Touch the Sound is a soundtrack by Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie of the 2004 documentary film Touch the Sound by German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer about Glennie, who is profoundly deaf. It was released on CD in 2004 by German record label, Normal.
The soundtrack consists of musical improvisations by Glennie, solo and with other musicians, including English experimental musician Fred Frith. Glennie and Frith were filmed improvising in an abandoned sugar factory in Dormagen, Germany, and six of the tracks on the soundtrack were recorded in the factory. In 2007 Frith and Glennie released an album, The Sugar Factory which used material from those sessions.
Reception
In a review at AllMusic, Stephen Eddins gave the soundtrack four stars out of five, and said that "This is not a recording in which Glennie's virtuosity is on display, but one that showcases her sensitivity to the world around her, and that's a wonderful thing to hear."
Track listing
Source: Soundtrack liner notes.
Personnel Fred Frith – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals Evelyn Glennie – drums, snare drum, marimba, percussion, sheet metal, tom-tom, waterphone, wind whistle Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez – drums Ondekoza – drums, taiko Misa This – piano Saikou This – violin Jason "The Fogmaster" – foghorns Roxane Butterfly – tap dancing Source: AllMusic, Discogs
Production Location sound engineering by Gregor Kuschel and Marc von Stuerler Sugar factory recording (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 14, 19) by Jörg T. Schnabel and Patrik Höderrath Sound Editing by Christoph von Schoenburg Mixing by Hubertus Rath Produced by Filmquadrat Munich and Skyline Edinburgh Liner notes by Thomas Riedelsheimer Source: AllMusic, Discogs
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