A Zed & Two Noughts
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A Zed & Two Noughts (A.K.A. Zoo) is a 1985 film written and directed by Peter Greenaway.
Plot
Its plot centres on two twin brothers, Oswald and Oliver Deuce, whose wives are killed in a car accident. The brothers enter a relationship with Alba Bewick, the driver of the car, who lost one of her legs in the accident. In an attempt to fathom the reason for their wives' death they become obsessed with decay, making numerous time-lapse films of decaying animals. Culminating in the ultimate experiment, A Zed & Two Noughts is one of Greenaway's more accessible works featuring a memorable soundtrack by Michael Nyman.
Soundtrack
Elements of Michael Nyman's score invoke the work of Heinrich Ignaz Biber.
Performance of the soundtrack is credited to Nyman, Alexander Balanescu, Elisabeth Perry, Sarah Leonard, and "The Zoo Orchestra". This is not the Michael Nyman Band, but rather the following musicians, as indicated in the film credits:
- Arno Bons
- Gerard Bouwhis
- Bas Dekker
- Pieter Gouderjaan
- Rob Hageman
- John Helstone
- Jan Jansen
- Sofia Kiss
- Henk Leether
- Beverly Lund
- Gerrit Oloeman
- Jelle Schouten
- Jorn Shroeder
- Peter Stan
- Win Steinman
- Leo Van Oostron
- Marien Van Staalen
- Adri Van Velson
- Peter Veenhuizen
- Lene Te Voortwis
- Frans Vreugdenhil
- Gerbrand Westveen
The score is in the Michael Nyman Band's repertoire, particularly "Time Lapse" and "Prawn Watching", but they do not perform on the soundtrack.
