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Apr 26, 2009 - 11:58 PM
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Josh
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Described as a "hallucinogenic-baroque-witch-flick," Valerie a týden divu is a Czech New Wave film from 1970 that I have yet to see, but the score by Lubos Fiser I highly recommend. It is dreamy, folky, and deliciously disturbing, with haunting vocals and lilting instrumentals that make me want to dance around a funeral pyre in my loin cloth.
Others have described the score as reminiscent of both The Wicker Man and Rosemary's Baby, a claim which I can hardly deny, and which drew me to this CD in the first place. However, to my ears, it is lovlier than The Wicker Man and more accessible than Rosemary's Baby, and makes for a truly transcendent listening experience. I'm not promising it'll change your life, but you may be doing yourself a favor by checking out the samples, and if it strikes your fancy, as it did mine, by all means, make it a part of your collection.
Samples: www.moviegrooves.com/shop/valerieweekwondersoundtrack.htm
http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com/discog_valerie.html
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Thank you so much American Nightmare. I cannot believe this score has been released. One of the most beautiful scores I have ever heard, I have been in love with it since I first saw the movie, even to the extent of recording it directly from the video. Wonders never cease!!
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Ray Worley, your last paragraph is spot on. I just downloaded this score and listened to it. I especially loved the brief choral passages, alternating between horrifying and beautifully mysterious. I researched Lubos Fiser and learned that he has many concert compositions on disk. I definitely want to hear more. I also enjoy seeking out scores from around the world and/or scores with unusual instrumentation. How refreshing not to hear more comic book symphonies. Feel like playing Rosemary's Baby, The Elephant Man, Justine, and Boom!
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Hi Ray
I did not like the DAISES cd at all, a real mish-mash of styles and very difficult to listen to.
However the other Finders Keepers Czech score that I would highly recommend is Mala Morska Vila, a version of The Little Mermaid:
https://www.soundtrack.net/album/mala-morska-vila/
You can get it for a very reasonable price on Amazon. It's a really evocative score, and has that strange other world feel of the VALERIE score, with the odd sound effect or voice from the actual soundtrack of the movie (or it sounds like it). The music generally utilises a small orchestra with emphasis on female voice and some synthesiser effects, but now and again the full orchestra kicks in. It's a wonderful album, the pounding repetitive melody in the main theme gives me the impression of the ocean. This is well worth getting!
Dave
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