‘Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts’

Please bare with me as I’m about to reveal a new level of my own movie geekness … Philip Glass, in my opinion, is our greatest living composer. Having written scores of mesmerizing minimalist music for films, theatre, opera and symphony, Glass is someone I consider genius. From acclaimed director Scott Hicks (Shine, No Reservations) comes Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007) a documentary about the legendary composer to commemorate his 70th birthday. Scott follows Glass through one year of his life and career, documenting his work and his personality. The DVD has not yet been released, but I assure you this is one I will be checking out. While I imagine some of you have heard of him, I would assume most have not. So, here is just a short list of his work to further illustrate my fascination with Philip Glass:

Dracula (1931) — Philip Glass rescored the classic Universal film for its 1999 DVD release.

Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Powaqqatsi (1988), Naqoyqatsi (2002) — Glass scored this experimental trilogy from film-maker Godfrey Reggio, a must see. These films are tremendously beautiful both visually and musically.

The Thin Blue Line (1988), A Brief History of Time (1991), The Fog of War (2003) — Glass scores all three of the intriguing documentaries by Errol Morris.