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Isn't that basically an opera (or even musical theater)?
by santaclaus 11y ago
Isn't that basically an opera (or even musical theater)?
- abhorrence 11y agoAt face value it seems similar, but story telling via music without using words (as in opera or musical theater) tends to result in something vastly different.
- Retric 11y agoDepends, when most people don't understand the language the story can feel very abstract.
- tunesmith 11y agoThose have words/lyrics. I'm thinking more like silent films except where the music isn't incidental. Symphonies can sometimes have singing, but the singing wouldn't be done by a character on-screen. There was a scene in Peter Weir's "Fearless" starring Jeff Bridges where a key sequence was silent except for a recording of a Gorecki symphony... beyond that I'm kind of drawing a blank. EDIT: Ballet would be a better example. Except without so much dancing. :-)
- soylentcola 11y agoI know you're talking about specifically word-less music but there are some pretty cool examples where the lyrics are more abstract and animation is connected without being literal. Here's one I love (by a locally-based musician so I'm probably biased): https://vimeo.com/123219861 https://vimeo.com/123219861
- ihartley 11y agoAlso check out The Music Scene by Blockhead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhheiPTdZCw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhheiPTdZCw
- soylentcola 11y agoOh wow, thanks. Sorry for the late reply but just saw your comment when looking at replies to mine.