Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion

Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion features a score by John Zorn for a documentary film by Marc Levin. The album was released on Zorn's own label, Tzadik Records, in 2005 and contains music that Zorn wrote and recorded for Protocols of Zion (2005), a documentary detailing the rise of antisemitism following the September 11 attacks.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "this is a provocative record for all the ease of listening it affords. It's a John Zorn who is not heard nearly often enough. This music is adventurous but contains no edges; it is deeply emotional, wonderfully warm, and utterly engaging".

Track listing

 * 1) "Protocols of Zion"                        -                   4:27
 * 2) "Searching For a Past"                     -                   5:22
 * 3) "Jew Watcher"                              -                   2:43
 * 4) "Mystery of the Jew"                       -                   4:09
 * 5) "History Repeats Itself"                   -                   2:14
 * 6) "Arab and Jew"                             -                   5:57
 * 7) "Fighting Time"                            -                   5:02
 * 8) "Hollywood/Rikers"                         -                   2:36
 * 9) "Elders of Zion"                           -                   5:26
 * 10) "A Dark Future"                           -                   4:31
 * 11) "Transition 1"                            -                   0:31
 * 12) "Transition 2"                            -                   0:17
 * 13) "Transition 3"                            -                   0:30
 * 14) "Transition 4"                            -                   0:25
 * 15) "Coda - The Metaphysics of Anti-Semitism" -                   1:46


 * All music by John Zorn


 * Recorded at Frank Booth, Brooklyn (New York) in October 2004.
 * Produced by John Zorn.

Personnel

 * John Zorn – electric pianos
 * Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz – bass, oud
 * Cyro Baptista – percussion