Legend of the Wolf (Dan Gibson's Solitudes)
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Composer: Michael MaxwellConductor: Michael Maxwell
Performer: Dan Gibson
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1997-04-22
Music Label: Solitudes
Soundtracks:
- Silent Running (9:01)
- In the Den (7:33)
- Play Fight (8:02)
- Learning to Howl 98:53)
- Moving the Pack (8:08)
- First Hunt (7:30)
- The Beckoning (6:54)
- Rituals of Winter (7:49)
Music reviews of Legend of the Wolf (Dan Gibson's Solitudes)
Music Review: Travel to the Alaskan wilderness - close your eyes and relax
Rating: 5 Stars
I bought this CD when I was in high school from a display in a leather handcrafter at a Michigan flea market. Over the years I played it constantly, taking it with me wherever I went... it eventually got so beat up that it started playing funny... so, I did something I never did for any other CD before - I bought a second copy! It's still sealed, but if my original ever gives out, I don't want to be without this. It's that good.
Sure, we have our fair share of New Age wilderness + classical music/piano CDs, but this has by far been the most exquisite melding of the two I have ever experienced. From the moment you slip the CD into your player and the ambient wind blows across the snow, to the imagery conjured by the gradual buildup of strings and eventually piano, flute, oboe and french horn into a perfect backdrop for a pack of wolves striding against snow-covered pines... you know this is no ordinary CD. I've never grown tired of it, even after all these years.
I think that I am most impressed by the balance of sounds used in the CD, as in the lack of repetitive, bland ambient natural noises and the careful use of instrumentation to accent (but not overpower) the environmental sounds. The interplay between the piano and the wolves in (5) Moving the Pack is an interesting call and response... showing how Dan Gibson manages to bring to the forefront each of the elements of his Solitude when it is its turn.
The majority of the music on this CD is of a slower rhythm, and the ambient environment runs the gamut from snowy forest, thunderstorm, seashore waves and meadow. (7) The Beckoning is a very evocative piece, wistful and sad. It is an example, however, of how Gibson manages to maintain a driving rhythm and motion to his music without relying on heavy beats - it's an emotional propulsion.
I am glad to still see this CD in production, since that means others can still experience it. I rarely post reviews, but I needed to get the word out on this musical gem.
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