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1. A1 Koyaanisqatsi 3:30
2. A2 Vessels 8:03
3. A3 Cloudscape 4:41
4. A4 Pruit Igoe 7:02
5. B1 The Grid 14:50
6. B2 Prophecies 8:10

Running order of the main release. Pressings may split it differently.

• 3:30 Koyaanisqatsi
• 8:06 Vessels
• 7:04 Pruit Igoe
• The Grid
• 8:12 Prophecies
• 4:40 Cloudscape

Philip Glass's Koyaanisqatsi was originally composed as a film score to the 1982 Godfrey Reggio film of the same name. The [original 1983 album](/release/1342765) release of the soundtrack was edited down to 46 minutes to fit on a single LP. It was later issued on CD in the same, edited format. In 1998, Glass [re-recorded and released the full score](/master/811842) as a separate release. [The complete original motion picture score](/release/2156613) (with sound effects) was released in 2009. The piece called "Pruit Igoe" was named after the notorious St. Louis housing project, demolished from 1972-1976. Reggio filmed one of the 1975 implosions. However, it was generally known as Pruitt-Igoe. As such, the title was misspelled in all releases until the expanded version was issued in 2009.