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Today’s seasonal music (again, continuing with the series) is another with lyrics. It is a rendition of “Come Little Children”. The original was from a movie I have not yet seen, called Hocus Pocus.
This particular song is chillingly haunting. It includes ethereal vocalizations and plucked strings, for a downright sinister sound.
I rather enjoy this one, and hope you do, too.
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In the further continuation of my seasonally appropriate music series, I am sharing a song sung by a phenomenal barbershop quartet.
As I am sure you could tell from the words “Barbershop Quartet”, this is a different style from the previous three. In fact, there are no non-vocal instruments in this rendition of “Grim Grinning Ghosts”, sung by the Dapper Dans in Disneyland.
They are impressive musicians (even if the editors did decide to distract by including sound effects.) I especially appreciate their bass.
Enjoy. And happy Wednesday.
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Continuing from yesterday’s post, I have another “Seasonally Appropriate” music suggestion: Danse Macabre by Saint-Sans.
It also has a dissonant, quick strings opening that sets a sinister and spooky tone.
It would also be a terrifying tempo to actually dance to.
It eve starts off with the “Tolling of bells” at the beginning, heard on stringed instrument.
It is a lovely piece for the season, and I hope you enjoy.
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As you are probably aware, Halloween is coming in just over a week.
In honor of that, I am going to share some of my favorite seasonally appropriate music.
The first is “Night on a Bald Mountain” by Mussorgsky.
There are several reasons this is a great piece for the season.
First, it is naturally sinister. The combination of fast-paced strings, quick tempo, dissonance, and deep brass lead to a delightfully sinister tone.
Second, as another interesting fact, this piece was not performed until after the attributed composer’s death.
Also, according to Wikipedia, the version we are familiar with is actually a variation of an arrangement of the original.
I hope you enjoy.
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I was recently informed that there are some old education games available online for free. There is quite a large collection of them, and they should be able to take up some of your time this Saturday. I expect that many of them will be well below your level, but they might be droll regardless.
Oooh, it looks like they have Treasure Mathstorm!
I used to love that one!
Yep, definitely checking out this website…
I guess the Webmaster also gives an endorsement of this.
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I recently encountered a rather interesting story. It is called “By the Waters of Babylon.” It deals with some slightly sinister themes, and thus I thought it appropriate for the month of Halloween. As it is also a Friday, and since you therefore have more time, I thought it also appropriate due to its relatively longer length than some things previously shared.
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I admit to being quite surprised that I am posting this before the Webmaster. However, I will not complain.
Recently, I found a video of an utterly charming home-made child’s Star Wars costume. The parents made a costume so their young child could be a tauntaun rider from Star Wars.
I am highly impressed by how the costume turned out; that takes a great deal of skill.
Have a lovely Wednesday.
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I encountered a rather fun article yesterday concerning responding to kids. The author suggested using game theoretic ideas to respond to children’s protestations of unfairness.
I thought it was a well thought out article and worth a read.
Have a lovely Sunday.
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As you are probably aware at this point, a new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer was released. It is, naturally, a fairly decent piece of cinematography (from what I can tell.)
However, it does have what may be extensive spoilers.
One thing I found interesting was how much the trailer music sounded like something I would expect from Two Steps from Hell, rather than typical Star Wars trailer music.
I am also surprised about how much family background we are given about the main character.
However, the poster does look rather fantastic.
The movie does seem to have potential.
Have a lovely weekend.
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I was recently informed that Toyota created a small “companion robot”. The footage is rather adorable.
One thing I found quite fascinating, however, is the different emphases given in different videos.
The one above, for instance, has an implied emphasis on “driving”, and thus has a bit of a commute and travel companion emphasis. A different one, however, has a stronger emphasis on the general companionship the robot can provide.
I found the differences interesting.
Enjoy, and have a lovely day!