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Eternity and a Day (soundtrack)

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Eternity and a Day
Soundtrack album by
Released1998
RecordedMarch and April 1998
StudioAthens Concert Hall
Athens, Greece
GenreFilm music
Length40:47
LabelECM New Series
ECM 1692
ProducerManfred Eicher
Eleni Karaindrou chronology
Rosa, Wandering
(1996)
Eternity and a Day
(1998)
Trojan Women
(2001)

Eternity and a Day is a soundtrack album by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou recorded in March and April 1998 and released on the ECM New Series later that year, featuring music for the film of the same name by Theodoros Angelopoulos.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4 stars stating "Impressively, the music stands well on its own, apart from the context of the film; that's the sign of a well-composed soundtrack."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Eleni Karaindrou except as indicated
  1. "Hearing the Time" – 3:08
  2. "By the Sea" – 1:47
  3. "Eternity Theme" – 2:18
  4. "Parting A" – 1:31
  5. "Depart and Eternity Theme" – 4:02
  6. "Borders" – 2:41
  7. "Wedding Dance" (Traditional) – 1:28
  8. "Parting B" – 1:30
  9. "To a Dead Friend" – 4:34
  10. "Eternity Theme (Variation I)" – 1:48
  11. "Depart and Eternity Theme (Variation I)" – 3:02
  12. "Bus – Part I" – 1:08
  13. "Depart and Eternity Theme (Variation II)" – 6:50
  14. "Bus – Part II" – 0:56
  15. "Trio and Eternity Theme" – 2:12
  16. "The Poet" – 3:04
  17. "Depart and Eternity Theme (Variation III)" – 2:34
  18. "Depart" – 1:57

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 17, 2011
  2. ^ a b Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 17, 2011