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Post by salierisantfarm on Jan 12, 2012 19:06:29 GMT -6
So as I may have already mentioned, I read "The Phantom of the Opera" as a free choice project for Language Arts class. My teacher then assigned us to make a soundtrack for the book we read. HOW DO I DO THAT? IT'S ALREADY BEEN MADE INTO LIKE SIX MUSICALS AND TWO BALLETS!! You know how to do it, because you are awesome (since you're a phan) but let me give you a hint: Listen to classical music while reading. If you get the feeling of the PERFECT music for that scene, then choose this one for the soundtrack. I always hear "Danse Macabre" while reading the masquerade ball, for example. (I nearnly died laughing when I realised that "Halleluja" from the oratorio "Messiah" composed by George Frideric Handel was running in the background while I was reading the... sexscene from Destruction of Obsession XD Erik scores!!) That is amazing. |
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Post by nijil-xnv on Jan 12, 2012 19:56:13 GMT -6
Watching the snow blow across the parking lot while it's absolutely dead at work.
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Post by wulphe on Jan 12, 2012 20:14:59 GMT -6
It sure took him long enough, eh? XD Indeed... It was well written... only thing that bothers me is that Christine insisted all the time not to love him... yet. I wouldn't have sex with someone I don't love even if my life (or that of another) depended on it. But that's just me. XD Yeah, I know what you mean, but that's a more modern concept. During that time period, a wife was pretty much her husband's property, and part of being a good wife is fulfilling that duty. Aren't you glad women have rights now and are raised in a completely different way? XD |
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Post by The-Savage-Nymph on Jan 12, 2012 20:40:19 GMT -6
Indeed... It was well written... only thing that bothers me is that Christine insisted all the time not to love him... yet. I wouldn't have sex with someone I don't love even if my life (or that of another) depended on it. But that's just me. XD Yeah, I know what you mean, but that's a more modern concept. During that time period, a wife was pretty much her husband's property, and part of being a good wife is fulfilling that duty. Aren't you glad women have rights now and are raised in a completely different way? XD I'm pretty sure I'd have been imprissoned back then... for murdering the man my family picked out for me... Even the thought of having to... Yes, I'm very VERY glad to live now and today. So very glad. |
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Post by salierisantfarm on Jan 15, 2012 15:38:22 GMT -6
Hank and John Green (the Vlogbrithers) are coming to my city. I'm so excited my feet are flat out refusing to stay on the ground. I tried to calm myself by burning incense, but FIRE IS JUST TOO DARN EXCITING.
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Post by nijil-xnv on Jan 15, 2012 17:44:47 GMT -6
Maybe you were burning the wrong incense  . So I've decided to start work on my Greek Mythology comic. I'm somewhat excited about it. |
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Post by salierisantfarm on Jan 15, 2012 17:54:35 GMT -6
Maybe you were burning the wrong incense . So I've decided to start work on my Greek Mythology comic. I'm somewhat excited about it. Ooh, that sounds fantastic!! Any particular bit you're centering it around? |
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Post by nijil-xnv on Jan 15, 2012 18:20:27 GMT -6
Maybe you were burning the wrong incense . So I've decided to start work on my Greek Mythology comic. I'm somewhat excited about it. Ooh, that sounds fantastic!! Any particular bit you're centering it around? Basically, it's a comedy-ish thing. Hermes goes crazy and decides to try and take over the universe, in a nut-shell. |
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Post by salierisantfarm on Jan 16, 2012 11:41:11 GMT -6
Ooh, that sounds fantastic!! Any particular bit you're centering it around? Basically, it's a comedy-ish thing. Hermes goes crazy and decides to try and take over the universe, in a nut-shell. That sounds both disconcerting and entertaining. |
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Post by nijil-xnv on Jan 16, 2012 17:13:30 GMT -6
Basically, it's a comedy-ish thing. Hermes goes crazy and decides to try and take over the universe, in a nut-shell. That sounds both disconcerting and entertaining. That's pretty much what I'm going for. |
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Post by salierisantfarm on Jan 16, 2012 18:05:56 GMT -6
Reading Macbeth.
Listening to Aida.
I FEEL SO SOPHISTICATED.
