Buy the soundtrack here: http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/catalog/jnr88 Just some notes by yours truly: This soundtrack, by Chicago's Joan of Arc, was recorded in one-take, live, on the opening night of the 2011 Chicago International Movies and Music Festival in front of a packed showing of Dreyer's "Passion of Joan of Arc." Whereas Richard Einhorn's "Voices of Light" soundtrack is incessantly overwhelming and didactic, Joan of Arc's soundtrack allows Dreyer and the cast and crew of "The Passion" to take center stage while setting mild atmospheric tones that perfectly reflect the scenes. Listen, for instance, to 43:00 for the music which accompanies Joan's bloodletting: it's understated, letting the horror of the scene itself take center stage, while proffering simple hints to the ominous nature. Einhorn, however, attempts to usurp this silent film from the innovative geniuses (both terms are antonymous to any composition by Einhorn) who actually crafted this masterpiece. If you prefer Einhorn's soundtrack, either 1) you obviously can't think for yourself and need that absurdly diegetic soundtrack to do its work for you or 2) you haven't listened to a single significant 20th century classical composition (not the pop shit, like late Stravinksy, Gershwin, Copland, &c;) in your life and mistakenly believe Einhorn's composition is significant or noteworthy in any sense (whereas the members of Joan of Arc have, in their short acting span, significantly altered the history of rock music (not the pop shit, like whatever, Justin Beaver)). Even writing the name "Einhorn" doesn't even conjure any musical associations, just the voice of Jim Carrey screaming "Einhorn is Finkle! Finkle is EYE-N-HORN! EINHORN IS A MAN!" whereupon he subsequently forces himself to vomit. I only hear and see this scene whenever you illiterate imbeciles post, "Ya no I lyk da Voice of Light b3t3r". I don't like to respond to comments, but all of you wise commentators now know my opinion of your wisdom. If I was pettier, I'd censor you like the USSR did with Shostakovich, and Stalin also killed Shostakovich's close friends and family. Yours truly also synced the audio with the video. "Joan of Arc have always been an unpredictable band. In their 17 year history they have consistently side-stepped convention and expectation, often leaving less-adventurous listeners scratching their heads in the wake of their insane (and perhaps brilliant) endeavors. In 2011 Joan of Arc released their most conventionally "rocking" album in years, the Albini-engineered "Life Like". Now in 2012, Joan of Arc explore the other extreme: an epic instrumental soundtrack to the silent 1928 film "The Passion of Joan of Arc". You read that correctly, Chicago's Joan of Arc have written and recorded a complete soundtrack for the 80 minute classic French silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc". Recorded live on opening night of the 2011 Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, the new album "Joan of Arc Presents: Joan of Arc" is slated for release on April 10 2012. In this latest unexpected turn for the band, Joan of Arc have composed a dark, flowering sonic counterpart to the film's grim subject matter (which is a rather haunting depiction of savage religious persecution). Released on vinyl and digital only, "Joan of Arc Presents: Joan of Arc" is intended to be synced manually to the film all Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz style."

• published: 16 Jul 2012
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