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Philip on Film [BOX SET]

Georges Auric (Composer)
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  • Composer: Georges Auric
  • Audio CD (October 2, 2001)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 5
  • Format: Box set
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • ASIN: B00005O1EU
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #350,593 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Koyaanisquatsi - Philip Glass, Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
2. Organic - Philip Glass, Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
3. Coudscape - Philip Glass, Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
4. Rescources - Philip Glass, Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
See all 8 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Serra Pelada - Philip Glass
2. Title - Philip Glass
3. Anthem, Pt. 1 - Philip Glass
4. That Place - Philip Glass
See all 18 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Dracula - The Kronos Quartet
2. Journey to the Inn - The Kronos Quartet
3. Inn - The Kronos Quartet
4. Crypt - The Kronos Quartet
See all 26 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. Overture - Philip Glass
2. Soeurs - Philip Glass
3. Demande en Mariage d'Avenant - Philip Glass
4. Voyage du Père - Philip Glass
See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 5
1. Beginning - Philip Glass
2. Perpetual Motion - Philip Glass
3. Witness - Philip Glass
4. Sanda Mandala - Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir
See all 17 tracks on this disc

On this CD:
  1. Koyaanisquatsi, film score
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Albert De Ruiter, Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  2. Powaqqatsi, film score
    Composed by Philip Glass
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  3. Dracula, film score for string quartet
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Kronos Quartet

  4. La Belle et la Bête, opera Ouverture
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  5. La Belle et la Bête, opera Les Soeurs
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  6. La Belle et la Bête, opera La Demande En Mariage D'Avenant
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  7. La Belle et la Bête, opera Le Voyage Du Père
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  8. La Belle et la Bête, opera Le Domaine De La Bête
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  9. La Belle et la Bête, opera Le Retour Du Père
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  10. La Belle et la Bête, opera La Belle Va Au Château
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  11. La Belle et la Bête, opera Le Dîner
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  12. La Belle et la Bête, opera Les Tourments De La Bête
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  13. La Belle et la Bête, opera Promenade Dans Le Jardin
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  14. La Belle et la Bête, opera La Saisie Des Meubles
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  15. La Belle et la Bête, opera La Confiance De La Bête En la Belle
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  16. La Belle et la Bête, opera Belle Retourne Chez Son Père
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  17. La Belle et la Bête, opera Belle Raconte Son Histoire
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  18. La Belle et la Bête, opera Le Plan
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  19. La Belle et la Bête, opera La Passion D'Avenant
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  20. La Belle et la Bête, opera Le Magnifique Apparaít
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  21. La Belle et la Bête, opera Le Miroir
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  22. La Belle et la Bête, opera Le Pavillon
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  23. La Belle et la Bête, opera La Métamorphose
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Zheng Zhou, Ana Maria Martinez, John Kuether, Gregory Purnhagen, Janice Felty, Hallie Neill, Philip Glass Ensemble
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  24. Anima Mundi, for marching band (from the film "The Journey") The Beginning
    Composed by Philip Glass
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  25. Anima Mundi, for marching band (from the film "The Journey") Perpetual Motion
    Composed by Philip Glass
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  26. Anima Mundi, for marching band (from the film "The Journey") The Witness
    Composed by Philip Glass
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  27. Kundun, film score Sand Mandala
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Monks of the Drukpa Order, Gyuto Monks
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  28. Kundun, film score Projector
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Monks of the Drukpa Order, Gyuto Monks
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  29. Kundun, film score Escape To India
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Monks of the Drukpa Order, Gyuto Monks
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  30. Mishima, film score Mishima/Opening
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Kronos Quartet
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  31. Mishima, film score Osamu's Theme: Kyoko's House
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Kronos Quartet
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  32. Mishima, film score November 25: Ichigaya
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Kronos Quartet
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  33. Mishima, film score Mishima/Closing
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Kronos Quartet
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  34. The Secret Agent, film score for chamber ensemble Secret Agent
    Composed by Philip Glass
    Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
    Conducted by Harry Rabinowitz, Michael Riesman

  35. The Secret Agent, film score for chamber ensemble The First Meridian
    Composed by Philip Glass
    Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
    Conducted by Harry Rabinowitz, Michael Riesman

  36. The Secret Agent, film score for chamber ensemble Trust
    Composed by Philip Glass
    Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
    Conducted by Harry Rabinowitz, Michael Riesman

  37. The Thin Blue Line, film score End Credits
    Composed by Philip Glass
    Conducted by Michael Riesman

  38. The Man in the Bath, film score The Man In The Bath
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Jon Gibson, Andrew Sterman, Gordon Gottlieb, James (Jim) Pugh, Richard Peck, Michael Riesman, Frank Cassara, Peter Stewart, Alan Raph, Mary Nessinger, Philip Glass Ensemble

