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FILM MUSIC RECORDINGS REVIEWS September 1999 Supplement |
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FILM MUSIC RECORDINGS REVIEWS September 1999 Supplement |
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Jonathan
GOLDSMITH Such A Long Journey
 Unforscene Music
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If Goldsmith (no known relation !) concocted this score with no prior experience with Indian instrumentation or styles, the guy's a genius. Even if he did - this is still something pretty special, and light years away from anything else you'll have listened to in film music in many years. The credited instruments are: esraj, sitar, tamboura, surmundal, cello, bansuri flutes, clarinet, and tabla. What this makes for is a night in with an up-market Indian restaurant ensemble. Although phrases re-appear to suggest linking motifs, you're hard pressed to identify what might be specific themes. Which is a most refreshing change in a 40 minute stretch. Goldsmith plays keyboards as orchestral sample overlays, so there are the occasional traditional Western moments ("The Ledger"). Most of all, you'll be left with having had a very distinct new flavour. Reviewer Paul Tonks
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Reviewer Paul Tonks
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