Close Cover, Tantour and Birds of a Mind stand out and easily hold their own against all the crop of "Chill out" albums available today. I love this soundtrack, but every version of it seems to be mastered with clipping. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1988 CD release of The Belly Of An Architect on Discogs. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. This soundtrack for the Peter Greenaway film of the same name almost steals the film with it's careening, cyclical piano pieces perfectly matching architect Stourley Cracklite's world slowly collapsing amidst the Roman ruins of contemporary Rome. Belly of An Architect is a 1987 British-Italian film directed by Peter Greenaway. This is one of those soundtracks that you buy because you love the film only to listen to it and realsie that it's not as good without the images! Listening to it without having any idea of the context in which the songs were placed did not affect my enjoyment of it a single bit.
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Please try again. The production of this CD though is very 'minimal', more so than any CD you'll ever buy for $20. Great keyboard virtuosity but if you want to listen to keyboard playing at it's best check out Rick Wakeman. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2003. It was obviously worth it and I think you'll agree when you listen to it. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. Label: Normal - NORMAL 63 CD,Les Disques Du Crépuscule - TWI 813 CD • Format: CD Album • Country: Germany • Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen • Style: Contemporary, Post-Modern, Soundtrack, Score. An earlier release of this soundtrack did feature a few dramatic Brancian orchestral swells, but unfortunately this release (given the track listing) seems to have left these pieces off, which is a shame. Music is haunting, addictive and has real resonance and feeling.

This content is exclusive to members. I am not an old person that hate pop music. The soundtrack to the film is one of the few by Peter Greenaway that does not feature his usual partner in crime Michael Nyman. Its soundtrack is a result of the collaboration between Wim Mertens and Glenn Branca. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the movie The Belly of an Architect composed by Wim Mertens, released by Music on Vinyl in 2014 All Rights Reserved. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. The soundtrack was initially developed by New York based minimalist composer Glenn Branca, but was largely rejected by Greenaway. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings. Some of the best minimalistic music ever written, not a great production though, Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2006. I love this music. If you're searching for a version without the distortion, I'm not sure it exists. In fact Close Cover is the perfect track to listen to if you are sitting in a cafe by the beach at 2.00 a.m. or watching your child sleeping. The soundtrack to the film is one of the few by Peter Greenaway that does not feature his usual partner in crime Michael Nyman. I first heard a song from Wim on a Cafe Del Mar album and had to buy his entire album.

There's a problem loading this menu right now. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2004. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Unable to add item to List. Andrea Doria / Galba / Caracalla / Hadrian. So go buy it. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. His music go inside my mind and the time stop, When I finish I don't know where I am, who I am, I only know that my life has one way, be happy. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Most of it probably stands on its own without the film but if you liked it you'd want to see the film and enjoy it in situ. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I hereby explicitly acknowledge accepting the Terms of Use. Strong piano chords bring back the picture postcard display of swaggering Roman architecture and the melancholy pieces the film's human themes. I hereby explicitly acknowledge having taken notice of the processing of my personal data as described in the Terms of Use. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2009.

Please try again. Great themes - probably the most memorable themes of any other soundtrack and intense atmospheric playing. Price: £20.00 & FREE Delivery. The Belly of An Architect: Original Soundtrack Mertens, Wim (Artist) Format: Audio CD. It stuck in my head from when I first saw the film and I had the LP before getting this CD. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2009. Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2001, I have not seen the Peter Greenways'film.. and maybe, Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2001. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. Greenaway is known for his cynical comedies with a minimal plot, augmented by lush and surreal photography. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I've never seen "The belly of an architect", I came upon this soundtrack when somebody lent me a collection of Mertens' work that included "Struggle For Pleasure" which took my breath away; after that I bought the album. Try again. The Belly of An Architect: Original Soundtrack, Choose from over 13,000 locations across the UK, Prime members get unlimited deliveries at no additional cost, Dispatch to this address when you check out, Buy a CD or Vinyl record and get 90 days free Amazon Music Unlimited. Wim Mertens is my favourite minimalist along with Philip Glass. Excellent Album - and you don't need to have seen the film to love it. A Man Of no Fortune, And With A Name To Come. Five stars for this person that love the life. I love this music. Please try again. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Copyright © 1998-2020 Film Music Site Arvid Fossen. A pitty.... 5+ * for the music, 1 - * for the package. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. There's a problem loading this menu at the moment. This soundtrack for the Peter Greenaway film of the same name almost steals the film with it's careening, cyclical piano pieces perfectly matching architect Stourley Cracklite's world slowly collapsing amidst the Roman ruins of contemporary Rome.

Email address you use to log in to your account. Bellissime atmsofere di un autore a me precedentemente perfettamente ignoto. To keep everything up and running, we need support. Prime members enjoy fast & free shipping, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video and many more exclusive benefits. A superb introduction to the minimalism of Branca & Mertens, Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2001. £13.20 : £2.35: Audio CD, Soundtrack, 17 Jan. 2000: £20.00 . I can not think of any other CD of that price range lacking all the essentials. Amazon Price New from Used from Audio CD, CD, 1 Jan. 2008 "Please retry" £14.43 . Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2001.
Most of it probably stands on its own without the film but if you liked it you'd want to see the film and enjoy it in situ.

If you like nice orchestral music, often stirring emotions of love and heartbreak, but still uplifting, go buy this album. Please , why this person is not a famous compositor? This soundtrack has it all. If you are not a member yet, please subscribe now: Join the largest film music community on the web! This is the only review I've done as I feel the SM review is well off the mark.