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William Eggleston’s photographs have adorned album covers for years: He has lent his singular eye to projects by Big Star, Joanna Newsom and Spoon. But on Oct. 20, Mr. Eggleston, now 78, will release an album of his own.
The album, titled “Musik,” will be released on Secretly Canadian and feature 13 tracks of Mr. Eggleston playing a Korg synthesizer. He recorded improvisations onto floppy disks and used a four-track sequencer to overlay parts and create fuller symphonic compositions. In addition to his own music, the album includes standards by Gilbert and Sullivan and Lerner and Loewe.
Tom Lunt, co-founder of the record label Numero Group, produced the album. One song, “Untitled Improvisation FD 1.10,” was released on Thursday.
While Mr. Eggleston is most famous for his pioneering approach to color photography, music has long been part of his artistic identity. In a 2015 interview with Vanity Fair, Mr. Eggleston said that he developed a passion for playing the piano early on, especially Bach: “My parents suggested a concert career. But I said, ‘No, I just like to play for myself.’” And in the 1970s, his friendship with the Big Star frontman Alex Chilton led him to closely document the Memphis music scene.
In the news release for “Musik,” the director David Lynch described the album as “music of wild joy with freedom and bright, vivid colors.” He will display Mr. Eggleston’s photography as part of his upcoming Festival of Disruption, coming to New York Oct. 14-15.
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