Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion features a score by John Zorn

John Zorn

John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...

 for a documentary film by Marc Levin

Marc Levin

Marc Levin is an independent film producer and director. He is best known for his Brick City TV series, which won the 2010 Peabody award and was nominated for an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking and his dramatic feature film, SLAM, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance...

. The album was released on Zorn's own label, Tzadik Records

Tzadik Records

Tzadik Records is a record label based in New York City specialising in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by the eclectic composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995; Zorn is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases...

, in 2005 and contains music that Zorn wrote and recorded for, Protocols of Zion

Protocols of Zion (film)

The Protocols of Zion is a 2005 documentary film by Jewish filmmaker Marc Levin about a resurgence of antisemitism in the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks...

(2005), a documentary detailing the rise of anti-semitism

Anti-Semitism

Antisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...

 following the September 11 attacks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "this is a provocative record for all the ease of listening it affords. It's a John Zorn who is not heard nearly often enough. This music is adventurous but contains no edges; it is deeply emotional, wonderfully warm, and utterly engaging".

Track listing

1. "Protocols Of Zion" - 4:27
2. "Searching For A Past" - 5:22
3. "Jew Watcher" - 2:43
4. "Mystery Of The Jew" - 4:09
5. "History Repeats Itself" - 2:14
6. "Arab And Jew" - 5:57
7. "Fighting Time" - 5:02
8. "Hollywood/Rikers" - 2:36
9. "Elders Of Zion" - 5:26
10. "A Dark Future" - 4:31
11. "Transition 1" - 0:31
12. "Transition 2" - 0:17
13. "Transition 3" - 0:30
14. "Transition 4" - 0:25
15. "Coda - The Metaphysics Of Anti-Semitism" - 1:46

All music by John Zorn

• Recorded at Frank Booth, Brooklyn (New York) in October 2004.
• Produced by John Zorn.

Personnel

• John Zorn
  John Zorn
  John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
  
   – electric pianos
• Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz – bass, oud
• Cyro Baptista
  Cyro Baptista
  Cyro Baptista is a Brazilian musician, teacher, and recording artist specializing in percussion in the genres of jazz and world music....
  
  – percussion