The Cinematic Orchestra
Man With A Movie Camera 2LP

It was just a matter of time before the Cinematic Orchestra received a commission for a film score, but this 2003 release actually dates from 1999. The genesis of Man With a Movie Camera lies in the selection committee of a Portuguese film festival, which asked Cinematic Orchestra to score their re-airing of Dziga Vertov's 1929 film of the same name, a silent Soviet documentary focused on a day in the life of an average worker. Performed live by the orchestra, Man With a Movie Camera doesn't allow J Swinscoe to indulge in his usual post-production magic, but it is a surprisingly adept score, with occasional bursts of on-the-one jazz-funk wailing to break it up. (Pity the poor comrade who's soundtracked 70 years later with a hyper-speed Pretty Purdie-type drum solo and some old-school-rap samples in the background.)

Scattered moments of brilliance abound, and at one point, someone on sax comes up with a brilliant foghorn recreation. The cinematic material lies in '70s astral jazz, with evocative, tremulous work from soprano sax and violin.

Produs Nou / Anul aparitiei: 2003

Tracklist:

A1 The Projectionist

A2 Melody

A3 Dawn

A4 The Awakening Of A Woman (Burnout)

B1 Reel Life (Evolution II)

B2 Postlude

B3 Evolution (Versao Portuense)

C1 Work It! (Man With The Movie Camera)

C2 Voyage

C3 Odessa

C4 Theme De Yoyo

C5 The Magician

D1 Theme Reprise

D2 Yoyo Waltz

D3 Drunken Tune

D4 The Animated Tripod

D5 All Things