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Showing posts with label soundtracks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soundtracks. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Friday, December 15, 2006
Favorite Instrumental Albums
I used to collect movie soundtracks because I love to study with background music. That love to work with music continues and I do find that instrumental stuff still works best as it allows a person to not be distracted with lyrics. I have discovered over time that music allows me to be more easily inspired & creative than simply just focusing on my work.
The Last of the Mohicans is one of those soundtracks that captured me back in 1992 - interestingly it was also background music to some of my dates with my then future wife! I also enjoyed soundtracks a little on the weird side - like the soundtrack from Twin Peaks.
If everyone remembers that David Lynch produced series, you will know what creative weirdness the music supported. It has a cool laid-back jazz feel to it and I find I still play it when I'm in more of a bluesy-jazz mood.
A recent soundtrack that I listen to from time to time is from the movie The Motorcycle Diaries - the Spanish-influenced music matches the incredible story & cinema photography of the film.
I mentioned in my previous post the powerfulness of Friday Night Light's soundtrack which was performed by Explosions in the Sky. Interestingly, as I post this - I'm listening to a similarly styled atmospheric electronica band - God Is An Astronaut - great ethereal quality to it! I think my love of the instrumental began with Joe Satriani's masterpiece Surfing With The Alien back in 1988. 
Satch's music may not be the trend of the 2000s but it still resonates with me how he allows his guitars to be a conduit for creative wanderings - musings if you will! Track 4 "Always With Me, Always With You" was played at our wedding by my friends Mike Janzen & Jay Kehler. Also coincidently, as I check out the cover of the cd, I have a ticket stub of when I saw Satch & guests perform at the Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall on July 13, 1990.
Other instrumental albums/artists that I have collected (note the variety of styles) over the years include: Phil Keaggy, Bruce Cockburn, Moby, Sigur Rós, The Album Leaf, Andy Hunter, Daniel Lanois, Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits fame), and of course my multiple jazz cds like Coltrane, Robin Nolan Trio, etc.
Any favorite instrumental albums or soundtracks that you treasure and would want to have with you on a desert island?
The Last of the Mohicans is one of those soundtracks that captured me back in 1992 - interestingly it was also background music to some of my dates with my then future wife! I also enjoyed soundtracks a little on the weird side - like the soundtrack from Twin Peaks.
If everyone remembers that David Lynch produced series, you will know what creative weirdness the music supported. It has a cool laid-back jazz feel to it and I find I still play it when I'm in more of a bluesy-jazz mood.
A recent soundtrack that I listen to from time to time is from the movie The Motorcycle Diaries - the Spanish-influenced music matches the incredible story & cinema photography of the film.
I mentioned in my previous post the powerfulness of Friday Night Light's soundtrack which was performed by Explosions in the Sky. Interestingly, as I post this - I'm listening to a similarly styled atmospheric electronica band - God Is An Astronaut - great ethereal quality to it! I think my love of the instrumental began with Joe Satriani's masterpiece Surfing With The Alien back in 1988. 
Satch's music may not be the trend of the 2000s but it still resonates with me how he allows his guitars to be a conduit for creative wanderings - musings if you will! Track 4 "Always With Me, Always With You" was played at our wedding by my friends Mike Janzen & Jay Kehler. Also coincidently, as I check out the cover of the cd, I have a ticket stub of when I saw Satch & guests perform at the Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall on July 13, 1990.Other instrumental albums/artists that I have collected (note the variety of styles) over the years include: Phil Keaggy, Bruce Cockburn, Moby, Sigur Rós, The Album Leaf, Andy Hunter, Daniel Lanois, Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits fame), and of course my multiple jazz cds like Coltrane, Robin Nolan Trio, etc.
Any favorite instrumental albums or soundtracks that you treasure and would want to have with you on a desert island?
Monday, December 06, 2004
Soundtrack...
Hmmm...well i'm stuck marking papers so no time for a deep musing at this time. Instead - here's the current soundtrack (done in pairs) of my life - Death Cab For Cutie's "Expo 86" & "Transatlanticism" - two emo tunes I'm just loving! Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle" & "The World You Love" give me some great drivin' tunes! Of course - U2's latest - in particular "Fast Cars" & "All Because of You" - great upbeat rock numbers...Then there is the ethereal electronica category of musik - Andy Hunter's "The Wonder of You" & "Go" along with Moby's "Everloving" & "Love of Strings." Coldplay's "God Put A Smile" and "Clocks" still give me musical chills! I'll top it off with a new shoegazer listen for me from the Radiohead-like band Muse "Time Is Running Out" & "Sing For Absolution."
Hmmm - I think i'll make a burn of this current soundtrack of my life!
Hmmm - I think i'll make a burn of this current soundtrack of my life!
Monday, September 06, 2004
It begins...
Yes - it has begun! College. After a rainy labour day weekend, I made my presence known to the parents of my future students this evening at a welcome dinner & orientation. Am I ready? No - I still need some divine intervention I suppose but I'm sure once I'm back in the classroom I will feel more centred.
My hope is that I will continue to inspire young minds to do great things - to pursue whatever they are called to do in this life. BTW - my soundtrack for this blog entry is Moby's - We Are All Made Of Stars "...no one can stop us now because we are made of stars" It's a song that for me describes the start of a new year. Many challenges lie ahead but it is encouraging to know that there is a purpose for it all. That there is an intent for these created bodies made of the same matter as the glowing night sky! God matter.
It begins...
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My hope is that I will continue to inspire young minds to do great things - to pursue whatever they are called to do in this life. BTW - my soundtrack for this blog entry is Moby's - We Are All Made Of Stars "...no one can stop us now because we are made of stars" It's a song that for me describes the start of a new year. Many challenges lie ahead but it is encouraging to know that there is a purpose for it all. That there is an intent for these created bodies made of the same matter as the glowing night sky! God matter.
It begins...
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