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Popol Vuh was founded by mastermind Florian Fricke in Munich in 1970 and are known as pioneers of electronic music as well as the predecessors of the 90's ambient and trance genre. Florian Fricke was one of the first German musicians who worked with a Moog III, an instrument which created a very new and special sound which was profiled on “Affenstunde". This album quickly became a milestone and practially created a whole new genre. The name and the book Popol Vuh stems from Incan mythology and is the memory of the evolution of humanity. Florian Fricke doesn't like to catagorize his music. "Music is a form of law for me." He died on December 29, 2001 in Munich. Kraut rock at the highest level made by, and for music fans!
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
Personnel: Renate Knaup (vocals); Daniel Fischelscher (guitars, drums); Al Gromer Khan (sitar); Susan Goetting (oboe); Chris Karrer (saxophone); Florian Fricke (piano).
Fitzcarraldo Soundtrack Music Fitzcarraldo Soundtrack Songs | 1. | Wehe Khorazin |
| 2. | Scene From "Ernani" |
| 3. | Engel der Luft |
| 4. | Ridipagliacci |
| 5. | O Paradiso |
| 6. | Kind Mit Geige |
| 7. | Im Garten der Gemein |
| 8. | Blasmusik |
| 9. | Tod und Verklarung |
| 10. | Musik aus Burundi |
| 11. | Il Sogno |
| 12. | Quartett |
| 13. | Oh Mimi, Tu Piu Non Torni |
| 14. | Als Lebten Die Engel Auf Erden |
| 15. | Te O Cara, Amor Talora, A |
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