Glass uses both tibetian singers and musicians to accomplish one of the most striking marriages of music and visual in the medium. Director martin scorsese used a script significantly influenced by the dalai lama himself and told the life story of the buddhist leader from the time of his discovery at the age of two in 1937. Kundun soundtrack nonesuch records mp3 downloads, free. Philip glass kundun music from the original soundtrack add to custom list. How china is rewriting its own script the new york times. Find album release information for kundun music from the original soundtrack philip glass on allmusic. Philip glass born january 31, 1937 is an american composer. Listen to your favorite songs from kundun by philip glass now. The woman who spent most of her life studying chimpanzees was filmed for over 50 years by hugo van lawick, a director employed by national geographic and future husband of the scientific. For the second of 1997s dueling buddhist epics the other being seven days in tibet, scored by john williams, director martin scorsese made a wiseif commercially challengingchoice in tapping noted minimalist composer philip glass to score kundun. Kundun cd philip glass film soundtrack nonesuch 794602. The soundtrack, is from one of the worlds best known composers, and a buddhist himself, mr. Philip glass and the sounds of kundun film score click track.
Philip glass the complete sony recordings philip glass. Stream kundun by philip glass and 50 million songs with amazon music unlimited. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century. Finally, at the time of the chinese incursion the dalai lama was a great deal older than he is depicted in that film. As one of postmodern musics most celebrated and highprofile composers, philip glass myriad orchestral works, operas, film scores, and dance pieces proved essential to the development of ambient and new age sounds, and his fusions of western and world musics were among the earliest and most successful global experiments of their kind. Glass s score for string quartet is highlighted by three songs performed by ruth wilson who garnered a tony nomination for her roles as cordelia and the fool. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. The village voice praised the caressing intensity of glass s score. From what i gather, this is one of the most accessible philip glass scores and is probably his most high profile, especially after the oscar nomination it received. Glass earned an oscar nomination for this mesmerizing score to martin scorseses vastly underrated, impressionistic, kidbecomesthedalailama film. Philip glass what kundun proves beyond any reasonable doubt is that theres a fine line between an artistic, intellectual biographical film and a boring waste of two hours.
Kundun was released only a few months after seven years in tibet, sharing the latters location and its depiction of the dalai lama at several stages of his youth, though kundun covers a period three times longer. Resume making your offer, if the page does not update immediately. For me, the images in the film no longer stand on their own without philip glass s music. Philip glass soundtrack to martin scorseses dalai lama epic kundun captures the grace, beauty, joy and melancholy within the film. The essential philip glass deluxe edition philip glass. Philip glass is an artist of tremendous sensitivity whose music works from the inside of the film, from its heart, to produce a powerful emotional intensity which remains for days in the listeners head. Another extra from in search of kundun, glass talks about his influences for and the production of the score for 45 minutes. Glass uses familiar minimalist structures, but works with traditional tibetan instrumentation and monks, giving the music an alluringly otherworldly feel. Kundun 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. From martin scorsese, the legendary director of taxi driver, raging bull and goodfellas.
Told through the eyes of his holiness, kundun chronicles his early life, from childhood through the chinese occupation and his journey into exile. Kundun release by philip glass see all versions of this release, 3 available. No 20thcentury composer has penetrated pops consciousness like philip glass. Repetitive, hypnotic, and unapologetically beautiful, glass style all but defines the popular concept of minimalisma fraught term considering how rigorous the music actually is. Stream kundun by philip glass and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Hallucinatory but lacking in characterization, kundun is a young dalai lama portrait presented as a feast of sight and sound. The dublin guitar quartet performs philip glass 2014.
Kundun was beautifully done, adding true portrayals of the practices of the tibetan buddhists their chants, artwork, dances and costumes. Download philip glass mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Glass composes in what might be deemed the opposite way to most hollywood composers in that he is a minimalist. Kundun special edition bluray kino lorber home video. The film charts his extraordinary growth into a figure who. A mere phrase can insinuate a range of feeling, from poignancy to majesty. Kundun music from the original soundtrack philip glass. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Kundun, filmmaker martin scorseses 1997 biography of the dalai lama, was a labor of love for both the director and composer. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Mathison talks about her script and its journey through the production for 40 minutes.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. For years, i had hoped to work with glass, and in kundun we found the ideal subject for a special collaboration. Voor zijn filmmuziek is philip glass drie maal genomineerd voor een oscar, echter zonder er een te winnen. Philip glass and the sounds of kundun when martin scorceses kundun was released on christmas day, 1997, its box office prospects were decidedly slim. Its an entirely original, evocative score, and one of glass highwater marks in the field. Ten years after laurent charbonniers les animaux amoureux, philip glass gets back once again into the animal world, with a portrait of the famous primatologist jane goodall. Album jane original national geographic motion picture.
Praised as one of the best films of 1997, kundun received 4 oscar nominations for art directionset decoration dante ferretti and francesca lo schiavo, cinematography roger deakins, costume design dante ferretti and score philip glass. The equivalent incident in the film kundun does contain some artistic license, but its far more nearly accurate. Now available, philip glass s 2019 score to the broadway production of king lear starring glenda jackson and produced by scott rudin. Also, philip glass did a wonderful job with the soundtrack combining the sound of damarus, ghantas, conchshells and mantras with his own unique sound. Kundun original motion picture soundtrack by philip glass on. Philip glass is an artist of tremendous sensitivity whose music works from the inside of the film, from its heart, to produce a powerful emotional. Since the composers circular orchestral minimalism is structured much like traditional and spiritual tibetan music, the various elements of his score home together in a completely organic way. Glass has written music for experimental theater and for academy awardwinning motion pictures such as the hours and martin scorseses kundun, while koyaanisqatsi, his initial filmic landscape with godfrey reggio and the philip glass ensemble, may be the most radical and influential mating of sound and vision since. Philip glass kundun music from the original soundtrack. Kundun by philip glass, published by dunvagen music publishers inc. Philip glass s score for kundun is the realization of a longcherished dream. Philip glass kundun vinyl records and cds for sale. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A glittering historical pageant infused with gorgeous, pulsing music by philip glass, this account of the early life of the 14th dalai lama unfolds like a sustained hallucination in the mind of its central character.