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 Maurice Sendak & Randall WoolfWhere The Wild Things Are Release Date: 2000 08 zz Running Time: 40:05 Label: CRI Rating:  |
This is the music composed by Randall Woolf for a production by the American Repertory Ballet based on Maurice Sendak's classic children's book -Where the Wild Things Are. So technically speaking, this is theater music for a children's play. But it's so much more. Randall Woolf, one of the most promising young composers of the late '90s, wrote music that stands on its own and owes very little to the language of standard children music. The heavy guitar (electric), complex forms, sometimes very atonal modes and inventive arrangements turn Where the Wild Things Are into a delightful contemporary composition. The child universe is present through a highly imaginative world of sounds, the occasional use of danceable beats, simple melodies and heavily-treated voices appearing here and there. Although very serious writing can be seen throughout this suite, there is a refreshing lighthearted quality to it that will keep the children's attention while entertaining adults. Thanks to a perfect meeting between classical, rock and avant-garde music, this album is full of surprises. François Couture, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Where the Wild Things Are, ballet~Overture: March of the Wild Things | Woolf | 1:30 |
| 2 | Where the Wild Things Are, ballet~Max Misbehaves and Is Sent to His Roo | Woolf | 9:05 |
| 3 | Where the Wild Things Are, ballet~Max Creates a Jungle Out of His Room | Woolf | 5:17 |
| 4 | Where the Wild Things Are, ballet~He Sets Out on This Boat | Woolf | 4:27 |
| 5 | Where the Wild Things Are, ballet~He Lands on a Mysterious Island, Sudd | Woolf | 6:52 |
| 6 | Where the Wild Things Are, ballet~Max Declares a Wild Rumpus, the Wild | Woolf | 5:49 |
| 7 | Where the Wild Things Are, ballet~Max Gets Homesick and Departs | Woolf | 2:40 |
| 8 | Where the Wild Things Are, ballet~And His Dinner Was Still Hot | Woolf | 4:25 |
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