Nonesuch will release the original score for Ken Burns’s new two-part documentary, LEONARDO da VINCI, with new compositions by Caroline Shaw; the documentary airs on November 18 and 19 on PBS. The album features performances by the composer’s longtime collaborators Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion, and Roomful of Teeth as well as John Patitucci. Shaw wrote and recorded new music for LEONARDO da VINCI, marking the first time a Ken Burns film has featured an entirely original score.

Artists

Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion, Roomful of Teeth, Caroline Shaw (voices), John Patitucci (voices, bass), Adam Sliwinski (taiko drums, marimba), Amy Schroeder (violin, solo violin), Andrew Yee (cello), Caleb Burhans (viola), Cameron Beauchamp (voices), Chaz Sexton (recording assistant), Domenic Salerni (violin), Eric Cha-Beach (percussion), Eric Glauser (recording assistant), Estelí Gomez (voices), Garrett Robinson (vinyl mastering engineer), Henry Reinach (recording assistant), Jason Treuting (taiko drums, vibraphone), Jennifer Dunnington (music editor, music supervisor), Jodie Landau (voices), Josh Quillen (glockenspiel, drums, crotales, percussion), Martha Cluver (voices), Mingjia Chen (voices), Neal Shaw (music editor), Scott Hull (vinyl mastering engineer), Steven Bradshaw (voices), Thann Scoggin (voices), Tim Marchiafava (music editor), Virginia Warnken Kelsey (voices), Raquel Acevedo Klein (voices), Nathan Schram (viola)