Into Great Silence: Office of the Night [Soundtrack]

The Monks of the Grande Chartreuse (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: JADE RECORDS
• ASIN: B0018OAP16
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,453 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Only in complete silence, one starts to hear.
Only when language resigns, one starts to see.

In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary
about them. They said they would get back to him. Sixteen years later, they were ready.

In 2007, the documentary film Into Great Silence came to American theaters. Audiences and critics embraced it immediately. After releasing the soundtrack to the film, Jade Music is proud to release Into Great Silence: Office of the Night.

This is the first time that any recording of the Office of the Night at the Grande Chartreuse is made available in its entirety. The two-CD album is a collection of chants, readings, prayers, and sounds of silence recorded by the film director Philip Gröning during his six-month stay at the monastery.

This Office of the Night appeared to me to be the core of the Monks life and spirituality, the heartbeat of the Order for more than 1000 years. I wanted to share my experience with an audience. - Philip Gröning

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sound Track of Praise, April 29, 2007

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M. A. Ramos (Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into Great Silence [Music from the Motion Picture] (Audio CD)

This is the soundtack from Philip Groenings film 'Into Great Silence'. It includes Matins - Introduction - Psalm 3, The Beginner Accepts His Robe, Introït - Veni, Et Ostende Nobis Faciem Tuam, Offertory - Super Flumina Babylonis, Vespers - Hymn (Saint Ambrose) - Psalms 144, 145, Pentecost Matins - Venite, a Reading: Exceprt from Saint Ambbrose, Corpus Christi - Canticle of Saint Ambrose..., Matins & Lauds - Psalm 96 - Canticle of the Three Chi and Salve Regina.

These are not remixed nor a sound booth recording studio production. These are taken from the movie of the same name. So if you were blessed enough to see the movie, just close your eyes and you will be back with the Chartusians as you listen. If you were moved by the movie, or aspire to the contemplative life, this is a must have. It allows you to share in a spiritual experience.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gregorian plain chant, June 10, 2007

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R. Ladamus "RGL" (Ct. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into Great Silence [Music from the Motion Picture] (Audio CD)

The Carthusians in their authentic manner have retained the essence of plain chant, without any accompaniment. It is like being with them and seeing how it has been said, that they ae halfway to Heaven !

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peacful Contemplation, August 10, 2007

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P. McMullen "kinghazzah" (Central West Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into Great Silence [Music from the Motion Picture] (Audio CD)

Ok, see the movie reviews for more details but if you don't have the time for 3 hours of blessed quiet, try this soundtrack which contains most of the spoken/chanted prayer portions from the movie. You can play it in the car on the way to work or whenever you need a bit of stress relief and know that these faith filled monks are praying for all of us around the world.