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Reflektor (Album)

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{{Infobox album
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Arcade Fire]]
| Cover = ArcadeFireReflektor.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2013|10|28|mf=yes}}
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Indie rock]],<ref name="allmusic" /> [[art rock]],<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10402764/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor-album-review.html | title=Arcade Fire, Reflektor, album review | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | date=October 24, 2013 | accessdate=October 28, 2013 | author=McCormick, Neil}}</ref> [[disco]]<ref name=guardian/>
| Length = {{Duration|m=75|s=14}}
| Label = [[Merge Records|Merge]] (US), Sonovox (UK)
| Producer = [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], [[Markus Dravs]], Arcade Fire
| Last album = ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' (2010)
| This album = '''''Reflektor''''' (2013)
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| Single 1 date = 9 September 2013
}}
}}

'''''Reflektor''''' is the fourth studio album by Canadian [[indie rock]] band [[Arcade Fire]], released on October 28, 2013 on [[Merge Records]]. A [[double album]], ''Reflektor'' was co-produced by former [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], regular Arcade Fire producer [[Markus Dravs]], and the band itself.

Influenced by Haitian [[rara]] music, the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' and [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s essay, "[[The Present Age]]",<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/win-butler-reveals-secret-influences-behind-arcade-fires-reflektor-20131022 |title=Win Butler Reveals Secret Influences Behind Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor'|first=Patrick |last=Doyle |work=rollingstone.com |accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> ''Reflektor'''s release was preceded by a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign inspired by [[veve]] drawings, and the release of a limited edition single, "[[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]", credited to the fictional band, '''The Reflektors''', on September 9, 2013.

==Background==
The album's origins stem from a trip that both vocalist and guitarist [[Win Butler]] and multi-instrumentalist [[Régine Chassagne]] took to her family's home country of [[Haiti]]. Butler noted, "Going to Haiti for the first time with Regine was the beginning of a major change in the way that I thought about the world. Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16. There was a band I [feel] changed me musically, just really opened me up to this huge, vast amount of culture and influence I hadn't been exposed to before, which was really life-changing."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Inspired by the country's [[rara]] music, Butler and Chassagne incorporated elements of this sound into the band's new material, alongside [[Jamaican]] influences. Butler stated, "I mean, it's not like our band trying to play Haitian music. I just felt like we were opened up to a new influence. [[Bob Marley]] probably felt the same way the first time he heard [[Curtis Mayfield]]."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

==Recording==
Recording in [[Louisiana]], the band began work on ''Reflektor'' in 2011, and subsequently moved to [[Jamaica]] the following year with producer [[Markus Dravs]].<ref name="rollingstone"/> Working on roughly sixty song ideas, the band wrote and recorded in an abandoned [[castle]], named Trident: "The castle was built in 1979, or something, by this eccentric Jamaican dude who just wanted to hang out with royalty. And it kind of worked. After about five years he couldn't afford to pay the bill, so it had been sitting empty for many years. I met a dude who was planning on turning it into a hotel, so we just rented it off him for cheap and there was nothing in there. We brought in some beds and a piano and some gear."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The album was mostly recorded on [[analog tape]].<ref>http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.ca/2013/10/arcade-fires-reflektor.html</ref>

In August 2012, the band also began working with producer and former [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], whom the band had been wanting to work with for over six years. Butler noted, "LCD Soundsystem to me is like [[New Order]] and the [[B-52's]] and we deeply share a lot of those influences, and we did completely different things with it. [[Régine Chassagne|Régine]] is kind of the person who dances. At any given minute, if you can get Régine to dance, you're kind of on the right track, so I think we just wanted to make a record that Régine could dance to."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

Regarding the band's decision to record a [[double album]], Win Butler stated, "The record is really long. We intended to make a short record and we ended up with 18 songs that were all between six and eight minutes and we were like, 'Uh oh, I think we screwed up making a short record.' Splitting it over the two halves enables you to get into the different worlds of the records."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

==Writing and composition==
Primary lyricist [[Win Butler]] notes that the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' inspired his lyrics on ''Reflektor'', in particular its themes of [[isolation]] and [[death]]: "''Black Orpheus'' is one of my favorite films of all time, which is set in Carnival in [[Brazil]]. The [[Orpheus]] myth is the original [[love triangle]], [[Romeo and Juliet]] kind of story. Lyrically, it's not literally about my life. I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through things, I find it very hard not to be empathetic."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Also influential to the album's lyrical content is an essay by Danish philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]], entitled "[[The Present Age]]". Butler states, "[It's] about the reflective age. This is like in 1846, and it sounds like he's talking about modern times. He's talking about the [[news media|press]] and [[alienation]], and you kind of read it and you're like, 'Dude, you have no idea how insane it's gonna get.'"<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The album tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Here Comes the Night Time II", each appear on the album's respective halves, with Butler noting, "The second one was actually written first and it almost starts the second half of the record – kind of like after the [[Haitian Carnival|[Haitian] Carnival]]. Both of them are very much influenced by when the sun is just starting to go down in [[Port au Prince]], and it's really intense because most of the city doesn't have [[electricity]] so everyone is just racing to get home before dark."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The first of the two tracks references [[missionaries]], in part: "The absurdity that you can go to a place like Haiti and teach people something about [[God]]. Like, the opposite really seems to be true, in my experience."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The lyrics include singing in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/reflektor-20130910</ref>

==Promotional campaign==
[[File:Reflektor logo in Wapping, London.jpg|thumbnail|left|An example of the Reflektor graffiti.]]
In early August, a cryptic logo, which incorporated the word "reflektor", appeared on the walls of cities around the world. The [[street art]] was reported to be part of a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign for the new Arcade Fire album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-15/arcade-fires-marketing-machine-rolls-out-reflektor | title =Arcade Fire's Marketing Machine Rolls Out Reflektor | author =Claire Suddath | author2 =''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' | publisher =businessweek.com | date =October 15, 2013}}</ref> The upcoming album and its release date had already been announced via a message on Twitter, written as a reply to a single fan. An Instagram account posted pictures of the symbol, and included a video of one being drawn.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/51508-arcade-fires-new-album-titled-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire's New Album Titled Reflektor? | author =Amy Phillips | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 5, 2013}}</ref>

On August 26, Arcade Fire confirmed that the work was related to them, with a large mural on a building in downtown Manhattan, which included four of the symbols and the words "Arcade Fire 9pm 9/9".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/52041-arcade-fire-finally-confirm-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire Confirm Reflektor Campaign Is Theirs | author =Jenn Pelly | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 26, 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band released two videos for the [[Reflektor (song)|first single and title track]] from the album.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire Debuts Funky 'Reflektor' Single With Interactive Video|date = 9 September 2013|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5687268/arcade-fire-debuts-funky-reflektor-single-with-interactive-video|last = Wete|first = Brad|work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate = 9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vulture>{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/heres-the-other-new-arcade-fire-video.html|title=Watch The Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Video|publisher=Vulture|date=9 September 2013|accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> [[Win Butler]] later wrote that the Reflektor graffiti was inspired by Haitian [[veve]] drawings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-471311/arcade-fire-frontman-responds-to-graffiti-11652334/ | title =Arcade Fire frontman responds to graffiti complaint | author =''[[iHeartRadio]]'' | publisher =iheart.com | date =September 13, 2013}}</ref>

The Reflektor campaign received negative publicity when an article that appeared in [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] in September 2013 depicted instances of property damage that resulted from the advertisements. The band made an apology, explaining that the viral wall stencils were meant to use chalk or other washable media, rather than spray paint, nor binding glues under the paper advertisements.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/12/arcade_fire_graffiti_marketing_vandalism_or_both_relektor_ads_are_a_nuisance.html My Wife Was Vandalized by Arcade Fire], Ian Dille, [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]], 12 September 2013</ref>

The build-up to the release of the album was described by [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] as "unusual, ambitious, vague, confounding, a little heavy-handed, and very successful". It was compared to similar campaigns for albums by [[Daft Punk]] and [[Kanye West]], also released in 2013. In such campaigns, the music itself becomes one part of a wider experience. Although the events surrounding the album's release take place in the real world, their impermanence suits the use of social media, where the campaign is documented and shared.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/108-promo-campaigns/ Reflektor, Year Zero, and a Brief History of the Elaborate Album Rollout], Stephen Deusner, [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]], 21 October 2013</ref>

==Artwork==
The album's artwork features an image of [[Auguste Rodin]]’s sculpture of [[Orpheus and Eurydice]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-reflektor-review-first-listen/ | title =Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor': 12 Observations About the New Album After One Listen | author =Jem Aswad | author2 =''[[Spin Magazine]]'' | publisher =spin.com | date =October 2, 2013}}</ref>

