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Rivers and Tides (Working with Time)
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Rivers and Tides (Working with Time)
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is
's score to a film by
about the "land art works" of
.
is preoccupied with the natural processes of water, beaches, and tides, and these elements are used extensively in his art. After viewing the film,
not only took his cues from the sounds of nature (the actual sound of water recurs throughout), but composed music that uncannily echoes the processes involved as well. Anyone who has spent time at the shore will recognize these elements: the repetition of waves on the beach, the inexorability of the tides, and a sense of time that can be so slowed as to be almost static. All of that is reflected beautifully in
's score, principally through piano, violin, and soprano sax. As with any large body of water, the music is mostly serene but can have some discord at times as well, as heard in
with its martial drumbeat and generally noisier demeanor.
demonstrates that
is not only a skewed
genius and fearless improviser, but a remarkably empathetic
composer as well. ~ Sean Westergaard