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480. LotR fills my heart with the sound of music...

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Monday, 25. May 2009, 16:56:48

What do you think about music?
I think it's the power impossible to overestimate - it can move people quicker than the picture, the word, the idea. Well, at least some people and I'm certainly one of them. That's why I love film scores - especially the ones written by Yoko Kanno, who's my favourite composer in general (followed by amazing Danny Elfman).
Well, among the film scores I love the most, I can mention 'The Rock', 'Transformers', 'Finding Neverland', 'Le pacte des loups', 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World', 'Gladiator' and two Polish scores - 'Wiedźmin' and 'Bandyta'. Whoah, those scores are absolutely amazing!
Then, I have to mention games - I really like some game scores, recently I'm listening to 'Age of Conan' and I find it brilliant. Music is wondeful and I think I could swap my writing and drawing skills for the ability of writing music. I really admire people who can create something manipulating me in a way music does.
Because it does.
Anyways, on Saturday I went to Krakow, to see the orchestra and choir performing Howard Shore's 'The Two Towers' score. I lack vocabulary to express the beauty of one of my favourite masterpieces - it was so... amazing. Wonderful. Gorgeous. Definitely, one of the best experiences in my whole life.
Perfect. Just perfect.

Ach jej

Jedynym minusem koncertu była organizacja. I nie chodzi mi o magiczne dwie godziny stania w kolejkach, a o coś bardziej przyziemnego:

nie porozstawiano barierek, by ludzie mogli stanąć i stworzyć kolejkę, dzięki temu przed wejściem stała zwarta grupa dzikiego tłumu
obsługa była poniżej poziomu tolerancji (ochroniarz krzyczący do ludzi wchodzących przez bramę 'proszę się nie pchać' i nie dający sobie przetłumaczyć, że to ten tysiąc ludzi z tyłu napiera do przodu... tudzież ochrona, która twierdziła, że nawet do kibelka trzeba chodzić z biletem, bo 'znaczek na ręce uprawnia do wejścia na sektor, ale nie na imprezę' - i było to dla nich absolutnie logiczne)
konferansjera wytrzasnęli z najbliższej parafii
nie powiedziano nam, zmarzniętym na kość, nawet 'przepraszam'

No, organizacja była żałosna. Ale, mimo wszystko, było warto. Za rok będę tam na pewno.
Z kocem. I gorącą herbatą.
I może pampersem

479. Unchain my heart... :)481. Ms Brenda Malloy i macki :)

Anonymous # 25. May 2009, 17:31

Bachus writes:

I will need to procure this Age of Conan. Personally, I'm somewhat infatuated with the Red Alert 3 OST at the moment - wonderfully campy, yet maintains high production values. A fearsome combination.

Mona # 25. May 2009, 17:42

^^ sounds nice ^^
have you played the World of Goo? A lovely game and nice, cute music

Anonymous # 25. May 2009, 18:27

Bachus writes:

I haven't. I will. At some point. In the future.

Btw te captcha dla anonimów do wpisania są bardzo inspirujące na swój dziwny sposób. Poprzednio miałem "Marley clanked". Teraz jest "Jello wreaths".

Mona # 25. May 2009, 18:38

Heh

Nie wiem, bo się loguję zawżdy

ale faktycznie, brzmi intrygująco

scott cumming # 25. May 2009, 18:39

music is really important for the emotions... seems to bypass the brain and touch deeper feelings, an infinite repertoire. with vision, we seem to pass impressions through the intellect more.
also, live music rules.
glad you had a perfect experience.

Mona # 25. May 2009, 19:50

Thanks

I really love The Lord of the Rings and I really loved the gig. For me, music is absolutely amazing. Absolutely.
Do you like music?

Anonymous # 25. May 2009, 20:03

Bachus writes:

Hogwash. Visual media can be every bit as evocative as music. While music tends to be on the abstract side, pictures usually represent concrete ideas. That's the norm, but that doesn't necessarily mean you can't have a piece of music on a concrete subject (like, say, a love song, or an ode) or a picture that is open to interpretation.

Mona # 25. May 2009, 20:07

But I'm extremely prone to music. And sometimes it hits me so much it aches.
But you already know that

Anonymous # 25. May 2009, 20:19

Bachus writes:

I'm not sure I know what you mean by prone, but I was just arguing visual media is in no way inferior. I'm not disputing the merits of music at all.

Mona # 25. May 2009, 20:27

No, of course not - but I wrote that some people are easily moved by music, much easier than by picture. And I am much easier touched by sound rather than vision. That's all

Jan Olszówka # 26. May 2009, 21:41

It is impossible to write about magnificence of music, and generally about sound. Saying that music is nice, is like saying, that Sun is big. Of course it is truth, but it does not give the full insight of described thing. Therefore as many adjectives we use, it would not be enough to fully present full meaning of music.
So, music is R'yleh good =)
And "World of goo" rocks as well!

Mona # 27. May 2009, 09:11

Oui.

scott cumming # 27. May 2009, 20:12

i love music. i can't live without music. but vis a vis 'hogwash' most words are hogwash. but it's the impressions we receive from all the arts, especially, i think, movies, which combine impressions. a movie can change the direction of your life.

last night i watched, the new "la vie en rose" and felt real love and compassion for edith piaf, her sparrowness enlarged to eagle proportions because of her great gift (her voice).
the compassion i felt for her was automatic. it came from seeing how she couldn't handle it, her fame etc., and yet kept on performing. as if she owed it to someone... something.
the actress, marion cotillard did a marvelous job portraying pilaf.

Mona # 27. May 2009, 22:17

Yup, well, her performance was perfectly received

It was Piaf who sang 'Je ne regrette rien', wasn't she? Sha was as good as old Frank singing 'My Way'

Well, last night I watched 'The Sixth Sense', despite knowing the point as my dear husband told me the story... but I really enjoyed it. Have you seen it? It's pretty good and the 'I see dead people' moment sends shivers down the spine. Eeeek

scott cumming # 27. May 2009, 23:42

yes she sang "je ne regrette rien". i have a double cd of many of her most famous songs. that is one of them.

the sixth sense? i keep passing on it. life is scary enough as it is.

Anonymous # 28. May 2009, 05:37

Bachus writes:

@ArtMan: I actaully wrote a nice, long response here, but then thought better of it - I'd scarcely want a flamewar on Mona's blog. Though I'll refrain from addressing specifics, there is something about your broad assertions and gross hyperbole that irks me greatly, driving me to oppose anything you say by sheer reflex.

@Mona: The Age of Conan OST is indeed good.

scott cumming # 28. May 2009, 07:18

bacchus ever was a jealous god.

when someone rubs me the wrong way, i investigate. no doubt some fault of mine is rearing its ugly head.

to spare the gentle readers, i invite you to say what you will privately. did you actually write such a nice long response? i would so love to see it.

Anonymous # 28. May 2009, 13:25

Bachus writes:

That he was. I don't see what I should be jealous of though.

The response was long, though perhaps not very nice. It's gone now. Pressing delete and closing the browser usually is pretty final.

Let's just leave our little dispute behind. There's no point.

Mona # 28. May 2009, 14:06

Ehhh... there goes the flame...

Anonymous # 28. May 2009, 17:19

Bachus writes:

Why? Did you want one? I thought you didn't. I'm up for the next one then. I love flamewars. :P

Mona # 28. May 2009, 18:52

But just the sensible ones plx

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