Three soundtracks for Three Tune Tuesday
Today's names: Philip Glass, Kenji Kawai, Edward Artemyev.
Philip Glass - In the Upper Room: Dance IX
Glass is a famous composer of distinctive, catchy minimalist music and the author of soundtracks to a few dozen of films. There was a period in my life, when I was obsessed with post-rock and instrumental music; thanks to the emergence of the Internet, it created amazing opportunities - it was easy to cast a net - and pull out of the ocean all film soundtracks that Glass had a hand in. I filtered them through my perception filters and ended up with a good chunk of music.... as a bonus, I learned about some interesting films!
'In the Upper Room' was a dance/theater collaboration between Philip Glass as composer and choreographer Twyla Tharp. Originally, this whole recording was created for the 1986 ballet. This piece for me is a gem not only within the recording, but I'd include it in my personal Philip Glass 'best of' compilation. Just give in to your imagination, the rhythm of the music, and see where it takes you.
Kenji Kawai – 謡II - Ghost City
Another of my faves. Very moody, divine music, with a special admixture of ... cyberpunk? future? futurology? I do not know the answer. But I rewatch this anime every few years, and simply can't imagine it without this Divine music. It leaves me with a long delicate aftertaste.
Edward Artemyev - Peregrini
This clip on Youtube got only 32 likes, thats ridiculous! Every young person who is preoccupied with electronic music... or at least pretending to be interested in it, should know this name, and some other as well. I am curious - if such names as Lev Theremin, Maurice Martenot, Bob Moog - tell you anything? .. dig in, and you will discover an amazing stories behind each of them.
Eduard Artemiev, a man who standed at the forefront of early electronic music in the USSR in 60s, in 1970-80 switched to the soundtracks composer job, and did soundtracks for more than two hundred (!) films. Like Josip Brodsky, he also loved cats.
I just mention that he provided soundtracks for three films of Andrey Tarkovsky (Stalker / Solaris / Mirror). Okay, my post does not have to retell his entire bio. The track I want to present you today is from the sci-fi film about adventures of space marines named "Moon Rainbow" (1983). I consider this track to be unattainable peak, an immaculate work of art in the genre of "space music". It belongs to the funny post-punk era when rockers have suddenly discovered the synthesizers 🧐 and electronic music started emerging non-stop!
If with this post you discover a couple of new names / great music, it will make me more happy... well, a bit. The post goes for Three Tune Tuesday challenge run by @ablaze.
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3 pretty amazing atmospheric pieces this week and I love all 3. The first one, I am sure I have heard it in a few places, perhaps though not aware of the author. The 2nd one is really great, I also will add this manga to my to watch list.
As a space/scifi fan, I should know Solaris and this piece which is brilliant, but do not. I can discover it now though. I did watch some 70s /80s sci fi , but not so much 70s stuff outside of the mainstream, but many of the earlier films, books and their soundtracks are classics. Lots of inspiration from Georges Lemaître to see everywhere.
that makes you a 'super skilled user' in my eyes... again. Now you in the know of the name. I wasn't expecting any response this late at night, but I'm glad you were on the same wave as me. 🤩 Late at night, when the whole city falls asleep, and invisible mental connections are switched off, a person has more opportunities for perception, thinking.. some doors are opened. I'm glad you liked all of my today's selection. 🎧🎧🎧 This was rather not an easy-listening. 😁
Wait, I mentioned 'Solaris', but this certain track is from another movie! Dont get me wrong.
As for 'Solaris' (if you are a fan) I can share two funny info bits extra. Are you intrested?
Yes, please share, I would like to know. 🙂
I am a longtime admirer of Stanislav Lem, and I read not only all the novels and stories, but also interviews and all sorts of short essays ... In one of them (literally on 1 page), Lem told about his visit to Moscow "Solaris" scenario.... (I will note in parentheses that Tarkovsky is a complex person, with a complex, sharp character... but Lem is also not a good grandfather =) The main concept of Lem's novel is that the unknown awaits us in space , and it is not necessarily "knowable". Tarkovsky in his film distorted and replaced this main idea with another, roughly speaking, according to Lem, Tarkovsky “made not Solaris at all, but Crime and Punishment”. He was not at all interested in "solaristics" and the rational Ocean - he was worried about the problem of ethical imperatives.
Lem: "I spent six weeks in Moscow while we were arguing about the film, then I called him a fool and went home..."
So... this film may be an interesting thing in itself - but it's a terrible adaptation of Lem's novel. Just keep that in mind :)
The second funny piece is about the relationship between Tarkovsky and Artemyev. When the former ordered the latter the soundtrack for the film, he put it like that: "I don't need any music from you. I already have got Bach."
Haha brilliant and great to know. I do find when I find an interesting film, I need to read the book Adaption, there can be much from the author missed or a critical point missed like here.
The Bach insult, priceless!
Still so many years since Sputnik and the space story still not seeing much progression,. But lots more sci-fi programmes though.
Yay! 🤗
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I have never know any of them, and the last one even release before I was even born.
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The last song is before we are born. So this itself is very fond of listening to songs from childhood, especially old songs, the music of which is very good and the lyrics are very wonderful. These three songs are the most wonderful. Listened thrice Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
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The songs are so cool and pleasant to the hears
Thank you so much for sharing them with us
Woah, that Philip Glass song is a great find. I can see how this guy worked on so many movies and productions over the years, that piece of music is so well put together, everything fits together seamlessly and you just don't want it to end.
To be honest I never watched an anime in my life and don't really know what they are all about, unless maybe I watched one by accident at the start of a movie, sometimes they have short little animations... Anyway, I still really liked the music in the second one, there was a church organ feel to the start of it, then at 1:30 it took off in a different direction.
That piece from Edward Artemyev show cases why his production and pieces are in high demand in movies and shows, they are almost a story in and of themselves and I can see how much they could add to the right scene, excellent stuff.
o! o! o-oooo!..... you leave me speechless...... more 15 sec. how it can be so?... there might be some reasons for that, i dunno. well, dont want to sound like a promoter, but if you will decide to change it one day, start from the anime films by Hayao Miyazaki: Porco Rosso / The Castle of Cagliostro / Nausicaä of the Wind Valley / Spirited Away / Howl's Moving Castle - these are all great films.
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Thanks for the steer, I will check one of these out some day and see if it's for me..
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It's true that any good anime, and movie for that matter, needs a good soundtrack and music. Video games, too! If the music is there, and not up to par, it will completely ruin the show.
That Phillip Glass song was really profound. I hit play before I read your paragraph about it, and my immediate thought was that it should be on stage. Interesting that it was intended for a ballet.
Good, it worked well on you. 🙏