Koyaanisqatsi: Prophecies and Translations (organ)
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- A slightly shortened arrangement of "Prophecies" and "Translations," the final two movements from the film Koyaanisqatsi. Original score by Philip Glass. Played on a Johannus Rembrandt 3000 with help from the organ's digital choir.
"It is July 1959, and I am in love..."
I want this played at my funeral but I'm afraid it will creep too many people out. Oh well, I'll be dead anyway ;)
Andrew O'Beirne You only need to pop out of your casket. Or get a prop ;)
Worked for Dr. Manhattan
lol good one man.
They could also video record your funeral and put just the video in slow motion.
Invite me, I really want to see their faces
"It's too late, always will be." - Dr. Manhattan
Always has been, too late...
i see where Herr Zimmer got some of his ideas for Interstellar from ;)
Literally what was going through my head during the whole movie.
Reuben Lai it's not a bad thing at all, in fact, there's a lot of Glass inspired stuff in other Zimmer compositions, like inception. Nonetheless, Glass influence over western music today it's massive, and again, it's not a bad thing. There's will be no Glass without Cage or Riley...
It is also in the OST of Watchmen
It is actually directly referenced in one of the interstellar pieces. Something like that is often done to give credit to the pice they got the inspiration from. If you ever heard the full Fringe intro you will probably notice the part where the X-Files comes through.
No, you HEARD where zimmer got his ideas
Well done John Malkovich!
Ahahaah
Bruh that guy from the back its like see jesse pinkman 🥶
The composition uses traditional aesthetics in many points, especially the ostinato and the Baroque harmony.
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@@sly4187 let's cook..
You know, I was just thinking how cool it would be to have a showing of the film somewhere with an organ, and the organist would play a modified version of the entire suite behind the movie, accompanied by a choir for the vocals. That would be an awesome experience.
Occasionally Philip Glass will tour the film with his Ensemble and perform the accompaniment live. I was lucky enough to see him (and Michael Reisman conducting and performing) in Melbourne last year.
xk20
Now that would be amazing to see.
xk20 Had a chance to see them do this in Portland and missed it. D-U-M dumb!
Saw P.G. do it live in Vancouver on my birthday a number of years ago.
@@jb17kx I saw this gig @ the Opera House Sydney. Out of body experience!
I transcribed it by ear. The arpeggios at 6:24 are D (right hand plays D-A-D-A), A minor (E-A-E-A), and G minor (D-G-D-G). Then it gets slightly more complicated when the arpeggios move to the left hand.
VERY IMPRESSIVE.
WTF BY EAR
I think I may always come back and listen to this beautiful rendition, maybe one hour before the next cataclysm.
Nature, evolution, science, God.... whatever it is. This is why man is here. To explore the emotion found in music, sound, art, love.
I watch this man playing, and all I can think about is the senseless destruction and conflict all around us. The most beautiful things we have done will be lost and overshadowed by the ugly.
Probably one of my favorite pieces of music.
@vanburikwouter
I'm using the Baroque voicing of the organ, as opposed to the Romantic voicing.
Swell: Digital Choir
Great: (left hand) Principal 8, Rohrflute 8, Quintadena 8, Open Flute 4, Swell to Great
Choir: (right hand) Principal 8, Octave 4
Pedal: Diapason 16, Choir to Pedal
At 6:24 for the Koyaanisqatsi reprise I add the Subbass 32 and Digital Choir (from the swell division) to the Pedal.
Rock, I have absolutely no idea what you said, all I know is you played an incredible piece of music. Thank you.
The best cover I've heard so far. I could loop this for an hour and would love to hear more from Glass.
Only one hour? That's not proper Philip Glass!
I tried to sing along to this beautiful rendition, but then I realized I didn't know the lyrics and couldn't find them online. So I just made noises. Congratulations; your music has turned me into a babbling lunatic.
It's Hopi
If you have the movie look at the end credits, were the translation of "prophecies" can be found.
What the sing is this..
Koyaanisqatsi the bass vocal was, Albert de Ruiter if i am not mistaken. From my country, the Netherlands. Not sure on that, as it's a 100% dutch name :)
"If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster."
