Listen to Pharrell's Soundtrack for 'Rules of the Game'

Here’s a taste of what to expect from Pharrell’s sweeping soundtrack to Rules of the Game, a dance piece he has created in conjunction with Daniel Arsham and choreographer Jonah Bokaer. Williams produced the soundtrack, which was then arranged for performance by composer and absolute music industry legend David Campbell: he’s helped compose, arrange and conduct on everything from Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds to Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” — Campbell’s track record is practically unrivaled, having worked on close to 500 gold and platinum albums. Oh, and did we mention he’s also Beck’s dad?

The arrangements and songs produced for Rules of the Game are classic Pharrell, with each title corresponding to a letter of the Greek alphabet (“Delta” is ambient, while opener “Alpha” actually sounds like a twinkly Clipse production).

The piece is based on Luigi Pirandello’s controversial metatheatrical play, Six Characters in Search of an Author, and focuses on the ideas of authorship and the relationship between actors and characters. Here’s a sneak peak of what we can expect from the choreography side of the project, Arsham and Bokaer’s MOVEment, starring dancer Julie Kent:

You can listen to the soundtrack here. If those links do go dead, however, don’t fret: Williams has already expressed that he’d like to release the instrumental score as a standalone album.

Rules of the Game made its debut on May 17 at the SOLUNA International Music & Arts Festival in Dallas.