Popol Vuh - Fitzcarraldo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)
BAND/ARTIST: Popol Vuh
- Title: Fitzcarraldo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Year Of Release: 2025/1982
- Label: Cherry Red Records
- Genre: Folk Rock, Soundtrack, Art Rock, Romantic, Classical
- Quality: FLAC 16/44100
- Total Time: 00:47:26
- Total Size: 215 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Review
Of all the Popol Vuh recordings, and of all the soundtracks Florian Fricke composed for Werner Herzog's films, Fitzcarraldo is by far the most atypical. Given that this is a film about an opera house being built in the middle of the South American jungle so Enrico Caruso will come to perform there, it would stand to reason that opera music be used in the soundtrack. And therein lies both the brilliance and difficulty of the score as a recording. Certainly those fans of Krautrock who love Fricke's gorgeously haunting, simple melodies, are not ready for the bombast of tenor god Caruso -- or are they? The manner in which the score is structured is such that these moments from Caruso's performances come across as moving vignettes in and of themselves. When juxtaposed next to Fricke's serial music, they become portals to another time and are episodes that stand in stark contrast to opera music in general. Make no mistake. This is a provocative score and is not for everyone, not even Popol Vuh fans. But for those open-minded enough to accept Fitzcarraldo on its own merits, this is a singular achievement in Fricke's composing, editing, and production career.
© Thom Jurek
Tracklist:
1-1 Popol Vuh - Wehe khorazin [5:33]
1-2 Popol Vuh - Scene From "Ernani" [5:53]
1-3 Popol Vuh - Engel der luft [2:37]
1-4 Popol Vuh - Ridi pagliacci [3:11]
1-5 Popol Vuh - O paradiso [3:38]
1-6 Popol Vuh - Kind mit geige [0:57]
1-7 Popol Vuh - Im garten der gemeinschaft [2:26]
1-8 Popol Vuh - Blasmusik [0:43]
1-9 Popol Vuh - Tod und verklärung [2:55]
1-10 Popol Vuh - Musik aus burundi [1:52]
1-11 Popol Vuh - Il sogno [2:39]
1-12 Popol Vuh - Quartett (From "Rigoletto") [4:00]
1-13 Popol Vuh - Oh mimi, tu piu non torni [3:05]
1-14 Popol Vuh - Als lebten die engel auf erden [2:07]
1-15 Popol Vuh - A te o cara, amor talora [5:50]
Of all the Popol Vuh recordings, and of all the soundtracks Florian Fricke composed for Werner Herzog's films, Fitzcarraldo is by far the most atypical. Given that this is a film about an opera house being built in the middle of the South American jungle so Enrico Caruso will come to perform there, it would stand to reason that opera music be used in the soundtrack. And therein lies both the brilliance and difficulty of the score as a recording. Certainly those fans of Krautrock who love Fricke's gorgeously haunting, simple melodies, are not ready for the bombast of tenor god Caruso -- or are they? The manner in which the score is structured is such that these moments from Caruso's performances come across as moving vignettes in and of themselves. When juxtaposed next to Fricke's serial music, they become portals to another time and are episodes that stand in stark contrast to opera music in general. Make no mistake. This is a provocative score and is not for everyone, not even Popol Vuh fans. But for those open-minded enough to accept Fitzcarraldo on its own merits, this is a singular achievement in Fricke's composing, editing, and production career.
© Thom Jurek
Tracklist:
1-1 Popol Vuh - Wehe khorazin [5:33]
1-2 Popol Vuh - Scene From "Ernani" [5:53]
1-3 Popol Vuh - Engel der luft [2:37]
1-4 Popol Vuh - Ridi pagliacci [3:11]
1-5 Popol Vuh - O paradiso [3:38]
1-6 Popol Vuh - Kind mit geige [0:57]
1-7 Popol Vuh - Im garten der gemeinschaft [2:26]
1-8 Popol Vuh - Blasmusik [0:43]
1-9 Popol Vuh - Tod und verklärung [2:55]
1-10 Popol Vuh - Musik aus burundi [1:52]
1-11 Popol Vuh - Il sogno [2:39]
1-12 Popol Vuh - Quartett (From "Rigoletto") [4:00]
1-13 Popol Vuh - Oh mimi, tu piu non torni [3:05]
1-14 Popol Vuh - Als lebten die engel auf erden [2:07]
1-15 Popol Vuh - A te o cara, amor talora [5:50]
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