Rivers and Tides (soundtrack)

Rivers and Tides: Working with Time is a soundtrack by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith, of the 2001 Anglo-German documentary film, Rivers and Tides by Thomas Riedelsheimer[1] about the British landscape sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.[2]

Rivers and Tides
Soundtrack album by
Released2003 (2003)
Recorded2002, Germany
Genre
Length40:51
LabelWinter & Winter (Germany)
ProducerFred Frith
Fred Frith chronology
Dalaba Frith Glick Rieman Kihlstedt
(2003)
Rivers and Tides
(2003)
Eye to Ear II
(2004)
Music for Film series chronology
Eye to Ear
(1997)
Rivers and Tides
(2003)
Eye to Ear II
(2004)

Frith composed all the music for the soundtrack[3] and incorporated sound clips of water from the film in the final mix.[4] The music has been described as chamber[4] and features Frith and a German trio of Karoline Höfler, Bernd Settelmeyer and Wolfgang Stryi.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]

In a review of the album, AllMusic had this to say of Frith: "Rivers and Tides demonstrates that Frith is not only a skewed pop genius and fearless improviser, but a remarkably empathetic soundtrack composer as well."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Fred Frith.

  1. "Part I" – 10:08
  2. "Part II" – 3:10
  3. "Part III" – 2:22
  4. "Part IV" – 1:25
  5. "Part V" – 4:40
  6. "Part VI" – 4:15
  7. "Part VII" – 11:31
  8. "Part VIII" – 3:20

Personnel

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Sound and art work

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References

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  1. ^ Ramond, Michel; Roussel, Patrice; Vuilleumier, Stephane. "Discography of Fred Frith". New York Downtown Scene and Other Miscellaneous Discographies. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Rivers and Tides". riversandtides.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Credits "Rivers and Tides"". riversandtides.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  4. ^ a b Waxman, Ken. "Fred Frith, Rivers and Tides". Jazzword reviews. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  5. ^ a b Westergaard, Sean. Rivers and Tides: Working With Time at AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-02-13.