ribonucleic
08-07-2014, 05:47 PM
The soundtrack for Zardoz uses a sprinkling of electronic noises woven into early chamber instrumentation, renaissance and Ligeti-modernist choral passages, Debussy flute suggesting Zed's affinity with Pan and Tibetan tingsha cymbals to top it off. On paper this looks rather confusing but the score works seamlessly with the sound effects and serves to enhance Boorman's visuals without dominating, possessing an almost timeless quality as it folds together styles from different periods to create the sound of futures past, as is only appropriate for the Eternals in AD 2293. The film ends as it begins in a romantic mood with Munrow's reworking for voices and early instruments of Symphony No. 7 in A, op. 92, 2nd movement by Ludwig van. Munrow was an incredible driving force during his career, recording over 50 albums as well as lecturing and touring the world, bringing extinct instruments back to life and collaborating with many artists, including Shirley and Dolly Collins.
Following the deaths of his father and father-in-law soon after one another, Munrow's world fell apart and he hanged himself in 1976 at the age of just 34. Thankfully his work lives on despite this tragedy, through his many recordings, and one item of particular interest: a recording included on the Voyager Golden Record , sent off beyond the solar system on the Voyager space probes on their journey through the cosmos. - Mounds & Circles (http://moundsandcircles.blogspot.com/2011/08/sound-of-zardoz.html)
1. Main Titles (1:44)
2. The Vortex (0:34)
3. Woman on a Horse (1:04)
4. Telepathic Force (0:22)
5. Zed's Memories (0:26)
6. Monster in Our Midst (0:13)
7. Safe for Three Weeks (0:18)
8. Erotic Stimulation (1:35)
9. From Out of Time (2:39)
10. The Crystal (0:47)
11. The Stone Head Explodes (0:18)
12. Death Approaches (1:08)
13. Life Unto Death (2:47)
14. Trailer (3:08)
Total - 17:03
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