Ulysses' Gaze (soundtrack)

The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4½ stars stating "perhaps no previous Karaindrou score contains the evocative power of her compositions for Ulysses' Gaze, the film about memory, artistic quests, and war... The theme associated with "A," the central character who serves as the Ulysses of the film's title, is a constant repetitive framework upon which small vignettes of European folk music and elegiac song are built. The effect mirrors the film's journey across a portion of Europe torn apart by political divides and war, but more importantly provides small fragments of the pure images of peace and beauty that are so essential for Ulysses to find".[2]

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All compositions by Eleni Karaindrou except as indicated

1. "Ulysses' Theme" - 1:25
2. "Litany [Variation I]" - 3:12
3. "Ulysses' Theme [Variation I]" - 1:27
4. "Woman's Theme" - 1:10
5. "Ulysses' Theme [Variation II]" - 1:11
6. "Ulysses' Theme [Variation III]" - 1:33
7. "The River" - 5:01
8. "Ulysses' Theme" - 2:12
9. "Ulysses' Theme/Litany" - 6:55
10. "Ulysses' Gaze/Woman's Theme/Ulysses' Theme/Lento/Largo/Dance" - 17:03
11. "Byzantine Psalm" (Traditional) - 1:12
12. "Ulysses' Theme [Variation IV]" - 1:33
13. "Ulysses' Theme [Variation V]" - 1:32
14. "Ulysses' Theme [Variation VI]" - 3:36
15. "Ulysses' Theme/Lento/Largo" - 5:29
16. "Litany [Variation II]" - 3:31
17. "Ulysses' Theme [Variation VII]" - 1:31

• Kim Kashkashian — viola
• Vangelis Christopoulos — oboe
• Andreas Tsekouras — accordion
• Sopcratis Anthis — trumpet
• Vangelis Skouras — french horn
• Christos Sfetsas — cello
• Georgia Voulvi — voice
• Lefteris Chalkiadakis — conductor

• Ulysses' Gaze at Discogs (list of releases)