"Near the day of Purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky."
"A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky, which could burn the land and boil the oceans."
Thanks for the info! I was however talking about the original Hopi dialect which is sung in the music, the lyrics of which escape me.
Being "Lunatic" is dependent on customs of the surrounding people. Anyway, check /watch?v=ijSnWFXEqBs
Someone kinda modernized it and I personally like it better that way. The bad about it is that all of the text is gone except that one word (something about being out of balance/in turmoil if I recall correctly).
Uthael Killean in Hopi Prophecy the translation of the word Koyaanisqatsi to English is "Life out of Balance"
yaw itam it
awk haykyanayawk
yaw oova iwiskövi
naanahoy lanatini
naap yaw itamit hiita kya-hak
hiita töt sqwat angw ipwaye
yaw itam hiita qa löl mat awkökin
yaw yannak yangw sen kisats
köö tsaptangat yaw
töövayani oongawk
This has become my favourite version, a blessing.
Si deep, so dark, so émotional.
Echoes of things burried deep inside our souls ...
bawling my eyes out. I have no way to articulate how this makes me feel.
Like you've failed.
You feel like the answer is there, it is obvious, you know it, others know it, and yet the vast mass of humanity does not know it, and never will... and you take that as a personal failing that YOU somehow failed to spread the message, failed to impress upon others the gravity of the lesson, the gravity of the consequences of not heeding the lesson. You tried; you pleaded, wailed in anguish that others might see the deep effect this lesson has had upon you, how it has changed you and sculpted you... with fire, and pain.
And in the quiet between the notes, that is where the great gulf of horror opens up to your eyes, and you see the endless fall of humanity, into terror and butchery, and despair... into awful darkness.
And there is nothing for it. You know the truth. You know the path... and you can not avert them from their drive and urge. Yet you will live on, watching the descent into the abyss, into the deepest pit of hell.
You are crying for humanity, for it's soul. You are weeping as Jesus wept, because no matter the messenger, there will always be those who will not heed the message. It matters not what they would benefit from it; they simply will not, can not by their constitution, heed it, and so the suffering of incarnation will continue.
And yet you heard the lesson, owned it and lived it. You rose above the terror, and opened your heart to the horror, transforming that part of it that was yours to transform. You changed the universe and all its future... and yet the pain and suffering will continue. There is no 'bottom' to your sorrow. It will always be there, and unrequited.
You must take heart, have courage, and give humility... from these will come the compassion needed to observe horror and not descend again into the pathos and sympathy of grief and despair.
You, can do this.
Do not despair. Rather, accept, deeply and completely, the abject, awful suffering of existence. If you would do this, completely, then your own suffering will be dissolved, and the weight upon existence of your suffering's existence... will transform to 'levity', the opposite force of gravity.
In short, you can make a difference, but you can only make the difference that you can make. You can make the difference of a sentient being, seeing the truth, owning it, and transcending it through wisdom and compassion. There is no greater task, no harder experience, no more valuable life, than this.
Bless your broken, weeping heart, for it is necessary that it break before it can grow... grow as large as the universe and all of existence... and then your power might be what you seek: to end suffering.
Bless You
As a long time fan of both the film Koyaanisqatsi and Philip Glass's music, this really touched me. Subscribed
Philip Glass is a genius. Love this masterpiece.
As a non organ-player( but a great enthusiast on the subject ), I´m in awe of this rendition of Prophecies and Translations by Philip Glass.
That was fucking amazing.
Thank you. Thank you.
And, no, you do not need "more consistency". Philip Glass' music is not metronomic - it's the human player which makes it special. Programming a sequencer would not result in the same performance.
Once again, thank you.
Nicely said.
Thank you so much for uploading this. this piece of music changed my life and i always wanted to see someone playing it properly/
sound almost exactly like from the movie
i always love seeing people's renditions of Philip Glass' music. you did it justice!
Now I have to watch the movie again
Anyone here after they played Prophecies in Stranger Things while revealing Henry's backstory ?