==Release==
The band released a 15-second music clip on [[Spotify]] on September 2, 2013, titled "9pm 9/9" under the album name ''Reflektor''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire release snippet of new music on Spotify - listen|date = 2 September 2013|url = http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/72410|work = [[NME]]|accessdate = 2 September 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band announced a last-minute secret show under the name "The Reflektors" at Montreal's Salsathèque Club, at 9PM for $9.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2013/09/09/arcade-fire-a-la-salsatheque-ce-soir/ |title=Arcade Fire à la Salsathèque ce soir |work=[[Voir]] |trans_title=Arcade Fire at Salsathèque tonight |language=French |last=Ledoux |first=Julie |date=9 September 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-02}}</ref> Following the band's September 28 appearance on [[Saturday Night Live]], a 30-minute concert special aired on [[NBC]] featuring cameos including [[Rainn Wilson]], [[Bono]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[James Franco]], [[Michael Cera]] and [[Zach Galifianakis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/30/arcade-fire-saturday-night-live-tv-special-video/ | title =Arcade Fire Debuts New 'Reflektor' Songs On 'Saturday Night Live' | author =Althea Legaspi | author2 =''[[Music Television]]'' | publisher =mtv.com | date =September 30, 2013}}</ref> The band debuted three tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time", "We Exist" and "Normal Person".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/29/arcade_fire_s_post_snl_concert_special_watch_the_band_play_new_songs_reflektor.html | title =Watch Arcade Fire’s Oddball Post-SNL Concert Special | author =Forrest Wickman | author2 =''[[Slate Magazine]]'' | publisher =slate.com | date =September 29, 2013}}</ref> On October 12 the band released a teaser video containing thirty seconds of the song "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-awful-sound-preview-brooklyn-show/ | title =Preview Arcade Fire's 'Awful Sound' Ahead of Probable Brooklyn Shows | author =Marc Hogan | author2 =''[[Spin Magazine]]'' | publisher =spin.com | date =October 14, 2013}}</ref> On October 21, the song "Afterlife" was debuted in a music video, playing over edited clips of [[Marcel Camus]]'s 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]''. On October 21, the song "Normal Person" aired on [[The Colbert Report]], with the band identified not as Arcade Fire but only as "The Reflektors". On October 24, a [[lyric video]] for the Official Reflektor Full Album Teaser,<ref>{{YouTube|CBjqUEMlHTY|"Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Full Album Teaser - Official)"}}</ref> playing over longer clips of Marcel Camus's 1959 film ''Black Orpheus'' was posted to the band's website.

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
{{Album ratings
|MC=80/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/reflektor/arcade-fire |title=Reflektor Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=2013-10-25}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Monger|first=James Christopher|title=Reflektor - Arcade Fire : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r2834747|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=October 26, 2013}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Slant Magazine]]
| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/arcade-fire-reflektor |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' Review |author=Annie Galvin |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=November 1, 2013 |publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = (B)<ref>"[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20746130,00.html Reflektor]", ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved October 19, 2013.</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=guardian>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/arcade-fire-reflektor-review|title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor - review|first=Alexis|last=Petridis |date=24 October 2013 |accessdate=30 October 2013|publisher=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="independent">{{cite web | author = Gill, Andy| date = | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html|title = Reflektor – Arcade Fire| publisher = The Independent| accessdate = 2012-03-01}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = (8/10)<ref name="adm">{{cite web | author = | date = | url = http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5927/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor.aspx|title = Arcade Fire - Reflektor| publisher = [[AnyDecentMusic?]]| accessdate = 2012-03-01}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev7Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=observer>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/27/arcade-fire-reflektor-review|title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor - review |author=Kitty Empire |date=October 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013 |publisher=[[The Observer]]}}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev8score = (9.2/10)<ref name="Pitchfork Media">{{cite web | author = Zoladz, Lindsay| date = | url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor/|title = Arcade Fire: Reflektor| publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]| accessdate = October 28, 2013}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/reflektor-20130927 |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' Review |author=David Fricke |date=September 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev10Score = {{rating|4|4}}<ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-arcade-fire-reflektor-review-20131029,0,5749705.story?track=rss#axzz2j76NYaXe |title=Album review: Arcade Fire blazes ahead on 'Reflektor' |author=Randall Roberts |date=October 29, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013 |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
| rev11 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev11Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/10/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' Review |author=Michael Roffman|date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=November 15, 2013 |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref>
| rev12 = [[Tiny Mix Tapes]]
| rev12Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/arcade-fire-reflektor |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' Review |author=Gabriel Samach|date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=November 15, 2013 |publisher=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]}}</ref>
}}

''Reflektor'' has received positive reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a [[weighted mean|average]] score of 80 based on 40 reviews, indicating "generally favorable". <ref name="metacritic1"/>

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album a rating of four and a half stars out of five, and stated "It is also a perfect summary of their group's still-fervent indie-born hunger after a decade of mainstream success, and specifically, the decisive, indulgent ambition on Reflektor: a two-record, 75-minute set of 13 songs and the best album Arcade Fire have ever made".<ref name=rs /> [[Pitchfork Media]] gave the album a 9.2 (the band's highest since their debut [[Funeral]]) - stating, "Reflektor is a triumph, but not a victory lap; the band never sounds content enough for that."<ref name="Pitchfork Media"/>

''[[USA Today]]'' gave three out of four stars and stated that on the album, "much of the music — audacious, heavily distorted and bubbling with electronics — sounds magnificently fresh. As the ensemble shape-shifts from the cleaner rock template of ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' and ''[[Neon Bible]]'' to exotic beat-driven mashups, Arcade owes a debt to [[David Bowie]] (who has a brief cameo) and Achtung-era [[U2]]. Co-producer [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] of defunct LCD Soundsystem also brings his rhythmic chops to the mix in dizzying dance hybrids."<ref name=usa>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/25/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-three-stars/3185647/|title=Review: 'Reflektor' reflects Arcade Fire's bold vision |author=Edna Gunderson |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>

''[[The Quietus]]'' notes that "the question of what comes next, though, isn't one that Arcade Fire need fear any longer. With Reflektor, they've answered it strongly. Four albums in, their sound glitters with many facets and possibilities – they can be proud of how it reflects on them."<ref name=Quietus>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/13700-arcade-fire-reflektor-review|title=Reviews: Arcade Fire - 'Reflektor' |author=Emily Mackay|date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

[[PopMatters]] journalist J.C. Maçek III said "''Reflektor'' doesn’t contain any actually bad songs (the closest we can peg on the collection would be a small amount of filler material), but the impact of a full listen is one of catchy excitement and impressive pop rock which slowly rolls downhill into the murky sonic depths of the more somber second half without any truly punctuating final moment of the record itself.<ref name=PM>{{cite web|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=J.C.|last=Maçek III|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/176118-arcade-fire-reflektor/|title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor|date=30 October 2013}}</ref>

''Reflektor'' fails to "fully justify the size of it and it doesn't ever so much as unravel", according to ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''. "While ''Reflektor'' isn't so flawed as to strip them of their sash, it's a wobble on the podium, a needless error of judgement that could have been easily avoided had they heeded that... old truism. Here is proof you really can have too much of a good thing,” reviewer Simon Goddard concluded, giving it a 3/5 rating.<ref name="q">Goddard, Simon. [[Q magazine|Q]], November 2013. New releases. Arcade Fire - Reflektor. P. 101</ref>

===Commercial performance===
The album debuted at number one on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], selling 49,000 copies. This marks an increase from their previous album's debut week.<ref>https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf</ref> The album debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 45,252.<ref>http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-arcade-fire-lp-sells-45k-to-hit-no-1/056607</ref>

==Track listing==

Note: On CD and digital releases, "We Exist" is the second track of the album, but the fourth on the vinyl version (as the first song of Side B, or ''1:4'' <ref name=Discogs>http://www.discogs.com/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor/release/5041370</ref>). Disc One of the CD release contains hidden reversed samples from the disc in the pre-gap before the first track.
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| title0 = Intro
| note0 =
| length0 = 10:02
| title1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| length1 = 7:34
| title2 = We Exist
| length2 = 5:44
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Here Comes the Night Time
| length4 = 6:31
| title5 = Normal Person
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = You Already Know
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Joan of Arc
| length7 = 5:27

}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = Here Comes the Night Time II
| length1 = 2:52
| title2 = Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)
| length2 = 6:14
| title3 = It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)
| length3 = 6:43
| title4 = Porno
| length4 = 6:03
| title5 = Afterlife
| length5 = 5:53
| title6 = Supersymmetry
| length6 = 11:17
| note6 = The hidden track "Outro" starts at the 5:57

}}

==Personnel==

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
===Arcade Fire===
*[[Win Butler]]
*[[Régine Chassagne]]
*[[Richard Reed Parry]]
*[[Tim Kingsbury]]
*[[William Butler (musician)|Will Butler]]
*[[Jeremy Gara]]

===Additional musicians===
*[[Owen Pallett]] – orchestral arrangements, strings
*[[Sarah Neufeld]] – strings
*[[Marika Shaw|Marika Anthony-Shaw]] – strings
*FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague – orchestra
*[[Colin Stetson]] – horn arrangements, saxophones
*Stuart Bogie – saxophones
*Willinson Duprate – additional percussion
*Verrieux Zile – additional percussion
*Baptiste Jean Nazaire – additional percussion
*Wilkenson Magloire – additional percussion
*Dieuveut Marc Thelus – additional percussion
*Wichemond Thelus – additional percussion
*Joey Lavoie - guitar, keyboard
*Rob Gill - guitar, bongos
*[[Kid Koala]] – sample manipulation (''1:1'')
*[[David Bowie]] – vocals (''1:1'')

