{"title":"Zbigniew Preisner","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"melancholy","title":"Melancholy","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrand Canyon, the trip of a lifetime. You're locked in beauty, the memories of the limestone, the secrets of the mountains. When you approach them, you have the distinct impression that you're facing castles, monasteries, cities; but they suddenly disappear, like fantastical dreams, illusions, or mirages. You become a traveller in the land of dreams and Fata Morgana. It's a place where only Silence speaks. And it was this Silence that inspired me to compose \u003ci\u003eMelancholy\u003c\/i\u003e.- Zbigniew Preisner\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Preisner Productions","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50390070755659,"sku":"2177726","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50390070853963,"sku":"2188897","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cm9-iy_a88ed403_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726382308"},{"product_id":"effroyables-jardins","title":"Effroyables Jardins","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Colourful Storm presents \u003ci\u003eEffroyables Jardins\u003c\/i\u003e, a soundtrack composed by Zbigniew Preisner for Jean Becker’s eponymous film. Given limited distribution during its initial release, the soundtrack’s lustre has only strengthened and it is now considered a lost gem of contemporary chamber composition. An understated triumph of the oeuvre of Preisner, who closely collaborated with Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski and was responsible for the film scores of Dekalog, The Double Life of Véronique and the Three Colours trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Krzysztof and Zbigniew really found each other, as they were deeply complementary in their need of emotional expression,” reflects actor Juliette Binoche upon her work in Three Colours: Blue. A Colourful Storm cites no other film leaving a greater impact on them than Three Colours: Red. These would be the last films the duo worked on together, before Kieslowski’s retirement and untimely death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEffroyable Jardins\u003c\/i\u003e marks Preisner’s post-Kieslowski era of solo composition, shifting from devotional harmonies into a beautifully restrained style of neo-Romanticism. It is his second soundtrack for Jean Becker, following Francis Ford Coppola’s commission for The Secret Garden, the César-winning Élisa, and Edoardo Ponte’s Between Strangers. Its leitmotif - a delicate, sparse melody for piano and organ, appears only during the opening sequence and, like Preisner’s most powerful soundtracks, takes on a life of its own. Compositions for violin, harp and percussion are interspersed with haunting variations on a theme and a masterful use of silence. His music haunts the grieving Julie in Blue, soundtracks Valentine’s epiphany in Red, and evokes the sublimity of moments in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A Colourful Storm","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50532602380619,"sku":"2212339","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a0454075219_16_8735f752_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728125256"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/zbigniew-preisner.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}