Rivers and Tides (soundtrack)

Rivers and Tides
Rivers and Tides
Soundtrack album by Fred Frith
Released	2003
Recorded	2002, Germany
Genre	Chamber music; experimental music;
Length	40:51
Label	Winter & Winter (Germany)
Producer	Fred Frith
Fred Frith chronology
Music for Film series chronology

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 ^[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 , and Wolfgang Stryi.^[3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review 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[]

All tracks composed by Fred Frith.

"Part I" – 10:08
"Part II" – 3:10
"Part III" – 2:22
"Part IV" – 1:25
"Part V" – 4:40
"Part VI" – 4:15
"Part VII" – 11:31
"Part VIII" – 3:20

Personnel[]

Fred Frith – guitar, samples, violin, piano, berimbao
– double bass
– percussion
Wolfgang Stryi – soprano saxophone, bass clarinet

Sound and art work[]

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

References[]

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

^ 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 2016-05-29.
^ "Rivers and Tides". riversandtides.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Credits "Rivers and Tides"". riversandtides.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Waxman, Ken. "Fred Frith, Rivers and Tides". Jazzword reviews. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Westergaard, Sean. Rivers and Tides: Working With Time at AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-02-13.

[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 2016-05-29.

[2] "Rivers and Tides". riversandtides.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

[credits-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Credits "Rivers and Tides"". riversandtides.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

[jazzword-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Waxman, Ken. "Fred Frith, Rivers and Tides". Jazzword reviews. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

[allmusic-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Westergaard, Sean. Rivers and Tides: Working With Time at AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-02-13.

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