George Orwell's 1984 (Matthew Bellamy x Ilan Eshkeri album)
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| Name | George Orwell's 1984 |
| Tracks | 40 |
| Recorded | 2024 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy & Ilan Eshkeri |
| Producer | Matthew Bellamy & Ilan Eshkeri |
| Art work | Metaform Studio: Jesse Lee Stout [1] |
| Publisher | Globalist Industries, Audible Originals, The Orwell Foundation |
| Format(s) | CD, LP (Clear With Red Splatter), download, cassette |
| Catalogue № | GI002-1 (Box set, Vinyl) |
| Release date | 15th May 2024 |
| Chart position | N/A |
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Information
"Matt Bellamy x Ilan Eshkeri: George Orwell's 1984" is a soundtrack project developed by Audible, it was released on May 15th, 2024, with support/approved by the George Orwell Foundation. The package also includes 1x “bloodshot” splatter LP, a lithograph, graphic novel, slipmat, audio cassette, + t-shirt. All approved by the George Orwell Foundation.
Additional Information
The album features some Matt Bellamy originals, plus, collaborations with Ilan Eshkeri; it also features re-worked version of Uprising, Resistance and Exogenesis Part III: Redemption.
Name & Artwork
The artwork is a representation of a "panicked Winston Smith", while the artwork contained in the art box is a "dive inside his head to reveal his memories" which are images from the “1984” story. According to Metaform Studio "Contained is a die-cut LP sleeve exposing numerous swappable ephemera to create the omnipresent eye of Big Brother".