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Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. His music is frequently described as minimalist, though he prefers to describe himself as a composer of “music with repetitive structures”. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, and is described by his biographer, Tim Page, as “the first composer to win a wide, multi-generational audience in the opera house, the concert hall, the dance world, in film and in popular music — simultaneously. ” Glass is extremely prolific and counts many artists, writers, musicians and directors among his friends, such as Richard Serra, Chuck Close, Doris Lessing, the late Allen Ginsberg, Robert Wilson, Godfrey Reggio, Ravi Shankar, David Bowie, and the conductor Dennis Russell Davies, who all collaborated with him. He is Buddhist and a strong supporter of the Tibetan cause. In 1987 he co-founded the Tibet House with Columbia University professor Robert Thurman and the actor Richard Gere. He has composed some remarkable scores for a number of films including the “Qatsi” trilogy by director Godfrey Reggio (“Koyaanisqatsi”, “Powaqqasti” and “Naqoyqatsi”), Paul Schrader’s Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Martin Scorsese’s “Kundun”, Peter Weir’s “The Truman Show” and Stephen Daldry’s “The Hours,” in addition to a number of operas (“Einstein on the Beach” and “Satyagraha”) and the quintessention of the minimalist tradition with “Music in Twelve Parts.”

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1	Metamorphosis One	715
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TinyPhilosopher wrote:
17 minutes ago

LOL ON TOUR

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the_last_czar wrote:
yesterday evening

pruit igone is also on the journey station in GTA IV

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javieeeeer wrote:
yesterday evening

pruit igone i so fucking amazing :D

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TheShadowstorm wrote:
Friday afternoon

Facades is fantastic.

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Izgrejala wrote:
Thursday morning

Yeah, pruit igoe. This song is part of the film Koyaanisqatsi

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LuciusFox wrote:
Wednesday evening

its so great MTF!:d

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Archer88 wrote:
Wednesday evening

Amazing guy.

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maramos wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

my first track on last. - piano solo 8:22 http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/Marcos+Alexandre+Ramos/_/8:22

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GoodxFella wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Pruit Igoe is outstanding!

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Bomber_Man wrote:
Wednesday morning

genious

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brunokf wrote:
Tuesday morning

I totally agree! Mishima is so great, it's undescridable

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EvaIsWoah wrote:
last month

Mishima is one of my newer favorites. There's something magical about it.

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where_is_he wrote:
last month

He is one of my favorite artists. His Illusionist soundtrack is brilliant! He is a master !

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Dyerzen wrote:
last month

is god!

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nickwish wrote:
last month

love the illusionist soundtrack :) [2]

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BANDITNATOR wrote:
last month

love the illusionist soundtrack :)

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EvaIsWoah wrote:
last month

athousand plays!

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gabrieldeluxe wrote:
last month

wau wau

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EvaIsWoah wrote:
last month

I'm almost at athousand plays!

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werkan wrote:
last month

gotta love the music and the pic

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