Philip Glass: Anima Mundi Original Soundtrack Recording [Soundtrack]

Philip Glass (Composer), Michael Riesman (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Michael Riesman
• Composer: Philip Glass
• Audio CD (October 26, 1993)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000005J2E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,104 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Anima Mundi: The Journey

2. Anima Mundi: The Ark

3. Anima Mundi: The Garden

4. Anima Mundi: The Beginning

5. Anima Mundi: Living Waters

6. Anima Mundi: Perpetual Motion

7. Anima Mundi: The Witness

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Glass work, October 12, 2006

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Emlyn Addison (Providence, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philip Glass: Anima Mundi Original Soundtrack Recording (Audio CD)

Don't ask me why...it just appeals to all of my musical sensibilities!

In my very humble opinion this is one of the first Glass works that creates a genuinely engaging musical experience in the minimalist style (ie: extended sequences of repetition for which he's known--and sometimes reviled--are not to be found here).

Instead, Glass fans will adore the variety of rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic material, and it's unlike anything else he's done.

While there are clearly moments when it's doing it's duty as a sound track, the overarching theme is one of primal, unadorned noise-making, only orchestrated.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good soundtrack, March 6, 2005

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Alberto M. Ramos "Macaco" (Las Palmas de G.C., Canary Islands Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philip Glass: Anima Mundi Original Soundtrack Recording (Audio CD)

This is very fine music, in Glass's style of course , but very different from Koyaniskatsi and other pieces . It's a pleasure to listen to it . After saying that , what more can I say ?

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great soundtrack, but too short, March 13, 2000

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anonplz (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philip Glass: Anima Mundi Original Soundtrack Recording (Audio CD)

Philip Glass is without questions a master at composing soundtracks for films by Godfrey Regio, and predictably, he did it this time again. The music is less all-over-the-place than Powaqqatsi, and not quite as powerful, but is a joy to listen to when you want to relax. He's definitely my favorite modern composer. My only quibble is that it's TOO SHORT! More Philip Glass, please...