Description
Ballad of a Small Player is one of Netflix’s big releases of 2025. The movie, with Colin Farrell, tells the story of Brendan Reilly, a disgraced Irish financier posing as the aristocratic "Lord Doyle," living in Macau after fleeing his financial crimes in the United Kingdom. Reilly moves between hotels and casinos while his dependency on alcohol and gambling grows.
The music for this film was composed by Volker Bertelmann, one of the most celebrated contemporary film composers. This is the third collaboration between the composer and director Edward Berger, following Conclave and All Quiet on the Western Front. Bertelmann gives the film a tense, paranoid feel that perfectly captures Brendan Reilly's world.
Ballad of a Small Player is available on red vinyl and includes an insert.
Tracklisting:
Side A
1. The City of Dreams
2. Cloaked In Invisibility
3. Spirit World My Arse
4. Skin Her Alive
5. Hungry Ghost
6. Waking Up
7. Handbag Theft
8. Not So Lucky After All
9. 09-55
10. Tell Me It's You
11. Lamma Island
Side B
1. Not Too Late For You
2. Take Play Win Part 1
3. All Of It
4. Another Card
5. Fucking Hate Cigars
6. I Was With Her
7. Apartment, Running & Ghost Day
8. Ballad Closing Credits
9. How About That Dance
