American Avant Garde Film DVD with Zorn music

[rodrigo]

Hello, surfing the Amazon I just found this:

www.amazon.com/Treasures-IV-American-Avant-Garde-1947-1986/dp/B001NFNFJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1256666220&sr=8-1

Anyone has info on it? Is there NEW Zorn music for all the films? Is it recorded live, in one of the Essential Cinema concerts or is it new for this dvds?

Thanks!

[HolgerregloH]

Comment on amazon:
"Some films here include an optional sound track of new music by Anthology Film Archives composer-in-residence John Zorn. This particularly works with Wallace Berman's "Aleph"."

and take a look in this thread:
offering.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=zorn&action=display&thread=127

[acephale]

Yeah, I already mentioned it, but it's useful to remind everyone this box set is out !

so, I have it now and this is an AMAZING 2 dvd set ! As an aficionado of experimental films, I'm glad some of these films get such a beautiful treatment, since (as you probably know) avant-garde films are not that well known.

Regarding Zorn's music, his music appears on 4 shorts (those of Joseph Cornell, Harry Smith, Wallace Berman, Marie Menken) and in the dvd menus. All the material used here has been previously released on his tzadik cd's BUT don't miss this dvd, you're in for a treat ! Mind-blowing sounds & visuals !

[rodrigo]

So, this is not the music from the Essential Cinema concerts nor new music at all... I hope we'll see a Filmworks Essential Cinema release by Electric Masada soon...