『カーテンコール』は、当時映画音楽の作曲経験がほとんどなかった作曲家によって書かれたことを考えれば、驚くべき傑作である。このスコアは比較的簡素な構成であるため、セイレムの他の作品、すなわち四重奏曲や、2003年のBBC制作『カラヴァッジョ』(再演シーンを交えたドキュメンタリーシリーズ『The Power of Art』の第一部として放送された)からの選曲も収録することにしました。
Caldera Records proudly presents Peter Salem's score for the film "Alive & Kicking" from 1996.
Partly because of his HIV infection, Tonio is afraid of committing himself to a new relationship. At the same time, he refuses to let the virus define him. It's a delicate balancing act, one that finds its allegory in the film's extended dance sequences, a dream for any composer. "Why aren't you angry," is a recurring question in Nancy Meckler's acute, sensitive film starring Jason Flemyng, Anthony Sher, and Bill Nighy. It is asked repeatedly by Tonio's new acquaintance Jack. He knows the answer, of course. It is obvious to him that Tonio tries everything to keep himself from falling apart, to let nothing and nobody get close. And how would anger help anyway?
In the course of his ballet rehearsals Tonio learns a valuable lesson: you work with your disease, not against it.
The film's high point is the challenged performance of a challenging ballet. It is also the high point of Peter Salem's score, a British composer most famous for his celebrated ballet works. Both director Meckler and composer Salem dislike sentimentality, which meant, among other things, that they agreed to underscore visual sequences and montages rather than scenes of dialogue to strengthen an emotion already suggested by the respective words and gestures. To put it another way, neither Salem nor Meckler were keen to put a hat on a hat and thus be overly manipulative. They chose instead to trust their audience. Correspondingly, Meckler and Salem agreed to infuse the film, particularly its montages, with driving, playful, upbeat music. Neither wanted the music and therefore the characters in the film to appear "self-pitying," as Salem puts it. His piece "The Dance" for the elaborate ballet sequence in the film is the score's standout-piece, a ravishing melody orchestrated for medium-sized ensemble that invokes the spirit of Michael Nyman, Michael Torke and, at times, Rachel Portman, while always staying uniquely captivating.
"Alive and Kicking" is an astonishing feat of a score, particularly considering that it was written by a composer who at the time was inexperienced in writing for the big screen. Since it is a rather sparse score, we decided to add other titles from Salem's oeuvre, namely a quartet and selected pieces from the 2003 BBC production "Caravaggio" which ran as the first part of the Simon Schama's show "The Power of Art," a docuseries with re-enactments.
The 73rd CD-release of Caldera Records features a detailed booklet text by Stephan Eicke and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas. The CD was mastered by Richard Moore and produced by Stephan Eicke.
Music Composed by Peter Salem Album Produced by Stephan Eicke Executive Producers for Caldera Records: John Elborg, Stephan Eicke Album Art Direction and Design by Luis Miguel Rojas
CALDERA RECORDSより年の映画『カーテンコール』のオリジナル・サウンドトラックがリリース!音楽はピーター・セイレム。
トラックリストHIVに感染していることも一因となり、トニオは新しい恋愛関係に身を委ねることを恐れています。同時に、彼はウイルスに自分の存在を定義づけられることを拒んでいます。それは繊細なバランス感覚が求められる行為であり、その姿は本作の長いダンスシーンに象徴的に表れており、作曲家にとってはまさに夢のようなシーンです。「なぜ怒らないんだ?」――これは、ジェイソン・フレミング、アンソニー・シャー、ビル・ナイが主演する、ナンシー・メックラー監督の鋭く繊細な映画の中で繰り返し投げかけられる問いです。トニオの新しい知り合いであるジャックが、何度もそう尋ねます。もちろん、彼には答えが分かっています。トニオが、自分が崩れ落ちないように、何ものにも誰にも近づかせないように、あらゆる手を尽くしていることは、彼には明らかだったのです。そもそも、怒ったところで何の役に立つというのでしょうか?
