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1. "The Poet Acts", The Hours
2. "Pruit Igoe", Koyaanisqatsi
3. "Intensive Time", Naqoyqatsi
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Get the Shaw recording of Itaipu, used to stunning effect in the original Mary Shelley's Frankenstein trailer.
Prophecies from Koyaanisqatsi is another great one.
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I saw the second performance of his 11th Symphony the other week, which was the most melodic and exciting piece I've heard from Glass in a long time, adding refreshing variations on his usual trademarks. The audience lost their collective mind with the finale, a real showstopper of an ending.
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I second any Candyman recommendation ("Candyman's Demise" from Candyman Too: Too Much Candy! is also gorgeous).
Outside of film though, I recommend seeking out the fourth movement from his third symphony. It's a tight aggressive piece that plays with a chord progression that isn't too far removed from the Bond theme - it actually makes me want to enter a parallel universe where somebody like Philip Glass scores James Bond movies.
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With you on Symphony 3! I actually just bought this recently and played through it during one of the confirmation hearings some weeks back. Fit shockingly well. Great work (the symphony, not the hearings).
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With you on Symphony 3! I actually just bought this recently and played through it during one of the confirmation hearings some weeks back. Fit shockingly well. Great work (the symphony, not the hearings).
Well you just ruined that one for yourself!
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My favorite Glass cues fluctuate and are usually not a single cue. For a long time, I couldn't get enough of the entire Solo Piano CD. This past week, I dug out and have been obsessively playing the cd 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, in its entirety.
But long-term favorite Glass bits for me include
Video Dream/New Cities In Ancient Lands, China/New Cities In Ancient Lands, Africa/New Cities In Ancient Lands, India from Powaqqatsi,
Cloudscape, Vessels and The Grid from Koyaanisqatsi,
Rubric from Glassworks, which is the first Glass piece I distinctly remember hearing and thinking it was indistinguishable from noise. I obviously learned to appreciate and love it.
Possibly my all time favorite Glass is a collaboration with a group called Uakti: Aguas da Amazonia http://amzn.to/2m0rxVu It's a bit new age-y but I can't get enough of it.
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Also, I am really looking forward to hearing Symphony 11, especially following Shaun's enthusiastic comments.
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