Philip Glass - Music for Film (Dirk Brossé)

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Composer: Philip Glass

1. The Poet Acts (from "The Hours")
2. Morning Passages (from "The Hours")
3. The Hours (from "The Hours")
4. Theme (from "The Illusionist")
5. Suite (from "No Reservations")
6. Title Music (from "Hamburger Hill")
7. Assault (from "Hamburger Hill")
8. End Credits (from "Hamburger Hill")
9. Invitation (from "The Fog of War")
10. Main Title (from "Secret Window")
11. Duet (from "Stoker")
12. Theme (from "The Secret Agent")
13. The Birth of the Fawn (from "Animals in Love")
14. I Knew Her (from "Notes on a Scandal")
15. End Credits (from "Cassandra's Dream")
16. Koyaanisqatsi (from "Koyaanisqatsi")
17. Intensive Time (from "Naqoyqatsi")
18. Dreaming of Fiji (from "The Truman Show")
19. Truman Sleeps (from "The Truman Show")
20. Raising the Sail (from "The Truman Show")
21. Opening (from "Mishima")
22. November 25: Morning (from "Mishima")
23. Main Titles (from "Taking Lives")
24. Costa Moving Out (from "Taking Lives")
25. Car Chase (from "Taking Lives")
26. Helen’s Theme (from "Candyman")
27. Sand Mandala (from "Kundun")
28. Chinese Invade (from "Kundun")
29. Ending Montage (from "Rebirth")

Brussels Philharmonic

Dirk Brossé, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: Silva Screen Records

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Film Fest Gent and Silva Screen Records present Philip Glass: Music for Film, a landmark double-CD album featuring the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé. Serving as the first release fully dedicated to new studio recordings of Glass's cinematic works, the collection encompasses iconic Oscar-nominated scores alongside music from groundbreaking documentaries like Koyaanisqatsi. Crucially, the album includes over thirty minutes of previously unreleased material, showcasing archival premieres from films such as Hamburger Hill and Secret Window. Recognizing his profound contribution to film music, culminating in his 2025 World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award, this 24th installment in Film Fest Gent's ongoing series serves as an essential collector's item.

Dirk Brossé (b. 1960, Ghent, Belgium) is an internationally acclaimed composer and conductor whose career spans more than four decades across concert, film, and stage music. He has led major orchestras worldwide, including the London Symphony Orchestra, and was personally selected by John Williams as Principal Conductor for the Star Wars in Concert World Tour. Brossé has composed over 1,800 works ranging from symphonic music to award-winning film and television scores, including the Emmy-nominated Parade’s End. Known for championing cross-cultural musical traditions and cinematic music in orchestral settings, he has collaborated with leading international artists and received numerous honours, including Belgium’s highest royal distinction, Commander in the Order of Leopold.

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