Music for airports / music composed by Brian Eno ; video directed by Frank Scheffer. In the ocean / Allegri Film & NPS present / a film by Frank Scheffer ; scenario by Frank Scheffer and Benedict Weisser.
Music for airports performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars. In the ocean: interviewees, Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen, John Cage, members of Bang on a Can All-Stars. Picture format 4:3, NTSC. Booklet with program notes about the videos and the director in English and French (8 pages) inserted in container. Special features include Ring, an experimental short film by Scheffer.
Contents:
Music for Airports: 1/1: Arranged by Michael Gordon (17:04) -- 1/2: Arranged by David Lang (9:11) -- 2/1: Arranged by Julia Wolfe (11:54) -- 2/2: Arranged by Evan Ziporyn (12:27).
Summary:
Music for airports: Ambient music with electronic media, piano and voices accompanied by slow-motion images of people and objects in an airport. In the ocean (52 min.): Documentary on the contemporary music scene, featuring Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, the founders of the Bang On a Can musical festival. Explores how American and European composers have influenced each other during the last 30 years.
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