Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (film score)
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (film score) is a minimalist, string-driven film soundtrack by Philip Glass that interweaves repetitive motifs and dramatic textures to mirror the fragmented, stylized narrative of Paul Schrader’s 1985 biographical film about Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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minimalist music work ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paul Schrader
NERFINISHED
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Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukio Mishima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnFilm | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
life of Yukio Mishima
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tension between beauty and death ⓘ themes of art and violence ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Paul Schrader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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film music ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Philip Glass film scores ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEnsemble | string ensemble ⓘ |
| instrumentation | string orchestra ⓘ |
| intendedFor | cinematic accompaniment ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| medium | orchestral ⓘ |
| movement | American minimalism ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
mirrors fragmented narrative structure of the film
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underscores stylized visual design of the film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close alignment of musical structure with film’s fragmented chronology
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integration of minimalist techniques into narrative film scoring ⓘ string-driven orchestration ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century ⓘ |
| structure |
contrasting sections for different time periods of Mishima’s life
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recurring thematic cells ⓘ |
| style |
dramatic textures
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repetitive motifs ⓘ |
| subjectOfFilm | Yukio Mishima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
dramatic
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intense ⓘ meditative ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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