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Koyaanisqatsi (1998 Re-recording) [SOUNDTRACK]

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  • Composer: Philip Glass
  • Audio CD (October 27, 1998)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • ASIN: B00000AEDU
  • Also Available in: DVD Audio
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,000 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Koyaanisqatsi
2. Vessels
3. Cloudscape
4. Pruit Igoe
5. Grid
6. Prophecies


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Fifteen years after its initial release, Philip Glass's score to Godfrey Reggio's film Koyaanisqatsi is still as timeless as it was meant to be. Glass's epic score, virtually the only sound in this non-narrative movie, accompanied an exhilarating, wordless meditation of images ranging from expansive, slow-motion landscapes to whirling-dervish city scenes shot using time-lapse techniques. Glass's music was a perfect match. The opening chant is still unlike anything Glass has composed, a Tibetan monk operatic growl that set up the foreboding sense of loss the film engenders. Most of the score, however, casts Glass's minimalist themes in orchestral expanses. Bass strings troll the bottom while flutes draw circles in the air. On "The Grid," manic keyboards drive into the night, pounding out the cyclical refrains that are a Glass trademark. When Koyaanisqatsi came out, it seemed opulent with its orchestral forces, but always at the center were the keyboards, reeds, and voice that are Glass's characteristic sound. Koyaanisqatsi means "life out of balance," but Glass's remarkably austere score remains perfectly poised. This newly re-recorded edition adds nearly 30 minutes to the previous CD release with two previously unissued tracks and extended versions of "The Grid" and "Prophecies," the two signpost works of the film. --John Diliberto


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The range of instrumental colors is astonishing. If one particular timbre has come to characterize "Koyaanisqatsi," it is the dark, subterranean growl that opens and closes the score.

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth getting the new version, November 8, 1998
By Michael Johnson (Livonia, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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I'm sure most of those interested in this CD probably already own or know the original recording released of this title. This re-issue is worth getting even if you own the previous version because of the addition of extra material. The previous version was significantly cut down to accomodate the vinyl record format. The music now flows much better and it's good to get back passages that you remember from the movie. If you enjoyed the original, I do suggest getting this version. My only wish now is that the film was shown more often in theaters. Watching Koyaanisqatsi on video virtually defines the term inadequate.
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51 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss The Point!, January 26, 2000
By Ralph Quirino (Keswick, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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OK. Reading through the comments about how the music on KOYAANISQATSI is repetitive angered me. Having seen the film upon its initial release, my wife and I were moved beyond words by the "beauty" and "sadness" of a world where sometimes, it seems, sausage casings are more important than the rain forests. Secondly, while I'm NOT a fan of Philip Glass' music, I loved the initial film soundtrack. Its simple beauty is stark, haunting, intense. The repetition is there FOR A REASON: it mimics the routine of our own existences. It forms a musical mandelbrot pattern (sorry if you don't understand what that means, I have no other way of describing it) that comes damn close to being as organic as nature itself is. The rerecording of the score in 1998 brings this important, intense music back into the limelight after being absent from MOST store shelves for far too long. If you're thinking of buying this without understanding Glass or how he composes music, the repetitive factor WILL annoy and disappoint you. You'll miss the point: this is music from the dawn of creation and for the end of all time. KOYAANISQATSI imprints moving images where man and nature, time (a uniquely human concept) and nature (where there is no concept of time) collide in your mind and does so better than virtually ANY post-modern piece of classical music written in the latter quarter of the 20th century. Listen intently and you WILL be moved. Expect traditional values and you'll be angry you bought it. While I listen to all kinds of music, this is the stuff I listen to when I feel insignificant and small. In the face of the universe, Glass' timeless sounds connect me to a greater cosmic whole. I'm not one for spirituality (I'm far too material for that!). But surely, this is the sound of the universe in glorious chaos.
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Surprise!, May 24, 1999
By ryerzoo@execulink.com (Philip Glass H.Q.-Woodstock, Canada) - See all my reviews
Initially the tag "Re-recording" did concern me, and to be honest I didn't notice that until after I bought the CD. Having seen the movie once back in 1985, and owning the 1983 Soundtrack on LP, this new CD had some big shoes to fill. I sat back, put the headphones on 8, and settled in for some re-discovery. I was blown away. To people who were disappointed with the sound on this CD, I can only hope your player is not a YORX. The re-recording is amazing. The 22 minute version of the GRID moves like a 3 minute pop song. The 'new' tracks are great, but it's so cool to hear the extra stuff in the older tracks. The middle part in the GRID (Deleted from the vinyl) really adds to the piece as a whole. I'm a huge Glass fan, and this recording remains my favorite. Far from disappointing, this new version (which uses a lot of the same players from 1983) is a great addition to my, and hopefully your library. Buy it and open your mind.
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3.0 out of 5 stars not bad content, disappointing production
This is not bad music, nice listening, but the production is off... the volume it was recorded at is WAY too low. Read more
Published 7 months ago by eidylon

5.0 out of 5 stars CD as good or better than DVD
I've meant to buy the CD for the same-named DVD for some time, but thought that I would be disappointed in the CD it without the visual effect of the DVD. I was wrong. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Cliff Sutherland

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great CD - Not For Everyone
Being a big Philip Glass fan, I know that some people cannot stand this music, like my parents - in high school, I used to watch Koyaanisqatsi on tape to relax. Read more
Published 12 months ago by H. A Huffman

3.0 out of 5 stars Still Something Missing
I've lived with and loved this film for a long time. And like a lot of people in these reviews I've often put the DVD on as background music, so I was happy to find a CD that... Read more
Published 15 months ago by R. Clark

5.0 out of 5 stars The Grid! The Grid!
Rarely has a soundtrack been so in tune with a film and vice versa as it is here. Now only is the film Koyaanisqatsi brilliant, but the soundtrack is as well. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Grigory's Girl

5.0 out of 5 stars Point Clarification -- This is Process Music
I must admit before I begin, that I have only seen the movie once, and haven't yet had the opportunity to purchase the soundtrack. Read more
Published on December 10, 2006 by Sarah Cole

3.0 out of 5 stars Fogged Glass
Like the re-recording of "Einstein on the Beach", this take-two files off the rough edges of the original - as if Glass's increased respectability over the intervening years... Read more
Published on October 29, 2006 by Eric Krupin

5.0 out of 5 stars A Philip Glass Masterpiece (SEE THE MOVIE FIRST!)
Koyaanisqatsi is classic Glass, and is his most daring film score. Here, Glass succeeds in bridging the gap between his experimental minimalism and mainstream film media. Read more
Published on March 3, 2006 by james

3.0 out of 5 stars It does has its ups and downs
I agree with most people that this re-recording of Koyaanisqatsi is sometimes weaker and less energetic than the original soundtrack, though some segments do live up to the... Read more
Published on January 10, 2006 by Eric S. Kim

5.0 out of 5 stars Your mantra and hypnotic companion
How much in love with a piece of music can one man be? I discovered this soundtrack about a year-and-a-half ago, when I bought a Philip Glass box called: "Philip On Film. Read more
Published on July 5, 2005 by Bram Janssen

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