25 December 2007
My Musical Taste
)Published on December 25th, 2007 @ 12:27:28 pm, using 543 words, 209 views
Ok, let's get it rolling than.
My musical taste
Well, I like "good" music. Which is a pretty obvious answer, since no one likes music that isn't good or beautiful to their ears. But what is "good" music in my case? I guess the easiest way to give you an idea is to sum up some of my favorite artists.
- Edgen (a.k.a Justin R. Durban, www.edgen.com)
- Martin O'Donnell (Halo soundtrack)
- Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings)
- Jeremy Soule (Oblivion etc.)
- Hans Zimmer (Gladiator etc.)
That are some of the artist that make "the same" music as I do (well, it's better to state that they make the music I want to make ;) ).
Here are some other artist that earned a place on my mp3.
- Linkin Park
- The Police/Sting
- Dire Straits
- Steely Dan
- Coldplay
- Enigma
These are just the main artists I listen to, loads of other great songs exist on this world (and don't forget, this is MY taste of music, not a general description of what is good and what is bad music).
So you can state my musical taste is a combination of Film Music, Classic Rock, and Nu-Metal.
But what is it really that attracts me in music?
I am a big, huge, gigantic fan of emotion in music, or a message. Film music has great emotive value, since it's main goal is to give the audience a certain feeling, to support the film, guide the film. Almost every emotion is present in film music, from love and hate, to pure sadness and euphoric moods. And the Halo soundtracks just rock =).
The message music can bring is another thing that attracts me. Sure, emotion is a message, but add a voice and you can translate the emotive message into words. The lyrics in Linkin Park and Coldplay songs are just awesome.
Now, you might think, why doesn't he like Bob Marley? He has a great message in his music.
To be honest, I absolutely love Bob Marley, and tons of other musician's, I just haven't mentioned them yet. There isn't much music that I hate, but I don't like listening to most hiphop (the "I am better than you", and "girls are bitches" stuff), but some hiphop (early Eminem, Fort Minor, Common) has earned a place in my heart. Other than that, Hardstyle and most dance music just lacks that emotive value and message, since the main goal is, that it is fit to dance to. For that, I don't like it, but that is, once again, personal.
Ok, enough for now, this is a brief explanation of my musical taste. If you find yourself interested, and want to know exactly what music I like, you can listen to the following songs:
Lost - Edgen (http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_lost.mp3)
Human Nature - Edgen (http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_human_nature.mp3)
Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore
The Uruk-Hai - Howard Shore
Talk - Coldplay
Square One - Coldplay
The Hybrid Theory album from Linkin Park
Lose Yourself - Eminem
The Halo Soundtrack
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
That's it!
Have a Merry Christmas, and all the best for 2008!
Erik
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