{{col-2}}

===Recording personnel===
*[[Arcade Fire]] – production, mixing (''1:3'' and ''2:1'')
*[[James Murphy (electronic_musician)|James Murphy]] – production (except tracks ''1:3'' and ''2:1''), additional recording, mixing (''2:2'' and ''2:6'')
*[[Markus Dravs]] – production (except tracks ''1:3, 2:1, 2:3, 2:4'' and ''2:6''), additional recording
*Mark Lawson – recording, additional production (''1:1, 1:3'' and ''1:4'')
*Korey Richey – recording, mixing assistant
*[[Tom Elmhirst]] – additional recording, mixing (''1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:7, 2:3'' and ''2:5'')
*Damian Taylor – additional recording
*Pascal Shefteshy – additional recording
*David Farrell – recording assistant
*Eric Heigle – recording assistant
*[[Craig Silvey]] – mixing (''1:2, 1:5, 1:6'' and ''2:4'')
*Mark Lawson – mixing (''1:3'' and ''2:1'')
*Matt Shaw – mixing assistant
*Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
*Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
*Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant
*[[Ted Jensen]] – mastering

===Artwork===
*Caroline Robert – album artwork, photography
*Korey Richey – photography
{{col-end}}

==Charts==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
{{albumchart|Australia|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Netherlands|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Finland|8|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Germany3|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Hungary|27|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Ireland|1|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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==References==
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[[pt:Reflektor]]

Reflektor (Album)

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{{Infobox album
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Arcade Fire]]
| Cover = ArcadeFireReflektor.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2013|10|28|mf=yes}}
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Indie rock]],<ref name="allmusic" /> [[art rock]],<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10402764/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor-album-review.html | title=Arcade Fire, Reflektor, album review | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | date=October 24, 2013 | accessdate=October 28, 2013 | author=McCormick, Neil}}</ref> [[disco]]<ref name=guardian/>
| Length = {{Duration|m=75|s=14}}
| Label = [[Merge Records|Merge]] (US), Sonovox (UK)
| Producer = [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], [[Markus Dravs]], Arcade Fire
| Last album = ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' (2010)
| This album = '''''Reflektor''''' (2013)
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Reflektor
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| Single 1 date = 9 September 2013
}}
}}

'''''Reflektor''''' is the fourth studio album by Canadian [[indie rock]] band [[Arcade Fire]], released on October 28, 2013 on [[Merge Records]]. A [[double album]], ''Reflektor'' was co-produced by former [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], regular Arcade Fire producer [[Markus Dravs]], and the band itself.

Influenced by Haitian [[rara]] music, the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' and [[Søren Kierkegaard]]'s essay, "[[The Present Age]]",<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/win-butler-reveals-secret-influences-behind-arcade-fires-reflektor-20131022 |title=Win Butler Reveals Secret Influences Behind Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor'|first=Patrick |last=Doyle |work=rollingstone.com |accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> ''Reflektor'''s release was preceded by a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign inspired by [[veve]] drawings, and the release of a limited edition single, "[[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]", credited to the fictional band, '''The Reflektors''', on September 9, 2013.

==Background==
The album's origins stem from a trip that both vocalist and guitarist [[Win Butler]] and multi-instrumentalist [[Régine Chassagne]] took to her family's home country of [[Haiti]]. Butler noted, "Going to Haiti for the first time with Regine was the beginning of a major change in the way that I thought about the world. Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16. There was a band I [feel] changed me musically, just really opened me up to this huge, vast amount of culture and influence I hadn't been exposed to before, which was really life-changing."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Inspired by the country's [[rara]] music, Butler and Chassagne incorporated elements of this sound into the band's new material, alongside [[Jamaican]] influences. Butler stated, "I mean, it's not like our band trying to play Haitian music. I just felt like we were opened up to a new influence. [[Bob Marley]] probably felt the same way the first time he heard [[Curtis Mayfield]]."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

==Recording==
Recording in [[Louisiana]], the band began work on ''Reflektor'' in 2011, and subsequently moved to [[Jamaica]] the following year with producer [[Markus Dravs]].<ref name="rollingstone"/> Working on roughly sixty song ideas, the band wrote and recorded in an abandoned [[castle]], named Trident: "The castle was built in 1979, or something, by this eccentric Jamaican dude who just wanted to hang out with royalty. And it kind of worked. After about five years he couldn't afford to pay the bill, so it had been sitting empty for many years. I met a dude who was planning on turning it into a hotel, so we just rented it off him for cheap and there was nothing in there. We brought in some beds and a piano and some gear."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

In August 2012, the band also began working with producer and former [[LCD Soundsystem]] frontman [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], whom the band had been wanting to work with for over six years. Butler noted, "LCD Soundsystem to me is like [[New Order]] and the [[B-52's]] and we deeply share a lot of those influences, and we did completely different things with it. [[Régine Chassagne|Régine]] is kind of the person who dances. At any given minute, if you can get Régine to dance, you're kind of on the right track, so I think we just wanted to make a record that Régine could dance to."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

Regarding the band's decision to record a [[double album]], Win Butler stated, "The record is really long. We intended to make a short record and we ended up with 18 songs that were all between six and eight minutes and we were like, 'Uh oh, I think we screwed up making a short record.' Splitting it over the two halves enables you to get into the different worlds of the records."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

==Writing and composition==
Primary lyricist [[Win Butler]] notes that the 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]'' inspired his lyrics on ''Reflektor'', in particular its themes of [[isolation]] and [[death]]: "''Black Orpheus'' is one of my favorite films of all time, which is set in Carnival in [[Brazil]]. The [[Orpheus]] myth is the original [[love triangle]], [[Romeo and Juliet]] kind of story. Lyrically, it's not literally about my life. I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through things, I find it very hard not to be empathetic."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Also influential to the album's lyrical content is an essay by Danish philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]], entitled "[[The Present Age]]". Butler states, "[It's] about the reflective age. This is like in 1846, and it sounds like he's talking about modern times. He's talking about the [[news media|press]] and [[alienation]], and you kind of read it and you're like, 'Dude, you have no idea how insane it's gonna get.'"<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The album tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Here Comes the Night Time II", each appear on the album's respective halves, with Butler noting, "The second one was actually written first and it almost starts the second half of the record – kind of like after the [[Haitian Carnival|[Haitian] Carnival]]. Both of them are very much influenced by when the sun is just starting to go down in [[Port au Prince]], and it's really intense because most of the city doesn't have [[electricity]] so everyone is just racing to get home before dark."<ref name="rollingstone"/> The first of the two tracks references [[missionaries]], in part: "The absurdity that you can go to a place like Haiti and teach people something about [[God]]. Like, the opposite really seems to be true, in my experience."<ref name="rollingstone"/>

The lyrics include singing in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/reflektor-20130910</ref>

==Promotional campaign==
[[File:Reflektor logo in Wapping, London.jpg|thumbnail|left|An example of the Reflektor graffiti.]]
In early August, a cryptic logo, which incorporated the word "reflektor", appeared on the walls of cities around the world. The [[street art]] was reported to be part of a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign for the new Arcade Fire album.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-15/arcade-fires-marketing-machine-rolls-out-reflektor | title =Arcade Fire's Marketing Machine Rolls Out Reflektor | author =Claire Suddath | author2 =''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' | publisher =businessweek.com | date =October 15, 2013}}</ref> The upcoming album and its release date had already been announced via a message on Twitter, written as a reply to a single fan. An Instagram account posted pictures of the symbol, and included a video of one being drawn.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/51508-arcade-fires-new-album-titled-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire's New Album Titled Reflektor? | author =Amy Phillips | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 5, 2013}}</ref>

On August 26, Arcade Fire confirmed that the work was related to them, with a large mural on a building in downtown Manhattan, which included four of the symbols and the words "Arcade Fire 9pm 9/9".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/52041-arcade-fire-finally-confirm-reflektor/ | title =Arcade Fire Confirm Reflektor Campaign Is Theirs | author =Jenn Pelly | author2 =''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' | publisher =pitchfork.com | date =August 26, 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band released two videos for the [[Reflektor (song)|first single and title track]] from the album.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire Debuts Funky 'Reflektor' Single With Interactive Video|date = 9 September 2013|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5687268/arcade-fire-debuts-funky-reflektor-single-with-interactive-video|last = Wete|first = Brad|work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate = 9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vulture>{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/heres-the-other-new-arcade-fire-video.html|title=Watch The Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Video|publisher=Vulture|date=9 September 2013|accessdate=9 September 2013}}</ref> [[Win Butler]] later wrote that the Reflektor graffiti was inspired by Haitian [[veve]] drawings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-471311/arcade-fire-frontman-responds-to-graffiti-11652334/ | title =Arcade Fire frontman responds to graffiti complaint | author =''[[iHeartRadio]]'' | publisher =iheart.com | date =September 13, 2013}}</ref>

The Reflektor campaign received negative publicity when an article that appeared in [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] in September 2013 depicted instances of property damage that resulted from the advertisements. The band made an apology, explaining that the viral wall stencils were meant to use chalk or other washable media, rather than spray paint, nor binding glues under the paper advertisements.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/12/arcade_fire_graffiti_marketing_vandalism_or_both_relektor_ads_are_a_nuisance.html My Wife Was Vandalized by Arcade Fire], Ian Dille, [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]], 12 September 2013</ref>

