Эдуард Артемьев
Музыка к фильмам Андрея Тарковского
Вся _оpигинальная_ музыка для фильмов (исключая коpоткометpажку "каток и
скpипка") доступна на CD. Купить можно на www.forcedexposure.com
TOEI MUSIC PUBLISHING (JAPAN):
Vol. 1: Ivanovo Detstvo CD
(TMP 2001)
A series of 4 CDs (released in 1995, only in Japan) documenting the film
music of the late, legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-86). This first volume
features soundtrack music composed by Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov. This one is
only 27 minutes long, so has a cheaper list price. "Musically speaking,
this CD has less of the Sound-Research evident in the latter two volumes,
opting for a more orchestral approach. Not to say that there aren't some
sinister drones and strange bursts of group-sound. There are some
scathingly odd sections reminiscient of Jerry Goldsmith's film-work circa
Chinatown (esp. in the taut piano figures), replete with dense clusters of
sound. Firmly rooted in the post-1950 school of academic composition. 11
Tracks." -- Hrvatski $22.00
Andrey Rublyov CD (TMP 2002).
"A grimly realistic
portrayal of a 15-th century Russian Monk which was made in 1966 but was
banned in Russia until 1971."-- Ephraim Katz. Soundtrack by Vyacheslav
Ovchinnikov. "Dark, atonal passages of repeating figures and isolated
percussive elements. Some completely unrecognizable instruments, extended
performance techniques reminiscient of Lachenmann's string pieces and
Penderecki's choral work. Fairly jostling washes of sound. Ensemble playing
mixed with field recordings of post-war machinery and plenty of tape hiss
(or is it rain...), for that chain-dragging on the ground effect.
Startingly AMM-like in places. Serious rising sounds. 15 tracks." --
Hrvatski $30.00
Solaris CD
(TMP 2003)
The 1972 SF masterpiece based on
the Stanislaw Lem book. Strange, arcane, slow and beautiful, one of the
quintessential "space" movies of the 70s and about as fine a document in
the world of visual arts as you could ask for. Soundtrack composed by
Edward Artemyev & Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (uncredited). "Excellent
long-reverb location-sound-collection not far from the Organum school of
non-movement bliss. Mysterious. Comes as close to recreating in sound the
whole 'space' experience as thought possible. Serious atmospherics (key
word: dense). Reoccuring pipe organ theme. Dripping. Think of the best of
the Mainstream-label catalogue.17 tracks." -- Hrvatski $30.00
Zerkalo/Stalker CD
(TMP 2004)
Soundtracks by Edward
Artemyev. Zerkalo is from 1974 and Stalker is from 1979. "Artemyev's
compositional ability is closer inspected here, in a much more varied
assortment of musical cues than previous volumes. The Zeralko pieces are an
eclectic assortment of low drones, ensemble systems-chaos, Handel
influenced string interludes, kit-based space ritual chants, dawn-of-time
instrument discovery, and one ethically challenging mariachi blast. But the
real goods are delivered via the second (Stalker) half of the CD; several
mellotron-bedded pieces involving SERIOUSLY echoplexed-out phase-synced
lute/flute meditations relaying the order of the cosmos to each other over
two channels, with underlaying sub-aquatic ambience and resonant
synth-footing. Excellent stuff, a must-hear. Certainly the place to start
with this somewhat daunting series. 21 tracks." -- Hrvatski $30.00
