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Voices (Acoustic Version) - Yoko Kanno BUY

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A truncated version of a movement from Mozart’s Requiem somehow captures the agony and pathos of a buzzer beating game victory. It’s really a classic TV moment, but also a classic Mozart moment.
Mozart’s_Requiem_in_popular_culture
And strangely it works from a textural standpoint as well. The words are:
Lacrimosa dies illa, qua resurget ex favilla, […]

What does John Williams sound like at Christmas? Well, catchy and iconic as usual.
Somewhere in My Memory - John Williams Buy

Reminds me of that other great Christmas tune that’s sung sweetly by a children’s choir.
Christmas Time is Here - Vince Guaraldi Buy

(edit: THE LINKS TO THE MP3s ARE NOW OPERATIONAL.)

Yoko Kanno is one of those composers who I call genre-busters. They can defy all laws of physics in their assimilation of various musical styles, imbuing each one with high quality craftsmanship and style. The key to composers of this bent is to find projects that allow them […]

 
A while back I attended a Vivaldi concert where I was asked whether the music was the Diamond music. You know the one…the De Beers ones where black and white silouettes in love share a kiss over an overpriced rock. Here’s a Youtube video.
Sadly, I had to say, no, that is not Vivaldi.
And neither is this […]