This collection of Eno tracks was recorded between 1975 and 1978 and first issued in 1978. The pieces were intended for films - hence, obviously, the title - and many have been used as such over the years.
There is something very appealing about nearly all of these pieces; most are very short, ... Read review
Advantages: gorgeous little vignettes of music, all with their own character Disadvantages: only that some of pieces are too short
...that I believe imbues the music with a certain character that you just don't get these days. The sheer act of physically moving tape, altering guitar and piano sounds with analogue synths gives these pieces a vitality and immediacy that remains with the listener for ever.
Despite being a collection of fairly random tracks there was a lot of thought and care that went into the sequencing and the album hangs together beautifully. There is a ... ...my favourite, "Strange Light" (two minutes of deeply affecting music that takes most of its time to fade in and then fade out again) leads into the appropriate "Final Sunset" which sinks slowly out of view, and earshot.
I can't recommend this album enough. Eno at his best. ... more
This collection of Eno tracks was recorded between 1975 and 1978 and first issued in 1978. The pieces were intended for films - hence, obviously, the title - and many have been used as such over the years. There is something very appealing about nearly all of these pieces; most are very short, vignettes of sound, with evocative titles such as "Events In Dense Fog" or "Strange Light" or "Final Sunset". All are recorded on analogue machinery - not a digital sequencer in sight - and it is this that I believe imbues the music with a certain character that you just don't get these days. The sheer act of physically moving tape, altering guitar and piano sounds with analogue synths gives these pieces a vitality and immediacy that remains with the listener for ever. Despite being a collection of fairly random tracks there was a lot of thought and care that went into the sequencing and the album hangs together beautifully. There is a glorious run of tracks on what was side one of the vinyl album which includes the stunning and highly emotional "Slow Water" and the otherworldly "Two Rapid Formations". At the end of side two, my favourite, "Strange Light" (two minutes of deeply affecting music that takes most of its time to fade in and then fade out again) leads into the appropriate "Final Sunset" which sinks slowly out of view, and earshot. I can't recommend this album enough. Eno at his best.
Advantages: Ground breaking endlessly fascinating music for gazing out of windows to Disadvantages: Not one for fans of heavy metal or people who only like songs with words etc.
Peverse genius, expert knob twiddler and all round music visionary Richard James has released many classic tunes of multiple styles over the years, yet this, remains among his best ever.
Unlike Selected Ambient Works one, there are hardly any beats on this - and instead most of the tracks are a series of interesting trips through the echo chamber with some beautiful drones and tones to accompany you.
Yet despite the minimalist nature of the sounds here, the production means that you rarely get bored of these sounds. Also because they are so distinctive, they haven't dated at all really. Evocative of BrianEno's work on Ambient 4 and also Music for Films, simple chord progressions build a series of thumbnail sketches.
The moods conjured range from euphoric and calming through to eerie, nocturnal and in one case downright ...
Product Information for "Music For Films - Brian Eno" »
Product details
Title
Music For Films
Performer
Brian Eno
Genre
Electronic
Sub Genre
Ambient
Release Date
06/07/1987
Recomended Retail Price
8.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1978
Label / Distributor
EG/Virgin / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Producer
Brian Eno
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
77778718925
Catalogue Number
EEGCD 5
SPAR code
AAD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Brian Eno; Fred Frith, Robert Fripp, Paul Rudolph (guitar); John Cale (viola); Rhett Davies (trumpet); Rod Melvin (electric piano); Percy Jones, Bill MacCormick (bass); Phil Collins, Dave Mattacks (percussion). Because it was released between 1975's proto-ambient DISCREET MUSIC and 1979's similarly-titled AMBIENT 1: MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS, 1978's MUSIC FOR FILMS is often mistakenly lumped in with Brian Eno's ambient releases. However, while MUSIC FOR FILMS shares some of the facets of Eno's ambient music, particularly in the lack of vocals, the structure of the album precludes its description as an ambient release. While Eno's definition of ambient music focuses on the extended length of pieces and their meditative content, the 18 tracks on MUSIC FOR FILM are very brief--only one reaches four minutes and half are under two--and they cover an appropriately cinematic range of moods, from tranquility to fear. At times, Eno and his collaborators, including Fred Frith, Phil Collins, and John Cale, recall such soundtrack composers as Bernard Herrmann and Nino Rota, but MUSIC FOR FILMS is quintessential Eno.
Album Reviews
Q (5/93, p.105) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...has always stood out for its melancholy and, perhaps, the brevity of its tracks....there scarcely seems a wasted moment on it..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
M 386
2.
Aragon
3.
From The Same Hill
4.
Inland Sea
5.
Two Rapid Formations
6.
Slow Water
7.
Sparrow Fall 1
8.
Sparrow Fall 2
9.
Sparrow Fall 3
10.
Quartz
11.
Events In Dense Fog
12.
There Is Nobody
13.
Patrolling Wire Borders
14.
Task Force
15.
Strange Light
16.
Final Sunset
17.
Measured Room
18.
Alternative 3
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