The Piano

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13 years, 10 months ago at Jun 23 6:21

audrey dobbs

was a great movie--all music was by Michael Nyman---unforgettable story and music----i love both!!

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Description: Michael Nyman came of age as a classical composer in the radical London of the late '60s. His work embraces multiple vernaculars (jazz, avant garde, conceptual art) and helped cement the foundation of what came to be known as minimalism. Decades into his career, Nyman's score to Jane Campion's film The Piano made him a star. The movie's themes of colonialism and silence (its protagonist, portrayed by Holly Hunter, cannot speak) were perfectly aligned with his longtime interests in world and ambient music. Horn players assist members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in fleshing out Nyman's stately, hymn-like motifs. On the mo ... (more)

Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
Release date: 19 October 1993
EAN: 0077778827429 UPC: 077778827429

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