The build-up to the release of the album was described by [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] as "unusual, ambitious, vague, confounding, a little heavy-handed, and very successful". It was compared to similar campaigns for albums by [[Daft Punk]] and [[Kanye West]], also released in 2013. In such campaigns, the music itself becomes one part of a wider experience. Although the events surrounding the album's release take place in the real world, their impermanence suits the use of social media, where the campaign is documented and shared.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/108-promo-campaigns/ Reflektor, Year Zero, and a Brief History of the Elaborate Album Rollout], Stephen Deusner, [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]], 21 October 2013</ref>

==Artwork==
The album's artwork features an image of [[Auguste Rodin]]’s sculpture of [[Orpheus and Eurydice]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-reflektor-review-first-listen/ | title =Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor': 12 Observations About the New Album After One Listen | author =Jem Aswad | author2 =''[[Spin Magazine]]'' | publisher =spin.com | date =October 2, 2013}}</ref>

==Release==
The band released a 15-second music clip on [[Spotify]] on September 2, 2013, titled "9pm 9/9" under the album name ''Reflektor''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Arcade Fire release snippet of new music on Spotify - listen|date = 2 September 2013|url = http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/72410|work = [[NME]]|accessdate = 2 September 2013}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, the band announced a last-minute secret show under the name "The Reflektors" at Montreal's Salsathèque Club, at 9PM for $9.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2013/09/09/arcade-fire-a-la-salsatheque-ce-soir/ |title=Arcade Fire à la Salsathèque ce soir |work=[[Voir]] |trans_title=Arcade Fire at Salsathèque tonight |language=French |last=Ledoux |first=Julie |date=9 September 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-02}}</ref> Following the band's September 28 appearance on [[Saturday Night Live]], a 30-minute concert special aired on [[NBC]] featuring cameos including [[Rainn Wilson]], [[Bono]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[James Franco]], [[Michael Cera]] and [[Zach Galifianakis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/30/arcade-fire-saturday-night-live-tv-special-video/ | title =Arcade Fire Debuts New 'Reflektor' Songs On 'Saturday Night Live' | author =Althea Legaspi | author2 =''[[Music Television]]'' | publisher =mtv.com | date =September 30, 2013}}</ref> The band debuted three tracks, "Here Comes the Night Time", "We Exist" and "Normal Person".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/29/arcade_fire_s_post_snl_concert_special_watch_the_band_play_new_songs_reflektor.html | title =Watch Arcade Fire’s Oddball Post-SNL Concert Special | author =Forrest Wickman | author2 =''[[Slate Magazine]]'' | publisher =slate.com | date =September 29, 2013}}</ref> On October 12 the band released a teaser video containing thirty seconds of the song "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-awful-sound-preview-brooklyn-show/ | title =Preview Arcade Fire's 'Awful Sound' Ahead of Probable Brooklyn Shows | author =Marc Hogan | author2 =''[[Spin Magazine]]'' | publisher =spin.com | date =October 14, 2013}}</ref> On October 21, the song "Afterlife" was debuted in a music video, playing over edited clips of [[Marcel Camus]]'s 1959 film ''[[Black Orpheus]]''. On October 21, the song "Normal Person" aired on [[The Colbert Report]], with the band identified not as Arcade Fire but only as "The Reflektors". On October 24, a [[lyric video]] for the Official Reflektor Full Album Teaser,<ref>{{YouTube|CBjqUEMlHTY|"Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Full Album Teaser - Official)"}}</ref> playing over longer clips of Marcel Camus's 1959 film ''Black Orpheus'' was posted to the band's website.

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
{{Album ratings
|MC=80/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/reflektor/arcade-fire |title=Reflektor Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=2013-10-25}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Monger|first=James Christopher|title=Reflektor - Arcade Fire : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r2834747|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=October 26, 2013}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Slant Magazine]]
| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/arcade-fire-reflektor |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' Review |author=Annie Galvin |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=November 1, 2013 |publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = (B)<ref>"[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20746130,00.html Reflektor]", ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved October 19, 2013.</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=guardian>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/24/arcade-fire-reflektor-review|title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor - review|first=Alexis|last=Petridis |date=24 October 2013 |accessdate=30 October 2013|publisher=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="independent">{{cite web | author = Gill, Andy| date = | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-sonovox-8887399.html|title = Reflektor – Arcade Fire| publisher = The Independent| accessdate = 2012-03-01}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = (8/10)<ref name="adm">{{cite web | author = | date = | url = http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5927/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor.aspx|title = Arcade Fire - Reflektor| publisher = [[AnyDecentMusic?]]| accessdate = 2012-03-01}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev7Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=observer>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/27/arcade-fire-reflektor-review|title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor - review |author=Kitty Empire |date=October 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2013 |publisher=[[The Observer]]}}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev8score = (9.2/10)<ref name="Pitchfork Media">{{cite web | author = Zoladz, Lindsay| date = | url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor/|title = Arcade Fire: Reflektor| publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]| accessdate = October 28, 2013}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/reflektor-20130927 |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' Review |author=David Fricke |date=September 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 6, 2013 |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev10Score = {{rating|4|4}}<ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-arcade-fire-reflektor-review-20131029,0,5749705.story?track=rss#axzz2j76NYaXe |title=Album review: Arcade Fire blazes ahead on 'Reflektor' |author=Randall Roberts |date=October 29, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013 |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
| rev11 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev11Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/10/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor/ |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' Review |author=Michael Roffman|date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=November 15, 2013 |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref>
| rev12 = [[Tiny Mix Tapes]]
| rev12Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name=rs>{{cite web |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/arcade-fire-reflektor |title=Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' Review |author=Gabriel Samach|date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=November 15, 2013 |publisher=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]}}</ref>
}}

''Reflektor'' has received positive reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a [[weighted mean|average]] score of 80 based on 40 reviews, indicating "generally favorable". <ref name="metacritic1"/>

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album a rating of four and a half stars out of five, and stated "It is also a perfect summary of their group's still-fervent indie-born hunger after a decade of mainstream success, and specifically, the decisive, indulgent ambition on Reflektor: a two-record, 75-minute set of 13 songs and the best album Arcade Fire have ever made".<ref name=rs /> [[Pitchfork Media]] gave the album a 9.2 (the band's highest since their debut [[Funeral]]) - stating, "Reflektor is a triumph, but not a victory lap; the band never sounds content enough for that."<ref name="Pitchfork Media"/>

''[[USA Today]]'' gave three out of four stars and stated that on the album, "much of the music — audacious, heavily distorted and bubbling with electronics — sounds magnificently fresh. As the ensemble shape-shifts from the cleaner rock template of ''[[The Suburbs (album)|The Suburbs]]'' and ''[[Neon Bible]]'' to exotic beat-driven mashups, Arcade owes a debt to [[David Bowie]] (who has a brief cameo) and Achtung-era [[U2]]. Co-producer [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] of defunct LCD Soundsystem also brings his rhythmic chops to the mix in dizzying dance hybrids."<ref name=usa>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/25/album-review-arcade-fire-reflektor-three-stars/3185647/|title=Review: 'Reflektor' reflects Arcade Fire's bold vision |author=Edna Gunderson |date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>

''[[The Quietus]]'' notes that "the question of what comes next, though, isn't one that Arcade Fire need fear any longer. With Reflektor, they've answered it strongly. Four albums in, their sound glitters with many facets and possibilities – they can be proud of how it reflects on them."<ref name=Quietus>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/13700-arcade-fire-reflektor-review|title=Reviews: Arcade Fire - 'Reflektor' |author=Emily Mackay|date=October 25, 2013 |accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

[[PopMatters]] journalist J.C. Maçek III said "''Reflektor'' doesn’t contain any actually bad songs (the closest we can peg on the collection would be a small amount of filler material), but the impact of a full listen is one of catchy excitement and impressive pop rock which slowly rolls downhill into the murky sonic depths of the more somber second half without any truly punctuating final moment of the record itself.<ref name=PM>{{cite web|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=J.C.|last=Maçek III|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/176118-arcade-fire-reflektor/|title=Arcade Fire: Reflektor|date=30 October 2013}}</ref>

''Reflektor'' fails to "fully justify the size of it and it doesn't ever so much as unravel", according to ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''. "While ''Reflektor'' isn't so flawed as to strip them of their sash, it's a wobble on the podium, a needless error of judgement that could have been easily avoided had they heeded that... old truism. Here is proof you really can have too much of a good thing,” reviewer Simon Goddard concluded, giving it a 3/5 rating.<ref name="q">Goddard, Simon. [[Q magazine|Q]], November 2013. New releases. Arcade Fire - Reflektor. P. 101</ref>

===Commercial performance===
The album debuted at number one on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], selling 49,000 copies. This marks an increase from their previous album's debut week.<ref>https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf</ref> The album debuted at number one in the UK with sales of 45,252.<ref>http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-arcade-fire-lp-sells-45k-to-hit-no-1/056607</ref>

==Track listing==

Note: On CD and digital releases, "We Exist" is the second track of the album, but the fourth on the vinyl version (as the first song of Side B, or ''1:4'' <ref name=Discogs>http://www.discogs.com/Arcade-Fire-Reflektor/release/5041370</ref>). Disc One of the CD release contains hidden reversed samples from the disc in the pre-gap before the first track.
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| title0 = Intro
| note0 =
| length0 = 10:02
| title1 = [[Reflektor (song)|Reflektor]]
| length1 = 7:34
| title2 = We Exist
| length2 = 5:44
| title3 = Flashbulb Eyes
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Here Comes the Night Time
| length4 = 6:31
| title5 = Normal Person
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = You Already Know
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Joan of Arc
| length7 = 5:27

