Benedikt Brydern. The Pagan Queen (Limited Edition)
0 out of 5
Media: Audio CD
Genre: Soundtracks
Description
“The Pagan Queen” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Limited Edition of 500 copies
Label: KMRCD 029
Film Date: 2008
Album Date: 2014
Tracks: 27
Time: 77″36
One of our declared missions at KeepMoving Records is to bring attention to lesser-known film scores that may not have an international recognition due to the subject matter of the film they were written. Directed by Constantin Werner, The Pagan Queen (2008) certainly fits that category as it recalls the life story of Libuse, the legendary matriarch of the Czech Premysl dynasty and the mythical founder of the capital city, Prague. Haunted by prophetic visions of the future, Libuse marries the simple farmer Premysl who is destined for greatness even if the marriage will eventually end with a tragic conclusion…
The music by composer Benedikt Brydern is an excellent accompaniment to the legendary life story which is filled with references to Czech classical music. Libuse’s theme, for instance, is based on Antonin Dvorak’s “Romance in F minor” which is later developed into the so-called “River Song” during the end credits. The first sixteen bars of Dvorak’s are used in key moments of the film with several different variations commenting on the changing relationship between Libuse and Premysl. The land of Bohemia is a character in itself and the music recalls moments from the fourth part of Smetana’s Ma Vlast (subtitled “From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields”). The score to The Pagan Queen was fittingly recorded in the Czech capital with The Prague Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra.
Although the score already had a digital release, this CD by KeepMoving Records contains the entire score as opposed to the download that omitted some shorter though still spectacular cues. The program includes all the music and the haunting “River Song” with lyrics by Constantin Werner and performed by noted tenor singer August Schram. The booklet contains extensive liner notes by Gergely Hubai who writes about the Libuse mythology, the making of the film and creation of the score based on original interviews conducted with director Constantin Werner and composer Benedikt Brydern.
Track List
1. Main Title / Krok’s Death (5:40)
2. Reflections (1:12)
3. Libuše / River Of Tears (3:33)
4. King’s Funeral (2:03)
5. Autumn Prophecy / One Year Later (4:22)
6. Assault / A New Queen (5:14)
7. Moonlight Rendezvous (2:50)
8. Precious Metals / Moonlight Love (2:39)
9. Doubts (0:57)
10. Dark Passion (3:25)
11. Grim Outlook (1:26)
12. Winter / Forgotten Love (2:03)
13. Betrayal (3:24)
14. Iron Fist (1:34)
15. Mythical Treasures (2:21)
16. The Kings Opinion (3:20)
17. The King Rules (1:01)
18. Heavy Heart (2:31)
19. Separation (3:39)
20. Kazi (3:24)
21. Final Prophecy / Reconciliation (2:56)
22. War Times / Kazi’s Death (2:48)
23. March Of Death (1:07)
24. Vlasta’s Confession (2:03)
25. Ambush / Determination / Last Battle (5:31)
26. Final Destiny (3:17)
27. River Song (2:07)
The edition includes an 12-page booklet with photographs and additional information in English.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Opisanie
“The Pagan Queen” originalnyy saundtrek
Limitirovannoe izdanie 500 ekzemplyarov
Data vykhoda filma: 2008 g.
Data vykhoda alboma: 2014 g.
Treki: 27
Vremya: 77″36
Odna iz nashikh zayavlennykh missiy v KeepMoving Records — privlech vnimanie k menee izvestnym muzykalnym proizvedeniyam k filmam, kotorye mogut ne poluchit mezhdunarodnogo priznaniya iz-za temy filma, v kotorom oni byli napisany. Film Konstantina Vernera "Yazycheskaya koroleva" (2008), bezuslovno, sootvetstvuet etoy kategorii, poskolku on napominaet istoriyu zhizni Libushe, legendarnogo matriarkha cheshskoy dinastii Przhemyslov i mificheskogo osnovatelya stolitsy Pragi. Presleduemaya prorocheskimi videniyami budushchego, Libushe vykhodit zamuzh za prostogo krestyanina Przhemysla, kotoromu suzhdeno velichie, dazhe esli brak v kontse kontsov zakonchitsya tragicheskim iskhodom…
Muzyka kompozitora Benedikta Briderna yavlyaetsya prekrasnym soprovozhdeniem k legendarnoy istorii zhizni, napolnennoy otsylkami k cheshskoy klassicheskoy muzyke. Tema Libushe, naprimer, osnovana na "Romanse fa minor" Antonina Dvorzhaka, kotoryy pozzhe prevratilsya v tak nazyvaemuyu "Pesnyu reki" v finalnykh titrakh. Pervye shestnadtsat taktov Dvorzhaka ispolzuyutsya v klyuchevykh momentakh filma s neskolkimi razlichnymi variatsiyami, kommentiruyushchimi menyayushchiesya otnosheniya mezhdu Libushe i Przhemyslom. Zemlya Bogemii sama po sebe yavlyaetsya personazhem, a muzyka napominaet momenty iz chetvertoy chasti "Ma Vlasti" Smetany (s podzagolovkom "Iz lesov i poley Bogemii"). Partitura k "Yazycheskoy koroleve" byla dostoyno zapisana v cheshskoy stolitse s orkestrom Prazhskoy stolichnoy filarmonii.
