#brio-rhapsody

[iamarealkat]

THIRD COURSE - DISHES

(only the finest china)

mads mikkelsen by kenneth willardt.

1. Luigi Bormioli Beer Glasses

Not a hundred percent sure about this, fellow Fannibals, but the fancy v-shaped beer glasses Alana Bloom drinks from might be by Luigi Bormioli.

2. Mikasa Crown Jewel 5 Piece Place China Plate Setting combined with Knightsridge flatware

Hannibal uses platinum lined china when hosting his extravagant dinner parties throughout the first two seasons of the series. The lot includes a dinner place, salad plate, saucer, cup, salad fork, dinner fork, knife, soup spoon, and dessert soon. The plates and cup are Mikasa bone china (type of ceramic) and feature a platinum leaf design around the pieces' edges.

The flatware is Knightsridge brand and are believed to be sterling silver.

A simple yes to those beautiful bone china plates.

3. Gien French China by Tiffany combined with Dutch silverware, nineteenth century, by Christofle and damask cotton table linen, also by Christofle

In season three, episode five "Contorno" it is mentioned, that Hannibal uses the Gien French China by Tiffany in combination with Dutch silverware and damask cotton table linen by Christofle. Thanks Alana I guess.

4. Appetizer Plates

Hannibal's appetizer plates appear in episode six, season two "Futamono". In this episode, Hannibal hosts a party at his home and provides his guests with elaborate appetizers on black trays. This lot consists of three plates, each made of a black stone material, and outfitted with felt material on the bottom.

[ivyprism]

Undertale AU Characters

Undertale - Grillby, Riverperson and Frisk: Grillby (Grillbz), Riverperson (or RP), and Frisk

Underfell - Grillby, Riverperson, Undyne, and Frisk: Tyrian, Rivulet, Neve, and Tart

Underswap - Chara: Pudding

Swapfell Amethyst - Chara: Custard

Horrortale - Aliza

Dancetale - Frisk: Mooncake

Fellswap Amaranth - Grillby, Muffet, Fuku Fire, Undyne, Alphys, Asgore, Toriel, Asriel, Goner Asriel, Monster Kid/Temmie, Frisk, Chara, Napstaton, Hapstablook, Asgore’s Mother and Father, Toriel’s Mother, and Father: Vulcan, Eclair, Enya, Fujiko, Beryl, Elric, Alexandra, Victor, Nicole, Micah/M, Farin, Clare, Ryder, Hendrix, Theodora, Cedric, Octavia, and Claudius.

Swapfell Glaucous - Grillby, Muffet, Undyne, Alphys, Asgore, Toriel, Napstaton, Hapstablook, Chara, Frisk, MK/Temmie, and Asriel: Thyme, Candy, Rosette, Athena, Delray, Madeline, Xavier, Blake, Truffle, Strudel, Waffle/Cream, and Louis.

Mafiatale - Asgore and Toriel: Clyde and Pearl

Mafiafell - Asgore and Toriel: Harvey and Opal.

Mafiaswap - Asgore and Toriel: Lex and Garnet

Alluretale - Asgore, Toriel, Frisk, Chara, Asriel/Flowey, Monster Kid, Mettaton, Napstablook/Napstaton, Grillby, Muffet, Undyne, and Alphys: Heath, Joy, Honey, Aero, Graham/Gram, Toffee, Espresso, Latte, Whiskey, Mocha, Dagger, and Citrine

Allurefell - Grillby and Muffet: Vermouth and Sherry

Angels Fall - Undyne, Alphys, Asgore, Toriel, Napstaton, Mettaton, Grillby, Muffet, Frisk, Chara/Temmie, Asriel/Stuffy, and Monster Kid: Dina, Mieko, Alastair, Brea, Neo, Myles, Helios, Pastry, Halo, Cherub/Cece, Theodore/Theo, and Malachi.

