{"id":6260,"date":"2013-03-13T13:34:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T17:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=6260"},"modified":"2013-03-13T13:34:09","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T17:34:09","slug":"cd-life-of-pi-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=6260","title":{"rendered":"CD: Life of Pi (2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Rating: Excellent<\/p>\n

Label: Sony Classical\/ Released: November 19, 2012<\/p>\n

Tracks & Album Length: 28 tracks \/ (65:11)<\/p>\n

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Composer: Mychael Danna<\/p>\n

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Review:<\/p>\n

With a high reliance on visuals, Life of Pi<\/strong> could be seen as a dream project for any composer, and Mychael Danna\u2019s score seamlessly flows between South Asian harmonics (\u201cPi\u2019s Lullaby\u201d) and rhythms (\u201cSet Your House in Order\u201d) to cues performed by more traditional western instruments (\u201cAppa\u2019s Lesson\u201d).<\/p>\n

Pi<\/strong>\u2019s a deceptively simple score because Danna\u2019s music often mimics the movement of natural elements, and his extension of chord statements creates virtual states where time is almost nonexistent. The results are sections which deeply affect the listener because the chosen chords are saturated with richly layered sounds. Even theme fragments have a tendency to almost hang in the air, repeating themselves like the rhythms of a liturgical chant. \u201cTiger Vision\u201d is especially memorable for its revolving soft chimes, as well as the soft vocals that act as bridge material between airy tonal waves and periodic undercurrents of mid- and low-range chords.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod Storm\u201d brings together the orchestra\u2019s full force, and Danna contrasts a strained version of his lovely theme with gorgeous chorals and eddying imagery from swirling figures on low and mid-range strings.<\/p>\n

Danna\u2019s innate grasp of emotional states through impressionistic sounds was evident in his masterwork The Ice Storm<\/strong> (1997), and the Oscar-winning Life of Pi <\/strong>is a unique expansion of his approach without overwhelming the film: there are neither big nor minimalist cues, but a mid-range, and by mimicking the movements of natural elements, Danna\u2019s comes even closer than in prior scores to capturing states of deep pensiveness where emotions arise from the subconscious, and saturate before a slow and gradual dissipation.<\/p>\n

Also available: an interview with Rob Simonsen<\/a>, Mychael Danna\u2019s collaborator, and composer of additional music within Life of Pi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2013 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/p>\n

IMDB<\/a> — DVD Review<\/a> —\u00a0Soundtrack Album<\/a> — Composer Filmography<\/a><\/p>\n

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