Category: music
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Random Moment #25 – Groovy Feeling at 120+ bpm
Groovy Feeling … a specialist selection of electronic dance music (EDM), at 120+ bpm, all tracks feature a steady, driving pulsating beat and catchy synths, generating an uplifting energy. 1 – Dancer by Gino Soccio @ 122 bpm2 – Groovy Feeling (Make Mine A 99) by Fluke @ 123 bpm3 – Always Loved A Film…
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Random Moment #24 – four pieces of piano music for films
Here is a selection of piano music that accompanies moving images on the silver screen, … if you like these pieces, see also our earlier post random moment #22 which showcased 4 relaxing classical piano pieces. Perfect Day (Piano Komorebi version) arranged by Patrick Watson for “Perfect Days” 2023. Original by Lou Reed. Gogol by…
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Random Moment #23 – I Nearly Married a Human
… a select list of artsy synth pop from the early 80’s Vienna (1981) by Ultravox I Nearly Married A Human (1979) by Tubeway Army (Gary Numan) Ghosts (live) by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, released originally in the 1982 album Tin Drum – by David Sylvian and his bandmates – Japan Joan Of Arc…
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random moment #22 – four relaxing piano pieces
Relaxing piano music that you can fall asleep with … Gnossienne No. 1 by Erik Satie Nocturne No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3 by Chopin Nocturne Book 5, Op. 54 by Edvard Grieg Isla de Flores – Berlioz Random Moment is a playlist series which we started posting during the COVID pandemic…
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Music from “In The Mood For Love 花樣年華” – 4 versions + original
Yumeji’s Theme was composed by Shigeru Umebayashi originally for the soundtrack of Seijun Suzuki’s 1991 film -“Yumeji”. It became very well-known when it was used in the soundtrack for the 2000 film -“In The Mood For Love” (花樣年華) by Wong Kar-Wai, a Hong Kong film director. Wong’s film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2000, it earned…
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Last Playlist
Ryuichi Sakamoto died on March 28, 2023 after enduring throat cancer and then colon cancer. I(Chris) have been a longtime fan of his music and wrote a tribute post about his passing last year. I have discovered two public playlists curated by Mr. Sakamoto. One was built between June 13, 2022 and March 23, 2023…