New Wes Anderson Film "The Phoenician Scheme" to Include Music by Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, and Bach

The soundtrac is available now — ahead of the film's wider release on June 6

The soundtrack for Wes Anderson's forthcoming film The Phoenician Scheme has recently been released, and it features a range of music — such as selections from Stravinsky's Petrushka, Apollon musagète, and L'Oiseau de Feu; Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition; Beethoven's Piano Sonata no. 2; and the J. S. Bach cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben.

The new film marks the continuation of Anderson's collaboration with the film composer Alexandre Desplat. Their films together include Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs, The French Dispatch, and Asteroid City — and therefore, Desplat is largely responsible for what we might perceive as a uniquely Wes Anderson soundworld.

As well as drawing on pre-existing music, the film contains an original score by Desplat, which skillfully weaves quotations from the other composers into its aesthetic.

Complementing Desplat's score are a number of tracks by jazz musicians contemporaneous to the era of the film, especially those by Glenn Miller and Gene Krupa. These were selected by music supervisor Randall Poster, who is another long-time collaborator of Anderson.

The film follows the industrialist Anatole "Zsa-zsa" Korda (Benicio del Toro) as he evades various assassination attempts and appoints his own 20-year-old daughter, Liesl (a nun played by Mia Threapleton), as his successor in business.

The Phoenician Scheme recently received its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and will receive its full release on June 6, 2025. You can listen to the soundtrack on all major streaming platforms.