Where The Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack
Karen O (b.1978)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
c. 2009
Materials
Vinyl record with paper labels
Measurements
300 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
California
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672642.1
Summary
A vinyl record, the ‘Where The Wild Things’ Are Motion Picture Soundtrack by Karen O and The Kids. The record contains fourteen songs with seven on each side. There is a circular paper label on both sides of the record. These labels have the album title and artists name printed at the top with the song titles on each side listed at the bottom. The records catalogue number, ‘B10013164-01’ is printed to the right of centre on both labels. Karen O (Karen Lee Orzolek) is a South Korean born American singer, musician and songwriter, who is the lead singer with the rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Where The Wild Things Are is a 2009 film directed by Spike Jonze. The soundtrack album for the film was recorded by Karen O at studios in California and New York and was produced by Carter Burwell and Karen O. It was released on September 29th 2009 on the DGC label.
Provenance
Vinyl record recorded by Karen O and The Kids circa 2009. Released by DGC on September 29th 2009. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 15th September 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Karen O (b.1978), musician DGC Records, record label