TORUK - The First Flight

Not my favorite, but still good

Saw the Cirque de Soleil show life and loved the music, so I ordered it and it is great!

I saw the show and it was amazing. This CD has captured it. I enjoy listening to it.

Like the show itself, the music feels simultaneously on your skin and ethereally distant, transporting one to another world.

Excellent cd musique géniale

Where to even begin describing this unexpected delight? After a lukewarm performance on Joya, I didn’t have high expectations for Toruk. If I were asked to pick a favourite Cirque du Soleil soundtrack, the scores of Bob et Bill (Guy Dubuc and Marc Lessard) would never have been among my choices. Now, I would consider Toruk ranking among some of the most listenable, and ranking among one of the best.Toruk succeeds where Avatar didn’t - it distinguishes itself beyond the broad genre of ‘tribal’ music. The late James Horner wrote a surprisingly unremarkable score for Avatar; for a film with such acclaimed in its visuals and imagery, it certainly lacked distinction in its musical style. I would never be able to tell you what influences have been picked and make up the DNA of Toruk. It absolutely has a tribal feel and basis, but draws on electronic beats, complex percussive patterns and a huge variety of voices and instruments. Bob & Bill seem to hit their stride when it comes to creating a more cinematic and immersive feel for a soundscape.Typical of the pair’s work with Cirque, there is no big ballad or grand use of themes and motifs. There are fragments of both but instead, the compositions seem to progress through many movements within a single track. The only caveat is that some phrases seem under-developed, but the variety is refreshing and the result is a collection of tunes that manage to cover a lot of ground. The music feels like a fusion of works from Deep Forest albums, Tan Dun operas and Damon Albarn's scores for stage. As a little side-note for big Cirque Musique fans, this record has a few cameos from superstars including Julie McInnes, Isabelle Corradi and Christian Laveau contributing vocals - it’s really cute that they contribute here.On a whole the album is extremely unified and very listenable – there are a few brilliant tracks that distinguish themselves. ‘Lu Aw Navi’ is quintessential Cirque, a multi-layered percussive-electronic fusion that builds climatically through layering and caries the central theme of the album, and ‘Direhorses’ is an absolute revelation – a jaunty and celebratory string arrangement that is extremely emotive and elating. The new singers to the Cirque catalogue including Cumie Dunio and Elsieanne Caplette have excellent voices that blend and transcend around the music, and I hope these talented ladies end up on more Cirque recordings.On a whole the album is dynamic, rhythmic and enjoyable, and a terrific offering for Cirque to have in their catalogue. Finally, we have another Cirque du Soleil soundtrack that lifts us up and takes us to another world.

excellent

da ich schlecht warten kann, wenn es was Neues vom Cirque du Soleil gibt, habe ich mir die CD in den USA bestellt... sie ist anders, ganz anders als all die anderen soundtracks der bisher vom Cirque auf die Bühne gebrachten shows... und doch wieder typisch Cirque du Soleil. Ich denke, die Musik lässt erahnen, was für eine Wahnsinns-show der Cirque hier auf die Beine gebracht hat und macht eindeutig Lust auf mehr.Wer den Cirque du Soleil und seine Musik liebt wird sie haben wollen.

I actually thought I was ordering the DVD. Hahaha! The sound track loses a bit when you can't see the act that it goes with it.

super merci

ras ,c'est un peu spécial comme musique mais bon, au fur et à mesure les musiques changent et l'esprit du cirque du soleil s'essouffle