Michael Blackwood's 95 minute feature documentary from 1985 about Philip Glass as he was composing Akhnaten will be released by Orange Mountain Music on April 1st on DVD.
February 11, 2014
Richard Guerin
Richard Guérin is the editor of Glass Notes, a site posting the latest news about Philip Glass' music
(For some reason the video wouldn't play on this page, but by clicking on the title link at the top of the video window took me to the YouTube page where it played okay.)
Shocked to see Philip Glass smoking! I recognised the guy doing the sequencing (with the glasses) from the documentary 'Looking Glass'; guessing they've been working together for quite some time.
I hope the DVD will be Zone 0 so that people in other countries, like me, can play it too!
Posted by: Brinkley Kactus | February 12, 2014 at 11:36 PM
There are several photos where you can see him smoking: in the cd cover of Music with Changing Parts, in a photo in a book by Cole Cagne and Tracy Caras (Interviews with American Composers), in a photo at the Julliard with Albert Fine.
Unfortunately in Amazon the dvd is only sold for region 1
Posted by: Mario | February 13, 2014 at 04:51 PM
Been wondering when this documentary will be released, and at last it finally is!
Four American Composers: Philip Glass is another documentary that should be released on DVD too!
Maybe with the entire live recording from Sadlers Wells Theatre, 1982.
Thank you for releasing good stuff Orange Mountain Music!
Posted by: Tom James | February 14, 2014 at 04:11 AM
This image is under A composer's note, from Amazon !!!
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DhSpG1ZqL._SY300_.jpg
Posted by: S. Saintonge | March 26, 2014 at 07:06 AM
It happened the other way round on Amazon UK.
The 'Low' Symphony OMM recording was displayed, but instead had 'A Composer's Notes' as its picture.
Posted by: Tom James | March 26, 2014 at 05:24 PM