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<pre>Institute Benjamenta -- Lech Jankowski (1994)
Music composed for the soundtrack of the film "Institute Benjamenta"
Label: Koninck
Cat.No.: KON CD001
Codec: mpga
Channels: 2
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bitrate: 160 kb/s
01 - Canone Non Infinitione.mp3 11 - maly cmentarz.mp3
02 - a very old mexican dance.mp3 12 - waltz z.k. mi.mp3
03 - finale.mp3 13 - zym-zym.mp3
04 - con-trapuncto.mp3 14 - melodia na pi.mp3
05 - lullaby-waltz.mp3 15 - minuet with h.mp3
06 - introdukja li.mp3 16 - pavana zza pa.mp3
07 - mazurek.mp3 17 - (repeat) koly.mp3
08 - kolysanka wg..mp3 18 - aria. contrap.mp3
09 - marsz.mp3 19 - hymn. coda. c.mp3
10 - menuet i.mp3 20 - melodia na pi.mp3
Original rip by karen@CinemaObscura
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Notes:
Much in-demand soundtrack to the Quay Brothers film Institute
Benjamenta, by the Polish composer Lech Jankowski. This CD has been
released by the film's producer on a very limited mail order-only
basis and these are the first copies to be more widely
distributed. "Original Soundtrack Recording to recent (1995) Brothers
Quay film Institute Benjamenta" their first full-length live-action
film (they are known mostly for their groundbreaking animated films
such as Street of Crocodiles and The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer,
involving 'fantastic decor and Kafkaesque puppets' as well as for
collaborating on Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' music video),
concerning itself with the titled 'school for domestics' & its
faculty/enrolled parties. Lech Jankowski's music switches gears from
VERY austere acoustic-jazz settings to eastern European themes &
occasional (limited) free-jazz/chamber squeal/scratch, a pleasing set
of pieces not far from the tonal universe used in the films of
Tarkovsky (a noted influence on the visual appeal of the Brothers
Quay). An intriguing lot of sound which stands well on it's own as an
emotional centerpiece. Sussed." -- Hrvatski.
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Review from: http://www.kemptown.co.uk/freerad/benjamenta.htm
I read somewhere that Lech Jankowski was originally against the idea
of a separate release for his soundtrack to the film 'Institute
Benjamenta'. I fear then that my reviewing it purely on its own
merits, just may be his worst case scenario. He needn't have worried
though as having not yet seen the film. I'd have to say that if
'Institute Benjamenta' contains a fifth of the emotion and atmosphere
of its soundtrack then viewers will be in for a deeply moving
experience.
It would be pointless of me to try to deal with this CD track by
track. Better if I try to give you an overall feel for the piece. The
instrumentation largly consists of double bass, violin, piano and
various wind instruments. These come together in different
combinations to create a succession of varying moodswings. This
soundtrack invokes lots of emotions juxtaposed. Feelings of sadness
and beauty, of melancoly and joyfulness.
I can't help feeling that this music can only have been composed by an
East European. It simply reeks of those roots. Somewhat Neo-classical,
somewhat jazz, sometimes folk, sometimes theatre. But always with
that East European sensibilty. A slant that makes it somewhat
unsettling to the western ear. Which can only add to the movies'
tension. Except that now I'm only guessing.
Which brings me to my final point. As I've already said Jankowski was
originally openly against this soundtrack being separately
released. But I suspect The Quay Brothers (the filmmakers) fully
realised that with Jankowski's soundtrack being so deeply evocative,
anyone hearing it would simply have to seek out and see the
film. Which I for one will be doing at the first opportunity.
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