Colin Stetson

Composer, improviser and multi-instrumentalist Colin Stetson is known for his powerful approach to the saxophone (bass saxophone in particular) and bass clarinet performances. His whale-like tone, circular breathing technique, and a trademark physical approach to getting sound from the saxophone's finger pads create both melodic and rhythmic pulses and and nearly endless exploratory possibilities.

A body is bounded. It operates within physical limitations and biological constraints. Whilst some see these physiological boundaries as a terminus, others such as Colin Stetson perceive them as a nexus of possibility, and perhaps even of expansion. It is in this zone of unsteady tension and promise that his new album Chimæra dwells.

In partnership with Milan Records, Waxwork Records is proud to announce the deluxe release to COLOR OUT OF SPACE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, song writer and composer Colin Stetson!

Colin Stetson is a Canadian-American saxophonist, multireedist, and composer based in Montreal 2024 JUNO Award instrumental album winner 2023 ASCAP Screen Music Award for The Menu Best known for his soundtrack work, eg. The Menu, Hereditary, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Known for collaborations with Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, Feist, Bon Iver.

Colin Stetson is a Canadian-American saxophonist, multireedist, and composer based in Montreal 2024 JUNO Award instrumental album winner 2023 ASCAP Screen Music Award for The Menu Best known for his soundtrack work, eg. The Menu, Hereditary, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Known for collaborations with Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, Feist, Bon Iver.

An unusual storm is approaching, and it’s about to change everything for Ana (Grace Van Patten). After a short circuit at her workplace mysteriously transports her to an alternate world, she meets a crew of female soldiers caught in an endless war. Along a strange and rugged coastline, men face the stark truth lurking behind damsels who appear to be in distress. Under the leadership of Marsha (Mia Goth), Ana trains as a sharpshooter and discovers a newfound freedom in this uninhibited sisterhood. She soon senses she may not be the ruthless killer they expect, though, and time is running out for her to find a path home.

Milan Records announces the release of COLOR OUT OF SPACE (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) with music by GRAMMY® Award-winning saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer COLIN STETSON. A highly-coveted collaborator to Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, Tom Waits, LCD Soundsystem, The National and more, Stetson brings with him an expansive body of work that includes both genre-defying, avant-jazz records as well as critically-acclaimed original scores for major film, television and game titles such as Ari Aster’s Hereditary and Red Dead Redemption 2. Set for release January 24th, the soundtrack features blistering music written by Stetson for the Nicolas Cage-starring, sci-fi thriller, which makes its theatrical debut on January 24th as well.

Colin Stetson was born and raised in Ann Arbor, spent a decade in San Francisco and Brooklyn honing his formidable talents as a horn player, eventually settling in Montreal in 2007. Over the years he has worked extensively, live and in studio, with a wide range of bands and musicians including Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, TV On The Radio, Feist, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Bill Laswell, Evan Parker, The Chemical Brothers, Animal Collective, Hamid Drake, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Angelique Kidjo, Fink, and David Gilmore. Meanwhile he has developed an utterly unique voice as a soloist, principally on saxophones and clarinets, his intense technical prowess matched by his exhilarating and emotionally gripping skills as a song-writer. Stetson’s astounding physical engagement with his instruments (chiefly bass and alto saxophones) produces emotionally rich and polyphonic compositions that transcend expectations of what solo horn playing can sound like. Stemming from that approach and aesthetic, he has been contributing regularly to the world of film, TV, and game scoring over the past decade with such titles as Hereditary (2018), The First (2018), Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018), Color Out of Space (2019), Barkskins (2020), Mayday (2021), Among The Stars (2021), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), and Uzumaki (2022).