Koyaanisqatsi: Redux

[LlorenRauss]

Why is it that everyone thinks this is the most BRILLIANT song to put to any footage. There are other great songs out there, you know? Requiem for a Dream was decent, but if you'd like to stick to Clint Mansell there are other great works, such as Glory? Sick of hearing this every where I go.

[Toxicbell]

Very nice experiment.

[xbandvideo]

This scene in Koyaanisqatsi made me feel like people were hot dogs.

Watching your version with the different music (before it changes to Zoo York), it makes me feel like we are slaves.

When it changes to Zoo York it makes me feel like a hot dog again.

[vaders501fist]

Great project to prove a point. It works for me.

[GordonEickReels]

Ah, I saw this for the first time stoned outta my mind in my Freshman year of film school. And this....this is....perfect.

[DonDubbelman]

When the less positive song started playing I immediately thought like: It isn't all that fun.

That made me realize how music and sound can affect your mood and look at the world...

Now I'm going to give my fingers a rest.

[Hagen892]

...amazing

[gandhi328]

brilliant. I think we need more depressing and thought-provoking art that reflects the growing technological malaise. Art (particularly music) has the ability to rouse people's deepest passions, but this can either be in the service of the system's continued destructive patterns, or against it. If people only find mindless entertainment in art, it will be just as much to blame for our destruction as the other blunders of technology.

[Bluehawk2008]

When I heard that second song from Requiem for Dream kick in, I could only think of a quote from a Kids in the Hall sketch: "we are all sausages!"

[agmoor2]

haha this is brilliant

[DEConnoisseur]

First song is the theme to the dating game, Spanish Fly by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Band.

[LostSoul135]

what is that first song?

[arvman666]

great job!

the funny music in the beginning even increases the threatening effect of the later music i think

[99Watashiwa1]

Impressive demonstation :) This is how I imagine being manic-depressive.

[gelladria]

this is hysterical. i love koyaanisqatsi but your take on the extent of the role of music is brilliant

[zaskarfilms]

Nice one - what is that music in the middle - I really liked it rsvp.

Check out my redux too on my channel.

[hannahbarbarian]

Middle music is composed by Clint Mansell and performed by The Kronos Quartet.

[zaskarfilms]

Thanks - will defintiely check them out.

[RhythmDroid]

Good job. Great example of the effect of music!

[lewcifer3rd]

hee eeh art...

[fahrmboy]

Fascinating ironies and contrasts created by suttle differences.

[tomqelectronica]

omg what have done to me fav film haha i like that song aswell lol brilliant didnt expect that and see why you did it lol lol lol

[cabomb]

This was great.

The power of manipulation of the week minded, comes to thought.

[amutjilani]

thats weird

but good

[GobBass]

Whoever came up with this....freaking genius.

[luno44]

I see "fun at work" then "slave to work" then back to "let's go for a ride."

[Aragond68]

Wooooow, they made TELEVISIONS in America?! So... what did all the Chinese used to do back then? ;-p

Interesting choice of music. :-D

[IAMNOTHUMAN]

Brilliant. It surprised me to see the impact the score had on me, on both versions, and the contrast between them. It's as if the images acted to heighten the impact created by the sound regardless of their actual content. Awesome experience.

Thank you for this.

[ProtocolRecords]

This track is "Spanish Flea" by Herb Alpert and Tiajuana Brass, for those of you who are interested.

[conlon1965]

as someone who loves the original film, i was still pleased to see this, as it highlights the way we allow ourselves to be maniputated by filmakers & musicians. they just get in your head and play with it, which is what makes it so great. i'm going to show portions of Koyaanisquatsi to some young people i'm working on a film project with - perhaps i can work out a way to show your version...?

[mistersofteeee]

Great work, definitely a bit different from the original Glass score! The Brass tune reminds me of a Sesame Street interlude or something, showing kids about the wonders of mechanization :-P The Requiem piece fits nicely too! I did my own 'redux' of the Cloudscape portion of the film, check it out by searching for "Koyaanisqatsi Cloudscape + Ulrich Schnauss"!