The Mermaid Mercenary - Undyne: Blyze

Final Boss AU - Toriel, Asgore, Frisk, Chara, Flowey, Undyne, Alphys, Mettaton, Napstablook, Grillby, Muffet, and Monster Kid: Adrienne, Caderyn, Lowen, Moss, Griff, Valda, Dian, Ceol, Lalo, Ardere, Honoré, and Emery

The Visitor - Frisk: Vett

The Melody of the Universes - Asgore, Toriel, Asriel/Flowey, Chara, Frisk, Monster Kid, Muffet, Grillby, Mettaton, Napstaton, Alphys, and Undyne: Caprice (likes to be called Reese), Aria, Piper/Pip, Caprice, Symphony, Brio, Sonata, Jazz, Chord, Rhapsody, Allegra, and Lyra

Old AU - Grillby, Muffet, Fuku Fire, Undyne, Alphys, Toriel, Asgore, Asriel/Flowey, Monster Kid, Frisk, Chara/Stuffy, Napstaton/Napstablook, and Mettaton: Flint, Sherbert, Stella, Oriel, Della, Tara, Theodoric, Asher/Grey, Marlowe, Angel (also goes by Gem), Haven/Lyric, Kai, and Apollo

The Pirates of Vividus - Undyne, Alphys, Asgore, Toriel, Asriel, Chara, Frisk, Monster Kid, Grillby, Muffet, Mettaton, and Napstablook: Rivule, Exos, Typhos, Crystal, Marble, Flair, Illume, Fye, Sonus, Dusk, Aeranas, and Terberis

Royal - Undyne, Alphys, Asgore, Toriel, Asriel, Chara, Frisk, Monster Kid, Grillby, Muffet, Mettaton, and Napstablook: Ocea, Intris, Fernis, Tera, Entros, Rane, Hayle, Lec, Tinder, Vapora, Theuros, and Noxis

The Wandering SOULs - Chara and Temmie: Sailor and Quest (Q)

The Duet of Medieval and Modern - Toriel, Asgore, Asriel, Chara, Frisk, Monster Kid, Alphys, Undyne, Mettaton, Napstablook, Grillby, and Muffet: Celastrina, Aglias, Clodius, Papillon, Frey, Ellis, Diana, Louise, Herod, Riff, Ignatius, and Dulcie

[thomaskellington]

Beethovens impact on today's music

The theme of this playlist is Beethoven's impact on today’s music. 

1. Classical Music 

   - Ludwig van Beethoven - "Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio"

     This famous Beethoven piece kicks off our playlist. It's one of his most original and innovative pieces of music and shows how Beethoven changed the music industry with his profound symphonies. 

2. Rock Music 

   - Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

     Queen's most popular and innovative song reminds us of Beethoven because it's like a whole musical adventure, just like how Beethoven shook things up with his symphonies. The song is like a mini-opera, with its different sections and styles playing and blending together. 

3. Jazz music 

   - Duke Ellington - "Take the 'A' Train"

     This jazzy tune by Duke Ellington is groovy and fun, kind of like how Beethoven's music was fresh and exciting to all who listened back in the day.

4. Hip Hop Music 

   - Kanye West - "POWER"

     Kanye West's song is all about being confident and strong, just like Beethoven was when he composed his powerful music.

5. Electronic music 

   - Daft Punk - "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"

     Daft Punk's track is upbeat and futuristic, which reminds us of how Beethoven was always pushing boundaries and trying new things with his music.

6. Folk music 

     Bob Dylan - "Blowin' in the Wind"

     Bob Dylan's song makes us think about the big questions in life, similar to how Beethoven's music was deep and meaningful.

This playlist, "Beethoven's Influence," gives way to the enduring legacy of the great composer across diverse musical genres. From rock to jazz, hip hop to electronic, and Classical to Folk music, each song demonstrates Beethoven's profound impact on music and culture, serving as a testament to his timeless genius and revolutionary spirit. Whether it's through classical symphonies or contemporary hits, Beethoven's influence continues to resonate with audiences around the world, inspiring artists to push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. This playlist shows how Beethoven's music still influences different genres today. Whether it's classical, rock, jazz, hip hop, electronic, or folk, Beethoven's legacy lives on, inspiring artists to be influenced by him and create more music that is powerful, innovative, and meaningful. 

