Though I am a big fan of black metal, I really love Nyman's music. Even when you never heard a certain piece before, it's instantly recognizable as his.
Grenaway Ther is noone like hisfilms ! First heard Nyman in Zed and Two Noughts ! This makes life so much worth coming to Earth to see what da humans do !
I remember an interview with Nyman when he explained how the Michael Nyman Band came about. He was asked to do the music for a National Theatre production in the late 60s, and his intention was to get a sound somewhere between that of a rock band and a 'mediaeval street band'. They were called the Campiello Band to begin with, and needed to sound raucous and loud whilst still being 'acoustic'. Saxes gave the impression of old instruments like shawms and curtals. Something like that.
@@kasiphiaYes, absolutely. I always hear Purcell's "Cold Song" from ca. 1700 here. The idea of the basic rhythmic theme throughout the entire piece is therefore a little bit older...
The music is based on Purcell: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JB8vSt6PXZA.html Basic theme with a different development and a kind of 50's rock and roll feel.
