The Red Lantern (opus 85 nr 2)

Circumstances of creation

The first performance by the composer took place on 8-X-2011 in the National Museum of Singapore during a film festival entitled Visions of the East: Asia through French Eyes. Albert Capellani's 1919 silent film, The Red Lantern, is a historical drama notable for its star, the famous actress Alla Nazimova. The film is a period piece set against the backdrop of China's 1900 Boxer Rebellion.

Score

see page 1 of the score Music for Silent Movies, original compositions by R Casteels

Recordings

link #1, extract #1: from 2'40" to 5'17"

link #2, extract #2: light the joss

link #3, extract #3: from 30'30" to 45'22"

link #4, extract #4: the irretrievable step 

link #5, extract #5: with the approach of midnight

link #6, extract #6: the end

see page 62 in the yellow cover logbook #4