  39. Evidence, film score Façades
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Michael Riesman, Jack Kripl

  40. Diaspora, film score Diaspora
    Composed by Philip Glass
    with Alexandra Montano, Jon Gibson, Andrew Sterman, Gordon Gottlieb, Richard Peck, Michael Riesman, Frank Cassara, Peter Stewart, Philip Glass Ensemble


Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The best-known soundtracks of composer Philip Glass have stood the test of time extremely well. Today, we associate Koyaanisqatsi as much with Glass's vast soundscape as we do with director Godfrey Reggio's haunting images. Philip on Film gathers three complete Glass scores--Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Dracula, along with selections from La Belle et la Bête, Anima Mundi, Kundun, Mishima, The Secret Agent, The Thin Blue Line, and a handful of short films.

The Glass trademarks--those machinelike arpeggios; that familiar, if odd, electronic keyboard sound; the influence of non-Western vocal techniques--are all here. Glass has forged his own unmistakable style of epic-sounding minimalism, but it never gets stale. A few unreleased tracks on Philip on Film will serve hardcore Glass fans (who probably already own most of these works), including "Facades" from Godfrey Reggio's Evidence and a track each from Atom Egoyan's Diaspora and Peter Greenaway's The Man in the Bath. --Jason Verlinde


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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars If you don't already own all this stuff..., October 3, 2001
...it is worth considering this "limited edition (?)" box set, consisting of 99.5% previously released (and seperately available) material. Here you will find:

Disc 1: Koyaanisqatsi (complete 1998 recording)
Disc 2: Powaqqatsi (complete)
Disc 3: Dracula (complete)
Disc 4: La Belle et La Bete (about an hour of it)
Disc 5: Various excerpts from: Anima Mundi, Kundun, The Secret Agent, Mishima (3 tracks each), the Thin Blue Line (1 track), and 3 "previously unreleased" soundtrack selections.

The "unreleased" stuff consists of: a 5 minute "re-recording" of Facades with synthesizers instead of real strings and fewer repeats, and two 7 minute trifles also for lots of synthesizers which were apparently soundtracks to recent short films.

The rest of it runs the gamut from the best of Phil (Koyaanisqatsi, Dracula, Mishima, Secret Agent) to the worst of Phil (Powaqqatsi, Anima Mundi) and just wishy-washy Phil (Kundun, La Belle et La Bete).

The packaging is remarkably cheap and flimsy: a very thin cardboard "box" housing five mostly black glossy cardboard sleeves with tiny reproductions of the original cover art on them. The booklet is short and not very informative, either.

This may be the right thing for you if: you want a good overview of Phil's soundtrack works for a relatively low price per disc, you don't already have most of these individual CDs, and you don't really care about having the complete versions of Belle et Bete and the other excerpted soundtracks (this was me.)

Overall, however, a surprisingly unsubstantial and unnecessary collection.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A re-approach, December 9, 2001
By Brett Stewart "Catison" (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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Everyone who thinks of this as purely a repackaged box set doesn't fully understand the nature of this set. In the introduction, Philip Glass mentions that most of the works represented is from a series of concerts where the music is interpreted live while the movie is presented on a screen behind the performers. I personally attented these performances in Austin, TX and was very pleased with the results. The first night consisted of the Shorts, or the 5th disc of this set. The Man in the Bath, Passages, Evidence (Facades with synth), Diaspora, and Anima Mundi where all performed live by The Philip Glass ensemble with the movie itself in the background. The following 4 performances where of Powaqqasti, Le Belle et La Bete, Dracula, and Koyaanisqatsi. Seeing these films with the music has shed a new light on these scores for me, because I had previously heard almost all of them, but to the recording at hand.
This set of discs is something you might pick up at a live concert of your favorite local band, representing what they played that night in studio recording. This set of discs was released to accompany Philip's current world tour of Philip On Film. Although almost all of it has been released previously, this isn't just a way to make a "quick buck". This is a great way to get most of the music played at these performances and, most of all, is a bargin way to get a lot of his best music to date. I also don't personally agree with the "highlights" idea with Belle and Mundi, but to a person wanting post-Einstein Glass, this is a good way to start. Also, I would think that anyone who believes that Glass has written the same music since Einstein needs to listen more and generalize less because there is a wealth of music out there that you may not realize exists.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars SEVERELY ALTERED "Belle et la Bete", December 22, 2005
By Thor Maillet (Waltham, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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...which is uncalled for. IT IS SPED UP from its original recording, making some of the high notes hit by the female singers truly chipmunk-like. I can't believe they would release this...let's speed it up to fit it on ONE disk! What a GOOD idea. No. Not a good idea.
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