THE VIDEO SHELF · koyaanisqatsi
Philip Glass - Pruit Igoe (from Koyaanisqatsi)
The Pruitt-Igoe sequence from Koyaanisqatsi set to Philip Glass's 1998 re-recorded score, showing the housing project's demolition.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN mentions it as a favorite documentary scene and as a reference for the Pruitt-Igoe demolition.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Guntis
- Topic
- koyaanisqatsi
- Format
- music
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2014–2021
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I like his well known Pruit Igoe/Koyaanisqatsi music ( [VIDEO] ). But his recent work for a local small opera house named "Kepler" is off-putting ( [LINK] ).
frik on Hacker News · 2014-10
In Beethoven transformed music, but has veneration of him stifled his successors?I guess this boils down to what your mean by "inspiring"; let me give you some of my favorites by category: > Movies about people doing stuff, usually investigating something - makes me want to get up and get stuff done [1] Cold Case Hammarskjöld …
kratom_sandwich on Hacker News · 2021-01
In Ask HN: What is the most inspiring documentary film in your opinion?
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