I like sites with long streamed mp3s where I can listen to music while I work – kind of webpage radio stations for each album, show or film project (where I own the tracks or have permission from the publishers). I’ve had lots of nice requests for the scores to recent stage shows, and I don’t want to charge people for the music – especially if they’ve already paid for a ticket!
I’ve had a really encouraging response from posts such as this.
So..
radiomovies latest round-up
So… The Jane Austen lovers have come out in force behind a certain piece of piano music, In-I has opened at the Sydney Opera House – and the score / soundtrack is now online here and Channel 4 are to shortly announce the transmission dates of David Starkey’s new series on Henry VIII – the Mind of a Tyrant.
Excitingly.. for me anyway, I found the one Jeff Buckley bootleg recording I’ve been looking for for years.
Meanwhile I’ve started to put my albums online. I realised that it was ten years since I recorded The Glass Cathedral, and so I’ve decided to release it as a one tune radio station.. okay, so it’s actually a webpage with a Piranesi engraving and a tune… but, as with the dance scores, i like the idea of people being able to dial it up and listen. A lot of people have paid to see concerts, films, shows – for which I’m really grateful… why should I ask people for more money, and anyway, what’s wrong with giving the odd tune away?
The dance project In-I starring Akram Khan and Juliette Binoche continues its world tour – taking in venues from Beijing to Sydney. I’ve worked with Akram for a number of years now, as a cellist and writer. Our previous project together was Sacred Monsters in which he partnered Sylvie Guillem.
My score for In-I uses lots of multitracked cello, prepared piano and electric cello as well as samples of Juliette’s voice which is, to say the least highly lyrical.
I promised I’d put the score online – so here it is!
Casanova to steps to love[Audio http://radiomovies.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/aj1-casanova-sep-51.mp3]
Skin solo[Audio http://radiomovies.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/aj8-skin-solo.mp3]
The apotheosis[Audio http://radiomovies.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/the-apotheosis.mp3]
I may make these files downloadable if possible – let me know if that’s preferred.
The show has a truly exceptional design team in artist Anish Kapoor and lighting designer, Michael Hulls.
Michael has recently been working with the genius Robert LePage and is (to my mind) the Howard Hodgkin of the illumination world.
Other links:
Here are some highlights from the show presently on youtube:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw-4BXwS7q8&hl=en&fs=1]
Excerpts from an interview with Juliette here:
http://cinematicpassions.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/juliette-binoche-dances/