin.net [2]

Battleship Potemkin is a 2005 album of electronic and orchestral music written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of Pet Shop Boys, to accompany the 1925 silent film Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein. It is performed by Tennant, Lowe and the Dresdner Sinfoniker, conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer, with orchestrations by Torsten Rasch.[3] The album was released under the composers' names, Tennant/Lowe, as is customary with classical releases.[4] The album is produced by the Pet Shop Boys and Sven Helbig.

  1. ^ "Pet Shop Boys: Battleship Potemkin". Drowned in Sound. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Pet Shop Boys: Battleship Potemkin". Virgin.net. 5 September 2005. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005.
  3. ^ "Battleship Potemkin". petshopboys.co.uk. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  4. ^ "History: September 2005". petshopboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2024.