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Janos Gereben wrote:
>Richard Pennycuick asked about the soundtrack of "Eyes Wide Shut." Yes,
>the single note on the piano and an extended section of the music in the
>film are by Ligeti. I'll try to locate the specific piece and see where
>it may be available.
Could it be his piano concerto? (This thread sparked my interest in my
one and only Ligeti recording.) I just listened to it the other night,
and part of it reminded me of the piano notes in "Eyes Wide Shut". I
don't remember which movement, but I think it was the 2nd movement. In
the concerto, the notes were played in unison, many octaves apart --
very high and very low. This same ominous effect, btw, was used in the
Japanese animated movie, "Spirited Away", I think, as the motif for the
"giant baby" (my term -- I don't know what else to call the character).
Another movie that uses piano music similar to "Eyes Wide Shut" is "The
Game" with Michael Douglas.
>BTW, I hope Richard was struck by the music more than the by the film.
>It sure wasn't my cuppa, unlike Kubrik's other works.
I couldn't agree more. I think it was a dud.
Mike Leghorn
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