}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = Here Comes the Night Time II
| length1 = 2:52
| title2 = Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)
| length2 = 6:14
| title3 = It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)
| length3 = 6:43
| title4 = Porno
| length4 = 6:03
| title5 = Afterlife
| length5 = 5:53
| title6 = Supersymmetry
| length6 = 11:17
| note6 = The hidden track "Outro" starts at the 5:57

}}

==Personnel==

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
===Arcade Fire===
*[[Win Butler]]
*[[Régine Chassagne]]
*[[Richard Reed Parry]]
*[[Tim Kingsbury]]
*[[William Butler (musician)|Will Butler]]
*[[Jeremy Gara]]

===Additional musicians===
*[[Owen Pallett]] – orchestral arrangements, strings
*[[Sarah Neufeld]] – strings
*[[Marika Shaw|Marika Anthony-Shaw]] – strings
*FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague – orchestra
*[[Colin Stetson]] – horn arrangements, saxophones
*Stuart Bogie – saxophones
*Willinson Duprate – additional percussion
*Verrieux Zile – additional percussion
*Baptiste Jean Nazaire – additional percussion
*Wilkenson Magloire – additional percussion
*Dieuveut Marc Thelus – additional percussion
*Wichemond Thelus – additional percussion
*Joey Lavoie - guitar, keyboard
*Rob Gill - guitar, bongos
*[[Kid Koala]] – sample manipulation (''1:1'')
*[[David Bowie]] – vocals (''1:1'')

{{col-2}}

===Recording personnel===
*[[Arcade Fire]] – production, mixing (''1:3'' and ''2:1'')
*[[James Murphy (electronic_musician)|James Murphy]] – production (except tracks ''1:3'' and ''2:1''), additional recording, mixing (''2:2'' and ''2:6'')
*[[Markus Dravs]] – production (except tracks ''1:3, 2:1, 2:3, 2:4'' and ''2:6''), additional recording
*Mark Lawson – recording, additional production (''1:1, 1:3'' and ''1:4'')
*Korey Richey – recording, mixing assistant
*[[Tom Elmhirst]] – additional recording, mixing (''1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:7, 2:3'' and ''2:5'')
*Damian Taylor – additional recording
*Pascal Shefteshy – additional recording
*David Farrell – recording assistant
*Eric Heigle – recording assistant
*[[Craig Silvey]] – mixing (''1:2, 1:5, 1:6'' and ''2:4'')
*Mark Lawson – mixing (''1:3'' and ''2:1'')
*Matt Shaw – mixing assistant
*Ben Baptie – mixing assistant
*Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
*Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant
*[[Ted Jensen]] – mastering

===Artwork===
*Caroline Robert – album artwork, photography
*Korey Richey – photography
{{col-end}}

==Charts==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Peak position
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{{albumchart|Australia|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Netherlands|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Finland|8|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Germany3|6|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Hungary|27|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Ireland|1|year=2013|week=44|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
!scope="row"|Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>"[http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1677 Classifica settimanale dal 28/01/2013 al November 3, 2013]". [[FIMI]] (in Italian). Retrieved November 7, 2013.</ref>
|8
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{{albumchart|Norway|3|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Poland|19|id=837|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Spain|4|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|Sweden|9|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
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{{albumchart|UK2|1|artist=Arcade Fire|date=2013-11-09|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 November 2013}}
|-
{{albumchart|Billboard200|1|artist=Arcade Fire|album=Reflektor|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2013}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{Arcade Fire |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:2013 albums]]
[[Category:Arcade Fire albums]]
[[Category:English-language albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Markus Dravs]]
[[Category:Albums produced by James Murphy (electronic musician)]]

[[pt:Reflektor]]

Viel Lärm um nichts (2012)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Much Ado About Nothing
| image = MuchAdo.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Joss Whedon]]
| producer = Joss Whedon Daniel Kaminsky
| screenplay = Joss Whedon
| based on = {{based on|''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''|[[William Shakespeare]]}}
| starring = [[Amy Acker]] [[Alexis Denisof]] [[Reed Diamond]] [[Nathan Fillion]] [[Clark Gregg]] [[Fran Kranz]] [[Sean Maher]] Jillian Morgese
| music = Joss Whedon
| cinematography = Jay Hunter
| editing = Daniel Kaminsky Joss Whedon
| studio = Bellwether Pictures
| distributor = [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate Films]] [[Roadside Attractions]]
| released = {{Film date|2012|09|08|[[Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2013|06|07|NY, L.A., San Francisco|2013|06|14|UK|2013|06|21|US|2013|07|11|Australia}}
| runtime = 108 minutes<ref name="bbfc"></ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $390,000<ref name="Box Office Mojo"></ref>
}}
'''''Much Ado About Nothing''''' is a 2012 American [[Independent film|independent]] [[romantic comedy film]] adapted for the screen, produced, and directed by [[Joss Whedon]], from [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Much Ado About Nothing|play of the same name]]. The film stars [[Amy Acker]], [[Alexis Denisof]], [[Nathan Fillion]], [[Clark Gregg]], [[Reed Diamond]], [[Fran Kranz]], [[Sean Maher]] and Jillian Morgese.

The first feature film by Bellwether Pictures, ''Much Ado About Nothing'' premiered at the [[2012 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref name="COMING SOON">{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=83449|title=UPDATE: Joss Whedon Wraps Secret Project Much Ado About Nothing|publisher=comingsoon.net|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="zap 2 it">{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/11/joss-whedons-much-ado-about-nothing-gets-release-date.html|title=Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' gets release date|first=Drusilla|last=Moorhouse|date=November 29, 2012|publisher=zap2it.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> and is set to have its North American theatrical release on June 21, 2013.

==Plot==
{{Expand section|date=January 2013}}

==Cast==
* [[Amy Acker]] as Beatrice
* [[Alexis Denisof]] as Benedick
* [[Nathan Fillion]] as [[Dogberry]]
* [[Clark Gregg]] as Leonato
* [[Reed Diamond]] as [[Don Pedro (Shakespeare character)|Don Pedro]]
* [[Fran Kranz]] as Claudio
* [[Sean Maher]] as Don John
* Jillian Morgese as Hero
* [[Spencer Treat Clark]] as Borachio
* [[Riki Lindhome]] as Conrade
* [[Ashley Johnson]] as Margaret
* Emma Bates as Ursula
* [[Tom Lenk]] as Verges
* [[BriTANicK|Nick Kocher]] as First watchman
* [[BriTANicK|Brian McElhaney]] as Second watchman
* Joshua Zar as Leonato’s aide
* Paul M. Meston as Friar Francis
* [[Romy Rosemont]] as The Sexton

[[Anthony Head]] was originally intended for the role of Leonato, but was unavailable.<ref name="EW.com"></ref> Clark Gregg had worked with Whedon on ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' at the time, and stepped in to play the part.<ref name="BADHAVEN">{{cite web|url=http://www.badhaven.com/film/film-news/joss-whedon-talks-much-ado-about-nothing/|title=Joss Whedon talks Much Ado About Nothing|publisher=badhaven.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref>

==Development==
[[Principal photography]] started mid-October 2011,<ref name="THE Hollywood REPORTER">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joss-whedon-nathan-fillion-much-ado-about-nothing-252323|title=Joss Whedon Teases Mysterious New Project 'Much Ado About Nothing'|first=Kimberly|last=Nordyke|date=October 23, 2011|publisher=hollywoodreporter.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> and took place at [[Joss Whedon]]'s residence, in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref name="COLLIDER.com">{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/joss-whedon-much-ado-about-nothing-lionsgate/194882/|title=Joss Whedon’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Picked Up by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions|first=Dave|last=Trumbore|date=September 11, 2012|publisher=collider.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> On the choice of location, he told [[Studio 360]], "First of all, my wife built that house. And I knew from the moment I set foot in it that I would want to film something there. Because it's all in one place, that place informs the mood and the feeling and the look of the picture so much, and I was really already comfortable with that".<ref name="STUDIO 360">{{cite web|url=http://www.studio360.org/2013/jun/14/joss-whedon-hollywood-slayer/|title=Joss Whedon the Hollywood Slayer|first=Kurt|last=Andersen|date=June 14, 2013|publisher=studio360.org|accessdate=June 16, 2013}}</ref> Whedon and his wife, Kai Cole, produced the film through their [[Film studio|studio]] Bellwether Pictures.<ref name="HUFF POST">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/12/much-ado-about-nothing-joss-whedon_n_1876682.html|title='Much Ado About Nothing': Joss Whedon's Film Picked Up By Lionsgate|first=David|last=Germain|date=November 9, 2012|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="movieScope">{{cite web|url=http://www.moviescopemag.com/features/joss-whedons-much-ado-about-nothing-adaption-gets-release-date/|title=Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing adaption gets release date|publisher=moviescopemag.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> It was filmed entirely in a [[black-and-white]] palette over a period of 12 days, in conjunction with [[cinematographer]] Jay Hunter.<ref name="WHEDONVERSE NETWORK">{{cite web|url=http://www.whedonverse.net/features/interviews/much-ado-about-nothing-director-of-photography-jay-hunter/|title=Director of Photography Jay Hunter Talks Much Ado About Joss|first=Simon|last=Fleischmann|date=October 29, 2011|publisher=whedonverse.net|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> Whedon shot it while on a contractual vacation from the post-production of ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]''.<ref name="TIME Entertainment">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2013/06/07/much-ado-about-nothing-joss-whedons-house-party/|title=Much Ado About Nothing: Joss Whedon’s House Party|first=Richard|last=Corliss|date=June 7, 2013|publisher=time.com|accessdate=June 8, 2013}}</ref> The cast and crew were informed to keep the project a secret until production was finished.<ref name="EW.com">{{cite web|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/10/24/joss-whedon-sean-maher-amy-acker-much-ado-exclusive/|title=Joss Whedon on his secret film of 'Much Ado About Nothing': 'This is the best vacation I've ever taken' -- EXCLUSIVE|first=Adam B.|last=Vary|date=October 24, 2011|publisher=insidemovies.ew.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> They [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] their last day of filming on October 23, 2011.<ref name="THE WRAP">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/joss-whedon-adapts-shakespeare-twitterverse-thinks-so-32093|title=Joss Whedon Wraps Secret Shakespeare Movie Project (Exclusive)|first=Joshua L.|last=Weinstein|date=October 23, 2011|publisher=thewrap.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref>

