Philip Glass : The Music of Undertow [Import, Soundtrack]

Philip Glass (Artist, Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Philip Glass
• Audio CD (September 21, 2004)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Orange Mountain
• ASIN: B00063QTPQ
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,734 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

UNDERTOW, set in an American South untouched by time, is a uniquely American dramatic thriller from director David Gordon Green starring Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, and newcomer Devon Alan. A tale of violent legacies between two generations of brothers, UNDERTOW depicts what happens when a hardworking father raising two sons without their mother is paid an unexpected visit by his older ex-convict brother who is looking to settle an old score.

With a screenplay by Joe Conway and David Gordon Green, story by Lingard Gervey, produced by Lisa Muskat, Terrence Malick and Edward R. Pressman, and distributed by United Artists, UNDERTOW is a production of ContentFilm's John Schmidt and Alessandro Camon who serve as executive producers.

Producer Edward R. Pressman had for some time been trying to get Philip Glass to score one of his films and approached him with the script. After reading it, Glass visited the set in the swamps of Georgia, enduring biting sand gnats and the heat of the South to get a feel for the film. After production wrapped, the composer and director quickly got down to business.

The score, combining a crystalline string orchestration, the purity of the children's voices and the grittiness of the didgeridoo, creates the right mix of mystery, sensitivity and grunge that the film required. With its tonal complexity and intensity, Glass' score is as integral to the suspense-driven narrative as the expert character portrayal and masterful cinematic direction contained within the film.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars As creepy as Candyman music., March 5, 2006

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Jim Reed "Jim Reed" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philip Glass : The Music of Undertow (Audio CD)

The score to this little film by Philip Glass is more low key but often just as creepy as the Candyman soundtrack with eerie use of children's voices.Unlike the Candyman soundtrack however this one has more variety though nothing big of the Naqoyqatsi variety.Because Glass's style is so distinctive chances are if you've liked any movie score by him you'll like this one too.It lacks the emotional pianowork of The Hours but succeeds in creating a dark troubling atmosphere.Not to all tastes but still satisfying and spooky.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars emotional, November 9, 2006

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sixtytwo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philip Glass : The Music of Undertow (Audio CD)

The music is beautiful, with passages that bring the listener to an emotional climax. Probably, it should be even better when accompanied by images. Nevertheless, it tells us a story.