r/Zorn • u/rumpk • Nov 26 '25

Does he have any relatively straight ahead noir sounding albums?

Been really getting into naked city recently (just got the black box I love it, leng tche is insane) and really like the more straight ahead noir songs/soundtrack covers and I was wondering if he had any albums that were entirely that type of stuff

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u/SirBread27 Nov 26 '25

Try listening to "Spillane"

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u/phonologotron Nov 26 '25

Spillane was my intro to Zorn. Still love it. The album with Godard on it fits the bill as well

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u/rumpk Nov 26 '25

I’ll check it out thank you!

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u/JerMAction Nov 26 '25

The Gift, or any of the Dreamers albums.

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u/Even_Sector_3567 Nov 27 '25

Absolutely the film works albums, tears of ecstasy for one

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u/zzz1129 Dec 03 '25

the first part of Film Works III (“Thieves Quartet”) is proto-Masada band but playing sort of noir-ish jazz

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u/zzz1129 Dec 03 '25

also, The Bribe (kind of a sequel, full album extension of Spillane) definitely sounds like something you would be interested in

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u/rumpk Dec 03 '25

Thanks, looking forward to checking them out!

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u/PinkUbu Mar 16 '26

Spillane, The Bribe, and Naked City's Radio album immediately come to mind. Maybe also the Nosferatu album from years later?