http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=21361
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=21373 (not exactly a clasical piece, but still, it kinda feels like one)
Classical Music and Anime
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rose4emily
- Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:36 am
- Location: Rochester, NY
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princess tutu kicks ass (there's an incongruous phrase - but really, it's an awesome show).
i can't believe no one's mentioned bach (even the clockwork orange guy - most of that soundtrack was wendy carlos's electronic renditions of bach) or debussy.
bach is, well, bach. not only does it sound great with the instuments of bach's time, but it adapts remarkably well to more modern sounds such as piano (glen gould), jazz combo (jacques loussier), synths (wendy carlos), and blues-rock bands (jethro tull). there are at hundreds of bach songs to choose from, for every key and mood, and many of the better known ones are available in dozens of arrangements (most notably the cliche, but still awesome, tocatta and fugue in d minor, bvw 565 a.k.a. the "creepy organ piece from all those old horror flicks").
debussy, as an impressionist, wrote specifically for the purpose of evoking imagery and emotion with his songs. even his best known works (claire de lune, reverie) are hardly overplayed, and all of them, performed and recorded properly, are full of illusive depth and flowing beauty.
and, for the romantic-era fans: you can't forget chopin. the raindrop prelude, the revolutionary etude, fantasie impromptu, nocturne op.72.no.1 in e minor, all would work quite nicely with a video made to work nicely with them (translation: they'd be something that would make the video stand out as either really good or really bad, depending on how it's executed).
i can't believe no one's mentioned bach (even the clockwork orange guy - most of that soundtrack was wendy carlos's electronic renditions of bach) or debussy.
bach is, well, bach. not only does it sound great with the instuments of bach's time, but it adapts remarkably well to more modern sounds such as piano (glen gould), jazz combo (jacques loussier), synths (wendy carlos), and blues-rock bands (jethro tull). there are at hundreds of bach songs to choose from, for every key and mood, and many of the better known ones are available in dozens of arrangements (most notably the cliche, but still awesome, tocatta and fugue in d minor, bvw 565 a.k.a. the "creepy organ piece from all those old horror flicks").
debussy, as an impressionist, wrote specifically for the purpose of evoking imagery and emotion with his songs. even his best known works (claire de lune, reverie) are hardly overplayed, and all of them, performed and recorded properly, are full of illusive depth and flowing beauty.
and, for the romantic-era fans: you can't forget chopin. the raindrop prelude, the revolutionary etude, fantasie impromptu, nocturne op.72.no.1 in e minor, all would work quite nicely with a video made to work nicely with them (translation: they'd be something that would make the video stand out as either really good or really bad, depending on how it's executed).
may seeds of dreams fall from my hands -
and by yours be pressed into the ground.
and by yours be pressed into the ground.
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DarkAlex
- Joined: Tue Mar 09, 2004 7:27 pm
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Something Interesting
Recently I was cruising around the internet and stumbled on a decent
Fur Elise Techno Remix called Fur Elise [Kashmi trance remix] that claims to be from Evangelion. I don't think it was in the series, 99.9% sure of that, so maybe it was released on one of the later OSTs. You'd think it would be awful, but surprisingly it seems to work. It is worth the download.
(www.alltheweb.com)
Fur Elise Techno Remix called Fur Elise [Kashmi trance remix] that claims to be from Evangelion. I don't think it was in the series, 99.9% sure of that, so maybe it was released on one of the later OSTs. You'd think it would be awful, but surprisingly it seems to work. It is worth the download.
(www.alltheweb.com)
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rose4emily
- Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:36 am
- Location: Rochester, NY
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For anyone interested, there is a related thread in the "Suggestions" section concerning the possibility of making an anime project along the lines of Fantasia. I'm looking for (and will probably be giving out) music suggestions for that as well, so it couldn't hurt for people to comb through both threads.
And as for techno-ish remixes of classical music, anyone who can get their hands on Lara St. John's "Re: Bach". It's only being sold in Canada and Japan, as far as I know, until next year, but the samples available from her site really reveal something awesome in her method of blending old and new styles.
And be sure to hear Jethro Tull's version of Bach's "Bouree". Nice jazzy feel, and a great live arrangement for any band that can even begin to pull it off.
And as for techno-ish remixes of classical music, anyone who can get their hands on Lara St. John's "Re: Bach". It's only being sold in Canada and Japan, as far as I know, until next year, but the samples available from her site really reveal something awesome in her method of blending old and new styles.
And be sure to hear Jethro Tull's version of Bach's "Bouree". Nice jazzy feel, and a great live arrangement for any band that can even begin to pull it off.
may seeds of dreams fall from my hands -
and by yours be pressed into the ground.
and by yours be pressed into the ground.