Whedon explained his initial interest in the project, saying:

{{blockquote|I fixated on this notion that our ideas of romantic love are created for us by the society around us, and then escape from that is grown-up love, is marriage, is mature love, to escape the ideals of love that we’re supposed to follow.<ref name="EW.com"></ref>}}

He elaborated on that sentiment, and said "It’s a very cynically romantic text about love, and how we behave, and how we’re expected to behave. It’s a party, but there’s something darker there as well". Inspired by the exposing nature of [[Filmmaking|film]], Whedon decided to infuse a recurring motif of [[Human sexuality|sexuality]], "...because it’s a visual medium. You can say it or you can show it. [...] There’s an element to it, of debauchery, that was fun for a time but then it was just sort of dark".<ref name="Leaky NEWS">{{cite web|url=http://www.leakynews.com/much-ado-about-nothing-qa/|title=SXSW Film: Much Ado About Nothing Q&A|date=March 9, 2013|publisher=leakynews.com|accessdate=March 10, 2013}}</ref> Whedon's idea to adapt the play for the screen originated from having "Shakespeare readings" at his house with several of his friends, years prior.<ref name="VULTURE">{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/joss-whedon-much-ado-about-nothing-interview.html|title=Joss Whedon on Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare-Buffy Parallels, and Avengers 2|first=Jennifer|last=Vineyard|date=June 7, 2013|publisher=vulture.com|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref>

Whedon and his DP Jay Hunter took advantage of [[Sunlight|natural lighting]] in order to make it feel "very found", noting, "Our lighting package rose in the east and set in the west".<ref name="THE SKINNY">{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/latest/304769-joss_whedon_much_ado_about_nothing|title=Joss Whedon on Much Ado About Nothing|first=Kirsty|last=Leckie-Palmer|date=June 4, 2013|publisher=theskinny.co.uk|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> Using [[mirror]]s, [[glass]] and [[window]]s to shoot through, he explains, "[It’s] something I’d like to do all the time, but particularly in a movie that’s all about lies, and manipulation and misunderstandings. The more you can warp the frame a little bit, the more it speaks towards what’s going on".<ref name="THE SKINNY"></ref> The film was shot hand-held, [[Digital video|digitally]] with multiple cameras, often with a [[Red Digital Cinema Camera Company|RED Epic]], and used a [[Lensbaby]] [[Lensbaby#Composer|Composer with Double Glass]] lens on a [[Canon EOS 7D|Canon 7D]] to differentiate certain scenes.<ref name="LENSBABY">{{cite web|url=http://lensbaby.com/blog/film-video/pro-spotlight-jay-hunter/|title=FILM & VIDEO: Jay Hunter|first=Keri|last=Friedman|date=June 3, 2013|publisher=lensbaby.com|accessdate=June 8, 2013}}</ref>

===Soundtrack===
{{Infobox album 
| Name = Much Ado About Nothing: Original Score
| Type = Soundtrack
| Artist = [[Joss Whedon]]
| Cover =
| Released = {{Start date|2013|6|6}}
| Genre = [[Film score]]
| Length = 40:41
| Label = Bellwether Records
| Producer = [[Deborah Lurie]]
}}
Whedon composed the score for the film and recruited [[Deborah Lurie]] to produce.<ref name="FILM MUSIC REPORTER">{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/06/04/much-ado-about-nothing-soundtrack-details/|title=‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Soundtrack Details|date=June 4, 2013|publisher=filmmusicreporter.com|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref> He arranged music to "Sigh No More" and "Heavily", two songs that [[William Shakespeare]] had written into [[Much Ado About Nothing|the play]]. These tracks were performed by [[Maurissa Tancharoen]] and [[Jed Whedon]].<ref name="SALON; music">{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/03/12/joss_whedon_and_the_cast_talk_about_much_ado_about_nothing_partner/|title=Joss Whedon on “Much Ado About Nothing”: “It’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever done”|first=Joanna|last=Robinson|date=March 12, 2013|publisher=salon.com|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref> Whedon described the experience of making his debut in scoring a film as "terrifying", going on to say that "when I’m terrified, I know I’m having fun".<ref name="BuzzFeed; music">{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/listen-to-joss-whedon-put-shakespeares-words-to-music|title=Listen To Joss Whedon Put Shakespeare’s Words To Music|first=Ellie|last=Hall|date=June 6, 2013|publisher=buzzfeed.com|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref> He acknowledged as well that hiring himself to do it resulted from monetary constraints.<ref name="SFX; music">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/05/28/your-chance-to-see-joss-whedons-much-ado-about-nothing-at-a-special-preview/|title=Your Chance To See Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing At A Special Preview|first=Dave|last=Golder|date=May 28, 2013|publisher=sfx.co.uk|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref> The soundtrack was released digitally on June 6, 2013.<ref name="FILM MUSIC REPORTER"></ref>

{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| writing_credits = yes
| all_writing = Joss Whedon, except where noted
| title1 = Main Title
| length1 = 1:12
| title2 = Arrival
| length2 = 0:55
| title3 = Hero
| length3 = 0:49
| title4 = If I Had My Mouth
| length4 = 2:06
| title5 = To the Death
| length5 = 0:42
| title6 = Sigh No More
| note6 = featuring [[Maurissa Tancharoen]] & [[Jed Whedon]]
| writer6 = [[William Shakespeare]]
| length6 = 2:36
| title7 = Beauty Is a Witch
| length7 = 1:54
| title8 = A Double Heart
| length8 = 0:41
| title9 = Perfectest Herald
| length9 = 1:07
| title10 = The Only Love Gods
| length10 = 0:38
| title11 = Borachio
| length11 = 2:01
| title12 = The Gulling (Part 1)
| length12 = 0:27
| title13 = The Gulling (Part 2)
| length13 = 1:56
| title14 = The Gulling (Part 3)
| length14 = 1:03
| title15 = Love On
| length15 = 0:52
| title16 = Disloyal
| length16 = 2:46
| title17 = A Thousand Ducats
| length17 = 2:08
| title18 = Wedding Day
| length18 = 0:30
| title19 = Madam Withdraw
| length19 = 0:31
| title20 = Wedding March
| length20 = 0:57
| title21 = Left for Dead
| length21 = 2:14
| title22 = Is Not That Strange
| length22 = 0:43
| title23 = I Am Engaged
| length23 = 2:00
| title24 = A Word in Your Ear
| length24 = 1:39
| title25 = How Innocent She Died
| length25 = 1:10
| title26 = Heavily
| note26 = featuring Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon
| writer26 = William Shakespeare
| length26 = 1:58
| title27 = The Balcony
| length27 = 1:13
| title28 = Will You Come
| length28 = 0:33
| title29 = Walk of Shame
| length29 = 0:36
| title30 = Another Hero
| length30 = 0:50
| title31 = A Giddy Thing
| length31 = 1:10
| title32 = Last Dance
| length32 = 0:44
| total_length = 40:41
}}

