Brian Keane & Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Kelebek (2009)

With the Kelebek (The Butterfly) soundtrack, film producer Mahmut Bengi has brought Brian Keane and Omar Faruk Tekbilek together once again to create the music to this mystical and tragic story. The result is remarkable and moving. The score to Kelebek effortlessly flows from East to West, from orchestral score to traditional Turkish music, and into electronic sound design. The music moves just as effortlessly between moods, from mystical to tragic to suspense to folkloric or romantic. Whether it is the fusion of Jazz and red hot Middle Eastern musicianship of "On the Move", the beautiful melodic and harmonic East West mixtures of "Yusuf's Theme", and "Zeynep's Romance", the Turkish folk meets American roots music of "Teacher", the simple and honest oud and guitar collaboration on "Brother to Brother", the new age orchestra and spiritual Ney of "Butterfly", the moving and tragic "Yusuf Prays/Lost Souls" that employs Omar's older brother Haci Ahmet Tekbilek on Duduk with an orchestral adagio, Omar's haunting vocals over a multi layered Harmonium and Glass bed in "Losing Hope", the bizarre and wonderful combination of Richard Hunter's amazing harmonica playing with traditional Middle Eastern folk music in "Street Fair" (based on the Azeri folk song "Menim Canimsan"), or the Dervish updated to hip hop/ electronic trance "Deep Blue", Brian and Omar continue to push the boundaries of musical tradition while simultaneously demonstrating a respect and affection for those traditions and their spiritual origins.

Now in their mid fifties, Brian and Omar have continued growing in their own world's as prominant master musicians. This special two CD soundtrack album for Kelebek (The Butterfly) serves notice that their friendship and musical collaboration also continues to grow, and is truly enduring.

Film´s Web: Kelebek (The Butterfly)

DISK ONE:

01- Opening Title Sequence/Deep Blue/Lost Souls
02- On The Movie
03- The Longing/Yusuf's Theme
04- Shooting Range
05- Zeynep's Romance
06- Urgent Matter
07- The Center
08- Uyan Uyan
09- Teacher
10- Brother To Brother
11- Minefield Rescue
12- Halit's Theme
13- Camp Lessons
14- Butterfly

DISK TWO:

01- Hope's Struggle
02- Yusuf's Prays/Lost Souls
03- Casualties
04- No Turning back
05- Zeynep Visits The Police
06- Losing Hope
07- Street Fair
08- Cemetary/Yusuf's Theme Reprise
09- Ceep Blue/Credits

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Kelebek