Deutsche Grammophon / Mercury KX
Floating Points, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra - Mere Mortals Floating Points, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Composer-producer-musician-DJ Floating Points, aka Sam Shepherd, presents Mere Mortals, his first full-length ballet score. Commissioned and directed by the San Francisco Ballet’s Artistic Director Tamara Rojo, with choreography by Aszure Barton and design and visuals by Hamill Industries, the ballet reimagines the story of Pandora in a fusion of myth, music and movement. Recorded with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon, the 14-track album is a potent mix of elegiac strings, apocalyptic brass and pulsing electronics. From the lyrical solo violin of Hope to the dissonance and pummelling percussion of Rage of the Gods, and the exquisite harp melody of Her Gift before the eeriness of Opening of the Jar, the score is rich in texture and effect. Orchestral music emerges from an electronic haze, mirroring the ballet’s central question: where does the human end and the machine begin?
Track List
CD
1. Movement 1 - Fire
2. Movement 2 - Hope
3. Movement 3 - Rage of the Gods
4. Movement 4 - Zeus’ Command
5. Movement 5 - Pandora’s Creation
6. Movement 6 - Pandora’s Theme
7. Movement 7 - Gift from the Gods
8. Movement 8 - Falling to Earth
9. Movement 9 - Prometheus’ Warning
10. Movement 10 - Her Gift
11. Movement 11 - Opening of the Jar
12. Movement 12 - A Plea
13. Movement 13 - Hope Taking Flight
14. Movement 14 - Nowhere to Land
VINYL
Side A
A1 - Movement 1 - Fire
A2 - Movement 2 - Hope
A3 - Movement 3 - Rage of the Gods
A4 - Movement 4 - Zeus’ Command
A5 - Movement 5 - Pandora’s Creation
Side B
B1 - Movement 6 - Pandora’s Theme
B2 - Movement 7 - Gift from the Gods
B3 - Movement 8 - Falling to Earth
B4 - Movement 9 - Prometheus’ Warning
Side C
C1 - Movement 10 - Her Gift
C2 - Movement 11 - Opening of the Jar
C3 - Movement 12 - A Plea
C4 - Movement 13 - Hope Taking Flight
C5 - Movement 14 - Nowhere to Land
Side D
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