Heartland

I am really not into classic. Despite the stuff the friends still insist I should listen, and I swear, I do.

Gabriel Fauré's "Pavane" was a surprise, though. Very good stuff.
It's not suprising that I prefer *erudite* music of the 20th century. Bauhaus already sounds outdated to me. (Sorry, people, they do.) I'm all for progress.

People, people! Please try some Michael Nyman, a living breathing British composer. May I suggest:

• The Draughtman's Contract
  A Zed And Two Noughts
  Drowning By Numbers
  Prospero's Books
  The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
  Gattaca

you may have noticed they are all soundtracks but this does not diminish their greatness, especially the two in bold.

James Blast wrote:People, people! Please try some Michael Nyman, a living breathing British composer. May I suggest:

• The Draughtman's Contract
  A Zed And Two Noughts
  Drowning By Numbers
  Prospero's Books
  The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
  Gattaca

you may have noticed they are all soundtracks but this does not diminish their greatness, especially the two in bold.

James Blast wrote:People, people! Please try some Michael Nyman, a living breathing British composer. May I suggest:

• The Draughtman's Contract
  A Zed And Two Noughts
  Drowning By Numbers
  Prospero's Books
  The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
  Gattaca

you may have noticed they are all soundtracks but this does not diminish their greatness, especially the two in bold.

And - coincidentally - all excellent films

Black Alice wrote:And - coincidentally - all excellent films

I really, really like you Alice

James Blast wrote:

Black Alice wrote:And - coincidentally - all excellent films

I really, really like you Alice

I do me best

James Blast wrote:People, people! Please try some Michael Nyman, a living breathing British composer. May I suggest:

• The Draughtman's Contract
  A Zed And Two Noughts
  Drowning By Numbers
  Prospero's Books
  The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
  Gattaca

you may have noticed they are all soundtracks but this does not diminish their greatness, especially the two in bold.

The only ones I know are Gattaca and The Draughtman's Contract, both of which blew me away when I saw them. I didn't realise Michael Nyman was responsible for the music. I mostly associate him with The Piano, which may be a bit hackneyed but I still love the soundtrack.

Classical-wise, my tastes are very limited and somewhat predictable. Besides the afore-mentioned Carmina Burana and Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet, I like:

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Grieg: In The Hall Of The Mountain King

So unless it hits like a sledgehammer, I don't usually get into it, which is a bit of a shame as there's so much to hear out there. I remember once me and a friend drowned out an Orange March by playing Carmina Burana at full blast out the window. We used it because we thought it sounded fittingly satanic.

@ Andrew S

If you liked Draughtsman's Contract and Gattaca try the others - they are all amazing.

Enjoy!! I'm really envious that you still have them to watch (lucky bugger!!)

(Sorry that this is off subject - but the films are great

@ Alice I am a big fan of Peter Greenaway but...
I think Belly Of An Architect was his last decent movie.
It also has a good soundtrack, not Nyman (which I have) from Wim Mertens, Pillow Bookk was banal and I have yet to check out Eight and a half Women.

I hope we all enjoyed the performance of Wagner's Ring Cycle on the telly yesterday...

...no, just me...?



GIMME THE RING.

just you...

boudicca wrote:I hope we all enjoyed the performance of Wagner's Ring Cycle on the telly yesterday...

...no, just me...?



GIMME THE RING.

I didn't but I just saw a documentary on dutch telly about it

I planned years ago to listen the entire ring in a single time with some friends, but that's still plans , sadly, since it really intrigues me...

By the way: The entire cycle on telly ?
Isn't that like one complete day of music?

Michael Portillo was presenting! How could you have missed?

James Blast wrote:@ Alice I am a big fan of Peter Greenaway but...
I think Belly Of An Architect was his last decent movie.
It also has a good soundtrack, not Nyman (which I have) from Wim Mertens, Pillow Bookk was banal and I have yet to check out Eight and a half Women.

Have to admit at not having seen either Pillow Book nor Eight and a Half Women. Loved Belly of the Architect but didn't remember who had done the music - in fact have just been asking Paul (my husband) - who introduced me to Peter Greenaway and we couldn't think who it was - so thanks for putting us out of our misery.
Pauls saying that he can see how if the style was not done well it could become banal as it is static and posed. I seem to remember seeing trailers for Pillow Book and not being overly impressed.

well Alice if you'd like to see Euan McGregor's knob, it's the Greenaway for you.

James Blast wrote:well Alice if you'd like to see Euan McGregor's knob, it's the Greenaway for you.

Thanks for that snippet (!!) of info Blast - but I don't think I'll bother

Seen "wee McGregor" in Velvet Goldmine and that was enough for me - I'm a woman of sensitive sensibilities ( ).

I did a presentation in college comparing the violence in The Cook, The Thief... and the violence in I Spit On Your Grave.

I'd forgotten that Michael Nyman did the music for The Cook etc.

IIRC Jean Paul Gaultier did the costume designs?