バレエのリハーサルを通じて、トニオは貴重な教訓を学ぶ。病気と戦うのではなく、病気と共存して取り組むのだ。
この映画のハイライトは、難易度の高いバレエの挑戦的な演目そのものです。それはまた、名高いバレエ作品で最も知られる英国の作曲家、ピーター・セイレムの楽曲のハイライトでもあります。メックラー監督もセイレム作曲家も感傷的な表現を嫌っており、そのため、とりわけ、台詞や身振りによってすでに示唆されている感情をさらに強めるべく、対話シーンよりも映像のシーケンスやモンタージュに音楽を合わせることに合意しました。言い換えれば、セイレムもメックラーも、余計な装飾を施して過度に感情を操作するようなことは望んでいなかった。その代わりに、彼らは観客を信頼することを選んだ。それに応じて、メックラーとセイレムは、映画、特にモンタージュのシーンに、躍動感があり、遊び心にあふれ、明るい音楽を吹き込むことで合意した。セイレムが言うように、二人とも音楽、ひいては映画の登場人物たちが「自己憐憫的」に見えることを望んでいなかった。映画中の精巧なバレエ・シーケンスのために彼が作曲した「The Dance」は、このサウンドトラックの傑作であり、中規模のアンサンブルのために編曲された魅惑的なメロディーは、マイケル・ナイマンやマイケル・トーキー、時にはレイチェル・ポートマンの精神を呼び起こしつつ、常に独自の魅力を放っている。
『カーテンコール』は、当時映画音楽の作曲経験がほとんどなかった作曲家によって書かれたことを考えれば、驚くべき傑作である。このスコアは比較的簡素な構成であるため、セイレムの他の作品、すなわち四重奏曲や、2003年のBBC制作『カラヴァッジョ』(再演シーンを交えたドキュメンタリーシリーズ『The Power of Art』の第一部として放送された)からの選曲も収録することにしました。
ステファン・アイケによる詳細なブックレット解説と、ルイス・ミゲル・ロハスによる洗練されたアートワークが添えられています。CDのマスタリングはリチャード・ムーアが担当し、プロデュースはステファン・アイケが務めました。
--- レーベルより(機械翻訳)
Caldera Records proudly presents Peter Salem's score for the film "Alive & Kicking" from 1996.
Partly because of his HIV infection, Tonio is afraid of committing himself to a new relationship. At the same time, he refuses to let the virus define him. It's a delicate balancing act, one that finds its allegory in the film's extended dance sequences, a dream for any composer. "Why aren't you angry," is a recurring question in Nancy Meckler's acute, sensitive film starring Jason Flemyng, Anthony Sher, and Bill Nighy. It is asked repeatedly by Tonio's new acquaintance Jack. He knows the answer, of course. It is obvious to him that Tonio tries everything to keep himself from falling apart, to let nothing and nobody get close. And how would anger help anyway?
In the course of his ballet rehearsals Tonio learns a valuable lesson: you work with your disease, not against it.
The film's high point is the challenged performance of a challenging ballet. It is also the high point of Peter Salem's score, a British composer most famous for his celebrated ballet works. Both director Meckler and composer Salem dislike sentimentality, which meant, among other things, that they agreed to underscore visual sequences and montages rather than scenes of dialogue to strengthen an emotion already suggested by the respective words and gestures. To put it another way, neither Salem nor Meckler were keen to put a hat on a hat and thus be overly manipulative. They chose instead to trust their audience. Correspondingly, Meckler and Salem agreed to infuse the film, particularly its montages, with driving, playful, upbeat music. Neither wanted the music and therefore the characters in the film to appear "self-pitying," as Salem puts it. His piece "The Dance" for the elaborate ballet sequence in the film is the score's standout-piece, a ravishing melody orchestrated for medium-sized ensemble that invokes the spirit of Michael Nyman, Michael Torke and, at times, Rachel Portman, while always staying uniquely captivating.
"Alive and Kicking" is an astonishing feat of a score, particularly considering that it was written by a composer who at the time was inexperienced in writing for the big screen. Since it is a rather sparse score, we decided to add other titles from Salem's oeuvre, namely a quartet and selected pieces from the 2003 BBC production "Caravaggio" which ran as the first part of the Simon Schama's show "The Power of Art," a docuseries with re-enactments.
The 73rd CD-release of Caldera Records features a detailed booklet text by Stephan Eicke and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas. The CD was mastered by Richard Moore and produced by Stephan Eicke.
Alive and Kicking
1. The Dance (5:45)
2. Opening Titles (2:06)
3. Restaurant (1:20)
4. Workout (1:11)
5. Lovemaking (1:24)
6. Ramon’s Death Bed (0:38)
7. Ramon’s Flat (1:23)
8. Ice Cream (0:48)
9. Montage/Dance Practice (1:55)
10. Greece (1:52)
11. Restaurant Piano (1:30)
12. Together (0:43)
13. Dream (0:28)
14. Park Bench (1:20)
15. Montage (0:40)
16. Dress Rehearsal (0:48)
17. Wheelchair (1:39)
18. End Credits (3:12)
19. Quartet (5:00)
Caravaggio
20. Gloria (1:56)
21. Opening (2:10)
22. Caravaggio Goes to Rome (2:19)
23. The Tavern and the Light (2:11)
24. Martyrdom of Matthew (1:53)
25. Death and the Madonna (1:39)
26. John the Baptist (4:08)
27. Praying to the Madonna (1:00)
28. Anger (0:44)
29. Goliath and the Last Steps (4:22)