Popol Vuh
 

I've been a fan of Herzog's Nosferatu for at least the last 10 years... but upon watching it recently I decided to look more into the (non-classical) music. Thus began my love affair with this wonderful band.

Firstly, I think it's a shame that they're pigeonholed into the Krautrock category, when only their first two albums (out of so many) resemble rock music. I imagine Herzog wouldn't have used them for so many films if they in fact were a typical moog crazy Kraut act.

The song 'Höre, der du wagst' has become one of my favorite pieces of music, ever.

The Hosianna Mantra album (their first to stray away from the moog) is staggering.

'Ah!' from Hosianna Mantra:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E4YW...eature=related

yeah they're amazing.

aguirre soundtrack makes me cry.

For me it's the soundtrack from Aguirre... the theme song is utterly fantastic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u7vzaqITMA

Unfortunately the non-soundtrack songs on the album aren't that great.


edit: yeah, what atsonicpark said. the opening and closing scenes of that movie are amazing.

Ohhh. Heart of Glass is easily my favorite Herzog film...

Heart of Glass is lovely... but apparently only one of the songs in it is actually by PV.

I LOVE In den Gärten Pharaos and Hosianna Mantra. Popol Vuh were great until Fricke went all new age on my ass.

When exactly was that?

I'd say mid-70's, about the time of the Einsjäger und Siebenjäger album.

It would seem that most of us in this thread would disagree with you then. Doesn't make you wrong of course ;)

hrm. Well, I actually think the Aguirre soundtrack is pretty exceptional, but I'm not all that crazy about it. I imagine it works amazing in the movie, which I still really need to see.

I have yet to see Aguirre actually. Love the music though.
I must say, if their score to Nosferatu is New Age, then it's the best New Age I've ever heard.

There are only two tracks from the Aguirre soundtrack featured in the movie... I don't really like the rest of the album.

That seemed to be the ongoing relationship between Herzog and PV. For each film he had them compose an entire soundtrack and then cherry-picked the songs he felt were most appropriate.

Somewhere out there there's a compilation disc with a lot of the stuff that was actually featured in the Herzog films, but I think it's long OOP. Someone should really reissue that. Or release a fuller release with all the tracks that were actually in Herzog movies...

I went through a huge Vuh phase when I started getting into Herzog, the problem is I can never seperate thier best music from the films it accompanies. I can't listen to the recvords, only can watch the movies.

They have other albums, silly!

This looks pretty neat:

http://boomkat.com/cds/374000-popol-...deluxe-box-set

**Super luxurious, Limited edition 5CD collector's box including 98-page hardback book** The divine music of Popol Vuh is inextricable from the Werner Herzog films it soundtracks. German label SPV have compiled their body of five full length cinematic commissions Heart of Glass (1976), and the Klaus Kinski-starring Aguirre (1972), Nosferatu (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Cobra Verde (1987) in one beautiful box set. Scoring Herzog's 'Aguirre', Popol Vuh, lead by Florian Fricke, established a longstanding relationship with the director, providing him with a milestone of electronic music which is still named as a masterpiece to this day. Fricke's innately moving compositions presaged the electronic ambient and new age genres, incorporating avant-garde classical, religious music, prog and krautrock themes into a substantial, harmonically rich sound. As fellow krautrock pioneer Klaus Schulze says "Here, he went on to create a new world, which Werner Herzog loves so much, transforming the thought pattern of electronic music into the language of acoustic ethno music" perfectly reflecting the films inherent themes of humanity, religion and nature. Over the next fifteen years Fricke's musical evolution was charted by his work for Herzog, weaving increasingly elaborate instrumentation into the electronic fabric of his compositions. Between his captivating choral work for Nosferatu, the operatic classicism of Fitzcarraldo, or the breathtaking lushness of Cobra Verde, Fricke and Popol Vuh inspired a generation and re-defined the art of the soundtrack. This box set is a tremendous testament to his accomplishments - grab one while you can.

thanks., tthey're brilliant

Yummy.

This is the only track I know of..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s316I8euYuE

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