diskobolus 3 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 being released by koch lerber filmshttp://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/...2parts/trailer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI 0 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I'll watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Looks repetitive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I listened to several of his works. Glass is the most overrated composer ever. Michael Nyman is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Didn't Herrmann do minimalism before Glass anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Didn't Herrmann do minimalism before Glass anyway?I don't think so. Glass is at his best when he does mechanical arpeggios. His weakness shows when he tries to compose in the 'traditional' manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 KoyaanisqatsiPowaqqatsiAkhnatenItaipuThe CanyonMost overrated? Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I listened to several of his works. Glass is the most overrated composer ever.More overrated than Zimmer?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I love his "Heroes" Symphony and Violin Concerto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpigeon 3 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I had a chance to see this film at the Philadelphia Film Festival, but I opted to see Ana Katz's A Stray Girlfriend instead. I'll have to check this one out when it's released on DVD.Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 KoyaanisqatsiPowaqqatsiAkhnatenItaipuThe CanyonMost overrated? Nah.SatyagrahaNaqoyqatsiThe VoyageSymphony No.2Symphony No.3Symphony No.5Symphony No.7Symphony No.8Concerto for Cello & OrchestraConcerto Fantasy for Double Tympani and OrchestraConcerto for Harpsichord and OrchestraTirol Concerto for Piano and OrchestraPiano Concerto No.2 - After Lewis and Clarketc.Again, nah.Disclaimer - my avatar indicates my bias on this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Tirol Concerto for Piano and OrchestraHow could I forget... one of my all-time favourite piano works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Phillip Glass is hit-and-miss IMO. There's some of his stuff that I absolutely love, and yet others that just repeat the same thing over and over and over and over and OVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Knock knock.Who's there?Knock knock.Who's there?Knock knock.Who's there?Knock knock.Who's there?Knock knock.Who's there?Knock knock.Who's there?Knock knock.Philip Glass.I think I'll take his advice and listen to someone else's music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Bernard Herrmann is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Bernard Herrmann is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I've seen this at my DVD store for a while, looked rather boring. But the trailer got me very interested. Must pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI 0 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 knock knock, who's there? ....knock knock, who's there? Phil Glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 like him or hate him, at least Glass sounds like himself. most people would say that Steve Reich is a more pivotal figure in minimalism but I do think Glass is right up there. Adams is sort of 2nd generation minimalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 This is why I can't stand Philip Glass: http://youtube.com/watch?v=mV9CjHmcEEIThis the best use of his music....ever: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nRmorKtQUTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Glass deserves better than to be in scrubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 This is why I can't stand Philip Glass: http://youtube.com/watch?v=mV9CjHmcEEIHeh, this is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 The Hours is an outstanding work of his. I'd like to get to know his non-film work better, which I haven't yet had the chance to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I think his sound works very well in film. Minimalism is very effective in film...it can get very loud and melodramatic, but because it's not playing a big theme, it feel less intrusive than it might otherwise seem. Notes on A Scandal was made much better because of Glass (I also find it to be one of his more listenable albums). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 A few years ago I was very lucky to see Philip Glass with his ensemble perform the score to Koyaanisqatsi, live to picture. I was sat in the middle of the very back row in the top tier and it was a wonderful spectacle; there is no doubt that at its best his music has a very hypnotic, almost mathematical quality to it (ably demonstrated by that Sesame Street clip). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I think his sound works very well in film.It sounds like garbage, cause it all sounds the same. That's why I avoid seeing films composed by him. It's endless droning with no structure or build-up. He's worse than Gustavo, at least some of his music is somewhat listenable. Philip Glass just gives me a serious headache, and makes a 4 minute piece sound like 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 All I know is, Kundun, The Hours, Notes on A Scandal and The Illusionist all benefited from their score. So did The Truman Show. The tracking in of his work worked extremely well, and Burkhard Dallwitz's score filled in the spaces nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 It's endless droning with no structure or build-up.Structure and especially build-up is the main focus of Glass' music. The Grid is a 20-minute build-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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