Name: Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance (1983 Film)
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SKU: 210184
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Koyaanisqatsi

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Album: Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance (1983 Film)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Koyaanisqatsi	More Info...	3:32
2)	Vessels	More Info...	8:06
3)	Cloudscape	More Info...	4:40
4)	Pruit Igoe	More Info...	7:04
5)	The Grid	More Info...	14:56
6)	Prophecies	More Info...	8:12
2)	Vessel	More Info...	0:08
3)	Cloudscape	More Info...	0:04
4)	Pruit Igoe	More Info...	0:07
5)	The Grid	More Info...	0:15
6)	Prophecies	More Info...	0:08

Album: Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance (1983 Film)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Koyaanisqatsi	More Info...	3:32
2)	Vessels	More Info...	8:06
3)	Cloudscape	More Info...	4:40
4)	Pruit Igoe	More Info...	7:04
5)	The Grid	More Info...	14:56
6)	Prophecies	More Info...	8:12
2)	Vessel	More Info...	0:08
3)	Cloudscape	More Info...	0:04
4)	Pruit Igoe	More Info...	0:07
5)	The Grid	More Info...	0:15
6)	Prophecies	More Info...	0:08

Performer Notes

Original score composed by Philip Glass.
Personnel: Albert DeRuiter, The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble (vocals); Jill Jaffe, Sue Pray, Theodore Israel, Jean Dane (viola); Seymour Barab, Beverley Lauridsen, Kermit Moore, Frederick Zlotkin (cello); Jack Kripl (flute, clarinet, saxophone); Tom Nyfenger (flute, piccolo); Bob Mintzer (bass clarinet, saxophone) Jon Gibson, Richard Peck (saxophone); Lew Soloff, Charles Lewis, Lowell Hershey, Mark Gould, Allan Dean (trumpet); Sharon Moe, Peter Gordon (French horn); James Pugh, Bob Smith, Keith O'Quinn (trombone); George Flynn (bass trombone); Warren Deck, Samuel Pilafian (tuba); Michael Reisman (keyboards); John Beal, John Bongiorno (bass).
Parodied more than once, derided, blessed, hailed as a wonder, and decried as a travesty, this (abbreviated) soundtrack is capable of generating fascination and annoyance, often simultaneously. The truth is that this isn't merely minimalism -- it's expressive minimalism, with some impressive nuances. Given the space to breathe, the music here is breathtaking, and becomes even more so when properly linked, in its full form, with the film's visuals. The later Powasqaatsi did not live up to the first film in either a visual or musical respect. ~ Steven McDonald