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Music For Films [Original recording remastered]

Brian Eno Audio CD
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“In the early seventies I found myself preferring film soundtracks to most other types of records. What drew me to them was their sensuality and unfinished-ness - in the absence of the film they invited you, the listener, to complete them in your mind. If you hadn't even seen the film, the music remained evocative - like the lingering perfume of somebody who's just left a room you've entered. I… Read more in Amazon's Brian Eno Store

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Music For Films + Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2009) + Discreet Music: Remastered
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  • Audio CD (3 Aug 2009)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: EMI Records
  • ASIN: B002DKF57S
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,192 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7. Sparrowfall (2)
8. Sparrowfall (3)
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10. Quartz
11. Events In Dense Fog
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18. Final Sunset

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Jewel Case Edition : Remaster of his 1978 Release featuring Robert Fripp, Phil Collins & others.

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Back in 2002 I, on the cusp of a 2 week holiday in Cornwall, I was introduced to Brian Eno. A fan of ambient music up until this point, Eno was simply in a league of his own, as I soon discovered.

I played this album whilst walking around the coast and along the beach, and the sound was powerful. Not because of Eno's use of the instruments and production, but the space he leaves for you to fill in. And its that, that makes Eno the true Ambient master, and a genre which he has pretty much defined.

I could write pages on this album, and his other ambient work, but its an album for you to take, and make your own.

Simply: Its Beautiful, Its Therapeutic, And you can own it.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was pretentious enough as a teenager to make this the soundtrack to my alienation. I listened to it on headphones on lunchbreaks.

Years later, it stands up as an album of incredible breadth and emotion, from the heartbreaking descents of Sparrowfall to the paranoid isolation of M386 and A Measured Room.

There is nothing on Music For Films that isn't fully formed and worthy of inclusion. Among Eno's masterpieces, this is perhaps the most neglected and best realised.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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If you have heard of 'ambient' music and are wondering about buying an album, look no further. relaxing, easily listenable and along with Music For Films II a great collection of pieces. Amateur or professional film directors look no further for some decent background music. To paraphrase a well known advert, 'it does what it says on the cover'. Turn on, tune in, drop out (for forty odd minutes anyway!).
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Acoustic short stories
I wouldn't recommend this as an introduction to Brian Eno's work. This is his sixth album I've purchased, which on reflection is probably about the right stage. Read more
Published 2 months ago by spacetrader
very ambient laid back mood/soundscape music
I think when Eno made the bits n pieces for this album, he was thinking more of those empty parts of certain artistic films that show short shots of landscapes and settings -... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. F. M. Havicon
The one that missed the mark
I have always been interested in Brian Eno's work but, until recently, was never brave enough to buy anything. I bought this, Apoloo and Ambient 4: On Land. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Big G
It's too easy to compute your future
Ah, music for films. There was a time in the eighties when the music press - in the absence of anything intelligent to say about a piece of instrumental music - used to go "it's... Read more
Published 20 months ago by G. O'Doherty
interlude rather thanambience
More interlude than full ambiance, The pieces are shorter and more instrument based but still with the hypnotic feel of the ambient series. Read more
Published 20 months ago by dub cuts
Cinema Verite indeed
This CD re-release has slightly different otrack order to the original vinyl--but this has no effect on the whole. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. R. Liddle
Haunting melodies create a soothing ambience.
These 18 brief tracks seem to merge seamlessly with one another, gradually creating an atmosphere that is at once melancholy and soothing. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2001
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