Comments on: Which day is it again? http://classicalconvert.com/2008/08/which-day-is-it-again/ A beginners guide to classical music, by someone who switched at 23 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:13:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ben http://classicalconvert.com/2008/08/which-day-is-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-4313 Ben Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:31:01 +0000 http://classicalconvert.com/?p=403#comment-4313 Yvonne, I need to watch more Hitchcock. That editing sounds like the kind of thing that I would have absolutely and completely missed when watching his films before. After having gotten into classical music the soundtracks of movies stand out a lot more. Actually, I just realized that one of the best examples I know of synchronizing action with music is that Tom and Jerry cartoon with the Liszt <i>Hungarian Rhapsody</i>. Yvonne,

I need to watch more Hitchcock. That editing sounds like the kind of thing that I would have absolutely and completely missed when watching his films before. After having gotten into classical music the soundtracks of movies stand out a lot more.

Actually, I just realized that one of the best examples I know of synchronizing action with music is that Tom and Jerry cartoon with the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody.

]]> By: Yvonne http://classicalconvert.com/2008/08/which-day-is-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-4240 Yvonne Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:02:46 +0000 http://classicalconvert.com/?p=403#comment-4240 Not quite the same thing (as in not <i>visualisation</i> of music), but you've made me think of Hitchcock editing or even filming around the soundtrack - this happened in Vertigo I think, as well as other films. There's a quote where when asked how a scene will go/look, he says "that will depend on what my composer gives me". (Apologies, reporting all this from memory, so details may be off.) The orchestra in Sydney built a slideshow/film around VW's Sinfonia antartica (ironic since this was created from film music in the first place). The film was constructed from Ponting's still photographs from the Scott expedition. Not animated, because of the nature of the source images, but still created with the intent to match/mirror/support the music. As you say, there must be many others. And better known instances too. Not quite the same thing (as in not visualisation of music), but you’ve made me think of Hitchcock editing or even filming around the soundtrack - this happened in Vertigo I think, as well as other films. There’s a quote where when asked how a scene will go/look, he says “that will depend on what my composer gives me”. (Apologies, reporting all this from memory, so details may be off.)

The orchestra in Sydney built a slideshow/film around VW’s Sinfonia antartica (ironic since this was created from film music in the first place). The film was constructed from Ponting’s still photographs from the Scott expedition. Not animated, because of the nature of the source images, but still created with the intent to match/mirror/support the music.

As you say, there must be many others. And better known instances too.

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