Ernst Reijseger - Bande Originale du Film La Grotte des rêves perdus (Cave of Forgotten Dreams) (2010) '2011

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The breathtaking soundtrack for Werner Herzog’s film features spherical
sounds, gorgeous strings, and wonderful choral arrangements. Strong candidate
for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Film. 

Composer and cellist Ernst Reijseger has written and recorded the soundtrack for
Werner Herzogs Cave Of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog made a documentary which is a
wonderful portrait of the cave art discovered at Chauvet-Pont-dArc in France.
These paintings are achingly beautiful, and when Herzogs camera glides along the
cave walls, accompanied by the music of cellist Ernst Reijseger, its impossible
not to be moved and awed. 

Reijseger creates enchanting music for choir, organ, piano, flute and cello. The
human voices of the Nederlands Kamerkoor, Harmen Fraanjes organ sounds, Sean
Bergins flute and Ernst Reijsegers cello arise to a complex sound painting. His
music is a refreshment for the soul, far away from the noise and chaos of a big
city. Reijseger has composed music of unearthly beauty for the thirty thousand
years old cave paintings and created a new cathedral of sounds. 

All adaptions and arrangements of the music by Ernst Reijseger were especially
made for the film. All titles of the compositions are named in close connection
with the movie. For these special compositions the warmth and depth of low cello
sounds are most important. Ernst Reijsegers new five string cello (a dream he
had for a long time) was finished just in time for the sound configuration and
sound design of this music. The extra low string of the cello offers him the
possibility to create deep sounds and to express a mysterious flair. Reijseger
plays with the choir, to the special piano sounds and to the drone of the organ.
An impressive sound collage emerges. Music of a healing power got born. 

The excellent interaction of Ernst Reijseger and Harmen Fraanje is one of the
highlights of this album. Ernst Reijseger: I really like his interventions on
organ in »Carbon Date« and the voicings he gets in »Childs Footprint
Duo« and »Shadow«, to mention a few. Harmen Fraanje also played a
prepared upright piano together with a Wurlizer piano which added new spheric
sound textures. The beauty of the human voices in connection with cello and the
organ sounds almost sacral. Reijseger is using the symbolism of the church organ
and the choir to create music far away from sacrality. 

“Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams: the real art underground. Once
he put his actors through hell, but now the German master has traveled back in
time for what might be his most moving film.” (The Guardian) 

Ananda Goud, Alto Vocal
Esther Kuiper, Alto Vocal
Gilad Nezer, Bass Vocal
Kees Jan De Koning, Bass Vocal
Annet Lans, Soprano Vocal
Barbara Borden, Soprano Vocal
Albert Van Ommen, Tenor Vocal (track 2) 
Marc Van Heteren, Tenor Vocal
Nederlands Kamerkoor
Harmen Fraanje, Organ, Wurlitzer Piano and Electric Piano
Sean Bergin, Tin Whistle (Penny Whistle) 

Ernst Reijseger, Cello, artistic director and composer 

Tracklist:
01. Ernst Reijseger - Rockshelter
02. Ernst Reijseger - Childs Footprint Duo
03. Ernst Reijseger - Forgotten Dreams #4
04. Ernst Reijseger - Ostinato #3
05. Ernst Reijseger - Carbon Date Piano
06. Ernst Reijseger - Childs Footprint
07. Ernst Reijseger - Deep Cave
08. Ernst Reijseger - Homo Spiritualis
09. Ernst Reijseger - Carbon Date Solo Cello
10. Ernst Reijseger - Rockshelter Duo
11. Ernst Reijseger - Ostinato #2
12. Ernst Reijseger - Gaga
13. Ernst Reijseger - Ostinato #1
14. Ernst Reijseger - Shadow
15. Ernst Reijseger - Forgotten Dreams #2
16. Ernst Reijseger - Science Fiction
17. Ernst Reijseger - Carbon Date

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