The Sound of Apskaft - Apskaft Presents Battleship Potemkin
One of the more interesting use of music on the internet is the creation of soundtracks for various silent films in the public domain. Free Albums Galore has featured a few in the past, noticeably The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Mabuse. However Apskaft Presents Battleship Potemkin, a new soundtrack for Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin, a 1925 masterpiece of cinema, may be one of the best. Using various musicians, the predominantly electronic pieces fits each scene almost telepathically, embellishing the action nicely. As a standalone project, the online album is quite atmospheric. You can download the album on its own through the link below. However, for full effect I suggest you watch or download the entire film. Apskaft is a collaborative group/netlabel that releases their works directly to Last.fm. You can check them out here.
Having watched “Battleship Potemkin” without the music some years ago, I can assure you that in my opinion Apskaft does more than embellish the action. This soundtrack multiplies the effect of the film and transforms it from a quaint relic to a harbinger of the modern idiom.
Comment by Rjeff — August 11, 2011 @ 6:36 pm
I totally dig this album. Can’t get enough of it really. Any idea if they have the other albums for the movie from the past?
Comment by David Adams — September 1, 2011 @ 7:50 pm
This is one of the best retrospective soundtracks out there… from what I’ve seen. The film was always good though, with or without music.
Comment by Matt Hall — September 12, 2011 @ 7:48 pm