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Editorial Review:
Out of the dozens of high-profile film composers to have appeared in the 1980s, Michael Nyman has retained his unique voice like no other. This two-disc collection proves that with generous selections from a 20-year period. From the early Peter Greenaway works (The Falls, Drowning by Numbers, Prospero's Books) through to Hollywood dabblings (Gattaca, Ravenous), his application of what he dubbed minimalism is constantly compelling. It was with The Piano that Nyman's name became best known, so this is one of several projects given a short suite of their best cues. The flipside of acknowledging the popular works is the opportunity to present lesser-known material. This includes a track from his replaced score to Practical Magic, the beautiful song "If" from a Japanese animated version of The Diary of Anne Frank, and some powerful brass intonations in his stringless score for The Ogre. More than a dozen other works are featured (you'll be hard-pressed to determine what's what from the confusing packaging), but it ends gloriously on Nyman's homage to Ennio Morricone forThe Claim. --Paul Tonks
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great way to discover Michael Nyman This isn't the first example of Michael Nyman's cinema work I've bought - I fell in love with the score for The Piano, and I bought the soundtrack for Gattaca without every sitting through the whole film. This double CD is a brilliant opportunity to experience a whole raft of soundtracks he's been involved with over the 20-odd years this covers. Some of the individual film soundtracks sadly do not appear to be available, but even a single track as featured here for some films is better than nothing.more info
Excellent two-disk collection featuring some of Nyman's best work Michael Nyman is best know for his soundtrack to Jane Campion's film The Piano, and for his unique working relationship with British filmmaker Peter Greenaway, from 1980 up until 1993. His work on The Piano remains his most iconic, still being used to this day in bank commercials and on those "new-classical" compilations; whilst his work with Greenaway stands up as some of the most beautiful and intricate pieces of neo-classical "minimalism" ever composed. His work since his last venture with Greenaway,... more info
Perfect Cimemagic I 've been fascinated by Michael Nyman's soundtracks and films especially in the stylish futuristic Gataca, Carrington, and of course The Piano ,which will remain a classic into future centuries. For this collection it's the heartbreaking string symphonies merged with horns and brassy vintage jazz. I love the album especially disc 2 and can't get enough of the bittersweet neo classical themes. For those of you like me who want an insight in to Nyman's music without buying selected soundtrack's .This album,... more info
The best classical music I've heard I HATE classical music. I've heard very little and it's way more than I ever want to hear. I was recommended a Scottish composer called James MacMillan who supposedly did some heavy dramatic music. I was bored by it in ways I couldn't have imagined. I knew Nyman's music from the Draughtsman's Contract movie. I liked the upbeat energetic music I heard so I took a chance on this. Some of this is excellent. Some of it's dull. I've edited it down to about 70 minutes of music on my MP3 player where it... more info
