Waking Life - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Tosca Tango Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Tvt
• ASIN: B00005RDDB
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,205 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!!!, September 11, 2003

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Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waking Life - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Recently, an Austin friend turned me on to a Glover Gill CD called Solo Tango. I liked it a lot and so looked him up on this site to see what else of his I could find. After reading the reviews of this one, I sort of half-heartedly ordered it.
Mistake!!! This is a fascinating piece of work. No, its not warmed-over Piazzolla as some have insinuated. The mere fact that it displays the characteristics of "new tango" doesn't automatically mean that the music will be a Piazzolla clone.
I've listened to and enjoyed lots of tango in my life, from the Guardia Vieja all the way through El Troesma to the present, and I can hear plainly that Glover Gill knows tango. The brooding melancholy jumps out and if you close your eyes, you can imagine being in the arrabal. Guess I'll have to see the movie, too!
Those familiar with tango of the 20s-40s will recognize snippets of some of the most famous tangos expertly worked into Gill's compositions. This is a great CD to kick back to and just enjoy. I've had it on all day soaking up its many pleasures. If I had to chose a favorite piece, Nocturna and Super Sport would vie for that honor.
If you have an open mind about tango and the possibilities of the genre, you should find as much to enjoy here as I do. I look ahead with eager anticipation to the next offering of Glover Gill and his Tosca Tango Orchestra.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous entertainment in itself, December 31, 2002

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Mathias (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waking Life - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This soundtrack is actually quite incredible, an excellent achievement despite what some others say. The music has a distinctive quality that makes it entertainment all on its own; it hardly needs a film to go along with it (although the film was fantastic).

One of my favorite aspects of the music is that it doesn't remind me of certain parts of the film-- I do like being reminded of parts of films in some soundtracks, but this is great.
An exception is track 8, El Cholulo, which brought to my head images of the group of people just tangoeing, and it was actually a good thing to have a familiar image for part of the film. I also love the opening and finishing tracks, which are quite haunting and beautiful.
Simply listening to the samples in the record store, my face broke into an involuntary smile as I listened to it...
Enough said. This is great music. Get it.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Haunting Avant-garde Score, November 14, 2001

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Gary W. GILLIAM "gahree" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waking Life - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This score, performed by the current road orchestra for David Byrne and written by the one-time keyboardist for 8 1/2 Souvenirs, is a beautifully spare companion to Richard Linklater's animated musings. Using Austin artists seems like a natural choice since the film takes place on the streets of Linklater's former stomping ground. Mostly piano and strings, it oscillates between dark broodings and the hopping tango; often, the accordion gives it a decidedly French feel. A great disc to pick up since the movie is mostly music peppered with dialogue (or vice versa). As a result, the cues are long.