tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post7107935370750320870..comments2014-07-18T06:42:53.624-06:00Comments on Sporadic Zen: “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” - Victor HugoSmurfs O'Malleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158709156713677929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post-19143989862801252162009-12-07T10:14:27.946-07:002009-12-07T10:14:27.946-07:00Smurfs!
I sort of stumbled on your blog, so I'...Smurfs! <br />I sort of stumbled on your blog, so I'm playing catch up with all of your posts. <br /><br />I wanted to suggest to you two composers (well, could suggest a lot of composers, but...) Aaron Copeland and Igor Stravinsky. Both were writers of ballet music (amongst other pieces) and both wrote rather evocative stuff. From Copeland: Appalachian Spring, and Rodeo are the two pieces to get (typically they show up together on the same CD's) as well as 'Billy the Kid.' <br />For Stravinsky: The Firebird, and The Rite of Spring. His music is much more robust and frentic than Copeland's, but very cool stuff. Not soundtracks in the traditional sense, but ballet music has a tendency to be very soundtrack like (which makes sense as it's narrating a story.)F.G. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post-19934512297918710322009-04-21T13:54:00.000-06:002009-04-21T13:54:00.000-06:00Once again I'm with you, I prefer soundtracks too....Once again I'm with you, I prefer soundtracks too. My favorites are the Lord of the Rings soundtracks, which actually have some lyrics here and there. Other favorites include the Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Stardust. I am a really big fan of David Arkenstone, a New Age artist that rarely uses lyrics but tells stories through the music. His CD titled Atlantis is about the best of the lot. For me there is a possibility of getting soundtrack overload then I have to put in something with some lyrics to break it up, but on the whole I'm with you on the soundtracks.The Seamons Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158901028344996247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post-5562445770140660262009-04-20T13:54:00.000-06:002009-04-20T13:54:00.000-06:00That’s where I find I’m different from a lot of pe...That’s where I find I’m different from a lot of people. As you said the lyrics speak to you, I find that’s true with the majority of people. For me, not so much. I guess I can puit it this way: Im more of a "Feeler" than a "thinker".Smurfs O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158709156713677929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post-25547243679087738182009-04-20T13:37:00.000-06:002009-04-20T13:37:00.000-06:00My favorite music has an excellent tune, but what ...My favorite music has an excellent tune, but what I really look for is something with brilliant lyrics that speak to me. The best music, to me, is almost a poem set to music.<br /><br />Of course, there's also the richness of classical music, when the entire orchestra tells a story of emotion without words.bluefishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480445920589350049noreply@blogger.com