In collaboration with Ancienne Belgique as part of the BRDCST Festival :
Mattias De Craene X The Holy Mountain
Saxophonist Mattias De Craene creates a new soundtrack for cult classic The Holy Mountain
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN
Alejandro Jodorowsky
MX, US, 114′, 1973, VO EN ST FR
Synopsis : After a series of trials and tribulations, a wandering thief meets a spiritual master who introduces him to seven rich and powerful characters, representing a planet in the solar system. Together, they embark on a pilgrimage to the Sacred Mountain to dislodge the gods who dwell there and achieve immortality.
Upon request of the Videodroom festival – a collaboration between Film Fest Gent and the art centre VIERNULVIER – he composed a brand-new soundtrack for the film. The original soundtrack was created by Jodorowsky himself and was played by jazz legend Don Cherry, among others.
Mattias De Craene’s soundtrack has since appeared on the album A House Where I Dream (VIERNULVIER Records), meandering between ethereal ambience and hypnotising folk, hearkening back to Terry Riley’s minimalistic compositions but also reminiscent of contemporary artists such as KMRU and William Basinski.