Philip Glass - Prophecies / Koyaanisqatsi (Arr. for Piano Solo) / @coversart

Philip Glass - Prophecies (Arr. for Piano Solo) from the 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi directed by Godfrey Reggio. 1. Philip Glass - Prophecies (Arr. for Piano Solo) 00:00 2. Philip Glass - Prophecies (Live Rework) 08:27 Both takes were played on a vintage Bechstein model C grand piano. As is often the case, I didn’t stop there and recorded an extra overdub on the second take by playing some extra improvisation on the Nord Grand in split keyboard mode. (honestly, I am always stunned by this opportunity to use instruments from different eras at the same time - Bechstein produced in 1920 and Nord Grand, respectively, in 2020) Composers note: (from the Hopi language), n. 1. Crazy life. 2. Life in turmoil. 3. Life disintegrating. 4. Life out of balance. 5. A state of life that calls for another way of living. Koyaanisqatsi, Reggio’s debut as a film director and producer, is the first film of the QATSI trilogy. The title is a Hopi Indian word meaning “life out o