The Soundtrack

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes · 09 Apr 2007, 23:32 · from 2007-April.txt.gz

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From: danldo at gmail.com (Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:32:50 -0700
Subject: (urth) The Soundtrack
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H'mmm. I don't generally listen to music while reading, and especially while
reading something (like Wolfe) that deserves my full attention.

But soundtrack music for a film/series of films? H'mm:

Operation Ares -- Bernhard Herrmann
The Fifth Head of Cerberus -- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
The Devil in a Forest -- Danny Elfman
The Book o'the New Sun -- *Definitely* Bernhard Herrmann
The Soldier books -- H'mm, that's hard. Maybe someone like John Cage
or George Crumb.
Castleview -- Mark Knopfler, in "Local Hero" mode.
Pandora, by Holly Hollander -- Kate Bush
The Books of the Long/Short Sun -- Ennio Morricone
The Wizard Knight -- Blackmore's Night (or Enya at a long shot)
"The Island of Doctor Death" and Other Stories -- John Williams (think about it)
The Death of Doctor Island -- Peter Gabriel

That should be enough, no?

-- 
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