Yes Im Here
Beautiful. The genius of Philip Glass....
One of the most beautiful pieces in Music History, performed on God's Synthesizer - the Organ.
Immediate tears, this is absolutely beautiful
Incredible. Thank you very much
Thanks for this video, it’s brilliant. The bit when the pattern from the main theme comes back in sends shivers down my spine. I can’t really explain why but the film moves me to my very core.
I believe Glass would approve. I do.
Blimey - this organ's 'vox humana' is extraordinary. What an instrument
Thanks for playing and posting. Awesome
This song makes me feel god inside with all it's particle. Unique play!
You ARE a Rock God, Stu. Thanks. This is by far the best "Prophecies and Translations" video on RUclips.
still recovering. I'm crying.
Outstanding! One of my favorites. That was so good I don't know what to say other than thank you.
This is amazing, I love this.
Gran ejecución, este es un tema que realmente eriza la piel, ojalá hubiera tenido otra cámara que mostrara también parte del trabajo con los pies.
This put me in a turning air into gold mood
You are kidding me, OMG - this is truly amazing - the transitions are perfect!!!
Exceptionally well done. Thank you, you made my day.
The algorithm has blessed me.
I really love this. Easily the best cover I've found.
Genious!!!!!! the best performance ever!!!
@DahPurpleHippo Thanks. I had a helluva time time just getting through it without screwing it up more than I did.
Thank you so much. I've not kept my collection of his music safe, it's sparse. A soul lent me this youtu.be, Yr first I found. Pace is perfect, tones you find have worth.
Not for Christmas, but all should find this.
Whiskey in the morning.
Ahhh... those last notes, hairs on end. Saved to favourites
A mudança é linda! Sem palavras...
Very well done! This music is already so organ-like in conception. The opening of "Vessels" section would also be nice played on a soft celeste, switching to piercing mixtures for the rapid passages that follow.
great work, it sounds really good !!
This is actually in the same key as JS Bach's Toccata & Fugue: the brooding D minor. // I see a color-shape for each note. For me D, joy (see Beethove's Ode to Joy symphony #9) is a lively orange color. // But when in the minor mode D (minor) becomes a ghoulish, Halloween Jack-O-Lantern orange!
For anyone interested, my work on this subject is here at: _The Acoustic Rabbit Hole_
Amazing, concise and straightforward performance, by the way. The way it _should_ be for Phillip Glass! Ha. // I also like the way you too the liberty to form an arrangement for the pieces by using different parts. This Glass WORKS!
Your, _Acoustic Rabbit Hole_
Thats perfect, congratulations
"I am going to look at the stars. They are so far away, and their light takes so long to reach us. All we ever see of stars are their old photographs."
--Doctor Manhattan (Watchmen)
It sounds mysterious and dramatic.
Human achievement!
You preform our greatest attributes!
Thank you _!
Great interpretation of a unique piece of music.
that was amazing..
Congrats, a great performance. Music from gods...
Excellent!
Very very well done - the tempo is pure sustained heaven. -thanks for sharing
Unlike your very exspencive flag then
this is great you can sing Koyannisqatsi along with it at the end :)
Fantastic, emotional!
Needs a deep voice singing "Koyaaaaanisqatsi"
+ricarleite Don't forget the
yaw itam it
awk hakyanayawk
yaw oova iwiskovi
nanahoy
lanatini
+ShumaiAxeman Oh shit I just realized this is the video I watched ages ago where I found the actual lyrics for the prophecies part further down in the comments XD
fantastic masterpiece.
magnífico!
Maestro!
beautiful. thank you for sharing.
Yes please
John...is that you?
Fantástico. Espetacular...
This is so awesome! You are the first RUclipsr I found who plays also the awesome part at 6:24, love it! Do you have any sheet music? Would be awesome, I cant figure out the notes from 6:24 till the end.
That's my fav part too
Great ! Great !
What type of organ is this? amazingly played ❤
Thank you for your performance
Thanking you
I had a very promising future as a young boy as I was academically talented, I become lazy and procrastinated all the time, fastforward to high school and I became a heavy drug addict, that cognitive abilities ain't coming back, let me tell you something now already, never do drugs unless you want to fuck your life up, not even a little or at a party.
