Library Composition

Solaris

Eduard Artemyev's score for Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972), built from ANS-synthesizer variations on Bach's Chorale Prelude in F Minor.

Cover of the Guerssen/Mirumir reissue of Solaris by Eduard Artemyev
Guerssen/Mirumir LP reissue artwork, from Artemyev's own 1989–90 re-recording of the score.Source
Type
Composition
Creator
Eduard Artemyev
Year
1972
Subjects
Sound Time
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Eduard Artemyev’s score for Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris (1972) is built on the pioneering ANS synthesizer, centered on somber variations of J.S. Bach’s Chorale Prelude in F Minor set against dissonant, formless drone — the first of Artemyev’s three Tarkovsky scores, preceding The Mirror and Stalker.