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slimshady 11-11-2005 06:09 AM

Philip Glass
 
Anyone who listens to this great composer?

From Cosmic Left Feild... 11-13-2005 02:02 PM

No I think he's pretty boring.

slimshady 11-14-2005 01:24 AM

no he isn't..
listen to The Hours OST

TheBig3 11-14-2005 07:26 AM

It looks to me as if he didn't do the original score for that movie, Micheal Reisman did, and what a film to pick too, I loathe Virginia Woolf.

All I know of him is that Triumph called him an "atonal ass" in "I keed"

slimshady 11-14-2005 09:22 AM

no man he's the one who did the full film score
you can check at imdb.com ;)

TheBig3 11-15-2005 08:10 PM

ok well i use iTunes and their saying something else.

allisonthepianist 05-03-2007 07:00 PM

Yes...you are correct...a friend of mine did a film music project on The Hours and Philip Glass. he did in fact do the music to it...he recycled some old material of his...Satyagraha (an opera I believe) and also Metamorphosis...I thought parts of it sounded like this piece on his Glassworks album called "Island" though. Philip Glass does a lot of film work...cool stuff..check out the Qatsi trilogy (hopefully i spelled it right)...oddly...he did not enjoy writing for film! Sad...he's very good at it!


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jackhammer 06-19-2007 07:12 PM

Philip Glass's music is absolutely integral to the QATSI trilogy of documentarys that compromise slow motion and time lapse photography. Predominantly shot by Ron Fricke. They are dialogue free and driven by some of the most incredible images and an equally apposite score. Music is art and so is film. They are so intrinsically linked here.

chumb 06-20-2007 10:00 AM

^ I'm going to rent the first in that series right now.

jackhammer 06-20-2007 03:48 PM

Koyaanisqatsi is the first in the series. Not to everyone's tastes, but members with a passing interest in art should check these out. Let me know what you think.

Akira 11-21-2008 03:50 PM

Giving this thread a righteous bump, as he is fantastic to listen to.

Anybody really into Philip Glass? Besides Koyaanisqatsi and his other movie works, which of his non-movie works are worth getting into.

RoemerMW 11-21-2008 07:46 PM

Glassworks and Einstein on the Beach are my non-Koyaanisqatsi favorites of his. The soundtrack to Koyaanisqatsi easily stands by itself as a great album and is one of my favorite albums of all time.

Strummer521 11-21-2008 09:30 PM

Well, he did the score for most (if not all) of Errol Morris' films, so I'm cool with him.

Blue 11-21-2008 09:59 PM

I actually have the "Low" Symphony, but have yet to give it a serious listen. I really should get on that.

DearJenny 11-22-2008 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 375416)
Koyaanisqatsi is the first in the series. Not to everyone's tastes, but members with a passing interest in art should check these out. Let me know what you think.

Did Glass compose the music to that? It's great!

Akira 11-22-2008 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by CityLightsLikeRain (Post 549738)
Did Glass compose the music to that? It's great!

Yes, it's probably his most famous work, especially movie score wise.

DearJenny 11-22-2008 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ToeAndno (Post 549743)
Yes, it's probably his most famous work, especially movie score wise.

I loved that movie. I had a teacher back in high school tell me about it and warned that it was "slow" and "only for those who truely value art." I personally loved the music more than the art.

Akira 11-22-2008 08:53 AM

It certainly is a great experience, stunning landscapes beautifully shot and amazing music flowing on top of it.

Bulldog 11-22-2008 10:10 AM

I've listened to the Low and "Heroes" symphonies (Some Are is spectacular) but that's all I've heard of him

mannny 11-22-2008 08:19 PM

Philip Glass is so amazing. He is one of my favorite composers. Among his film socres, my favorites are The Hours, The Truman Show, and of course Koyaanisquatsi.

Einstein on the Beach and 1000 Airplanes on the roof are really amazing as well.

I highly recommend his String Quartets at well. I recently picked up the Kronos Quartet preforming his quartets and they are some really interesting pieces.

ixtlan22 01-15-2009 01:54 PM

Knock knock.... who's there?
Phillip Glass.
Knock knock.... who's there?
Phillip Glass.
Knock knock.... who's there?
Phillip Glass.

