Naïve Old Fart 9,445 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Do jwfaners have any music (scores, or other music) that they prefer to be seasonal? Do you ever play "Winter music"? I say Winter, but not necessarilly Christmas music.Some music can be played at any time of the year, and while I really do enjoy playing "Setting The Trap", or Handel's "Messiah" in July, they both have an extra resonance when played in December.IMO, some music lends itself to being played in Winter, rather than another time of the year. It just seems "right" in Winter.Scores such as "Batman Returns", "King Of Kings", and "Sabrina" all get wheeled-out at my gaff around the 15/12.Other "Winter artistes"/music would include Jonanna Newsom (especially "Ys"), Tori Amos (especially "Under The Pink"), "The Soul Cages", by Sting, and works by Emily Barker, Rebekka Karijord, The Blue Nile, Peter Hamill ("Over"), and "...and then there were three...", by Genesis.It might be just me, but these sparse works - either sonically, or thematically - lend themselves to being listened-to in Winter.Anyone else feel this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 ... ATTWT is definitely one of my least listened to Genesis albums, which is a shame because it's the easiest to find on my iPod. I'll give it some more attention later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I guess with me winter lasts a whole year ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 213 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Well, The Book Thief definitely sounds like a winter score to me, so it's joined those ranks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,457 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Well, I just received the JW & The Boston Pops CD "Joy To The World".It maybe early in the season to listen to chrismtas songs, but it's started for me!I've started the listening of all the piano concerto of Mozart (Murray Perahia, ECO). The keyboard music of Mozart is ideal to lighten this gray season...But as we still are in november, the month of the dead, I'm planning a listening of the Mozart's Requiem (Christopher Hoogwood, AAM), maybe this week-end.After that, for the holiday seasons... There will be a lot of Bach : The Great Mass in B Minor, the Magnificat in D (BWV 243), and the Christmas Oratorio, of course!About Movie music... I have two classics : Batman Returns and Home Alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Dylan's Christmas In The HeartA Very She & Him ChristmasThe Nightmare Before Christmas gets played from Halloween through the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miguel Andrade 1,251 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Michael Torke's "December" always makes me think of winter, wet shoes and socks of walking on the rain, and arriving home and get warmer and dry again...Funny enough, Torke's original title for the piece was "Rain Changing to Snow", which is particular fitting to the whole mood of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I know there are a lot of things that fit those requirements for me... I'll have a look through my library and post some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 523 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Howard Shore does a good line in relentless bleakness that fits this time of year. The Yards does it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score_Fan 36 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Home Alone / Home Alone 2Batman ReturnsArkham OriginsSelections from scores that have christmas-like music : New Beginnings by Brian Tyler for Iron Man 3Goldeneye Overture - Eric Serra for GoldeneyeSnow Business, Pipeline, Christmas in Turkey Remember Pleasure, & Ice Bandits - David Arnold for The World is not EnoughChristmas W/ Joker - Shirley Walker for Batman: The Animated Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 You know, there is a ton of overtly wintery music that comes to mind, mostly in the vein of carols/hymns/sacred music, but I'll eschew that in favor of something perhaps slightly less obvious.Jeremy Soule's score for Skyrim is probably my go-to music for this time of year. Wintery associations are owed partly to the fact that it was released around, and played relentlessly by me during, winter. But there is also something inherently chilly about this music, brilliantly crafted to fit the environment of the game. The whole score is highly recommendable, but as it reaches nearly four hours in length, here are a few specifics.These two are very evocative pieces, conjuring up images of nighted snowscapes and auroras. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qeiLt2WSkwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOVWjb1WZI0This is somewhat different, written as source music for taverns/inns etc., but equally suggestive of the season in its own way.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4eAM7QvzUw Something more straightforwardly melodic.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6SjvpFBe3MAnd the highlight of the whole score for me, with a thrilling climax that is doubly flooring when it happens to appear in-game at appropriate moments.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP4VtM-bTXQ Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 213 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Dylan's Christmas In The HeartA Very She & Him ChristmasThe Nightmare Before Christmas gets played from Halloween through the holidays.A Very She & Him Christmas is a great album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I don't really dig Christmas tunes but those two albums are fantastic.I second Skyrim and Goldeneye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Michael Kamen, Dead Zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofDestiny 70 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 The Lion in Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,931 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Michael Kamen, Dead ZoneAh yes, Sibelius' second. (That's probably intentional, by the way. Great score overall - I'd like to see it getting a re-release)Actually, Giacchino's Let Me In does the trick well - sparse, cold and still.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,205 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Yeah, at least the theme is not in the same key. Great symphony though, that second.This is something for REAL winter:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy0_zqEOp4A crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I rather like the 6th for a snowy night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,931 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I mean, to be quite frank, almost every Sibelius is great for winter time.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kühni 485 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Jeremy Soule's score for Skyrim is probably my go-to music for this time of year. Wintery associations are owed partly to the fact that it was released around, and played relentlessly by me during, winter. But there is also something inherently chilly about this music, brilliantly crafted to fit the environment of the game. The whole score is highly recommendable, but as it reaches nearly four hours in length, here are a few specifics.As soon as I read the thread title Skyrim was the first thing to pop into mind. A great, immersing score. You can see the tundras without ever having played the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Blizzard - Mark McKenzieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - John WilliamsFor some reason, this feels wintry to me. That terrifying dissonance for the dementors, and the recorder solo for "Window to the Past" in particular."The Nutcracker Suite" - TchaikovskyA Bohemian Christmas - Early Music New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,931 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Of film music, there are also first two Die Hard scores (especially the first one) and The Golden Compass.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,457 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 "The Nutcracker Suite" - Tchaikovsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1, "Winter Dreams"Blizzard - Mark McKenzieNice choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Make sure you get the Chicago Symphony recording of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,445 Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 ... ATTWT is definitely one of my least listened to Genesis albums, which is a shame because it's the easiest to find on my iPod. I'll give it some more attention later."...attwt..." is a great Winter listen, especially "Snowman". "Burning Rope" is epic, with a capital EP!I am at a loss to say just how brilliant is "Down And Out"...My second fave Genesis track.The Lion in WinterWhat a deceptively obvious choice, and the action takes place on Christmas Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I would have to say Christopher Young's Creation. It always conveys winter to me for some reason or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 His music for The Shipping News and Haunted Summer do that for me, now that I think about it.Zimmer's Toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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