[lesser-known-composers]

Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek - Rhapsodies Op. 1 Book 1 (ca. 1818)

1. Allegro 2. Allegro (4:56) 3. Allegro con brio (9:41) 4. Vivace (15:53) 5. Allegro (19:56) 6. Allegretto ma agitato (23:30)

Artur Pizarro, piano

[werewolvesandaccordions]

Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances, op. 58 (1904) Came across these little pearls while listening to an album of Coleridge-Taylor’s chamber music. Despite the title, the music doesn’t sound like any African music I’ve heard. If anything it feels like it have been written by a French contemporary. But he did say that the second dance’s melody was based off an African folk theme he had heard. Unfortunately, I cannot find what part of Africa the melody is probably from, maybe I would guess Sierra Leone because that is where his father was from. Each dance exploits the violin’s abilities, from long song-like lines, to virtuosic scratching. The first dance has a beautiful flowing melody over soft dissonances, with a second section as a faster revision of the first. It reminds me of the way Liszt wrote some of his Hungarian Rhapsodies, with a slow first half and then an accelerated rhythmic close. The second dance feels like an aria, or a lullaby, with the piano playing gentle rolling chords. Later, the piano takes a melody that plays as a duet against the violin’s song. The third dance has a lively introduction, like a grande waltz. It’s faster than the other songs, but more restrained, and has some notable counterpoint. The last dance starts in the minor, and has a similar texture to the second dance. It has a lighter middle section, before recapping the beginning, and flying into a frantic coda. It would be more appropriate to call these “English” dances, but I assume Coleridge-Taylor wanted remind others that he was an African Englishman, and wanted to evoke a culture that, at the time, was otherwise ignored as being “less” cultured by most Europeans. If in name only. Dances: 1. Allegro 2. Andante molto sostenuto e dolce 3. Allegro con brio 4. Allegro energico

mikrokosmos: Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances, op. 58 (1904) Came across these little pearls while listening to an album of Coleridge-Taylor’s chamber music. Despite the title, the music doesn’t sound like any African music I’ve heard. If anything it feels like it have been written by a French contemporary. But he did say that the…

[tinas-art]

Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances, op. 58 (1904) Came across these little pearls while listening to an album of Coleridge-Taylor’s chamber music. Despite the title, the music doesn’t sound like any African music I’ve heard. If anything it feels like it have been written by a French contemporary. But he did say that the second dance’s melody was based off an African folk theme he had heard. Unfortunately, I cannot find what part of Africa the melody is probably from, maybe I would guess Sierra Leone because that is where his father was from. Each dance exploits the violin’s abilities, from long song-like lines, to virtuosic scratching. The first dance has a beautiful flowing melody over soft dissonances, with a second section as a faster revision of the first. It reminds me of the way Liszt wrote some of his Hungarian Rhapsodies, with a slow first half and then an accelerated rhythmic close. The second dance feels like an aria, or a lullaby, with the piano playing gentle rolling chords. Later, the piano takes a melody that plays as a duet against the violin’s song. The third dance has a lively introduction, like a grande waltz. It’s faster than the other songs, but more restrained, and has some notable counterpoint. The last dance starts in the minor, and has a similar texture to the second dance. It has a lighter middle section, before recapping the beginning, and flying into a frantic coda. It would be more appropriate to call these “English” dances, but I assume Coleridge-Taylor wanted remind others that he was an African Englishman, and wanted to evoke a culture that, at the time, was otherwise ignored as being “less” cultured by most Europeans. If in name only. Dances: 1. Allegro 2. Andante molto sostenuto e dolce 3. Allegro con brio 4. Allegro energico

mikrokosmos: Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances, op. 58 (1904) Came across these little pearls while listening to an album of Coleridge-Taylor’s chamber music. Despite the title, the music doesn’t sound like any African music I’ve heard. If anything it feels like it have been written by a French contemporary. But he did say that the…

[dariaandjanelanefanboy]

Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances, op. 58 (1904) Came across these little pearls while listening to an album of Coleridge-Taylor’s chamber music. Despite the title, the music doesn’t sound like any African music I’ve heard. If anything it feels like it have been written by a French contemporary. But he did say that the second dance’s melody was based off an African folk theme he had heard. Unfortunately, I cannot find what part of Africa the melody is probably from, maybe I would guess Sierra Leone because that is where his father was from. Each dance exploits the violin’s abilities, from long song-like lines, to virtuosic scratching. The first dance has a beautiful flowing melody over soft dissonances, with a second section as a faster revision of the first. It reminds me of the way Liszt wrote some of his Hungarian Rhapsodies, with a slow first half and then an accelerated rhythmic close. The second dance feels like an aria, or a lullaby, with the piano playing gentle rolling chords. Later, the piano takes a melody that plays as a duet against the violin’s song. The third dance has a lively introduction, like a grande waltz. It’s faster than the other songs, but more restrained, and has some notable counterpoint. The last dance starts in the minor, and has a similar texture to the second dance. It has a lighter middle section, before recapping the beginning, and flying into a frantic coda. It would be more appropriate to call these “English” dances, but I assume Coleridge-Taylor wanted remind others that he was an African Englishman, and wanted to evoke a culture that, at the time, was otherwise ignored as being “less” cultured by most Europeans. If in name only. Dances: 1. Allegro 2. Andante molto sostenuto e dolce 3. Allegro con brio 4. Allegro energico