==Release==
[[Image:Much Ado About Nothing at TIFF crop.jpg|thumb|right|Cast and crew at the [[2012 Toronto International Film Festival]] premiere.]]
''Much Ado About Nothing'' had its [[Premiere|world premiere]] at the [[2012 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="theatermania">{{cite web|url=http://www.theatermania.com/toronto-theater/news/08-2012/joss-whedons-much-ado-about-nothing-to-premiere-at_60248.html|title=Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing to Premiere at Toronto Film Festival|first=Brian Scott|last=Lipton|date=August 3, 2012|publisher=theatermania.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> The film's [[North America]]n [[Film distributor|distribution rights]] were acquired by [[Lionsgate]], in association with [[Roadside Attractions]], for a joint theatrical release.<ref name="Indiewire">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/joss-whedons-much-ado-about-nothing-goes-to-lionsgate|title=Toronto 2012: Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' Goes to Lionsgate|publisher=indiewire.com|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> It was later reported that the film would have a limited theatrical release on June 7, 2013.<ref name="SNEEK PEEK">{{cite web|url=http://www.sneakpeek.ca/2012/11/joss-whedons-much-ado-about-nothing.html|title=Joss Whedon: "Much Ado About Nothing"|first=M.|last=Stevens|date=November 29, 2012|publisher=sneakpeek.ca|accessdate=December 8, 2012}}</ref> Kaleidoscope Film Distribution obtained worldwide sales and [[United Kingdom|UK]] distribution rights.<ref name="SCREENDAILY; distribution rights">{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/5048356.article|title=Kaleidoscope sees plenty in Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=October 31, 2012|publisher=screendaily.com|accessdate=February 1, 2013}}</ref> European premieres were held at the [[Jameson Dublin International Film Festival|2013 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival]],<ref name="SCREENDAILY">{{cite web|url=http://m.screendaily.com/5050984.article|title=Byrne, DeVito, Roth, Whedon among confirmed guests for Dublin|first=Ian|last=Sandwell|date=January 23, 2013|publisher=screendaily.com|accessdate=January 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name="film IRELAND">{{cite web|url=http://filmireland.net/2013/01/23/2013-jdiff-guests-and-screenings-confirmed/|title=JDIFF 2013: Guests and Screenings Confirmed|first=Steven|last=Galvin|date=January 23, 2013|publisher=filmireland.net|accessdate=January 23, 2013}}</ref> the [[Glasgow Film Festival|2013 Glasgow Film Festival]],<ref name="heraldscotland">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/director-whedon-to-attend-festival.20048788|title=Director Whedon to attend festival|first=Phil|last=Miller|date=January 30, 2013|publisher=heraldscotland.com|accessdate=January 30, 2013}}</ref> the [[International Istanbul Film Festival|2013 Istanbul Film Festival]],<ref name="IKSV Film">{{cite web|url=http://film.iksv.org/en/film/2557|title=FROM LITERATURE TO SILVER SCREEN|publisher=iksv.org|accessdate=March 5, 2013}}</ref> the [[National Media Museum|2013 Bradford International Film Festival]],<ref name="National Media Museum">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Films/BIFF/2013/M/MuchAdoAboutNothing.aspx|title=Much Ado About Noting (adv. PG)|publisher=nationalmediamuseum.org.uk|accessdate=March 8, 2013}}</ref> the [[Belfast Film Festival|2013 Belfast Film Festival]]<ref name="Belfast Film Festival">{{cite web|url=https://belfastfilmfestival.ticketsolve.com/shows/873491868/events|title=Much Ado about Nothing|publisher=belfastfilmfestival.ticketsolve.com|accessdate=March 16, 2013}}</ref> and the [[Filmfest München|2013 Filmfest München]].<ref name="FILMFEST MÜNCHEN">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfest-muenchen.de/en/filmprogramm/film-abc.aspx?filmId=3865|title=Much Ado About Nothing|publisher=filmfest-muenchen.de|accessdate=June 16, 2013}}</ref> The film premiered in the United States at the [[South by Southwest|2013 South by Southwest Film Festival]],<ref name="SXSW">{{cite web|url=http://sxsw.com/film/news/sxsw-film-announces-2013-features-lineup|title=SXSW Film Announces 2013 Features Lineup|date=January 31, 2013|publisher=sxsw.com|accessdate=February 1, 2013}}</ref> which was followed by the [[Wisconsin Film Festival|2013 Wisconsin Film Festival]], the [[San Francisco International Film Festival|2013 San Francisco International Film Festival]], the [[Independent Film Festival of Boston|2013 Independent Film Festival of Boston]] and the [[Seattle International Film Festival|2013 Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON">{{cite web|url=http://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=56438~05cb9704-bfe5-4d73-aeb6-44c19bbac1a2&epguid=d516d018-d5c6-406e-aa8d-3f2b68b26e23&|title=Much Ado About Nothing|publisher=agileticketing.net|accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON NEWS">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.wisc.edu/21553|title=Wisconsin Film Festival expands to eight days|date=March 1, 2013|publisher=wisc.edu|accessdate=March 2, 2013}}</ref><ref name="siff">{{cite web|url=http://www.siff.net/festival-2013/opening-night-gala|title=Opening Night Gala: Much Ado About Nothing|publisher=siff.net|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}</ref><ref name="SF international FF">{{cite web|url=http://prod3.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=53906~8781fb85-6bb2-474d-a97d-cec76d1b8c32&epguid=db9c7f13-edc8-489f-bc28-5aa111f9970e&|title=Much Ado about Nothing|publisher=agileticketing.net|accessdate=April 3, 2013}}</ref> In April 2013,<ref name="ROPE of SILICON">{{cite web|url=http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/iron-man-3-whedons-ado-and-saving-mr-banks-in-todays-mpaa-ratings-bulletin/|title='Iron Man 3', Whedon's 'Ado' and 'Saving Mr. Banks' in Today's MPAA Ratings Bulletin|first=Brad|last=Brevet|date=April 9, 2013|publisher=ropeofsilicon.com|accessdate=April 11, 2013}}</ref> ''Much Ado About Nothing'' was officially given a [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system#Adoption of PG-13 rating|PG-13]] rating by the [[MPAA]] for American cinemas.<ref name="Box Office Mojo">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=muchado13.htm|title=Much Ado About Nothing (2013)|publisher=boxofficemojo.com|accessdate=April 11, 2013}}</ref> Sharmill Films will distribute the film to [[Australia|Australian]] theaters.<ref name="SHARMill FilMs">{{cite web|url=http://www.sharmillfilms.com.au/?p=2736|title=Sharmill Films acquires Much Ado About Nothing|publisher=sharmillfilms.com.au|accessdate=April 30, 2013}}</ref> It got a [[History of British film certificates#2009–present|12A]] certificate in the UK from the [[British Board of Film Classification]].<ref name="bbfc">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/much-ado-about-nothing-2013-0|title=MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|accessdate=May 14, 2013}}</ref> It will be shown at the [[New Zealand International Film Festivals|New Zealand International Film Festival]] in July 2013.<ref name="Scoop">{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1305/S00395/world-premiere-for-nz-romeo-and-juliet-in-july.htm|title=World Premiere for NZ Romeo And Juliet in July|date=May 23, 2013|publisher=scoop.co.nz|accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> The limited release in [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[San Francisco]] was expanded on June 14, 2013,<ref name="theater listing; release">{{cite web|url=http://muchadotheaters.blogspot.no/2013/06/theaters-for-week-of-61413.html?spref=fb|title=Theaters for the week of 6/14/13|date=June 11, 2013|publisher=muchadotheaters.blogspot.no|accessdate=June 16, 2013}}</ref> while the film released theatrically in the United Kingdom.<ref name="MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING; release">{{cite web|url=http://muchadofilm.co.uk/in-cinemas/|title=In Cinemas|publisher=muchadofilm.co.uk|accessdate=June 16, 2013}}</ref> On June 21, 2012 it will be met with 200-300 screens nationwide in North America.<ref name="DEADLINE; release">{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/specialty-box-office-joss-whedon-much-ado-dirty-wars/|title=Specialty Box Office: Whedon’s ‘Much Ado’ Soars; ‘Dirty Wars’ Opens Decent|date=June 9, 2013|publisher=deadline.com|accessdate=June 16, 2013}}</ref>

===Box office performance===
In limited release and playing in only five theaters in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco, it grossed $71,000 on its first day.<ref name="THE Hollywood REPORTER; box office">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-shocker-purge-tops-565007|title=Box Office Shocker: 'The Purge' Tops Friday With $16.7 Mil, Headed for $38 Mil Weekend|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=June 8, 2013|publisher=hollywoodreporter.com|accessdate=June 8, 2013}}</ref><ref name="theater listing; box office">{{cite web|url=http://muchadotheaters.blogspot.no/|title=MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Theater Listing|date=April 30, 2013|publisher=muchadotheaters.blogspot.no|accessdate=June 8, 2013}}</ref> At the end of its opening weekend, it had grossed $183,400.<ref name="Indiewire; box office">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/specialty-box-office-much-ado|title=Specialty Box Office: Much Ado About 'Nothing' Indeed As Joss Whedon's Shakespeare Takes Opens Big|first=Peter|last=Knegt|date=June 9, 2013|publisher=indiewire.com|accessdate=June 9, 2013}}</ref> The $15,027 it made at the [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts|Lincoln Film Center Society Theater]] broke the venue's house record.<ref name="CINEMA BLEND COM; box office">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Joss-Whedon-Much-Ado-About-Nothing-Breaks-Box-Office-Records-37998.html|title=Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing Breaks Box Office Records - See more at: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Joss-Whedon-Much-Ado-About-Nothing-Breaks-Box-Office-Records-37998.html#sthash.F5ozjh57.dpuf|first=Kristy|last=Puchko|date=June 11, 2013|publisher=cinemablend.com|accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>

===Critical reaction===
''Much Ado About Nothing'' has received generally positive reviews from critics, earning an 82% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] with an average rating of 7.4/10, based on an aggregation of 85 reviews.<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/much_ado_about_nothing_2012/|title=Much Ado About Nothing (2012)|publisher=rottentomatoes.com|accessdate=February 1, 2013}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has achieved an average score of 76/100 based on 25 reviews, signifying "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/much-ado-about-nothing|title=Much Ado About Nothing|publisher=metacritic.com|accessdate=March 9, 2013}}</ref>

