The Da Vinci Project

by Da Vinci Project

Overview

Here it comes. Of course, almost everyone's been on this path since The Da Vinci Code took off as a runaway bestseller. The Da Vinci Project was commissioned by Sony/BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands) to Jan Kisjes, a composer, producer, arranger, and studio ace who has done extensive work in television and cinema. While reading the book on holiday he claims he began hearing melodies in his head according with the different episodes in the book. The result is a mess, and not a glorious one. Here, French (thanks to Frederic Dorfmann in his best Serge Gainsbourg interpretation), English, and Scottish -- ? -- (courtesy Andrea McNeill's lovely Scottish brogue) meld with monastic-sounding male and female choirs, classical music (strings), and of course tawdry loops in original songs and themes to denote the "sacred feminine" oppressed by Christianity for the past 2000 years. Musically, Phil Cunningham's whistles are beautiful. There are many elements here that would be suitable for some project, but this one doesn't get off the ground, let alone stay afloat, unlike the music inspired by The Passion of the Christ, which was expertly chosen and assembled by Mel Gibson (no matter what you think of the guy he knew exactly what he wanted and has great musical taste). The songs on the Da Vinci Project are so bad, in some cases -- "The Sword and the Chalice" in particular -- it's almost impossible not to laugh. This album was designed to cash in, and maybe it will, but not for its quality; it will because it is linked to something that is a phenomenon. This project reaches the consumer as a positively cynical act, and this music, lacking in quality, vision, and even honest emotion, is proof of that. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	05/02/2006
Label:	Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0828768258828
Rank:	195257

Tracks

1. Ainsi Tout a Commenc¿¿ (Sic Est Inceptum)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
2. Fear of the Unknown (Metus Ignotorum)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
3. Eglise Saint-Sulpice (Ecclesia 'Saint-Sulpice')  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
4. The Sword and the Chalice (Gladius et Calyx)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
5. Sectio Divina (Sectio Diuina)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
6. Le Po¿¿me de La Croix Gemm¿¿e (Poema Crux Gemmata)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
7. Crux Gemmata  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
8. Window of Time (Fenestra Temporis)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
9. Forgotten Men (Homines Obliti)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
10. Roslin Chapel (Sacellum 'Roslin')  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
11. The Story of Sarah (Narratio Sarae)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
12. Sarah (Sara)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
13. La Femme Est Sacr¿¿e (Femina Est Sancta)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes
14. Revelation O' the Truth (Reuelatio Ueritatis)  -  DaVinci Project  - Jan Kisjes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Da Vinci Project   Primary Artist
Irene Kleinjan   Choir/Chorus
Natascha Morsink   Choir/Chorus
Valerie Friesen   Choir/Chorus
Wouter Hamel   Choir/Chorus
Nienke DeGroot   Choir/Chorus
Wouter Kronenberg   Choir/Chorus
Peter Lightenmoet   Violin
Jan Wolfkamp   Drums,Percussion,Electronic Drums,Orchestral Percussion
Laszlo Tucsni   Violin
Jan Kisjes   Strings,Conductor,Choir/Chorus,Musical Director,MIDI,Piano
Merijn Dijkstra   Choir/Chorus
Anton Roelofs   Accordion
Robin Kisjes   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Leon Kuijpers   Piano (Grand)
Frederic Dorfmann   Vocals
Michel Van Schie   Bass
Brian McNeill   Choir/Chorus
Andrea McNeill   Vocals
Herman Van Haren   Violin
Merijn Dijstra   Vocals
Arleen VanWijland   Choir/Chorus
Phil Cunningham   Whistle (Human)
Lex Bolderdijk   Spanish Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Clemens Schmuck   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Jan Kisjes   Composer,Effects,Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Prop Design
Willem Coenen   Engineer
Jessica Lamme   Narrator
Eve McNeill   Narrator
Anne DeBruijn   Narrator
Jan VanAkooij   Project Coordinator
Cor Land   Effects,Prop Design
Frederique Ravalli   Narrator
Petra Kerkhove   Language Consultant
Debby Kisjes Rohof   Project Coordinator
Alan Ward   Mastering
Jean Claude Ngumire   Narrator
Jan Wolfkamp   Drum Programming
Frederic Dorfmann   Narrator
Brian McNeill   Mixing,Engineer
Andrea McNeill   Narrator,Language Consultant
Dick LeMair   Production Coordination
Barend Minks   Engineer
Michel Budry   Language Consultant