mikrokosmos: Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances, op. 58 (1904) Came across these little pearls while listening to an album of Coleridge-Taylor’s chamber music. Despite the title, the music doesn’t sound like any African music I’ve heard. If anything it feels like it have been written by a French contemporary. But he did say that the…

[hushilda]

Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances, op. 58 (1904) Came across these little pearls while listening to an album of Coleridge-Taylor’s chamber music. Despite the title, the music doesn’t sound like any African music I’ve heard. If anything it feels like it have been written by a French contemporary. But he did say that the second dance’s melody was based off an African folk theme he had heard. Unfortunately, I cannot find what part of Africa the melody is probably from, maybe I would guess Sierra Leone because that is where his father was from. Each dance exploits the violin’s abilities, from long song-like lines, to virtuosic scratching. The first dance has a beautiful flowing melody over soft dissonances, with a second section as a faster revision of the first. It reminds me of the way Liszt wrote some of his Hungarian Rhapsodies, with a slow first half and then an accelerated rhythmic close. The second dance feels like an aria, or a lullaby, with the piano playing gentle rolling chords. Later, the piano takes a melody that plays as a duet against the violin’s song. The third dance has a lively introduction, like a grande waltz. It’s faster than the other songs, but more restrained, and has some notable counterpoint. The last dance starts in the minor, and has a similar texture to the second dance. It has a lighter middle section, before recapping the beginning, and flying into a frantic coda. It would be more appropriate to call these “English” dances, but I assume Coleridge-Taylor wanted remind others that he was an African Englishman, and wanted to evoke a culture that, at the time, was otherwise ignored as being “less” cultured by most Europeans. If in name only. Dances: 1. Allegro 2. Andante molto sostenuto e dolce 3. Allegro con brio 4. Allegro energico

mikrokosmos: Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances, op. 58 (1904) Came across these little pearls while listening to an album of Coleridge-Taylor’s chamber music. Despite the title, the music doesn’t sound like any African music I’ve heard. If anything it feels like it have been written by a French contemporary. But he did say that the…

[logical-tactician]

“I want to know what love is to you.” And “Who you love”

For a long moment Prowl just stared, optics slightly wider and brighter than usual, white digits frozen above the datapad he was about to pick up before the sudden interruption. Then, doorwings hiked up a bit higher and the tactician cleared his intake, optics returning to their normal hues.

“Jazz. I thought that there is nothing you could possibly do to surprise me in the middle of my shift anymore. Clearly I was wrong,” he responded flatly, neutral, slightly detached facade returning while deep inside the tactician was far from being calm. 

Because Prowl wasn’t exactly the kind of mech who spent a lot of time thinking about what love was and what it was specifically to him. And he certainly wasn’t the kind of mech who casually discussed such things with others; the tactician rarely discussed any of his feelings and emotions with anyone at all, he wasn’t good at this. It was a bad idea, one that could backfire terribly, he just knew that. That’s what his calculations indicated as well. 

So this? This scene right here, right now? It was something Prowl’s nightmares were made of. Especially considering the fact that the mech he was possibly romantically interested in happened to be his closest friend; the only closest friend he had. 

And he also happened to be the one asking the Praxian those questions. 

But this was Jazz - and if Jazz truly wanted an answer, he could be very...persistent. And so with a soft sigh the tactician decided that giving him some kind of answer was the only choice he had, apart from physically throwing his friend out of the office. Which probably wouldn’t be the best idea. 

Servos resting on the pleasantly cold surface of the desk, Prowl averted his optics for a moment, trying to find the best words. 

“According to my observations, love is very much like war. It is illogical, unpredictable and in the end you hardly ever get what you wanted.” Here. That was his answer, the only answer he was willing to offer; the only words he dared to speak. “May I ask why were you so desperate to know my opinion on this topic that you had to interrupt my shift?” 

