Just dropping this off here, because I was listening to it yesterday and it gave me fond memories and goosebumps all at once. These soundtracks will never not be awesome.

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This rendition of a classic song is so powerful, so emotive, I feel almost moved to tears whenever I hear it. Been playing it quite a bit the last couple weeks.

Next up, Japanese rock, especially the genre visual kei. Visual kei is like a world unto itself. Visual kei artists and bands can incorporate any genre of music into their sound and feel, but they have their own unique look that sets them apart. Decadent and old-fashioned and otherworldly, but always glamorous and fascinating. It's amazing--not to ( Read more... )

It's been too quiet here on my journal lately. Time to spruce things up! A lot of you already know about some of my musical favorites, but others I don't talk about here much. (Mostly because it doesn't fit with the Jane Austen/LotR/PotC vibe I got going, and I like to keep on theme.) So I'm just going to post a series of spamfests ( Read more... )

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I can't begin to say how lovely it is to combine Vivaldi with a Frozen song. Yes, yes, yes, this is brilliant!

Also, I love this take on the same song, seemingly on the same set as well. ;)

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I recently started watching Naruto: Shippuden, and I love it. (Delving into anime again--I seem to go through stages sometimes.) Doomed heroes stubbornly pursuing their goals everywhere, it's like Christmas all over again! And now I'm totally obsessed with the song Blue Bird, both the original version and two fandubs. I don't know why, but this ( Read more... )

More and more, I'm developing a fascination for listening to the same song in several languages. It's just so engrossing, gauging the different tone each language lends to a song. Pretty much goes without saying that anything in the Romance languages sounds especially wonderful.

Here's "Let It Go" in French (possibly my favorite):

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( And German: )

How is everyone? Hope you're all doing well ( Read more... )

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