“The Pagan Queen” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Limited Edition of 500 copies
Label: KMRCD 029
Film Date: 2008
Album Date: 2014
Tracks: 27
Time: 77″36
One of our declared missions at KeepMoving Records is to bring attention to lesser-known film scores that may not have an international recognition due to the subject matter of the film they were written. Directed by Constantin Werner, The Pagan Queen (2008) certainly fits that category as it recalls the life story of Libuse, the legendary matriarch of the Czech Premysl dynasty and the mythical founder of the capital city, Prague. Haunted by prophetic visions of the future, Libuse marries the simple farmer Premysl who is destined for greatness even if the marriage will eventually end with a tragic conclusion…
The music by composer Benedikt Brydern is an excellent accompaniment to the legendary life story which is filled with references to Czech classical music. Libuse’s theme, for instance, is based on Antonin Dvorak’s “Romance in F minor” which is later developed into the so-called “River Song” during the end credits. The first sixteen bars of Dvorak’s are used in key moments of the film with several different variations commenting on the changing relationship between Libuse and Premysl. The land of Bohemia is a character in itself and the music recalls moments from the fourth part of Smetana’s Ma Vlast (subtitled “From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields”). The score to The Pagan Queen was fittingly recorded in the Czech capital with The Prague Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra.
Although the score already had a digital release, this CD by KeepMoving Records contains the entire score as opposed to the download that omitted some shorter though still spectacular cues. The program includes all the music and the haunting “River Song” with lyrics by Constantin Werner and performed by noted tenor singer August Schram. The booklet contains extensive liner notes by Gergely Hubai who writes about the Libuse mythology, the making of the film and creation of the score based on original interviews conducted with director Constantin Werner and composer Benedikt Brydern.
Track List
1. Main Title / Krok’s Death (5:40)
2. Reflections (1:12)
3. Libuše / River Of Tears (3:33)
4. King’s Funeral (2:03)
5. Autumn Prophecy / One Year Later (4:22)
6. Assault / A New Queen (5:14)
7. Moonlight Rendezvous (2:50)
8. Precious Metals / Moonlight Love (2:39)
9. Doubts (0:57)
10. Dark Passion (3:25)
11. Grim Outlook (1:26)
12. Winter / Forgotten Love (2:03)
13. Betrayal (3:24)
14. Iron Fist (1:34)
15. Mythical Treasures (2:21)
16. The Kings Opinion (3:20)
17. The King Rules (1:01)
18. Heavy Heart (2:31)
19. Separation (3:39)
20. Kazi (3:24)
21. Final Prophecy / Reconciliation (2:56)
22. War Times / Kazi’s Death (2:48)
23. March Of Death (1:07)
24. Vlasta’s Confession (2:03)
25. Ambush / Determination / Last Battle (5:31)
26. Final Destiny (3:17)
27. River Song (2:07)
The edition includes an 12-page booklet with photographs and additional information in English.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Opisanie
“The Pagan Queen” originalnyy saundtrek
Limitirovannoe izdanie 500 ekzemplyarov
Data vykhoda filma: 2008 g.
Data vykhoda alboma: 2014 g.
Treki: 27
Vremya: 77″36
Odna iz nashikh zayavlennykh missiy v KeepMoving Records — privlech vnimanie k menee izvestnym muzykalnym proizvedeniyam k filmam, kotorye mogut ne poluchit mezhdunarodnogo priznaniya iz-za temy filma, v kotorom oni byli napisany. Film Konstantina Vernera "Yazycheskaya koroleva" (2008), bezuslovno, sootvetstvuet etoy kategorii, poskolku on napominaet istoriyu zhizni Libushe, legendarnogo matriarkha cheshskoy dinastii Przhemyslov i mificheskogo osnovatelya stolitsy Pragi. Presleduemaya prorocheskimi videniyami budushchego, Libushe vykhodit zamuzh za prostogo krestyanina Przhemysla, kotoromu suzhdeno velichie, dazhe esli brak v kontse kontsov zakonchitsya tragicheskim iskhodom…
Muzyka kompozitora Benedikta Briderna yavlyaetsya prekrasnym soprovozhdeniem k legendarnoy istorii zhizni, napolnennoy otsylkami k cheshskoy klassicheskoy muzyke. Tema Libushe, naprimer, osnovana na "Romanse fa minor" Antonina Dvorzhaka, kotoryy pozzhe prevratilsya v tak nazyvaemuyu "Pesnyu reki" v finalnykh titrakh. Pervye shestnadtsat taktov Dvorzhaka ispolzuyutsya v klyuchevykh momentakh filma s neskolkimi razlichnymi variatsiyami, kommentiruyushchimi menyayushchiesya otnosheniya mezhdu Libushe i Przhemyslom. Zemlya Bogemii sama po sebe yavlyaetsya personazhem, a muzyka napominaet momenty iz chetvertoy chasti "Ma Vlasti" Smetany (s podzagolovkom "Iz lesov i poley Bogemii"). Partitura k "Yazycheskoy koroleve" byla dostoyno zapisana v cheshskoy stolitse s orkestrom Prazhskoy stolichnoy filarmonii.
| SKU |
101000020444 |
|---|---|
| Release Date |
2014 |
| Quantity per set |
1 |
| Format |
Album, Jewel Case |
| Additional Information |
KeepMoving Records |