[wily-red-and-galeforce-gold]

*quietly slides this over* 🎨

MUSICAL NOTES!

[feelinghaunted]

names masterlist.

here’s a masterlist of 75+ music - based names. names will be separated by music / musician / song. names based on music will specifically be based on musical terms or musical instruments. there will be twenty-five names (not including variations) in each section. if you found this at all helpful, please reblog / like.

MUSIC - BASED NAMES.

viola.

cadence.

grace.

melody.

calliope.

celeste.

reed.

calypso.

carol.

fantasia.

lyric / lyrik / lyrica.

brio.

clarion.

dorian.

lyre / lyra.

aida.

melisma

demi.

walton.

sonatina.

rhapsody.

solo.

coda.

major.

MUSICIAN - BASED NAMES.

adele.

amadeus.

beck.

drake.

frankie.

fitzgerald.

gwen.

hendrix.

joel.

keith.

edith.

simon.

etta.

dion.

pearl.

alessia.

sia.

enya.

wolfgang.

foster.

fabian.

bruno.

marley.

luciano.

SONG - BASED NAMES.

angus.

ben / bennie.

billy / billie.

bobbie.

davey.

fernando.

floyd.

freddie.

hiro.

jessie.

leroy.

teddy.

barbara.

clementine.

angeline.

jacqueline.

joanna.

jolene.

lola.

martha.

natasha.

roxanne.

rita.

veronica.

[mamusiq]

30 Classical Music Pieces Everyone Should Know

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30 Classical Music Pieces Everyone Should Know Tracklist:

0:00:00 Bach - Cantata, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

0:04:17 Schubert - Ave Maria, D. 839 Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov, Yulia Stefanovich

0:09:17 Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air on the G String Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

0:15:06 Massenet - Thaïs, DO 24, Act II: "Méditation" (Arr. for Cello and String Orchestra) (Live) Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov, Nike Hutchisson 0:21:07 Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals: XIII, The Swan Sarah Joy, Kathy Hohstadt 0:23:46 Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann, IV: "Barcarolle: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Arr. for Violin and Piano) Klodiana Koci, Davide Scarabottolo 0:26:50 Debussy - Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune (Transcr. for Violin and Piano by A. Roelens) Alessandro Clerici, Elena Brunello 0:31:28 Chopin - Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E Major, Andante (Transcr. for Violin and Piano by A. Schulz) Alessandro Clerici, Elena Brunello 0:36:09 Tchaikovsky (arr. Pletnev) - The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Pas de deux (Arr. for Piano) Luke Faulkner 0:41:41 Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini: Var. XVIII Luke Faulkner

0:44:39 Respighi - 6 Pieces for Piano: No. 3, Notturno Luke Faulkner 0:49:18 Liszt - Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major Giovanni Umberto Battel 0:55:04 Giazotto - Adagio in G Minor "Albinoni's Adagio" (Arr. for Piano by F. Pott) Vadim Chaimovich

1:02:31 Fauré - Pavane, Op. 50 (Arr. for Piano) Vadim Chaimovich 1:09:09 Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto Vadim Chaimovich 1:15:14 Dvořák - Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: IV. Larghetto Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

1:21:47 Puccini - Tosca: "Vissi d'arte" (Instrumental) Ukrainian Philharmonic Orchestra, Silvano Frontalini 1:24:24 Rachmaninoff - 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov, Nike Hutchisson 1:29:27 Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Giuseppe Lanzetta 1:36:53 Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: 2b, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Arr. for Piano) Giovanni Umberto Battel 1:38:41 Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: VII. Aquarium (Live) Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Giuseppe Lanzetta 1:40:59 Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, Op. 20: Scene by a Lake Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov 1:43:32 Händel - Suite No. 11 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov

1:46:21 Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Giuseppe Lanzetta 1:54:31 Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (Live) Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Giuseppe Lanzetta 2:02:08 Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain Metamorphose String Orchestra, Pavel Lyubomudrov 2:13:24 Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 "Choral": IV. Finale (Ode to Joy) Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Ricardo Casero, Coro Amici Musicae 2:36:43 Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Ricardo Casero

2:48:28 Verdi - Requiem: 2a. Dies Irae Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Jose Antonio Sainz de Alfaro

2:50:38 Orff/Killmayer - Carmina Burana: O Fortuna (Live) Igor Tantos, Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Coro Amici Musicae

[bourbon-ontherocks]

Yay, quarantine game!! Tagged by @sothischickshe​ and @inyoursheets (oh my God, is that what having followers feels like? Still figuring out social media...)

