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Eiko Ishibashi - Evil Does Not Exist
Posted: 7/28/2024 by James Clontz ( See All) Show: Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM(2024) Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film "Evil Does Not Exist" would not exist if it hadn't been for its soundtrack, composed by avant-garde musician Eiko Ishibashi. The "Drive My Car" director's original intention was to create a 30 minute short without dialogue paired with live scoring by Ishibashi, however, as production continued, the decision was made to expand the movie with a feature length and the addition of dialogue. The two bonded over the late Jean-Luc Godard, finding a "musical quality" to his work, perhaps best exemplified in Godard's 1980 film "Every Man for Himself", which, curiously, credits the man not as director but instead as composer.
Thanks to all of this, "Evil Does Not Exist" as a soundtrack is more than just supplementary, making it a worthy album outside of its (also fantastic) movie. Guitars performed by Ishibashi's partner, the legendary Jim O'Rourke, who also mixes and masters the record.
Recommended If You Like: film scores, electroacoustic, ambient, chamber jazz, etc.
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