Pruitt Igoe

[ciphergoth]

More than thirty years after its demolition, the grounds of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe housing complex lie undeveloped. Footage of the demolition of Pruitt-Igoe features prominently in Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi, and the name is given to the haunting and insistent Philip Glass soundtrack which accompanies it. I just listened to that track again; it is a powerful and moving piece of music that aptly accompanies Reggio's theme of the imbalances of modern life. It is thus fucking ridiculous to use it as accompaniment for a fucking car advert, as I heard it used last night just after the World Cup semi-final. Fuckers.

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[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

I picked up Naqoyqatsi for a couple of quid a couple of weeks ago, but haven't got around to viewing it yet ... which car ad got the Glass?

[(Anonymous)]

BMW ad (starring a 5 and 6 series).
Does anyone know where I can get the track please?

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Koyaanisqatsi sound track.