Sorry I love that joke... But I also love Phillip glass. His Violin Concerto is one of his best pieces. I've heard The Hours is his best movie score but I've yet to find it at a record store! Grrr.... On the subject of PG, does anyone like Steve Reich? I know these two are always mentioned in the same breath but for good reason. His Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ is one of my favorite pieces of music of all time.

mannny 01-15-2009 09:08 PM

^PM'd you The Hours. It's my favorite soundtrack ever.

4ZZZ 01-15-2009 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ixtlan22 (Post 579455)
His Violin Concerto is one of his best pieces.

Is that Akhnaten? Superb album. His Cello Octet Glass Reflections is very good as well.


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Originally Posted by ixtlan22 (Post 579455)
I've heard The Hours is his best movie score but I've yet to find it at a record store! Grrr.... On the subject of PG, does anyone like Steve Reich? I know these two are always mentioned in the same breath but for good reason. His Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ is one of my favorite pieces of music of all time.

Reich is one of my favourite artistes. I have 11 of his recordings. I first heard Come Out as a youngster in the late 70's and was spellbound. It took me until the last few years to discover who had done that and once discovered I have become a huge admirer. I don't have Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ though. I have always thought that Remixed is a good starting point for the beginner. Have you heard Different Trains? I adore it.

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Originally Posted by mannny (Post 579790)
^PM'd you The Hours. It's my favorite soundtrack ever.

Me too please manny? Anything that I have of interest to you is yours.

mannny 01-15-2009 10:09 PM

No problem, brotha.

4ZZZ 01-15-2009 10:12 PM

Cheers. Much appreciated.

ixtlan22 01-15-2009 10:14 PM

Actually Different Trains is one of my least favorite... I'm not a huge fan of the samples thing. But I have just recently checked out "You Are (Variations)" and that's also pretty incredible.

mannny 01-15-2009 10:29 PM

I like Reich a lot but I think I prefer Glass. I have Desert Music, Different Trains, Music for 18 Musicians, Electric Counterpoint, and the Triple Quartet. I like his less electronic work more. I've recently been listening to some of his piano work like Piano Phase and Six Pianos and they're pretty amazing.

jackhammer 01-16-2009 04:48 AM

'Solo Piano' is absolutely sublime.

Akira 01-16-2009 06:27 AM

'Solo Piano' is absolutely sublime. (2)

Musicroxmysox3 01-17-2009 06:40 PM

I love him! He is very ingenious.

Akira 01-25-2009 05:19 PM

I adore this:



Skip to 2:27 to hear him play if you don't like to listen to composers speak about their work.

mannny 01-26-2009 01:18 PM

That is really interesting; I never knew that it had to do with Tibetan philosophies. It seems like too simple of a piece to be about that.

ixtlan22 01-29-2009 02:12 PM

Beautiful! Maybe not simple enough for Tibetan philosophies!

mannny 01-29-2009 02:20 PM

I guess it makes sense, how he talked about the coflict between the two gods or whatever. I just always thought of the solo piano album as more of a simple beauty like a waterfall or something like that.

bobzilla 04-03-2009 04:50 PM

My fav Glass album is "The Kronos quartet plays Philip Glass"

I just picked up "Songs and Poems for Solo Cello" with Wendy Sutter its a fabulous album

Astronomer 07-20-2009 06:43 AM

Courtesy of jackhammer (thanks! :))I've just listened to his solo piano stuff and 'Glassworks' with the ensemble. I thoroughly enjoyed it, although I must say I like his solo piano stuff more. I'm not usually impressed by many contemporary composers of this genre but his piano compositions are just so pretty.

jackhammer 07-20-2009 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus (Post 706739)
Courtesy of jackhammer (thanks! :))I've just listened to his solo piano stuff and 'Glassworks' with the ensemble. I thoroughly enjoyed it, although I must say I like his solo piano stuff more. I'm not usually impressed by many contemporary composers of this genre but his piano compositions are just so pretty.

I am pleased you like him. It's not everyday music but when the mood takes you it's fantastically calming.

DJB1975 07-26-2009 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by slimshady (Post 134620)
Anyone who listens to this great composer?

He's good but a a lot of it sounds the same. I think you only need the classics.

OccultHawk 05-12-2018 03:53 PM

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philip glass solo piano

This is a good record

grindy 05-12-2018 03:57 PM

Glass is good but he just can't compete with the other heroes of minimalism.


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