Released October 29, 1996 Juan Darién A Carnival Mass (1996) Othello
(1998) Release date 29 October 1996 Label Sony Classical Records | Length 59:50 Artist Elliot Goldenthal Producer Joel Iwataki Show Juan Darien | |
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Genres Classical music, Avant-garde, Avant-garde music Similar Elliot Goldenthal albums, Classical music albums | ||
The Obie award–winning score for Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass was first composed by Elliot Goldenthal circa 1988 when the musical first opened off-Broadway in a small former church and was subsequently reworked and refined for the on-Broadway release of the show in 1996.
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History
Goldenthal collaborated closely with the musical's director, and his personal partner, Julie Taymor to create a score that would complement the off-beat show; the score displays the composer's ability to blend musical styles with a carnival version of a Requiem Mass sung in Latin and Spanish, a blend of primal jungle calls and liturgical song with sharp-edged jazz and hints of minimalism. It was well received by critics.
Elliot Goldenthal had a small part in the actual show as a 'Circus Barker / Streetsinger'.
Track listing
- Agnus Dei (2:02)
- Lacrymosa / Mr. Bones Fanfare (8:56)
- Jaguar Cub Approach (1:48)
- Mr. Bones' Two-Step (0:55)
- The Hunter's Entrance (1:37)
- Gloria (2:39)
- Initiation (1:11)
- A Round at Midnight (1:52)
- Sanctus (2:08)
- School (3:51)
- Recordare (4:12)
- Carnaval (7:45)
- Lullabye - Lyrics by Elliot Goldenthal (2:47)
- Trance - Lyrics by Horacio Quiroga (2:18)
- Dies Irae (12:17)
- Lacrymosa II / Retribution (3:32)