sight becomes sound

It's pretty obvious that one thing that attracts us to music is that it's a marker for events in our lives. How many times have we heard a song from the past and been transported the that particular time and place that brands a moment to the music? There's no better way to recreate the sense of experiences than from music that surrounds particular events, so that we can recall and relive these special periods again and again. And film makers know this. They create the anxiety, elation, pride, and so on that envelopes character's actions.
With this offering, I've chosen to create a mix of offerings from films. A lot of times, I'll really tune into the music in a film, and make it a point to search the music out. I have a lot of soundtracks, and I do listen to them quite often. I didn't put a lot of things on this that I would have liked, as I tried to stick with a particular format. Some of my favorites soundtracks that didn't make the cut are Devdas, Purple Rain (I have every Prince album!), The Truth About Charlie, Sprout, Oceans Eleven or Twelve, A.I., A Beautiful Mind, Amelie, Hair, etc., and so on. I purposely tried to steer clear (as well as I could) from the very dark and orchestral heavy soundtrack music that exists more prominently, and chose pieces that ebbed and flowed with organic transitions.

heat within shadows

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TRACK LISTING

• “In Within” by Maenad from A Thousand Petals (Text Records), Released October 1, 2001 (Start Time: 00:00)

• “Open” by Peter Gabriel from Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ (Real World Records LTD), Released June 5, 1989 (Start Time: 7:34)

• “At The Edge Of Everything” by Steve Roach and Vidna Obmana from Innerzone (Projekt), Released November 30, 2001 (Start Time: 10:44)

• “Drifting” by Circular from Divergent (Beatservice), Released October 31, 1999 (Start Time: 16:44)

• “Altus” by Steve Roach from The Magnificent Void (Hearts Of Space Records), Released February 22, 1999 (Start Time: 20:55)

• “A Stream With Bright Fish” by Brian Eno and Harold Budd from The Pearl (Caroline Astralwerks - CAT), Released September 19, 2005 (Start Time: 40:29)

• “Shiva Descending” by Tuu from All Our Ancestors (Waveform), Released May 16, 1995 (Start Time: 43:58)

• “Fay Deau Deau” by System 7 from Live Transmissions (A-Wave Records), Released May 16, 2006 (Start Time: 50:58)

...and breathe

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TRACK LISTING

• “Low Light” by Peter Gabriel from OVO: The Millennium Show (Real World Records), Released August 8, 2000 (Start Time: 0:00)

• “Alchemist” by Philip Pickett from Alchemist (London), Released July 21, 1989 (Start Time: 6:36)

• “Don't Bother, They're Here” by Stars Of The Lid from And Their Refinement Of The Decline (Kranky), Released April 3, 2007 (Start Time: 9:35)

• “The Great Silence” by Bombay Dub Orchestra from Bombay Dub Orchestra (Six Degrees), Released February 28, 2006 (Start Time: 19:36)

• “Empress You Are” by Paul Avgerinos from Words Touch (Round Sky Music), Released November 21, 2001 (Start Time: 25:50)

• “World Of Sleepers” by Carbon Based Lifeforms from World Of Sleepers (Ultimae Records), Released November 27, 2006 (Start Time: 36:20)

• “The Deep And Lovely Quiet” by SubtractiveLAD from Life At The End Of The World (n5MD), Released February 9, 2010 (Start Time: 39:08)          

• “Falling Down A Dam Of Mashed Potatoes” by Lawrence from Childish Music (Staubgold), Released April 25, 2005 (Start Time: 44:20)

• “Lead Lined” by Conelrad from Community Shelter Planning (“no label”), Released 2007 (Start Time: 47:51)

from nightfall to first light

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TRACK LISTING

• “As The Sun Kissed The Horizon” by Biosphere from Substrata (Touch UK), Released January 1, 2004 (Start Time: 0:00)

• “Rain” by Unknown, Released Unknown (Start Time: 0:00)

• “06 0 54” by Global Communication from 76:14 (Dedicated/BMG Records/Arista/Legacy/SME), Released June 1994 (Start Time: 1:58)

• “Beija Flor (Excerpt)” by The Jim Hall Quartet from All Across The City (Concord), Released May, 1989 (Start Time: 2:56)

• “Any Other Name” by Thomas Newman from the American Beauty Soundtrack (Dreamworks), Released  October 5, 1999 (Start Time: 5:07)

• “Cirrus” by Hugh & Saturation from Unknown, (Start Time: 9:07)

• “Cricket Creek” by Unknown, (Start Time: 12:12)

• “All Things End” by David Helpling from Sleeping On The Edge Of The World (Spotted Peccary), Released September 14, 1999 (Start Time: 13:25)

• “The Nest That Sailed The Sky” by Peter Gabriel from OVO: The Millennium Show (EMI Import), Released June 12, 2000 (Start Time: 19:40)

• “Luminous Horizon” by Robert Rich from Propgation (Hearts Of Space Records), Released February 15, 1994 (Start Time: 24:03)

• “Prisengracht Extensions” (Excerpt) by DAC Crowell from Red-Shifted Harmonies (Magnatune), Released October 19, 2001 (Start Time: 32:53)