I first heard this piece in the most recent episode of bobs burgers season 13 episode 10 “the plight of Christmas”. It was performed on xylophones and something about the melody brought me to tears immediately. Instant goosebumps. This is true art. Thank you Philip Glass
I’m amazed all the paths that are bringing people to this music - everything, it seems, EXCEPT the movie the score was written for. Go watch Mishima, experience the story behind the pathos and majesty of the music … (and thank you Philip - you continue to lift souls…!)
"Then, with a powerful thrust of his arm, he plunged the knife into his stomach. The instant that the blade tore open his flesh, the bright disk of the sun soared up and exploded behind his eyelids."
From time to time I try to listen to this final piece from the film about Yukio Mishima with different performers: Maki Namekawa, Kronos Quartet, Multiphonic Quartet, The Catalyst Quartet, Apollo Chamber Players and now the Oslo Philharmonic. This is the piece by Phillip Glass that moves me the most, and he has so much beautiful material to say that. Personally, the performance by The Catalyst Quartet is the one that most inflames my chest and brings tears to my eyes.
Ironically Mishima himself nearly got Nobel Prize for Literature (the Stockholm stuff, not this Oslo one) awarded in the late 1960s, but when he saw his senior/superior Kawabata (Japan branch president of International PEN at the time) instead get the Prize awarded in 1968, Mishima realised that the Prize wouldn't come to Far Eastern authors for the next couple of decades. So he intensified his ultra-nationalist militia activities and even committed _seppuku_ (or harakiri) on November 25th 1970, which is depicted well in this US film, _Mishima_ (1984), for which Philip Glass wrote the soundtrack music.
I first heard this piece in the most recent episode of bobs burgers season 13 episode 10 “the plight of Christmas”. It was performed on xylophones and something about the melody brought me to tears immediately. Instant goosebumps. This is true art. Thank you Philip Glass
Same that episode bought me here too
Literally same!! So glad someone from reddit got the name right for us to search I had to find it after crying too lmao Shazam was no help 😂
Same here. Saw the title in the trivia section on this episode’s IMDB listing.
Same!!! I was crying like a baby during that episode and this song didn't help. So beautiful. 😢
Me too. And now it's my go to for relaxing
Bobs bugers has so much to answer for, it brought me to this most beautiful piece of music, so thought provoking and right in the feels emotionally!
I’m amazed all the paths that are bringing people to this music - everything, it seems, EXCEPT the movie the score was written for. Go watch Mishima, experience the story behind the pathos and majesty of the music … (and thank you Philip - you continue to lift souls…!)
That film is a beautiful piece of art! Everything about it is beautiful!
This is the sound of Philip Glass' soul.
This music is so sad and epic at the same time.
Philip Glass is ONE OF THE GREATEST Composer in history of Music; Proud of modern Musical Culture.
absolutely iconic and time stopping, i’m glad a masterpiece like this is shared
Listening to this as we watch the character kill himself, falling forward and revealing the setting sun, what an end to a movie!
"Then, with a powerful thrust of his arm, he
plunged the knife into his stomach. The instant that the blade tore open his
flesh, the bright disk of the sun soared up and exploded behind his eyelids."
From time to time I try to listen to this final piece from the film about Yukio Mishima with different performers: Maki Namekawa, Kronos Quartet, Multiphonic Quartet, The Catalyst Quartet, Apollo Chamber Players and now the Oslo Philharmonic. This is the piece by Phillip Glass that moves me the most, and he has so much beautiful material to say that. Personally, the performance by The Catalyst Quartet is the one that most inflames my chest and brings tears to my eyes.
Mr Philip Glass:
an astral composer from one of the Astral worlds. 🙂🎶
A great tribute to Mishima
Who is mishima please?
Ironically Mishima himself nearly got Nobel Prize for Literature (the Stockholm stuff, not this Oslo one) awarded in the late 1960s, but when he saw his senior/superior Kawabata (Japan branch president of International PEN at the time) instead get the Prize awarded in 1968, Mishima realised that the Prize wouldn't come to Far Eastern authors for the next couple of decades. So he intensified his ultra-nationalist militia activities and even committed _seppuku_ (or harakiri) on November 25th 1970, which is depicted well in this US film, _Mishima_ (1984), for which Philip Glass wrote the soundtrack music.
Effect is mesmerising, like you are seeing their soul as a separate entity playing in harmony with their bodies.
Fantastic music. The use of Mishima in relation to Peace Prize is maybe a surprise?
hahaahahahah, i thought so too.
borderline controversial.
OMG, how did I miss this when it was posted?! One of my favorite pieces, by one of my favorite orchestras inspired by one of my favorite writers!
Glass is the KING
Breathtaking 💕
It's beautiful. I'm weeping :')
This is glorious.
Absolutely magical
Superbe. Ecouté plusieurs fois et toujours émerveillée
Bellisimo espectaculo de imagenes y sonido.
Bellísima!!!
Sublime
Quelle beauté !
Bravo ! C'est magnifique ...
Superbe!
Bella
GREAT
Awesome :)
magnificent! is there available streaming the full concert to watch?
Those four were actually transcending
Mishima
Movie Arcadian 2024 brought me here
Bach Mozart Beethoven Glass
lol. Glass has no place among the others.
日本の著名な「モジモジくん」のホワイトパロディ？みたいな衣装に微妙な残像。幽体離脱演出？何の実証実験？と思たわ。
美しい、面白い、不快の境界は微妙だな。
共通項あるのか？
普段からの慣れもあるから。
最近のアニメは、私の子どもの頃と違って切り替わりが凄いスピードでものすごい情報量でついていけない。
さっきみた「The Secret Life of Pets」の3Dもかなりのものだった。
実写にひけをとらない芝生感とか。
オペラの舞台装置でも映像を活用しているのをライブビューイングでみた。
現実世界の3Dプリンターの密度薄い版的？
Hate the visual effects. It's distracting.
Close your eyes then ☺️
Agreed; very poor choice.
Nope. Nice try. The rendering was very nice though.
"Rendering" was magnificent
Nope.