It’s like taking a detour from your commute.
Some of the time I’m taking the original and subverting or recontextualising it, and sometimes I’ve gone off on another trip. So it was quite easy to find a common musical thread between what I normally do and what Vivaldi’s doing. “My starting point was the realisation that Vivaldi’s music was modular, it’s made out of little patterns, in the way a lot of post-minimal and contemporary music is in the way a lot of my music is. I wanted to get inside the score at the level of the notes and in essence re-write it, re-composing it in a literal way,” Richter explained.Ĭlick to load video “Some of the time I’m taking the original and subverting it … ” “I wanted to open up the score on a note-by-note level, and working with an existing recording was like digging a mineshaft through an incredibly rich seam, discovering diamonds and not being able to pull them out. He sought to do so in an accessible style that mirrored Vivaldi’s intentions with the piece, rather than to place a twentieth century Modernist imprint on it. The idea of recomposing and re-processing musical works was common practice in Vivaldi’s time and Richter wanted to reconnect with the piece and to re-start the conversation on Vivaldi’s work. Like many composers Max Richter was always fascinated by Vivaldi’s 1725 composition because, “ The Four Seasons is an omnipresent piece of music and like no other part of our musical landscape.” But he was also aware that for many, including himself, it had long ago ceased to be something of beauty and had instead become an ever-present piece of muzak. The Less I Knew is out now.Max Richter was always fascinated by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons An expanded companion work to The Less I Knew, The Heavyweight Champion of Dublin 8, is scheduled for release this autumn. "I think that's the brilliance of a great video, it can ask questions but not sink under the weight of them."Īnd if you're already wanting some new music from James - don't panic. On why you should watch the video right until the credits role, James said: " When I watched his finished video for the first time, it really made me question the reactions I'd had in real time as it was unfolding. The video itself shares the stories of six separate characters, but we won't spoil any surprises for you here. "Watching people go through something, not understanding until the end what is happening and what it does or doesn't mean." " Ellius came up with an idea for a video that played with the idea of reality so perfectly," James said.
The video for Hurricane was directed by James' friend Ellius Grace, and in a Q&A to celebrate its release, the two talked about what makes Hurricane's visuals so special. The next single from James' new album The Less I Knew, Hurricane is a gospel-tinged track, with heavenly vocals from a featured choir floating in to compliment the Irish singer-songwriter's voice. James Vincent McMorrow has just released the music video for his new single Hurricane - and he needs you to watch it right until the end.
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