This really helped my anxiety
Well done - Good interpretation!
Do you have sheet music for this piece or did you play just after listening the film music? If you have sheet music, where can one find it?
The best!
why am I crying ?...
So I'm not the only one?
miralos, ahí los tenes a los pelotudos
mejor llorar de emocion que ser un gatito asustado :)
Soul world
Wonderful!!
So beautiful....
wooooooooooooahhhhhhh...Master!!!
Το Koyaaniskatsi (ζωή σε αποσύνθεση ή εκτός ισορροπίας στη γλώσσα των Ινδιάνων Χόπι) γυρίστηκε το 1982 ως πειραματικό ντοκιμαντέρ, με πολύ χαμηλό προϋπολογισμό Ο Φράνσις Φορντ Κόπολα και ο Φίλιπ Γκλας, αμφότεροι οπαδοί του μινιμαλισμού, το "υιοθέτησαν" και η ταινία έγινε συνώνυμο της πρωτοπορίας στη δεκαετία του ΄80 Οι κάμερες καταγράφουν τοπία της φύσης και τοπία-νεκροταφεία του σύγχρονου πολιτισμού Ο χρόνος επιταχύνεται H μέρα διαδέχεται τη νύχτα σε κλάσματα του δευτερολέπτου Εικόνες του κόσμου, τέλος, συνθέτουν ένα πολύχρωμο χαλί ντυμένο με τα επαναλαμβανόμενα μουσικά μοτίβα του Φ Γκλας, άλλοτε υποβλητικά και άλλοτε αγχωτικά Το Powaqqatsi (ζωή σε μεταμόρφωση) προβλήθηκε το 1988 και εστιάζει στις ανθρώπινες δραστηριότητες Την αρμονία της ζωής στη φύση διαδέχεται η βιαιότητα των ρυθμών της μεγαλούπολης Το ανθρώπινο σώμα, που στην ύπαιθρο μοιάζει να χορεύει ελεύθερο, αλλάζει στάση στην πόλη -γίνεται δύσκαμπτο, παραμορφώνεται Οι σύγχρονες οικοδομές χτίζουν τείχη γύρω από το άτομο και η επαφή με τον ουρανό, και κατ΄ επέκταση το θείο, μεταλλάσσεται imdb rating 8,1/10
Thanks, I could be wrong, but don't think you mentioned the third film in the "qatsi" trilogy, Naqoyqatsi: Life as War from 2002. I immediately fell in love with the first film when it first came out in '82 and used to bore my friends (and dates) with it. I was an obsessive artist back then and although I gave it up, this music still affects me deeply.
magnifique interpretation
thanks you
Fantastyczne!
They claim their labour's are to build a heaven yet their heaven is populated with horrors, perhaps the world isn't made perhaps nothing is made a clock without a craftsman- Dr.Manhatten
Sounds great! I normally prefer pipes over electronics, but for obvious reasons this music works better on an electronic organ (the original orchestration, after all). For Maudy Thursday I often play the opening/closing music (7:20 in your video) as a chorale prelude on O Sacred Head - just add the tune in the pedal, it works perfectly!
Very nice arrangement and interpretation! Did you write it yourself or did you buy an arrangement? I'd very much like to get a copy myself!
Koen van den Bergh I learned it by ear then scored it on Sibelius music notation software to make sure it sounded right.
WONDERFUL.
There will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky.
Magnifique, Merci :)
Nice one!
omg: 6:25
At that exact time, I got goosebumps that could be felt all over my body.
ASMR overdrive...
Wish I knew how to master stuff. I'd tone down his left hand on the middle keys and it would be perfect!
Doctor manhattan: I'm too late
Watchmen! !!!!!!
It's too late
It always has been
- Dr Manhattan
Well played sir.
It is something alike a baroque ciacona in terms of genre.
Sounds like its from 'Candyman', the clive barker adaptation.
there's something about this composition - is evil ending all to end itself?