His music in The Fog of War absolutely made the picture.
Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
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Re: Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
#112If you're a fan of Philip Glass but haven't explored the works of Steve Reich I highly recommend it
Reich is brilliant! “Come out” is a very affecting piece, and the history behind it is also quite interesting. Also, judging from the name, OP is probably also a fan of Arvo Part. There is a moving “video etude” for the piece Healing of Arinushka that I would recommend if you’re feeling contemplative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7exvD2nJG8
Steve Reichs work is brilliant. I also enjoy the Reich Remixed album (c 1999) which was (as I think of it) a modern take on modern music - interestingly, I’d say the “modern take” part has aged the worst, but it’s still all good fun.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lYC12ZK5DudCAd...
Re: Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
#113If you're a fan of Philip Glass but haven't explored the works of Steve Reich I highly recommend it
Music for 18 Musicians is my favorite composition.
Some crazy post-grad at Rutgers convinced enough colleagues to make it her performance piece a few years ago, and it was free to boot, so I drove a couple hours with a friend to see it. It’s great on recordings, and much cooler to be in the room with it live.
I’ve also recently come to love (especially the first half/performance of) Terry Riley’s Persian Surgery Dervishes. With just an organ and a delay pedal, he builds such a trancelike, subdued and dark yet pleasant mood.
Re: Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
#114I make electronic music. 7 years ago, in a very sad period of my life, I made a classical piece of music, (From midnight to 4am) which I am very proud of it today. It would make me really happy to get some feedback from you guys if you know a thing or two about music. It tells a very personal story and here is the link to it: https://soundcloud.com/bitmarx/story-of-a-rexile
Sorry, I'm not a musician so I can't comment as anything more than a listener, but I enjoyed listening to it. Thanks for posting.
Re: Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
#115I didn't think I liked Glass when exposed to Koyaanisqatsi, but then I found "The Hours" soundtrack and realized I shouldn't dismiss him. I'm now a fan.
Re: Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
#116I discovered Philip Glass' music through the movie Koyaanisqatsi, which I heartily recommend. If you haven't seen it, go into it without expectations of what a movie is supposed to be like; it's weird.
I love the urban hell of Pruit Igoe [1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq_SpRBXRmE
Also used in Watchmen (2009) to great effect
Re: Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
#117>Yes, after Einstein on the Beach I went back to driving a New York cab. I didn’t mind that. It was interesting work. I didn’t have an agent. I ran all the business side of it and the box office myself. I enjoyed it. Interesting, I had no idea.
I first herd Einstein on the Beach after a particularly manic period in undergrad. My advisor wasn't familiar with it, and I may have spooked her a bit try to explain it. I think to this day its great background music for programming work, but to me more because it can illicit that sense of young focus and drive that I find increasingly fleeting. Perhaps not unlike how music can "wake up" dementia patients. It elicit…
I think his soundtrack to Scorsese's Kundun is also excellent programming background music, I've listened to that soundtrack from beginning to end countless times.
Re: Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
#118I saw Glass at a performing arts center in my hometown. The PAC has a lot of season ticket holders, and Glass' music triggered an older attendee to march to the front of the auditorium and yell, "this isn't music". He was quickly ushered out by his wife, but Glass was noticeably smirking, and the whole thing really added to the avant garde vibe of the performance. Amazing concert BTW. One of my favorite artists.
Steve Reich mentioned a similar anecdote in which an audience member came up to the stage and banged on it with his shoe demanding that the playing be stopped.
Imagine being so arrogant as to demand a performance be stopped rather than just leaving.
Re: Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
#119>Yes, after Einstein on the Beach I went back to driving a New York cab. I didn’t mind that. It was interesting work. I didn’t have an agent. I ran all the business side of it and the box office myself. I enjoyed it. Interesting, I had no idea.
There are a couple of great anecdotes about Glass working at other jobs while starting out as a composer, one involving the art critic of Time magazine and another about driving a taxi. https://interlude.hk/philip-glass-composer-taxi-driver/ 'Glass understood that he had finally arrived as a composer when a woman tapped on the side of his cab and told him “you have the same name as a very famous composer.”
He was also roommates with the Viking of 6th Avenue, Moondog
Re: Philip Glass: My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies (2017)
#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
Reich is brilliant! “Come out” is a very affecting piece, and the history behind it is also quite interesting. Also, judging from the name, OP is probably also a fan of Arvo Part. There is a moving “video etude” for the piece Healing of Arinushka that I would recommend if you’re feeling contemplative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7exvD2nJG8
Steve Reichs work is brilliant. I also enjoy the Reich Remixed album (c 1999) which was (as I think of it) a modern take on modern music - interestingly, I’d say the “modern take” part has aged the worst, but it’s still all good fun. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lYC12ZK5DudCAd...
Haha I was going to mention Reich Remixed! I spent a lot of time programming to that music when I was a teen. Definitely fun!
My favorite track was probably Nobukazu Takemura’s remix of Proverb https://youtu.be/-ipSM8bwo4M