I’m on a roll with Innerscape today so I thought you might like to share the music that’s fueling the writing :
The song is ‘Gift of Life’ and it’s from the Album ‘Illusions’ by Thomas Bergersen. For those who don’t know this incredibly talented composer, he’s one half of the amazing duo behind the music of Two Steps From Hell.
If you’re not a classical music fan please be patient until about 1:20. That is when the theme kicks in and it is GLORIOUS!
Vaguely [very vaguely] reminiscent of Massenet’s Meditation deThais :
[Just by the by…the conductor is my favourite tenor of all time – Placido Domingo!]
and Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings [used in the movie Lorenzo’s Oil] :
the theme from Gift of Life is intensely emotional yet uplifting at the same time.
Okay, back to work,
Meeks
April 11th, 2018 at 5:23 am
Thomas Bergersen ⤠Excellent choice! He and his Two Steps From Hell project are my main inspirations in addition to Brunuhville few other composers ⤠If you are interested I publish similar fantasy / celtic music myself under Celestial Aeon Project – would love to hear your thoughts! For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PWUe-TcfMs – best wishes from Finland!
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April 11th, 2018 at 2:04 pm
Hello Finland! I was born in Hungary so there’s a nice little connection there too. đ
I’m listening to your music right now and it’s lovely!
Two Steps From Hell [and Bergersen] are hugely important to me. I write to music and I’ve got almost all their public albums. Huge fan.
Have you heard of a German composer called Jo Blankenburg? He’s also one of my favourites:
https://www.joblankenburg.com/
Btw do you have a website? Or Soundcloud account? Would be interested in hearing what else you compose.
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April 11th, 2018 at 2:06 pm
Ah hah! Just found you on Soundcloud. đ
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August 6th, 2016 at 10:38 pm
Can’t wait to read Innerscape!
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August 7th, 2016 at 8:32 am
Huff puff…getting there. đ Speaking of, when are you going to publish your novel? I don’t even know the title yet. đĻ
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August 5th, 2016 at 12:54 pm
Beautiful music, Meeks. A wonderful break in the madness of the day. Do you think you take things from the music to weave into your writing, or is it that it makes an uplifting background?
As for country music, I am sure there is something there you could find to interest you, as you have very wide tastes in other genres. Emily Lou Harris maybe?
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August 5th, 2016 at 3:44 pm
It’s the emotion in the music that’s woven into my writing, and sometimes that emotion actually changes the how I see a character.
I’ve heard of Emily Lou Harris but the closest I’ve come to enjoying country was…Shania Twain? Yes, this one!
I loved her style and even had a pair of thigh boots in deep purple! -cough- I still have the boots….for the memories. đ
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August 4th, 2016 at 1:52 pm
Song of Life was exhilarating and I love the use of voice as instrumentation in it.
Ms Chang all but made the violin talk to the audience though I’m sure that piece of music all but speaks for itself.
Barber’s Adagio for Strings didn’t seem to fit here. Though it’s a very relaxing piece of music to listen to and won’t interfere with writing, it just doesn’t seem to take off. A little too restrained for me. I took myself to Adagio, the second movement of Concerto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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August 4th, 2016 at 3:59 pm
Ah! I love the Aranjuez too. đ About the Barber though, I think this might be a case of context. I first heard it as part of the soundtrack to Lorenzo’s Oil and /that/ was one of the most heart wrenching movies I have ever seen – and we watched it again and again. So I guess I have visual emotion tying in to the music which may explain the effect it has on me.
One day we should do a blog hop type thing around music. I like just about anything except country. đ
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August 5th, 2016 at 9:43 am
But there’s an actual clip of Sarasate in 1904!!!
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August 5th, 2016 at 10:03 am
I can’t believe the insane quality of this clip! 1904! How can something so old still sound so amazing? I wish my Dad could have heard this. Dad was mostly self taught but what instruction he did have came from a ‘primas’ back in Hungary. He would have loved this. đ
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