One of my favorite films when I was younger. I discovered the music composers Phillip Glass and subsequently Steve Reich through the films. Many documentaries a

One of my favorite films when I was younger. I discovered the music composers Phillip Glass and subsequently Steve Reich through the films. Many documentaries and media productions play on the audio visual styles Reggio popularized in the film. It's interesting how often I detect sqatsi-ism in modern film (1). Just a couple days ago while watching "Home" I felt it's presence (2). Koyaanisqatsi was the first of a trilogy of films: Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaanisqatsi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaanisqatsi Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirH8PADDgQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirH8PADDgQ Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powaqqatsi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powaqqatsi Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNVTmWRcUbY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNVTmWRcUbY Naqoyqatsi: Life as War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naqoyqatsi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naqoyqatsi Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PxT3MtTedw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PxT3MtTedw The films creator, Godfrey Reggio has recently created a new work: Visitors: 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitors_(2013_film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitors_(2013_film) Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ZwYJI55Rs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ZwYJI55Rs The original cinematographer for Koyaanisqatsi, Ron Fricke, went on to produce similar styles of films: Samsara: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsara_(2011_film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsara_(2011_film) Baraka: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baraka_(film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baraka_(film) Chronos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronos_(film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronos_(film) Phillip Glass: Music Composer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Glass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Glass Sample of Phillip Glass's music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkof3nPK--Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkof3nPK--Y Steve Reich: Music Composer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Reich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Reich Sample of Steve Reich's music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU23LqQ6LY4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU23LqQ6LY4 --- (1) Sqatsi-ism: Made up word to describe the type of audio visual style created and popularized in the original film, which can now be seen throughout media. (2) Home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU. Interesting fact, the narrator of the film sounds almost identical to the woman in Phillip Glass's song "Einstein on the Beach Play 5", which was created back when he did the score for Koyaanisqatsi. Play 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmX_GgozpQs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmX_GgozpQs. Note: If you enjoy documentaries TrueFilms a great resources to discover new titles you may not have seen before: http://truefilms.com http://truefilms.com. In fact, many of the titles listed above are on this list.