Balcancan Soundtrack

Kiril Dzajkovski - Balcancan Soundtrack
Soundtrack, Balkan Folk | Macedonia | 2005 | MP3 | CBR 192 kbps | 52,6 MB

Soundtrack for movie Balcancan made by Kiril Dzajkovski with guest performers like Pizzicato Brass Orchestra and Vlada Divljan.


The score for Balkancan, composed by Kiril Dzhajkovski, captures the ironic, humorous, and yet at moments tragic and elegiac atmosphere of the film. In recent years the composer has proven to be a truly prolific artist. Although Kiril's background is in electronic music, his work has seen him moving more lately towards contemporary classical, where his interest lies in music for films and theatre. The soundtrack for Balkancan is a beautiful mixture of contemporary sounds and Middle Eastern-laced aesthetics and influences. The music is mostly orchestral, using lush harmonies that remind me of Zorn’s Bar Kokhba, but infused with a healthy dose of humour.

What's really intriguing about this soundtrack are the various instrumental backdrops for the film: the densely arranged, yet infectious opener “Monte Union“, the Morricone-inspired track “Bar-Bari“, the funky “The Legend of Trendafil Karanfilov.“ There are fireworks, too, such as the gypsy brass tunes (performed by the Pizzicato Orchestra), where the band takes the main theme, mashes it up, and runs with it on the heels of their trumpets. Joining for this endeavor is the band Project Zlust, which broadens the spectrum of Kiril's compositions with arrangements for strings, percussion, sax, guitars, and clarinet. There is a special appearance by Kiril’s old collaborator from the Apparatchiks project, Vlada Divljan, who sings on the closing track, “Baba Zumbula” (a big hit in Macedonia and Serbia).

The album is consistently impressive, and in addition to the aforementioned tunes, the highlights also include “Santino’s Coming,” “Good Night, Bro,” and ”Finding El Dorado.” Even though Balkancan is not as striking as his previous work on Dust, Kiril’s genius as both composer and arranger is nevertheless in full evidence, and this recording is clearly one of his best efforts to date.

Tracklist:
01 Monte Union
02 Bar-Bari
03 The Legend of Trendafil Karanfilov
04 To the Sea
05 Finding El Dorado
06 Carpet Idea
07 Dr Safarafoff
08 June, July
09 Balcancan Čoček
10 Over Saturn
11 Santino's Coming
12 Meat Factory
13 Good Night, Bro'
14 Blue Idols
15 Baba Zumbula

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