John DeFore of [[The Hollywood Reporter]] gave a positive review of the film, remarking, "...more than most adaptations, this is a film true to Shakespeare's practice of employing all means at hand to keep the crowd entertained".<ref name="THE Hollywood REPORTER; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/ado-nothing/review/368916|title=Much Ado About Nothing: Toronto Review|first=John|last=DeFore|date=September 8, 2012|publisher=hollywoodreporter.com|accessdate=March 9, 2013}}</ref> Tom Clift of Moviedex complimented the director's use of subtle visual humor,<ref name="moviedex">{{cite web|url=http://moviedex.com/reviews/much-ado-about-nothing-tiff-review/|title=Much Ado About Nothing (TIFF Review)|first=Tom|last=Clift|date=September 17, 2012|publisher=moviedex.com|accessdate=March 9, 2013}}</ref> while Lou Lumenick of the [[New York Post]] commented that "this is the funniest Shakespeare film I can recall seeing".<ref name="New York Post">{{cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/movies/toronto_much_ado_about_nothing_kTk13M77hRZ3XwpTdykc7M#axzz2N0NCVfCR|title=Toronto 2012: 'Much Ado About Nothing'|first=Lou|last=Lumenick|date=September 11, 2012|publisher=nypost.com|accessdate=March 9, 2013}}</ref> [[The Guardian]] scored the film four out of five stars, calling it "...the first great contemporary Shakespeare since [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s [[Romeo + Juliet|Romeo and Juliet]]".<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/sep/13/much-ado-about-nothing-review|title=Much Ado About Nothing – review|first=Catherine|last=Shoard|date=September 13, 2012|publisher=guardian.co.uk|accessdate=February 1, 2013}}</ref> Christopher Schobert of [[IndieWire]] wrote, "The result is an utter joy, Whedon's most emotionally resonant and fully realized feature film to date. And I say that as one who is not a devoted member of the Whedon army".<ref name="indiewire">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/tiff-review-joss-whedons-much-ado-about-nothing-is-an-unexpected-delight-20120910|title=TIFF Review: Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' Is An Unexpected Delight|first=Christopher|last=Schobert|date=September 10, 2012|publisher=indiewire.com|accessdate=March 8, 2013}}</ref> [[BBC Radio 5 Live]]'s [[Mark Kermode]] said of the film, "One of the things that it manages to do is, firstly, make all the dialogue and the language completely comprehensible". He proceeded to note that "it makes sense to its audience. I think that the comedy is funny, and I don't say that lightly. [...] And finally, I think in terms of the way in which it deals with that gender politics issue is really well done. [...] It's a very hard trick to pull off, and he did it in two weeks!"<ref name="BBC; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01bfmts|title=Mark kermode reviews Much Ado About Nothing|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=June 16, 2013}}</ref> Helen O'Hara of [[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] believed that, while keeping a sense of [[Film noir|noir]] to compensate the [[Romance (love)|romance]], it was "in balancing these competing elements and characters that this version really shines".<ref name="EMPIRE; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137786|title=Much Ado About Nothing|first=Helen|last=O'Hara|publisher=empireonline.com|accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> [[The Village Voice]]'s Chris Packham said that the director "approaches the story with a tremendous amount of joy".<ref name="the village VOICE; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-06-05/film/joss-whedon-strips-much-ado-about-nothing-to-his-signature-elements/|title=Joss Whedon Strips Much Ado About Nothing to His Signature Elements|first=Chris|last=Packham|date=June 5, 2013|publisher=villagevoice.com|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> [[Associated Press]] reviewer Jake Coyle wrote that "moviegoers will likely have few better options this summer for a good romantic comedy".<ref name="TribTown.com; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribtown.com/view/story/6889a69816874651aa2748891306aa9e/US--Film-Review-Much-Ado-About-Nothing|title=Film Review: Whedon tackles Shakespeare with 'Much Ado,' a charming but slight dress rehearsal|first=Jake|last=Coyle|date=June 5, 2013|publisher=tribtown.com|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of [[The New York Times]] called it "the liveliest and most purely delightful movie I have seen so far this year", concluding to laud the film for its "sly, robust eroticism".<ref name="The New York Times; review">{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/movies/much-ado-about-nothing-directed-by-joss-whedon.html?_r=1&|title=Arguing Their Way Into Love|first=A. O.|last=Scott|date=June 6, 2013|publisher=nytimes.com|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> Andrew O'Hehir of [[Salon (website)|Salon]] writes, "[It] possesses that Whedon-esque nerdy energy, fizzing with humor, eroticism, booze and more than a hint of danger".<ref name="SALON; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/06/06/pick_of_the_week_joss_whedon_does_shakespeare/singleton/|title=Pick of the week: Joss Whedon does Shakespeare|first=Andrew|last=O'Hehir|date=June 7, 2013|publisher=salon.com|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the [[Los Angeles Times]] thought the film was "good-humored and unpretentious in equal measure", going on to praise its visual performance.<ref name="Los Angeles Times; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-much-ado-review-20130607,0,2773146.story|title=Movie review: 'Much Ado About Nothing' a tasty snack for Bard lovers|first=Kenneth|last=Turan|date=June 6, 2013|publisher=latimes.com|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> [[IGN]] gave it a 7.5 out of 10, noting that "everyone should see this movie".<ref name="IGN; review">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/09/19/much-ado-about-nothing-review|title=Much Ado About Nothing Review|first=Geoff|last=Chapman|date=September 18, 2012|publisher=ign.com|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> Joe Morgenstein of [[The Wall Street Journal]] gave high encomium to [[Fran Kranz|Kranz]]'s performance, expressing that the actor "portrays Claudio with affecting passion", and says of the film, "The joyous spirit of the play has been preserved in this modest, homegrown production".<ref name="THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.; review">{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324063304578525660133069052.html|title='Much Ado About Nothing'|first=Joe|last=Morgenstein|date=June 6, 2013|publisher=wsj.com|accessdate=June 9, 2013}}</ref> To [[Rolling Stone]] journalist [[Peter Travers]], the film was "an irresistible blend of mirth and malice".<ref name="Rolling Stone; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/much-ado-about-nothing-20130606|title=Much Ado About Nothing|first=Peter|last=Travers|date=June 6, 2013|publisher=rollingstone.com|accessdate=June 9, 2013}}</ref> Justin Chang of [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] sensed that the black-and-white evoked a "timeless romanticism", which was additionally enhanced by the "lightly applied score".<ref name="VARIETY; review">{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/much-ado-about-nothing-3-1117948268/|title=Review: “Much Ado About Nothing”|first=Justin|last=Chang|date=September 9, 2012|publisher=variety.com|accessdate=June 9, 2013}}</ref> [[Daily Mail|The Daily Mail]]'s Chris Tookey said that the film was "the first five-star movie of the summer".<ref name="MailOnline; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2339295/Much-Ado-About-Nothing-Chris-Tookey-explains-certain-hit.html|title=By my troth, the world's first romcom is summer's must-see movie: Chris Tookey explains why Much Ado About Nothing is a certain hit|first=Chris|last=Tookey|date=June 11, 2013|publisher=dailymail.co.uk|accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>

Chris Nashawaty of [[Entertainment Weekly]]—despite commending it for being "both daring and delightfully daffy"—admits, "The film isn't as fast and funny as it could be".<ref name="EW.com; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20687770,00.html|title=Much Ado About Nothing|first=Chris|last=Nashawaty|date=June 7, 2013|publisher=ew.com|accessdate=June 9, 2013}}</ref> ColeSmithey.com gave the film two-stars-out-of-five, saying, "Josh Whedon's sophomoric attempt at swimming in Kenneth Brannagh's waters of expertise - namely adapting Shakespeare plays to film - is akin to watching a wet cat lick itself dry".<ref name="COLE SMITHEY; review">{{cite web|url=http://www.colesmithey.com/reviews/2013/06/much-ado-about-nothing.html|title=Much Ado About Nothing|first=Cole|last=Smithey|date=June 3, 2013|publisher=colesmithey.com|accessdate=June 9, 2013}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
! Year
! Award
! Recipient
! Result
! Reference
|-
| 2013
| [[Belfast Film Festival#2013|13th Belfast Film Festival Audience Award]]
| [[Joss Whedon]]
| {{won}}
| <center><ref name="NORTHERN IRELAND screen">{{cite web|url=http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/3281/belfast-film-festival-award-winners-revealed.aspx|title=Belfast Film Festival award winners revealed|date=April 25, 2013|publisher=northernirelandscreen.co.uk|accessdate=April 26, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| [[Independent Film Festival of Boston|IFF Boston Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature]]
| ''Much Ado About Nothing''
| {{won}}
| <center><ref name="Lonely REVIEWER">{{cite web|url=http://www.lonelyreviewer.com/2013/05/01/iffboston-2013-wrap-up/|title=IFFBoston 2013 Wrap-Up|date=May 1, 2013|publisher=lonelyreviewer.com|accessdate=May 2, 2013}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.muchadothemovie.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|2094065|Much Ado About Nothing}}
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* {{rotten-tomatoes|much_ado_about_nothing_2012|Much Ado About Nothing}}
* {{metacritic film|much-ado-about-nothing|Much Ado About Nothing}}

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