1988 soundtrack album by Various artists
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Original Soundtrack Recording Released 1988 Genre Soundtrack Length 53 :50 Label Fantasy
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Original Soundtrack Recording soundtrack album for the 1988 film of the same name , an adaptation of the Milan Kundera novel . The soundtrack is composed of various classical pieces by Czech composer Leoš Janáček as well as a Czech language translation of the Beatles ' song "Hey Jude ", performed by Marta Kubišová , and the traditional Czechoslovakian folk song "Joj, Joj, Joj", performed by Jarmila Šuláková and Vojtěch Jochec.
Background
According to a liner essay by Grover Sales , the idea of utilising the music of Leoš Janáček was first suggested by Milan Kundera towards the beginning of the film's production. Kundera's father was a concert musician and a proponent of Janáček's music. The two non-classical pieces in the film, a Czech version of "Hey Jude " and the traditional Czechoslovakian song "Joj, Joj, Joj", were chosen to reflect the utilisation of rock and jazz music as tools of protest against the Soviet government during the period surrounding the Prague Spring . [ 1]
Track listing
Title Music Performer(s) 1. "Fairy Tale, III. Allegro " Leoš Janáček Jerry Grossman, Diane Walsh 2:47 2. "The Holy Virgin of Frydek (Grave)" (from "On the Overgrown Path ", Set 1) Janáček Ivan Klánský 3:24 3. "In the Mist , II. Molto adagio" Janáček Ivan Moravec 4:36 4. "Hey Jude " Lennon-McCartney Marta Kubišová 5:37 5. "Joj, Joj, Joj" A traditional Czechoslovakian folksong Jarmila Šuláková , Vojtěch Jochec3:06 6. "String Quartet No.2 " ("Intimate Pages", IV. Allegro) Janáček The Smetana Quartet 6:44 7. "Sonata for Violin and Piano , IV. Adagio" Janáček Sergiu Luca , Paul Schoenfield 4:37 8. "The Bird of Ill Omen Lingers On (Andante)" (from "On the Overgrown Path", Set 1) Janáček Klánský 3:49 9. "On the Overgrown Path, Set 2" (4th Movement, Allegro) Janáček Klánský 4:13 10. "String Quartet No. 1 " (Inspired by Tolstoy 's "Kreutzer Sonata ", III. Con Moto—Vivace—Andante) Janáček The Smetana Quartet 3:29 11. "A Blown-Away Leaf: Andante" (from "On the Overgrown Path") Janáček Moravec 3:35 12. "Goodnight" (from "On the Overgrown Path") Janáček Radoslav Kvapil 3:13 13. "Idyll for String Orchestra , V. Adagio" Janáček The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 3:28 Total length: 53:50
References
^ The Unbearable Lightness of Being Original Soundtrack Recording (booklet). Fantasy Records. 1988. pp. 3– 6.
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