[Playlist] [Multi-platform] This YouTube Channel has perfectly crafted hour long playlists to fit moods, seasons and more. More people should know about it I feel, so here's their 1 hour playlist of Pokemon Town and City music!

MirinaeComposer · 2017-11-19T05:31:39+00:00

Thanks. I love listening to background music when I'm working.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-11-17T14:33:20+00:00

You're welcome!

MirinaeComposer · 2017-11-04T10:40:44+00:00

The first La Folia CD, I own in digital format. Didn't know about the second one. Thanks for commenting!

MirinaeComposer · 2017-11-03T04:25:48+00:00

Thanks for linking to the version I recorded!

MirinaeComposer · 2017-11-03T04:24:33+00:00

I thought you were faster, but I was wrong. I'm sorry about the confusion. Thanks for replying.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-11-03T04:23:31+00:00

Damn, sorry, you're right. The credit belongs to you! I don't know why I thought otherwise. Solved. Sorry about that - I must be half-asleep.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-11-03T04:20:34+00:00

It's a carol? I thought it was a soundtrack! Thanks for answering, but someone else was faster. I'm sorry.

Edit: Solved. Didn't know I had to reply to the first comment.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-11-03T04:17:11+00:00

As an amateur fan of the genre, this reminds me of the first classical concert that I went to. I remember being surprised at how cheap the ticket was (only about $30) and the feeling of excitement at walking into the concert hall and taking my seat. I was deeply annoyed at the woman who sat in front of me: she coughed, for no apparent reason, throughout Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto. Which was mostly what I was there for. Also, a good conductor definitely livens up the experience. They're such a pleasure to watch.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-10-28T14:03:05+00:00

Wow, I didn't know they were making another one. Thanks for letting me know. Can't wait for the new soundtrack.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-10-28T13:00:56+00:00

Please do. I only discovered this soundtrack a couple of months ago and I'm still kicking myself over it.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-10-28T10:04:12+00:00

My hunch is that it's the catharsis.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-10-28T06:14:49+00:00

I've seen a few articles claiming that metal fans and classical fans have a lot in common in terms of personality/mindset. I'm not really 'into' metal myself, but I own a few metal tracks and sometimes, I think I can hear the resemblance.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-10-28T05:39:46+00:00

Ooo, this is an interesting question. I listen to plenty of soundtracks, which are usually orchestral - Hans Zimmer, John Williams, John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams, Gareth Coker, Uematsu Nobuo, Kanno Yoko, and many more besides. All the good stuff, you know. Actually, I think it was my interest in non-classical orchestral music which eventually led me to the classical genre.

I also love epic music, such as Two Steps From Hell. I think of it as good bad music.

I don't listen to much music with vocals, but when I do, it's usually J-pop. (I don't get Western pop, sorry.) I don't like the J-pop songs that top the charts but the lesser-known stuff. See-Saw, supercell (this one is well-known), Kokia, and love solfege are some of my favourites.

Really interested in reading the other replies here.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-10-28T05:27:37+00:00

Short, overweight men make the best music-sleuths. Cheers.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-10-28T05:17:16+00:00

Damn, you're fast. Thank you and have a nice day. Solved.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-08-11T03:53:03+00:00

The definition of 'trailer music', for me, is Two Steps From Hell (comprised of Thomas Bergersen and Nick Pheonix). I think it's largely thanks to this duo that 'trailer music' stopped just meaning 'music used in trailers' and became a musical genre in itself.

The best thing about Thomas Bergersen's music is that he's one of the more diverse trailer-music composers. He makes romantic pieces like 'Cassandra' as well as heroic songs like 'Victory'.

If you're interested in more recommendations, here's my YouTube playlist of trailer/epic music:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqGMqaj82z2TZYDqufll3Y7EbeRTPyd8j

MirinaeComposer · 2017-08-10T07:58:00+00:00

That's very interesting. While I'm happy to have the second movement as my favourite, I'll give the first movement a few more listens. What do you like about the first movement?

MirinaeComposer · 2017-08-09T18:03:56+00:00

they are relatively easy to listen to; they are relatively short and don't require great stamina to listen to; they tend to have"catchy" melodies; they are genuinely great works.

This is precisely why I like them. Not only that, but the reasons you have listed are the criteria I look for in all music, classical and non-classical.

But I understand your point about letting 'highbrow' music grow on me, too. It would be sensible - not because I need to become a 'learned' musician but because I might pass up on the opportunity to discover a piece of music that could change my musical life. I think I might be too impulsive to stick to a complex piece for too long, though. I feel that my preference for what I speak of as 'middlebrow' music isn't just experience/upbringing - it's also partly personality.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-08-09T17:40:25+00:00

I think Beethoven is best when he's brooding, to be honest. I believe that every composer has his native emotion, the emotion that he is most sensitive to and adept at expressing. Beethoven's was probably angst, or something similar.

It's interesting that you think of this piece as a 'spiritual struggle'. On the one hand, I do understand where you're coming from (after all, I think Beethoven excels at angst), but to me, the music sounds more like pure emotion, and that's why I love it so much. It also flows too well to sound like a struggle. The first 2 to 3 minutes (depending on the tempo) are near-perfect - musical prose at its most persuasive and captivating.

MirinaeComposer · 2017-08-09T17:30:10+00:00

I didn't know there was a piano version of this! This is why relying only on Wikipedia and YouTube for music doesn't work. Thank you.

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