Carlos Rafael Rivera - The Queen's Gambit (Music from the Netflix Limited Series) (2LP Black & White Vinyl)

In proud partnership with Netflix, Mondo is pleased to present Carlos Rafael Rivera’s Emmy award®-winning score to Netflix’s breakout 2020 limited series, THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, written and directed by Scott Frank.

For the limited series, Carlos Rafael Rivera delivered one of the stand-out scores of the last few years. Unusually, this is an entirely classical score: rich, sumptuous and utterly beguiling. The music is certainly a character in the show, reflecting Beth’s life... from meditative solo piano pieces, representing her early years growing up in an orphanage, with instruments and themes added throughout, as the years progress.

"Working on THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT with director Scott Frank was a wonderful creative experience, and it’s both mind-blowing and humbling to see the huge impact the series has made on audiences around the globe. With the vinyl release I hope to bring the music of THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT to listeners and collectors everywhere to be enjoyed again and again,” says composer Carlos Rafael Rivera.

From the moment you set eyes (and ears) on THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, it’s obvious it is extraordinary… lightning-in-a-bottle special, we have been obsessed with the show since it aired in 2020, and are thrilled that Mondo is releasing this incredible EMMY award-winning score on vinyl.

Alan Hynes incredible packaging is the final cherry on top here. It’s as intricate and mind-boggling as the show itself and undoubtedly one of the most incredible packages of the year. We hope you have as much fun listening to this incredible score, as we did putting it together.

LP1

Side A:

1. Main Title

2.  Beth's Story

3.  Methuen Home For Children

4. The Scholars Mate

5 . You're Gloating

6. Training With Mr. Schaibel

7.  Am I Good Enough Now

8.  Playing Mr. Ganz

9.  Ceiling Games

10.  First Day At School

11. The Green Pills

12.  Kentucky State Championship 1963

13.  Top Boards

14.  Playing Townes

Side B:

1. Playing Beltik

2. The Lake - Cincinnati 1963

3. Playing Benny - Las Vegas 1966

4. Two Sides Of The Same Coin

5. Mexico City Invitational 1966

6. Playing Girev I

7. Playing Girev II

8. Borgov I

9. Beth Alone

LP2

Side A:

1. Ohio US Championship 1967

2. New York

3. Training With Benn

4. Paris Tournament 1967

5. Borgov II

6. Jolene

7. Returning To Methuen

8. Turning Point

9. USSR

10. Moscow Invitational 1968

LP2

Side B:

1. Close Your Eyes

2. Borgov III

3. The Final Game

4. Take It, It's Yours

5. Sygrayem (Let's Play 6 - Anna Hauss and Robert Wienroder - I Can't Remember Love