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Re: Musical advice - kinda OT, kinda not
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Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:15:41 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
> Eric,
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> > Hey guys,
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> Hey yourself!
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> > I was just wondering if any of you castle-heads out there can recommend • any
> > good castle building music??? Listening to the radio doesn't do it for me
> > when I'm building, and I don't care for silence. I'm looking for • something
> > that can get my creative juices flowing the right direction. • Inspirational if
> > you will...
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> > Thanks for looking!
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> Well, I am not a castle builder per se, but I found that soundtracks, like
> movie soundtracks, without singing, video game music, classical, etc. are
> good for building. A lot of loud singing / etc. does distract sometimes.
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> Scott S.
I'd agree with that. If they are singing (at least in a language I can halfway
follow) I get distracted. Virtually all the art courses I took in college used
instrumentals.
To answer your question, Eric, it depends on what you are looking for. Yes, I
know, but "castle building music" actually covers a broad area, depending on
your mood and personality. Period music? Go down to your favorite music store
- you'll probably be able to find a medieval and ren... (oh dang, I forget!)
renaissance (that looks right) section within the classical recordings. Lutes,
recorders, dulcimers all work.
If you want something more stirring, movie music works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
(The Sea Hawk, The Adventures of Robin Hood), Bernard Hermann, John Williams
all come to mind.
Wagner if you like bombastic (make sure it is instrumental - the suggestion
of John Boorman's Excalibur is refering to both this and Carl Orf's "Carmen
Burana" if I remember the spelling). Thematically he seems closer to medieval
skullduggery than most classic composers, but choose your favorite (though I'm
not sure what kind of castle would emerge from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring).
Some of the new ageish textured music might work such as Michael Oldfield,
Vangelis (who did Blade Runner, not Tangerine Dream, though they are
interesting too).
A number of other good suggestions are out there already.
Me? Next time, Errol Flynn will be building next to me: Korngold!
Bruce
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| (...) I agree that the lyrics can be distracting sometimes (especially Nine Inch Nails)...depends on my mood. (...) Flight of the valkyries?....oh my....lol (...) I couldn't remember the composer but I also pop the movie in whle I am sorting or (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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