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First let me say how pleased I am with how parts of this show came out. I'm seriously, seriously really happy with it, and it's the first show where I've felt that I had a good grasp of the playlist when I went back and looked at it. The arc that I felt within the 3 hours felt tangible, rather than a little chaotic like it usually is.
After listening to the entire show, I'm especially happy with two sets of sound: my video game rant, and my whale sounds set. A lot of you probably know that I LOVE video game music, and if I could have an entire weekly hour of just video game music I totally would...this isn't a bad idea...you may be hearing more video game music in the near future. But ANYWAY, I love talking about retro video games, and it really made my night to listen to/talk about/play for you Super Mario RPG stuff. I think that the music worked really well, and after listening to it I'm sure that you'll enjoy it as well.
The Titanic set for me was absolutely wonderful, and I really enjoyed listening back on it properly. My original idea came from grabbing the "Titanic Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage" CD and reading the back. Immediately I thought of the "Whale Sounds" vinyl to use for layering, and to play a clip from the actual movie. With all of these ideas. As I went to find the whale sounds I found the Bernie Krause vinyl, which I think added a strange but good variety to the set. Even listening to it I couldn't tell what was from the Krause, and what was from the whale sounds, which I think is pretty cool. They both came out of the "Sound Effects" section, so I guess I should have expected that. Then I saw that "Mon Coeur" was on the Titanic CD, and knew that I had to play that, immediately followed by a recording of the vocal version from the actual opera. This song is one of my favorite songs of all time, across all genres. This almost always makes me want to just sob. Also, did you know that Muse has a version of this?!
Oh, and because it's my blog and I do what I want, I'm going to tell you a little bit about Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns. The story goes that Samson, a hero of the Israelites, is threatening the livelihood of the Philistines. The High Priest asks Dalila to seduce Samson and find his weakness, and she agrees. In the opera, she does this purely for revenge against him, and for her loyalty to her gods. In the original story, she does it purely for money. I can't tell what is more tragic. Anyway, she seduces him and brings him into her bedroom. She asks him what his weakness is 3 times, and each time he lies to her. On the 4th time though, he tells her that his power lies in his hair, and that if it is cut then he is helpless. This is when she sings "Mon coeur S'Ouvre Ta Voix," and very shortly after, as he sleeps with his head in her lap, she calls the Philistine soldiers that have been hiding to come and bind him and cut his hair. The opera ends with Samson crying out in pray to God, and toppling over the pillars of the temple in his despair, crushing himself and the Philistines in the process.
Here's a video of the lovely Shirley Verrett singing the famous aria:
Here are the lyrics/translation to "Mon Coeur 'S'Ouvre A Ta Voix" which I stole from Wikipedia:
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| Mallow being told he's not really a frog. |
After listening to the entire show, I'm especially happy with two sets of sound: my video game rant, and my whale sounds set. A lot of you probably know that I LOVE video game music, and if I could have an entire weekly hour of just video game music I totally would...this isn't a bad idea...you may be hearing more video game music in the near future. But ANYWAY, I love talking about retro video games, and it really made my night to listen to/talk about/play for you Super Mario RPG stuff. I think that the music worked really well, and after listening to it I'm sure that you'll enjoy it as well.
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| "Samson and Delilah" by Peter Paul Rubens |
Oh, and because it's my blog and I do what I want, I'm going to tell you a little bit about Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns. The story goes that Samson, a hero of the Israelites, is threatening the livelihood of the Philistines. The High Priest asks Dalila to seduce Samson and find his weakness, and she agrees. In the opera, she does this purely for revenge against him, and for her loyalty to her gods. In the original story, she does it purely for money. I can't tell what is more tragic. Anyway, she seduces him and brings him into her bedroom. She asks him what his weakness is 3 times, and each time he lies to her. On the 4th time though, he tells her that his power lies in his hair, and that if it is cut then he is helpless. This is when she sings "Mon coeur S'Ouvre Ta Voix," and very shortly after, as he sleeps with his head in her lap, she calls the Philistine soldiers that have been hiding to come and bind him and cut his hair. The opera ends with Samson crying out in pray to God, and toppling over the pillars of the temple in his despair, crushing himself and the Philistines in the process.