ARE YOU STAYING HOME FROM WORK/SCHOOL?

Supposedly working from home, but growingly running short of actual things to do so my boss will put me on hold at the end of the week. Which is nice bc it means that I won’t have to feel guilty anymore for writing fanfics on office hours!

IF YOU’RE STAYING HOME, WHO IS THERE WITH YOU?

Me, my stuffed dolphin and my imaginary cat (Look, I really want a cat but my apartment is too small rn). And I’m more than okay with that! Actually, if I had been staying with someone, I think that I’d probably have already ripped their head off by now so I’d be alone anyway...

ARE YOU A HOMEBODY?

Pretty much!! I mean, I’m kinda outdoorsy when it comes to hiking and exploring wild areas, and I like to hang out with friends once in a while, but I need A LOT of alone time at home to be social. In that way, I don’t find quarantine so different from the last time I was unemployed, except that I don’t feel guilty anymore for not going out when it’s sunny outside 😂😂

AN EVENT THAT YOU WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT GOT CANCELLED?

Within Temptation/Evanescence joint concert, supposedly two days ago 😭😭 WT is one of my favourite symphonic metal band ever (shhhhh, just focus on the symphonic side if the word ‘metal’ scares you, it’s actually a pretty easy-listening kind of music in my opinion) and I was extremely looking forward to see them on stage... But they rescheduled in September so it’s not that bad I guess

WHAT MOVIES HAVE YOU WATCHED RECENTLY?

Hmmm... No one, I’m afraid. I think that the last time I watched movies was when I was on a plane last summer... But I watched a bunch of them in a row then, A Star is Born, Les Miserables, Rocket Man, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Mule (the last one mostly for Manny Montana tbh, and he’s got approximately as much screen time as in a regular GG episode but since his character is basically a lower scale Rio it still feels familiar 😂)

WHAT SHOWS ARE YOU WATCHING?

Good Girls, obviously. I’m also in the middle of Grace and Frankie, What/If, and I just finished my Crazy Ex-Girlfriend rewatch. I was looking forward to Working Moms new season but it got postponed so I got started on Community instead, and I should probably catch up with B99 new season. Also I’m considering starting a third Mad Men rewatch to get my daily shot of Christina Hendricks during GG hiatus 😂😂

WHAT MUSIC ARE YOU LISTENING TO?

Wow, everything!! Music is my oxygen so I listen to a looooot of different stuff according to my mood, but at the moment I’m a little obsessed with this band I discovered recently called New Years Day which I would qualify as... angry rock? Is that a thing? Anyway it helps me to unwind quarantine frustrations and some of their lyrics remind me soooooo much of Brio (take Break My Body for instance... Or Two In The Chest One In The Head 😱😱). Although I’m currently writing this while ABBA is playing on the stereo ❤️

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

Brio fanfics, mostly, which already takes a loooot of time. I’m also re-reading The Loop by Nicholas Evans (I’ve had this weird idea of re-reading books I love but in the original English this time and not the French-translated version... Problem is, I clearly read English slower!) and once in a while I read a chapter from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies because it’s fun!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR SELF-CARE?

Writing fanfics. Playing guitar. Baking brownies and trying not to eat them all in a row. Reading in the sun. Sleeping. A. Lot

I feel like a lot of people already answered so I don’t really know who to tag. Just considered yourself tagged if you want to!!

[spaceorphan18]

Fantasia 2000

The idea for another Fantasia had been kicked around over the sixty years before Fantasia 2000 became an actual thing.  I mean, Disney’s original concepts were really about merging music with visual media, and I’m not surprised that, after enough time had passed, it was something they wanted to bring back into culture.  Did culture want it? I have no idea - I think this film has kind of been forgotten by the mainstream, which doesn’t surprise me much. 

Like the original Fantasia, I feel like this is a tax to sit through -- even at roughly 75 minutes.  Maybe it’s because my classical music tastes differ (somewhat) from what’s presented here? Maybe it’s because I have a hard time focusing on segmented shorts in general? Maybe this whole thing isn’t my cup of tea in the first place, and if I want to hear classical music, I’d rather think up my own imagery to them.  

