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The minimalism is precisely why I like him.

indigodaddy 4y ago
Perhaps he’s an acquired taste. Although I fell for Glass immediately as an adult. As soon as I heard a few notes I was drawn to the music.
- bb88 4y ago
  I think the Tales From the Loop soundtrack is easy to get into. Yes there is repetition, but there's also motion as the phrases change to convey different ideas.
  - indigodaddy 4y ago
    Yes, I enjoyed the music in that series. VERY reminiscent of Truman soundtrack, but of course, he borrows and does variations upon his own earlier works all the time. Truman is very reminiscent of Mishima imo also.
- FpUser 4y ago
  Exactly my experience as well
- mlinksva 4y ago
  From pretty much the first time I'd heard/heard of Glass (conceivably Koyannisqatsi) I found him kind of boring, and didn't listen carefully, except for the Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass album, because I love KQ. Apparently dismissing Glass is a thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tizP7IFyWig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tizP7IFyWig Anyway, after many years I've listened carefully and love it all. I hope to experience (and will gladly fly to) a live performance of Einstein on the Beach someday. Like the infinitely more sophisticated person in the linked video, I was wrong about Glass.
  - indigodaddy 4y ago
    Pretty much same for me. Listened very casually/cursorily/briefly in my late teens, tried a few times again in my 20s and 30s, and found it kind of boring and unexceptional. Then in my early 40s I dug in a bit and really started actually listening and exploring. And oh man what a wide universe of musical discovery burst forth for me after that. And I couldn’t believe that I didn’t put in a little effort earlier..
  - justincormack 4y ago
    I managed to see Einstein on the Beach in London a while back, recommended! It is performed maybe once a decade or something somewhere…
- andrei_says_ 4y ago
  I discovered him through the soundtrack for the American remake of Breathless with Richard Gere. His music makes the film. I recently listened of Philip Glass: Piano Works performed by Vikingur Olafsson and that left me speechless. Softer, more dynamic, more soulful, less mechanical. Highly recommended. https://open.spotify.com/track/5q7DgKLBQ54FXKAfGxNMGs?si=zwtxiTD-REW2Erg4ozO_mA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4WMVFHCPiUEurlsWDF1Deq https://open.spotify.com/track/5q7DgKLBQ54FXKAfGxNMGs?si=zwt...

Perhaps he’s an acquired taste. Although I fell for Glass immediately as an adult. As soon as I heard a few notes I was drawn to the music.

bb88 4y ago
I think the Tales From the Loop soundtrack is easy to get into. Yes there is repetition, but there's also motion as the phrases change to convey different ideas.
- indigodaddy 4y ago
  Yes, I enjoyed the music in that series. VERY reminiscent of Truman soundtrack, but of course, he borrows and does variations upon his own earlier works all the time. Truman is very reminiscent of Mishima imo also.
FpUser 4y ago
Exactly my experience as well
mlinksva 4y ago
From pretty much the first time I'd heard/heard of Glass (conceivably Koyannisqatsi) I found him kind of boring, and didn't listen carefully, except for the Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass album, because I love KQ. Apparently dismissing Glass is a thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tizP7IFyWig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tizP7IFyWig Anyway, after many years I've listened carefully and love it all. I hope to experience (and will gladly fly to) a live performance of Einstein on the Beach someday. Like the infinitely more sophisticated person in the linked video, I was wrong about Glass.
- indigodaddy 4y ago
  Pretty much same for me. Listened very casually/cursorily/briefly in my late teens, tried a few times again in my 20s and 30s, and found it kind of boring and unexceptional. Then in my early 40s I dug in a bit and really started actually listening and exploring. And oh man what a wide universe of musical discovery burst forth for me after that. And I couldn’t believe that I didn’t put in a little effort earlier..
- justincormack 4y ago
  I managed to see Einstein on the Beach in London a while back, recommended! It is performed maybe once a decade or something somewhere…
andrei_says_ 4y ago
I discovered him through the soundtrack for the American remake of Breathless with Richard Gere. His music makes the film. I recently listened of Philip Glass: Piano Works performed by Vikingur Olafsson and that left me speechless. Softer, more dynamic, more soulful, less mechanical. Highly recommended. https://open.spotify.com/track/5q7DgKLBQ54FXKAfGxNMGs?si=zwtxiTD-REW2Erg4ozO_mA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4WMVFHCPiUEurlsWDF1Deq https://open.spotify.com/track/5q7DgKLBQ54FXKAfGxNMGs?si=zwt...