Rivers and Tides (soundtrack)

For the film of the same name, see Rivers and Tides.

2003 soundtrack album by Fred Frith

Rivers and Tides

Soundtrack album by

Fred Frith

Released| 2003 (2003)
Recorded| 2002, Germany
Genre|

* Chamber music
* experimental music

Length| 40:51
Label| Winter & Winter (Germany)
Producer| Fred Frith
Fred Frith chronology
| Dalaba Frith Glick Rieman Kihlstedt
(2003)  | Rivers and Tides
(2003)  | Eye to Ear II
(2004)

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Music for Film series chronology
| Eye to Ear
(1997)  | Rivers and Tides
(2003)  | Eye to Ear II
(2004)

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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]

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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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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* Fred Frith – guitar, samples, violin, piano, berimbao
* Karoline Höfler – double bass
* Bernd Settelmeyer – percussion
* Wolfgang Stryi – soprano saxophone, bass clarinet

## Sound and art work

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* Digitally recorded and mixed at Jankowski Tonstudio, Esslingen, Germany, 8–9 July 2002
* Engineered by Peter Hardt
* Digital re-mixing and mastering at Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 30–31 January 2003
* Engineered by Adrian von Ripka with Stefan Winter
* Art and photography by Andy Goldsworthy
* Prints by Peter Postel

## References

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* Frith, Fred. (2003). Rivers and Tides [CD]. Winter & Winter Records.

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.

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