Here's a video of the lovely Shirley Verrett singing the famous aria:
Here are the lyrics/translation to "Mon Coeur 'S'Ouvre A Ta Voix" which I stole from Wikipedia:
| Original French | English translation | |
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Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix,
comme s'ouvrent les fleurs aux baisers de l'aurore! Mais, ô mon bienaimé, pour mieux sécher mes pleurs, que ta voix parle encore! Dis-moi qu'à Dalila tu reviens pour jamais. Redis à ma tendresse les serments d'autrefois, ces serments que j'aimais! |: Ah! réponds à ma tendresse! Verse-moi, verse-moi l'ivresse! :| Dalila! Dalila! Je t'aime! Ainsi qu'on voit des blés les épis onduler sous la brise légère, ainsi frémit mon coeur, prêt à se consoler, à ta voix qui m'est chère! La flèche est moins rapide à porter le trépas, que ne l'est ton amante à voler dans tes bras! |: Ah! réponds à ma tendresse! Verse-moi, verse-moi l'ivresse! :| Dalila! Dalila! Je t'aime! |
My heart opens to your voice
Like the flowers open To the kisses of the dawn! But, oh my beloved, To better dry my tears, Let your voice speak again! Tell me that you are returning To Delilah forever! Repeat to my tenderness The promises of old times, Those promises that I loved! |: Ah! respond to my tenderness! Fill me with ecstasy! :| Dalila! Dalila! I love you! Like one sees the blades Of wheat that wave In the light wind, So trembles my heart, Ready to be consoled, By your voice that is so dear to me! The arrow is less rapid In bringing death, Than is your lover To fly into your arms! |: Ah! respond to my tenderness! Fill me with ecstasy! :| Dalila! Dalila! I love you! |
Now I really want to watch this opera. Who wants to watch it with me? No? You want the playlist? OK.
[Artist: Song - Album]
- The Temptations: Cloud Nine - Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary T.V. Special
- Jon Gillock and Kathleen Bride: Charles Tournemire: Improvisation on the "Te Deum" for Organ - Organ and Harp
- Skeleton Key: Watch The Fat Man Swing - Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon
- DJ Vadim: Bath in Bleach ft. Monte Smith - The Soundcatcher
- Nancy Lesh: Raga Multani: Dhrupad in Chautal - Nancy Lesh, cello
- Foster the People: Waster - Torches
- Skylab: Seashell - Skylab #1
- Urbie Green: On Green Dolphin Street - The Lyrical Language of Urbie Green
- Nu-Spirit Helsinki: Afro-Cuban Sunshine - Mundial Muzique
- Tom Brosseau: Chandler - Posthumous Success
- Bjork: Frosti - Vespertine
- Chet Baker: 'Round Midnight (vocal version) - 'Round Midnight
- Damu the Fudgemunk: To RBI - Spare Time
- Sarolta Zalatnay: Egyser (with Skorpio) - Sarolta Zalatnay
- Schneider: Peanut - Skoda Mluvit
- REM: Hollow Man - Accelerate
- Richard Crandell: Diagonal - Wayfaring Strangers (Guitar Soli)
- Sacred Harp Singers At Liberty Church: I'm Going Home - Cold Mountain Soundtrack
- Lesser vs. Venetian Snares: Mensa Disco Queers - Return Of The Fight Club
- M.I.A.: Bamboo Banga - Kala
- Black Heat: Chicken Heads - Declassified Grooves
- Nintendo: My Paradise & Monstro Town - Super Mario RPG OST
- Nintendo: Still, Road Is Full Of Dangers - Super Mario RPG OST
- Nintendo: Super Pipe House - Super Mario RPG OST
- Nintendo: Happy Parade, Delightful Parade - Super Mario RPG OST
- Nintendo: Sad Song - Super Mario RPG OST
- BrandonFX: Waltz of Pain (Sad Song) - Newgrounds Audio Portal
- Whales: various whale sounds - Deep Voices
- Ian Whitcomb: The Convergence of the Twain - Titanic Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage
- Bernie Krause: Fish Wrap - Jungle Shoes
- Ian Whitcomb: Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix - Titanic Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage
- Olga Borodina: Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix - Saint-Saëns: Samson Et Dalila
- Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet: Jack Dies - Titantic
- Leo Kottke: Watermelon - Leo Kottke
- Com Truise: VHS Sex - Galactic Melt
- Aras Ensemble: Sevk-Efzâ: Nûmân Aga - Works by Turkish Composers
- Wild Beasts: We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues - Two Dancers
- Komeda: Elvira Madigan - Kokomemedada
- Kononono No. 1: Wumbanzanga - Assume Crash Position
- Solvent: Instructograph - Apples and Synthesizers
- Les Rosemary's Babies: Les Marins, Les Rats Et La Baleine (Fable) - Lutte de Classe
- Tea: Vibration - Dreams
- Black Fiction: I spread the disease - Ghost Ride
- Super Mario RPG set: It seriously makes me so happy to play video game music for you, and I really like the selections that I picked, and how they kind of morphed into what I was talking about.
- Titanic set: I'm so excited for you to hear this so just go download the file.
- Cold Mountain Soundtrack: I was pleasantly surprised with this. Did you know Jack White composed/recorded about half of this album? Wow.
- Huge pause after Titanic: The whale sounds record was actually still playing, but it didn't really sound like it was because the overtones were sooooo low, and the Titanic video cut out earlier than I thought it would. Bu then again, maybe that's cool. Maybe you liked it. I don't know.
- Elvira cutting out: UGH. I HATE doing this. I was swearing like a sailor in the station when this happened. Sorry about that.
- Absolutely slaughtering the pronunciation of "Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix": One of my friends in particular is going to really make fun of me for that and I think you know who you are, asshole. I have been mentally kicking myself since then, and it's recorded for all to hear. I am ashamed.
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