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Sufjan Stevens
The BQE (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Album US 2009 on Asthmatic Kitty Records label
Classical and Soundtrack (Soundtrack, Classical, Score)
Comes in a three panel digisleeve with a 40-page booklet and a stereoscopic View-Master® reel. In the DVD title, the word "display" is misspelled "diplay". The BQE is a cinematic suite inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop. It was commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and was originally performed in the "Howard Gilman Opera House" in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the "Next Wave Festival" in October of 2007. Live recording at Legacy Studios, New York City. Additional recording at Sufjan's office in Brooklyn. The BQE film was shot on 16mm and 8 mm film (Bolex H16 REX-5, Arri 16BL and Canon 518 SV Super 8) On disc (CD): © ℗ 2009 Asthmatic Kitty Records © (published by) 2009 New Jerusalem Music / ASCAP On disc (DVD): © ℗ 2009 Asthmatic Kitty Records On back of digisleeve: © (published by) 2009 New Jerusalem Music / ASCAP © ℗ 2009 AKR 278
Musicians
 | Sufjan Stevens , *1975 US liner notes, mixed by, music by, performer, everything else, layout, design, artwork, color therapy, illustration, illustrations, photography by, amateur photography by, recorded by, additional recording by, album by, cinematographer |
 | Jay Hassler , bass clarinet, clarinet |
 | Yuuki Matthews syn, b, US bass, drum programming, beats |
 | Damian Primis b, bassoon |
 | Jody Redhage vc, voc, US cello |
 | Maria Bella Jeffers vc, cello |
 | Hideaki Aomori cl, bcl, sax, US clarinet |
 | Michael Atkinson frh, US conductor, copyist, score editor, music editor |
 | Alan Hampton b, voc, double bass, upright |
 | Mat Fieldes b, eb, cb, US double bass, upright |
 | Matt Moran vib, US drums, percussion |
 | James McAlister syn, dr, perc, US drums, percussion, drum programming, effects, sound effects, synthesizer, synthesizers, sequencer, sequencing, recorded by, additional recording by |
 | Casey Foubert g, electric guitar, recorded by, additional recording by |
 | Alex Sopp fl, US flute, alto flute, piccolo flute |
 | Sato Moughalian fl, flute, piccolo flute |
 | Theo Primis frh, alp, US french horn |
 | Arthur Sato , oboe |
 | Ben Lanz tb, g, US trombone |
 | Tim Albright tb, trombone |
 | Josh Frank tr, US trumpet |
 | Kyle Resnick tr, US trumpet |
 | Beth Meyers vl, US viola |
 | Marla Hansen vl, viola, vocals |
 | Amie Weiss vn, voc, violin |
 | Hiroko Taguchi vl, vn, violin |
 | Olivier Manchon vn, violin |
 | Rob Moose vn, US violin |
 | Reuben Kleiner , cinematographer |
| Anastasia-Syan Pridlides , performer, as botanica |
| Lindsay Brickel , performer, as electress |
| Elaine Tian , performer, as quantus |
Producers
| Denny Renshaw photography by, all photography by |
| Lisa Moran production manager |
| Jeff Kirby recorded by, live recording assisted by |
| Tyler Van Dalen recorded by, live recording assisted by |
| Alejandro Venguer recorded by, live recording by |
| Elizabeth Meister research, research assistant |
| Sufjan Stevens film director, film editor |
| Malcolm Hearn film editor |
| Reuben Kleiner film editor |
| Blink Digital film technician, post-production magic |
| Bryant Fisher film technician, post-production magic |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Sufjan Stevens | ||
| 2 | | Prelude On The Esplanade | Sufjan Stevens | 2:56 | |
| 3 | | Introductory Fanfare For The Hooper Heroes | Sufjan Stevens | 1:07 | |
| 4 | | Movement I: In The Countenance Of Kings | Sufjan Stevens | 5:19 | |
| 5 | | Movement II: Sleeping Invader | Sufjan Stevens | 4:34 | |
| 6 | | Interlude I: Dream Sequence In Subi Circumnavigation | Sufjan Stevens | 3:33 | |
| 7 | | Movement III: Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise | Sufjan Stevens | 4:09 | |
| 8 | | Movement IV: Traffic Shock | Sufjan Stevens | 3:24 | |
| 9 | | Movement V: Self-Organizing Emergent Patterns | Sufjan Stevens | 3:45 | |
| 10 | | Interlude II: Subi Power Waltz | Sufjan Stevens | 0:28 | |
| 11 | | Interlude III: Invisible Accidents | Sufjan Stevens | 0:54 | |
| 12 | | Movement VI: Isorhythmic Night Dance With Interchanges | Sufjan Stevens | 3:17 | |
| 13 | Movement VII (Finale): The Emperor Of Centrifuge | Sufjan Stevens | 3:51 | ||
| 14 | Postlude: Critical Mass | Sufjan Stevens | 2:59 | ||
| 15 | The Original Cinematic Suite In Widescreen Triptych Display | Sufjan Stevens | |||
| 16 | The BQE: The Original Cinematic Suite In Widescreen Triptych Display | Sufjan Stevens | 50:09 |
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