Koyaanisqatsi

by Philip Glass

Koyaanisqatsi cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 October 1998
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:13:21
  • Community rating: 4.38/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally composed for Godfrey Reggio's groundbreaking 1983 experimental film, this 1998 release is a complete studio re-recording of the iconic score. The expanded running time and modernized arrangements emphasize the composer's signature cyclical arpeggios and deep choral chants, perfectly capturing the existential weight of the film's visual meditation on modern life.

Genres

Descriptors: Soundtrack, existential, choral, orchestral, minimalistic, minimal, repetitive, long-form, conceptual, ensemble

Tracklist

  1. Koyaanisqatsi (3:25)
  2. Organic (7:46)
  3. Cloudscape (4:32)
  4. Resource (6:39)
  5. Vessels (8:05)
  6. Pruitt Igoe (7:53)
  7. The Grid (21:23)
  8. Prophecies (13:36)

Credits

  • Elliot Z. Levine - baritone vocals [the western wind ensemble: baritone]
  • Alan Raph - bass trombone
  • Albert De Ruiter - bass vocals [bass vocal]
  • Ellen Hassman - cello
  • Garfield Moore - cello
  • Joseph Kimura - cello
  • Marisol Espada - cello
  • Matthias Naegele - cello

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