Studied this in college, found it mesmerizing. Was used in The Tree of Life, with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. Enjoy. (Vltava (The Moldau) from Má vlast by Bedřich Smetana. The Czech composers most famous piece is a rousing symphonic homage to the Vltava river. Smetanas Moldau evokes the trickling origins of the Czech river, following its course through dramatic rapids and its majestic climax as it pours into the Elbe. In The Tree of Life, the piece is used to score the sequence showing young Jack (Hunter McCracken) at play with his brothers in their Texas neighborhood. The music underscores the pure, natural innocence of childhood as well as the unstoppable momentum of life. (The piece was also featured prominently in the trailer for The Tree of Life.)
Posted on: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 01:00:22 +0000