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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2      General Discussion: The Qatsi Trilogy - Philip Glass     1 2    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 7:58 AM     By:   KevinSmith   (Member) If you're a fan of Philip Glass's style of repeated minimalism, then you need to listen to these three scores. Each of the score presents something different; Where Koyaanisqatsi is very synthetic and regimented (but definitely hypnotic), Powaqqatsi edges with a sweep of world music ideas (though less orderly), Naqoyqatsi is orchestral (but the most traditional) version of the human soul.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 8:53 AM     By:   Loren   (Member) I love all of them and even gone to live concert played by the Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman conductor and Maya Beiser cello (in my town not so many years ago). Besides I do like the use of Powaqqatsi' music in the TRUMAN SHOW    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 9:23 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) Extremely influential scores. If you chart some of the most successful scores in 2010, you'll find that a great many of them are inspired by Glass. He's really hot right now in terms of inspiration.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 10:07 AM     By:   foxmorty   (Member) these are all stellar. no doubt about it. koyaanisqatsi is a masterpiece hand down. i strongly encourage anyone to check them out if they are curious about glass and his style. i too got to see koyaanisqatsi performed live and i think it probably was the best concert i've seen in my life. glass's keyboards translated over to the big speakers a lot better than the orchestra usually does and it made for an amazing evening.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 11:18 AM     By:   KevinSmith   (Member) Extremely influential scores. If you chart some of the most successful scores in 2010, you'll find that a great many of them are inspired by Glass. He's really hot right now in terms of inspiration. Other than Tron:Legacy, what else?    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 11:43 AM     By:   foxmorty   (Member) Extremely influential scores. If you chart some of the most successful scores in 2010, you'll find that a great many of them are inspired by Glass. He's really hot right now in terms of inspiration. Other than Tron:Legacy, what else? elfman has been channeling some glass lately. i might even argue some of the structure of the alice theme has koyaanisqatsi-ish leanings.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 11:55 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) Extremely influential scores. If you chart some of the most successful scores in 2010, you'll find that a great many of them are inspired by Glass. He's really hot right now in terms of inspiration. Other than Tron:Legacy, what else? ALICE, INCEPTION, SOCIAL NETWORK, A SINGLE MAN (2010 film in Norway), anything Desplat. There's a LOT of stuff that is basically ostinato/minimalism-based. Some of it may have to do with Powell's BOURNE scores too, which were hugely influential in terms of the regular techno beat/ostinato underneath and then small chord changes on top of that. It's seeped far beyond the action genre, and I'm convinced even Zimmer had that in mind in recent years, especially with the BATMAN flicks and INCEPTION.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 1:21 PM     By:   JimWare   (Member) The Glass influence in Elfman's Standard Operating Procedure is unsurprising - the film was directed by Errol Morris who had previously used Glass for The Thin Blue Line. A Brief History of Time and The Fog of War. Morris returned to Glass earlier this year for the IBM Centennial film - They Were There - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrhDaAmn5Uw Glass' recent film scores come across as rather tired, despite my being a huge fan of his work in general. His other works hold much more interest for me.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 2:54 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) The Glass influence in Elfman's Standard Operating Procedure is unsurprising - the film was directed by Errol Morris who had previously used Glass for The Thin Blue Line. A Brief History of Time and The Fog of War. Morris returned to Glass earlier this year for the IBM Centennial film - They Were There - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrhDaAmn5Uw Glass' recent film scores come across as rather tired, despite my being a huge fan of his work in general. His other works hold much more interest for me. Interestingly, the people who are influenced by him create better Glass works than Glass himself these days!    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 8:45 PM     By:   KevinSmith   (Member) The Glass influence in Elfman's Standard Operating Procedure is unsurprising - the film was directed by Errol Morris who had previously used Glass for The Thin Blue Line. A Brief History of Time and The Fog of War. Morris returned to Glass earlier this year for the IBM Centennial film - They Were There - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrhDaAmn5Uw Glass' recent film scores come across as rather tired, despite my being a huge fan of his work in general. His other works hold much more interest for me. Interestingly, the people who are influenced by him create better Glass works than Glass himself these days! But the mark of a great composer is having a style that's easily copyable.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2011 - 8:50 PM     By:   JJH   (Member) Naqoyqatsi is my favorite of the 3. K and P each have their moments, but I just prefer Naqoyqatsi personally. couldn't really tell you why. just a gut reaction.    Posted:   Jan 27, 2011 - 10:13 AM     By:   Martin Williams   (Member) I love all of them and even gone to live concert played by the Philip Glass Ensemble One of the best concerts I've ever attended -- score to Koyannisqatsi performed live to the film. Philip Glass is one of my favorites and the Qatsi scores are in heavy rotation on my ipod.    Posted:   Jan 27, 2011 - 10:53 AM     By:   Jon Lewis   (Member) I love Koyani and Naqoy, but Powwa just doesn't do it for me. Glass's use of electric keyboards has always been stellar, but his use of samplers almost never works for me. Also totally agree that Glass' influence on film music is at an all-time high right now, and that the last few of his own film scores have been underwhelming. I think the lion's share of his energy has been going into his series of symphonies, most of which I like quite a bit. Kind of a return to the sound world of Bruckner.    Posted:   Jan 27, 2011 - 11:33 AM     By:   Col. Flagg   (Member) But the mark of a great composer is having a style that's easily copyable. Exactly the opposite, actually. IMHO.    Posted:   Jan 27, 2011 - 12:02 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) But the mark of a great composer is having a style that's easily copyable. Exactly the opposite, actually. IMHO. I think Kevin may have meant that when a composer has a very idiosyncratic sound, and that sound is parodied or referenced, that's a token of respect. Like celebrity parodies, really. Like that little stint on Elfman in FAMILY GUY (the STAR WARS episode), for example.    Posted:   Feb 1, 2011 - 8:08 PM     By:   foxmorty   (Member) so this is kind of awesome. http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4576 i'm pretty damn pumped about this concert    Posted:   Apr 29, 2011 - 10:04 AM     By:   KevinSmith   (Member) The Glass influence in Elfman's Standard Operating Procedure is unsurprising - the film was directed by Errol Morris who had previously used Glass for The Thin Blue Line. A Brief History of Time and The Fog of War. Morris returned to Glass earlier this year for the IBM Centennial film - They Were There - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrhDaAmn5Uw Glass' recent film scores come across as rather tired, despite my being a huge fan of his work in general. His other works hold much more interest for me. Which recent ones?    Posted:   May 7, 2011 - 11:36 AM     By:   foxmorty   (Member) so this is kind of awesome. http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4576 i'm pretty damn pumped about this concert single tickets are on sale starting this morning for this, as well as the annual williams concerts.    Posted:   Aug 14, 2016 - 8:43 PM     By:   KevinSmith   (Member) But the mark of a great composer is having a style that's easily copyable. Exactly the opposite, actually. IMHO. I think Kevin may have meant that when a composer has a very idiosyncratic sound, and that sound is parodied or referenced, that's a token of respect. Like celebrity parodies, really. Like that little stint on Elfman in FAMILY GUY (the STAR WARS episode), for example. Yes that is what I meant.    Posted:   Aug 15, 2016 - 6:17 AM     By:   Cruikshank   (Member) Naqoyqatsi is seriously underrated, a true wonder.     General Discussion: The Qatsi Trilogy - Philip Glass    < 1 2  > >>  Go to page:  1 2   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2

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