I don’t think Fantasia 2000 is bad by any means, but I don’t really think it’s all that memorable either, and sometimes feels like more of an experiment for the animators more so than an interesting specimen for a film going audience.  Or maybe I’m less evolved.  It could be debated. 

SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN C MINOR - I. ALLEGRO CON BRIO

Like the original Fantasia, there are a bunch of different segments.  We get a little bit of the original Fantasia being clip-showed back to us before we settle in to our first piece.  

They claim this is an abstract piece like the Toccata and Fugue that kicked off the original Fantasia, but it’s really not that abstract.  There are little triangle creatures that bounce around and fight against other triangle creatures, and there’s clearly a story here, which I almost find disappointing.  This piece, being a Beethoven Symphony, is one of my favorites, and I feel like it deserved a little more than the trite color battle that happened on screen.  But that’s just me. 

PINES OF ROME

The rest of these all have a celebrity introduction, and this one is kicked off by Steve Martin doing a little schtick, as if he were hosting an awards ceremony.  It’s cute in an awkward way. 

So -- this one is about whales.  Whales who float in the sky instead of water.  Because sure.  Fantasia 2000 was originally made for IMAX theaters (which were newer at the time?) This one was all CGI, and probably looked pretty impressive on a huge screen.  However, watching on a laptop probably does it no favors, and I was kind of bored, ngl. 

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

Introduction by a suave Quincy Jones, this is perhaps my favorite of the bunch.  It’s the story of a bunch of New Yorkers going about their lives in the 40s.  The stylized art is nice, the story is cute, and the music fits in really well with the animation.  I liked it! 

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN F MINOR - I. ALLEGRO

Better Midler awkwardly recounts scrapped Fantasia ideas.  Because sure why not. 

And then we get a little story about a tin soldier fighting off a Jack-In-The-Box for a ballerina.  It’s cute, except there’s this whole weird part where the solider ends up down a sewer drain, in a fish, and then the fish ends up in the original owner’s home.  I mean, why take the ridiculous detour? But I liked this one a lot more than most of the other ones, so I’ll give it that. 

THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS, FINALE

James Earl Jones being funny! I can appreciate that! 

This one is a short, two minute piece about a flamingo using a yo-yo.  It’s a little ‘meh’ but cute enough as any traditional cartoon short. 

THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE

We get a little Penn and Teller infomercial about stage magic being fake -- which is super weird -- and real magic is Mickey Mouse.  Sure.  

And then we get the entire segment from the original film.  This feels a little like a cop-out, tbh.  This film is barely over an hour long, and they use a good fifteen minutes of it to redo the first film? Why? 

POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE, MARCHES 1-4

This one.  ug.  Okay.  

As far as objectively talking about cartoons, this one is cute, it stars Donald Duck as Noah’s assistant in a retelling of Noah’s Ark, and it’s fine.  I think kids would enjoy it.  

However - I just massive issues with the story of Noah’s Ark in the first place, just lots of them, and it got me thinking about them as I was watching it, so any joy was kind of sucked out of watching this.  I will give it a point for having unicorns and dragons off to the side laughing at the whole thing. 

But more so, the music, if you don’t know, is famous for being the Graduation March.  And having played it a thousand times in my youth, it’s firmly connected to things such as endings and goodbyes and life changes (and I suppose a life killing flood would suffice for that) but it just doesn’t work here for me -- played as the animals get on and off the boat in pairs.  I found myself rolling my eyes at the schtick of it all.  Oh well.  

FIREBIRD SUITE

Angela Lansbury shows up, being the most goddamn professional person in this entire production, and leads us into the finale.  

It’s the story of a forest spirit who breathes life into her land after dearth (and winter) have ripped through it.  While Firebird Suite isn’t my favorite piece of classical music, this might be the most artistically dramatic of all the sections, and the one (besides Rhapsody in Blue) that fits the animation the best.  The story is relatively good for what it is, and gives the film the majestic finish that is going for.  

Final Thoughts: Did I like it? Meh.  These kind of things just aren’t my cup of tea, and while I think it mostly holds together as an idea, I think that these anthology type films, especially ones that kind of are thrown together without thematic elements to tie them together, don’t necessarily work for me.  As I said earlier, it works better as a thought piece, and an animator’s experiment, more than enjoyable film. 

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