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Sep 3, 2013 - 10:51 AM
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Chris Avis
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I was impatient for this release and didn't want to wait for a pressed disk to arrive, so I took the plunge on the iTunes release. I don't think too many people are going to be bothered by the missing 7 or 8 minutes of music on this one.
I am a huge fan of Koyaanisqatsi and, particularly, Naqoyqatsi. In fact I would put the latter score as one of the top 10 scores of the 2000s and so I'm sad to report that, after a couple of listens, I'm not finding much to recommend on this one. If you were to take the dullest, dreariest sections of Koya- and Naqoy- and expand those to album length, you might get something approximating Visitors.
Maybe, I'll find something in this work with a few more listens, but for right now, this one goes down as a crushing disappointment. Anyone else have any thoughts?
Chris.
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Sep 25, 2013 - 5:51 PM
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MKRUltra
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Finally got the CD and listened to it last night and this morning. Sadly, like Chris said, this is sort of a disappointment. It's very solid, and "Gone" is beautiful, and the "theme" that bookends the score is very interesting, but much of what comes between is Glass at both his most intensely minimalist and, unfortunately, kind of banal. It's certainly not excellent like Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi, and definitely not in the league of a masterpiece like Koyaanisqatsi. Hopefully it'll deepen on repeat listens. One of the things I think really hampers it is just how very dry the recording and performance are. :/
Still can't wait to see the film, though.
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Aug 30, 2014 - 12:45 PM
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Chris Avis
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I agree with the posters above. This score is certainly not without interest, but it's a very long slog with not a whole lot of variation. All the (long) pieces are of a type, and while there is beauty in them, for me they don't really reward a close listen. What's great about the Glass scores (and symphonies) I love is that the sort of slow meditations that make up the entirety of this album are alternated with some truly audacious writing. Not here. I'm sure it's what the film needed, but as a listening experience, it's of minimal interest. (Yes, that's a pun.)
I've just finished watching the film. I like the earlier Reggio / Glass films, but this one, like its score, is a slog. The main conceit is that the film consists of a number of slow motion shots of people looking at the camera, alternating with shots of landscapes. It's an interesting idea, but it doesn't really work at feature film length.
Chris.
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Lets just hope the film is better than the dreary NAQOYKATSI!
Well, its better than NAQ, but not very good.
One thinks the only reason the film got made was because it was filmed in Louisiana where filmakers get huge 'tax breaks".
The music for the opening sequence was quite good but the rest unremarkable.
brm
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