Illuminated Manuscripts

Fritz Heede

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 29, 2003)
• Original Release Date: March 29, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Magical Eye
• ASIN: B000093HPX
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,338 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

-Marty Hornstein / Executive Producer, Star Trek "Nemesis"

... a virtual feast for the senses. I recommend it with all my heart.

Product Description

Mystical and evocative, "Illuminated Manuscripts" embraces the ancient in a modern context. Pulsating trance grooves, exotic violin lines, and haunting chants are just some of the elements used in this work. Fritz Heede has brought together a blend of electronic synthesis and exotic acoustic instruments creating a rich tapestry of sound.

Conceived as the score to "Illuminated Manuscripts" the video DVD featuring sacred and organic animations by John S. Banks and released by Artek Images.

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding music, July 16, 2004

By	Jon Norris (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Fritz Heede's CD Illuminated Manuscripts is the soundtrack from the DVD of the same name. The DVD is an outstanding work with beautiful video animations by John S. Banks to match Heede's luxurious audio. I highly recommend the DVD also.

The music is a fusion of world music, trance, and New Age, with hints of Enigma and Dead Can Dance. It is a delicious blend of traditional instruments like sitar, oud, douduk, and ethnic percussion, with vocal overtone chants, modern keyboards and guitar. Heede does a fantastic job of creating a lush tapestry of sonic textures and rhythms that feel ancient and modern all at once. He manages to make it sound sophisticated yet tribal at the same time, no mean feat.

I immediately started using this music for meditation and visualization. I had the DVD first and was so impressed by the music that I got the CD to save wear and tear on the DVD. I also use the program feature on my CD player (which is better than that on my DVD player) to program a specific sequence of songs for different meditations or magickal work. This music has a deeply spiritual feel, and I find it works very well for my style of meditation.

I find the music and the recording very well done. I think Heede is very good at composing this type of music, and another CD of his, Mystery of the Sphinx, is very nearly as good as this, although with fewer cuts. Both were done as soundtracks, this for Bank's animations and Mystery of the Sphinx for a TV show.

I highly recommend this CD if you like this kind of music. I find that very few CDs excite me as much as this one does. It is very much worth having.