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Post by cineastewest on Feb 22, 2017 6:45:21 GMT
If you've ever had a really bad fever or been seriously wasted and had the clash of motors and voices around you rise up in a swirling, confusing cacophony of sound, then you're somewhat familiar Nordic avant garde classical. Penderecki is like someone setting off cherry bombs, Ligeti is pipe organ music through a ten-beer headache at a carnival, and Bartok is watching a scary movie -- which is what Stanley Kubrick "The Shining" is all about.
I hereby put forth the consideration the scariest thing in "The Shining" is the artsy piano hammerings of the great atonals on the soundtrack. Kubrick loved the swat you with the music -- keyed to the image in a timed percussive attack. There's only one way to watch "The Shining" ..... at full volume. It's essential. Bartok, Penderecki, and Ligeti instantly put you on edge no matter how many times you've seen it. Those nasty Nordic avant garde guys. They probably all worn steel-rimmed glasses, drank espresso, ate salted cod, and complained about the Beatles.
But the scares behind "The Shining" all belong to the music. So my hat goes out to them.
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Post by Spleen on Feb 22, 2017 7:18:20 GMT
No serious disagreement, but - Nordic? Stretching a point, I might grant you the two Polish composers; but Carlos was American, and Bartók was landlocked-Central-European Hungarian (actually, I just found out, born in Romania, in a town about as far north as Udine, Italy). And his music isn't even metaphorically Nordic. Nothing chilly about it, even when it's frightening: it's fevered, impish, heavily spiced.
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Post by cineastewest on Feb 22, 2017 7:23:50 GMT
No serious disagreement, but - Nordic? Stretching a point, I might grant you the two Polish composers; but Carlos was American, and Bartók was landlocked-Central-European Hungarian (actually, I just found out, born in Romania, in a town about as far north as Udine, Italy). And his music isn't even metaphorically Nordic. Nothing chilly about it, even when it's frightening: it's fevered, impish, heavily spiced. I stand corrected! I love Ligeti. 2 harpsicords |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 8:12:23 GMT
Great thread. Even IMDb was missing such content.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 8:14:29 GMT
If you've ever had a really bad fever or been seriously wasted and had the clash of motors and voices around you rise up in a swirling, confusing cacophony of sound, then you're somewhat familiar Nordic avant garde classical. Penderecki is like someone setting off cherry bombs, Ligeti is pipe organ music through a ten-beer headache at a carnival, and Bartok is watching a scary movie -- which is what Stanley Kubrick "The Shining" is all about. I hereby put forth the consideration the scariest thing in "The Shining" is the artsy piano hammerings of the great atonals on the soundtrack. Kubrick loved the swat you with the music -- keyed to the image in a timed percussive attack. There's only one way to watch "The Shining" ..... at full volume. It's essential. Bartok, Penderecki, and Ligeti instantly put you on edge no matter how many times you've seen it. Those nasty Nordic avant garde guys. They probably all worn steel-rimmed glasses, drank espresso, ate salted cod, and complained about the Beatles. But the scares behind "The Shining" all belong to the music. So my hat goes out to them. Could you please be kind as to link music of the three composers here? Or should i do it? I want to listen to them and make a judgment. I'll admit that i haven't listened to ANY OF THEM! |
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 22, 2017 12:27:59 GMT
I am not a fan of The Shining, but appreciate Kubrick's stunning cinematography and pairing of musical scores. The opening scene of The Shining is one of the best opening scenes in cinematic history. The viewing angle, the perspective, paired with the music . . . Chilling! m.youtube.com/watch?v=TgCejsyS0t8 |
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Post by cineastewest on Feb 22, 2017 20:14:29 GMT
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Post by gadolinium on Feb 22, 2017 20:33:26 GMT
Ligeti.
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Post by cineastewest on Feb 22, 2017 21:38:22 GMT
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Post by cineastewest on Feb 22, 2017 21:54:51 GMT
If you've ever had a really bad fever or been seriously wasted and had the clash of motors and voices around you rise up in a swirling, confusing cacophony of sound, then you're somewhat familiar Nordic avant garde classical. Penderecki is like someone setting off cherry bombs, Ligeti is pipe organ music through a ten-beer headache at a carnival, and Bartok is watching a scary movie -- which is what Stanley Kubrick "The Shining" is all about. I hereby put forth the consideration the scariest thing in "The Shining" is the artsy piano hammerings of the great atonals on the soundtrack. Kubrick loved the swat you with the music -- keyed to the image in a timed percussive attack. There's only one way to watch "The Shining" ..... at full volume. It's essential. Bartok, Penderecki, and Ligeti instantly put you on edge no matter how many times you've seen it. Those nasty Nordic avant garde guys. They probably all worn steel-rimmed glasses, drank espresso, ate salted cod, and complained about the Beatles. But the scares behind "The Shining" all belong to the music. So my hat goes out to them. Could you please be kind as to link music of the three composers here? Or should i do it? I want to listen to them and make a judgment. I'll admit that i haven't listened to ANY OF THEM! |
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Post by cineastewest on Feb 24, 2017 1:39:49 GMT
new tribute. strangely these are all silent.  |
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Post by cineastewest on Feb 25, 2017 3:38:58 GMT
I must be bored. But before I dump The Shining from Final Cut Pro, one more...  |
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