Voices Through Time Aka Voci Nel Tempo (1996) Franco Piavoli, Patrizio Girardi, Emanuela Cobelli, Laura Carnevali

Franco Piavoli - Voci nel tempo / Voices Through Time (1996)

A perfect sequel to "Blue Planet" (1982), which takes a theme instead of nature - human. Another experience polyphonic film without dialogue, almost no music, unless it is embedded in action. The flow of the seasons in the italian town Castellari, from spring to winter, goes in parallel with the biological thread of human life, from childhood to old age. In the film, no characters, focusing on the people Castellari, he interweaves a micro-network, rich in emotions, often shown a plan, one gesture. Topics film - during the flow of things and events and the passage of time, and this and that - endless.

An ode to the cycles of life charts the passages of infancy, youth, maturity and old age against the seasons of the year in the bucolic Lombardy village of Castellaro.

Produced by Laurent Cugny and Daniel Richard for Orchestre National De Jazz. Laurent Cugny - Bandleader. Ranks alongside George Gruntz as prime European contemporary composer, leader. His large orchestra is remniscent of Gil Evans big band in final stages; his pieces have quirky, unpredictable quality, as do his recordings.
The album was recorded in studio and live in 1994 and 1995.