Philip Glass + Kronos Quartet
Mishima [Soundtrack]

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Track Listing

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1	Opening (listen to full-length track)	2:46
2	November 25: Morning	4:08
3	1934: Grandmother & Kimitake	3:37
4	Temple of the Golden Pavilion ("like some enormous music")	3:06
5	Osamu's Theme: Kyoko's House	2:58
6	1937: Saint Sebastian	1:05
7	Kyoko's House ("stage blook is not enough")	5:00
8	November 25: Ichigaya	2:11
9	1957: Award Montage	3:56
10	Runaway Horses ("poetry written with a splash of blood")	9:09
11	1962: Body Building	1:29
12	November 25: The Last Day	1:30
13	F-104: Epilogue from Sun and Steel	1:59
14	Closing	2:57

News & Reviews

Monday, January 5, 2009

Nonesuch Artists Continue to Draw Year-End Accolades

Since the last Nonesuch Journal entry of 2008, which laid out scores of year-end best-of lists featuring Nonesuch albums and artists, still more critical praise has come in placing this music among the year's best.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Nonesuch Albums Abound in Year-End Best Lists

While 2008 may go down as one of the more turbulent years in recent (or distant) memory, or, more optimistically, a time of change, there is much to celebrate in the year in music. Nonesuch artists across all genres have contributed to that and, accordingly, have made their way onto many critics' lists of the year's best. For the final Nonesuch Journal article of the year, we offer an overview of just some of that year-end critical praise.

About this Album

Director Paul Schrader's highly stylized vision of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima finds "its textures made more shimmering by the Philip Glass score," featuring Kronos Quartet, says The New Yorker. Glass, Schrader, and costume designer Eiko Ishioka shared a "Best Artistic Contribution" Award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

Credits

MUSICIANS
Michael Reisman, conductor
String quartets performed by Kronos Quartet:
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Kunt Munkacsi
Engineer: Dan Dryden
Assistant: Don Christensen
Recorded at Greene St. Studios and The Living Room, Inc, New York, NY
Remixed at The Living Room by Dan Dryden, Kurt Munkacsi, and Michael Reisman
Mastered by Bill Kipper, Masterdisk, New York, NY

Album art direction: Eiko Ishioka
Photo by Sukita