Music.Film Recordings & Lakeshore Records have released a soundtrack album for the political thriller Backstabbing for Beginners. The album features the film’s original score composed by Todor Kobakov (The Samaritan, Tricksters, Cardinal, Born to Be Blue, Sweetness in the Belly, Most Dangerous Game). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out audio samples. Backstabbing for Beginners is co-written and directed by Per Fly and stars Theo James, Ben Kingsley and Jacqueline Bisset. The movie is based on a true story and follows an idealistic young employee working at the UN as he investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may even involve his own boss. The thriller was released in select U.S. theaters and on VOD in 2018 by A24 and is now also available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Here’s the album track list:
1. A Story You’ll Want to Hear (1:14)
2. My Father Was a Diplomat (1:10)
3. First Day (1:49)
4. For God and Country (1:08)
5. It Was My Normal (1:19)
6. In Baghdad (1:03)
7. Madame Dupress (1:09)
8. Black Market Drugs (1:12)
9. The Boiler Room of Diplomacy (0:54)
10. Died of the Flu (1:45)
11. A Facilitator of Corruption (1:11)
12. Bribes (1:03)
13. Kurdistan (1:48)
14. Opportunity to Make a Wrong Conclusion (1:32)
15. Busting the Bad Drugs (1:09)
16. Handsome Clerk (1:36)
17. Fake Photos (1:41)
18. The Cemetery (2:42)
19. He Made A Backup (1:55)
20. The Chase (1:35)
21. Searching for the Girl (1:06)
22. Whatever Happens Happens (1:36)
23. Busted (1:54)
24. CIA Interrogation (1:33)
25. Michael Gets Home (1:09)
26. Tell the Security Council (1:20)
27. I Can’t Crack This (1:34)
28. The Soft Arts (1:18)
29. She’s A Spy (2:21)
30. UN Address (1:20)
31. Self Portrait (1:15)
32. An Unlikely Guest (1:41)
33. I Know What You Are (1:14)
34. Pasha’s Corruption (0:49)
35. I Lost My Faith (1:31)
36. The CIA (1:23)
37. Making Deals (1:03)
38. The Part is Simple (1:24)
39. Evil Guy (2:11)
40. Car Bomb (1:40)
41. I Have a Story That You’ll Want to Hear (3:02)
42. Whistleblower (1:36)
43. I Am a Diplomat (2:13)
44. After (5:22)
45. After, Pt. 2 (2:49)