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When I obtained this album in 1991 on the original Decca ARGO label, I was amazed by the sheer happiness. Here were the pulses and stacattos I associated with minimalism, but the brief tunes grabbed me and took me for rides. These colorful pieces from the late 1980s were readily appropriated by ballet companies for their rhythmic interest and energetic movement. They have been compared to early Stravinsky in jaggedness and orchestration. Torke has made a career with such optimistic, episodic works, and he derived the name of his own record company from the third track here, Ecstatic Orange. Torke's works have become popular because of their harmony, brassy energy, joy, percussive propulsion, and brevity. The final track is Bright Blue Music. Blue is associated with the melancholia and intellect, but here the music dances in emotional freedom and fun.

Up to this point, I have not been much of an enthusiast when it came to contemporary classical music. With the purchase of this album, I have become an avid fan of Torke's music. His driving energy and rhythms keep the listener riveted from beginning to end. I love everything on the album but I think my favorite is ECSTATIC ORANGE. No one who purchases this album will be dissapointed.
I like Torke's music so much that I have already begun ordering other albums.

same music as appears in the movie; good original music performed as it appears in the movie.