The Official Music Created for Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Ambient Sounds of Ancient Egypt
Reviewed by Anala Rabari
The cover for this CD says The Official Music Created for Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Ambient Sounds of Ancient Egypt. All the music on this CD was written by David Mauk. All the tracks are under 5 minutes in length which I think makes them excellent candidates for a dance repertoire. I was rather disappointed in the liner notes as there was no information on instrumentation or how individual songs were inspired. I realize that since this is ambient music a lot of it was probably simulated instruments but it still would have been nice to have more information on what the composer was trying to achieve. Mostly I have listened to this CD as background music while at work or home and I have found it to be refreshing and relaxing for that purpose. For dancing it might take a more experience dancer to figure out what to do with this music. Most of the songs leaned themselves to quiet, seductive, mysterious, dramatic, or conceptualized pieces. I imagine veil, Isis Wings, or Rachel Brice style dancing to several of the songs. Some of my favorite tracks include Luxor, Ptah, Ka, Amarna, and Shu. On the whole I would not recommend this CD to cabaret dancers or beginning choreographers, unless you are looking for a nice relaxing Egyptian inspired ambient music CD. However, advanced choreographers, or dancers looking for conceptualized unique music should definitely give this CD a listen.