Brian Eno - Music For Films (1978) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}
Experimental / Avant-Garde / Ambient
| The basic core
of tracks making up Brian Eno's Music for Films was originally assembled
in 1976 for inclusion in a promotional LP of prospective cues sent to
film directors. In early 1978, a bit before Music for Airports, Editions
EG released Music for Films with little more than Eno's cryptic
comment: "some of it was made specifically for soundtrack material,
(and) some of it was made for other reasons but found its way into
films." As with most things Eno, this led to a good deal of speculation
and controversy. One filmmaker long ago stated, "All of that is crap --
this music was never used in any films," and another film student who
had tried out some of the cues: "this is the worst music for films ever.
These cues don't synch to anything." However, the second filmmaker
unintentionally discovered the essence of Music for Films -- the 18
pieces here are little films, stimulating the visual part of one's brain
and thus fulfilling their promotional purpose. In that sense, Music for
Films was revolutionary in 1978. |