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Post by wulphe on Jan 16, 2012 18:15:53 GMT -6
SO.. I was sitting here, listening to Mozart's Requiem, and I thought to myself "man, this part of the song is SO AWESOME. I mean, I love the Lacrimosa too, but this part just has so much... passion and fury!"
This leads me to thinking "I really want to learn how to sing this part!"
I go to look up the lyrics and discover.. it's the Dies Irae!! Why had I never made this connection before, when Mozart is explicitly referenced elsewhere in Leroux's book?! For some reason, when I first read PotO I figured the notes bordering Erik's bedroom walls were from some Gregorian chant, something solemn to reinforce the whole "there's a coffin in place of my bed" thing.
MIND COMPLETELY BLOWN! This makes SO much more sense with Erik's character too. I freakin' love the Dies Irae (now that I know how to properly name it.. heh) - even more than the Lacrimosa - because of the energy and, insanity conveyed in it. So bipolar compared to the majority of the song.
Oh, also I finished writing a report/presentation for my phlebotomy class. Yay.
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Post by salierisantfarm on Jan 16, 2012 23:27:49 GMT -6
SO.. I was sitting here, listening to Mozart's Requiem, and I thought to myself "man, this part of the song is SO AWESOME. I mean, I love the Lacrimosa too, but this part just has so much... passion and fury!" This leads me to thinking "I really want to learn how to sing this part!" I go to look up the lyrics and discover.. it's the Dies Irae!! Why had I never made this connection before, when Mozart is explicitly referenced elsewhere in Leroux's book?! For some reason, when I first read PotO I figured the notes bordering Erik's bedroom walls were from some Gregorian chant, something solemn to reinforce the whole "there's a coffin in place of my bed" thing. MIND COMPLETELY BLOWN! This makes SO much more sense with Erik's character too. I freakin' love the Dies Irae (now that I know how to properly name it.. heh) - even more than the Lacrimosa - because of the energy and, insanity conveyed in it. So bipolar compared to the majority of the song. Oh, also I finished writing a report/presentation for my phlebotomy class. Yay. Yes, the Dies Irae is fantastic! I love the Mozart/Sussmayr Requiem very much, ESPECIALLY that bit. But it's really creepy once you learn what the words are, and what they mean. |
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Post by wulphe on Jan 17, 2012 12:09:11 GMT -6
SO.. I was sitting here, listening to Mozart's Requiem, and I thought to myself "man, this part of the song is SO AWESOME. I mean, I love the Lacrimosa too, but this part just has so much... passion and fury!" This leads me to thinking "I really want to learn how to sing this part!" I go to look up the lyrics and discover.. it's the Dies Irae!! Why had I never made this connection before, when Mozart is explicitly referenced elsewhere in Leroux's book?! For some reason, when I first read PotO I figured the notes bordering Erik's bedroom walls were from some Gregorian chant, something solemn to reinforce the whole "there's a coffin in place of my bed" thing. MIND COMPLETELY BLOWN! This makes SO much more sense with Erik's character too. I freakin' love the Dies Irae (now that I know how to properly name it.. heh) - even more than the Lacrimosa - because of the energy and, insanity conveyed in it. So bipolar compared to the majority of the song. Oh, also I finished writing a report/presentation for my phlebotomy class. Yay. Yes, the Dies Irae is fantastic! I love the Mozart/Sussmayr Requiem very much, ESPECIALLY that bit. But it's really creepy once you learn what the words are, and what they mean. I didn't think it was creepy. It's just talking about the biblical Judgement Day. I think the anger in the lyrics just makes the entire experience even more cool. Then again, I don't take the biblical Judgement Day as a literal event, so perhaps it doesn't have the same effect on a skeptic? |
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Post by salierisantfarm on Jan 17, 2012 20:07:50 GMT -6
Yes, the Dies Irae is fantastic! I love the Mozart/Sussmayr Requiem very much, ESPECIALLY that bit. But it's really creepy once you learn what the words are, and what they mean. I didn't think it was creepy. It's just talking about the biblical Judgement Day. I think the anger in the lyrics just makes the entire experience even more cool. Then again, I don't take the biblical Judgement Day as a literal event, so perhaps it doesn't have the same effect on a skeptic? I don't know... I'm pretty skeptical, but I still find even the concept of eternal damnation to be rather alarming. On a side note, what is phlebotomy? |
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