Koyaanisqatsi (film score)
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Koyaanisqatsi is a minimalist, avant-garde film score by Philip Glass, renowned for its repetitive structures and powerful integration with the experimental 1982 documentary of the same name.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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minimalist music composition ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | critique of modern industrial civilization ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageTerm | Hopi word meaning “life out of balance” ⓘ |
| basedOn | Koyaanisqatsi (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVocalElements | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| directorOfAssociatedFilm | Godfrey Reggio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| hasChoralTextSource | Hopi prophecies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
repeated arpeggiated chord patterns
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slowly evolving harmonic progressions ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Cloudscape
NERFINISHED
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Koyaanisqatsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Prophecies ⓘ Pruit Igoe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grid NERFINISHED ⓘ Vessels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent film scoring in non-narrative cinema ⓘ |
| label |
Elektra Records
NERFINISHED
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Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Hopi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livePerformancePractice | often performed live to film projection ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
close synchronization with film editing and imagery
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extensive use of repetitive musical structures ⓘ |
| notableFor | integration of music and image in experimental documentary filmmaking ⓘ |
| originallyComposedFor | Koyaanisqatsi (1982 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Qatsi trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Philip Glass Ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentation |
brass
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chorus ⓘ electronic organs ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| publisher | Dunvagen Music Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingType | studio recording ⓘ |
| style |
additive processes
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ostinato-based writing ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristics | predominantly fast pulsating rhythms with contrasting slow sections ⓘ |
| title | Koyaanisqatsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | concert performances independent of the film ⓘ |
| vocalEnsemble | The Philip Glass Ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstRelease | 1983 ⓘ |
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