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Re: Musical advice - kinda OT, kinda not
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 12 Jul 2000 02:54:27 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
> > Eric,
> >
> > > Hey guys,
> >
> > 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...
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> > Scott S.
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> 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.
I agree that the lyrics can be distracting sometimes (especially Nine Inch
Nails)...depends on my mood.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Wagner if you like
Flight of the valkyries?....oh my....lol
> bombastic (make sure it is instrumental - the suggestion
> of John Boorman's Excalibur
I couldn't remember the composer but I also pop the movie in whle I am
sorting or building to get me into that Medieal frame of mind = )
> 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).
How about Firebird suite...lol
> 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).
Thanks, I was rushed and typed too quickly....
> A number of other good suggestions are out there already.
I agree = )
John
(who now spends all the $ that used to go for cds on Lego)
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> Me? Next time, Errol Flynn will be building next to me: Korngold!
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> Bruce
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| (...) 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. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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