Submitted by jgervasi on
The great composer Carl Orff is mostly known today for his thundering "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi" from Carmena Burana (1935/6). This piece of music is used in films as shorthand for "epic" (see: Conan and countless other movies). My love of Orff's work began in earnest when I heard it used in the the 1973 Terrence Malick classic film Badlands. Malick used Orff's gentle and playful compositions that you can hear on Schulwerk (Music For Children, 1958) to marvelous effect throughout the movie. Trunk Records (UK), known for years as purveyors of the fine and weird in music, have just issued a deluxe CD -- running a glorious 85 (!)) tracks -- of Orff's work with Keetman and choirs. I've been obsessively collecting Orff LPs and CDs for years, and this is collection of merry and joyous music is one of the coruscating jewels of his ouevre. In the US you can score a copy (while it remains in print) from Forced Exposure.