Cafe Oto, London, UKPhoto: Viviana Almas There are two halves to Mihály Víg, the Hungarian composer known for his collaborations with the late film director Béla Tarr. The first is the minimalist whose scores submit themselves to Tarr’s austere monochrome palette, extended takes and character… Read More
The underground music veteran Mihály Víg looks back on Hungary’s Soviet-era scene.Image: Balaton’s Károly Hunyadi (left) and Mihály Víg in Budapest, 1980s. Photograph by János Vetö Outside of his native Hungary, Mihály Víg is best known as a soundtrack composer. His work is closely associated… Read More
Mihály Víg — The Hungarian composer, actor and musician recalls his 40 year relationship with director Béla Tarr in advance of an epic screening. Photography by Balázs Fromm. Béla Tarr’s Sátántangó (1994) is glacial cinema. The seven-hour epic is shot in the Hungarian director’s signature… Read More
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