Wait, what? The BBC has a policy about erasing old episodes of all its programming? Why the eff?

Funny, "classical music."

That goldfish is dancing to music!

Is there a name of this classical music remix version to get?

*nochannel
*law
*news

Bravo is for classical music.

Everything about this is perfect. Democratise classical *music! *bravo

You humans failed! Classical *music, you know?

Always an upvote for classical music. I just got into learning the piano and it really opens up your mind and allows you to experience concerts and recordings in a new and much more appreciative way.

Actually, with Holodecks and replicators, you could live perfectly happily in little rooms, always have enough to eat and drink, live out every fantasy, borrow other people's fantasies, the human population would basically have no need for anything but a single small planet with billions of little rooms covering it, and effectively you'd have the matrix.

However, having been watching TNG on Netflix off and on for the last several weeks the point about there being no new creative works in the future is just plain false. It seems anytime they spout off a list of great works of history they always mention at least one or two works that haven't been 'created' yet. And they regularly would take poets and artists on board.. they play classical music and Dr Crusher leads dance classes and a small theater troupe.

Still, the Matrix thing really would be the end of civilization.

Old Disney cartoons were always such a great vehicle for classical *music. Part of animation history for sure.

*bravo for classical music

Am I alone in not liking this song/movie???

The music is meh but the lyrics are total garbage. Here's one of the worst offenders, an excerpt from "Oogey Boogey's" song:

"He's funny, I'm laughin'.
You really are too much.
And now, with your permission,
I'm going to do my stuff."

Urgh, either rhyme or don't rhyme you son of a bitch. I'm sure it would have been so hard to figure out a lyric that rhymed with much (Boogey's touch?).

But more to the point, if you're gonna skip the rhyme and use a semi free-verse, at least get the syllable count close. From the "Making Christmas" song:

"Making Christmas. Making Christmas.
Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice with spider legs and pretty bows.
It's ours this time.
All together, that and this with all our tricks we're making Christmastime.
Here comes Jack.
I don't believe what's happening to me,
my hopes, my dreams, my fantasies
eheHEEHEEHEEEEEEeee..!
Won't they be impressed.
I am a genius."

Shudder... Anyway, I think I feel this way much like most people when it comes to modern classical music. The patterns are so awkward or they are simply absent to the point that the brain trying to make sense of them gets frustrated. I don't want to be frustrated trying to make sense of some nonsense patterns when I watch a movie. I just want to relax and enjoy it.

The root of the issue really though, is that most girls like the movie ([almost] every girl I've ever dated). I expect this is because it makes teenage girls think that they are somehow "darker" or deeper than they really are. Consequently, guys end up pretending to like it to get into said girl's pants "Oh god baby you're so twisted! I can't believe YOU like this movie too!"

Not that I would know about that *cough*

Anyway! I married a girl who also hates this movie so I'm happy.

Yeah...that's how I took it.>> ^ghark:

>> ^criticalthud:
great artists realize how lucky they are to share in a collective body of work. they share, they inspire.
bad artists are typically competitive, envious, judgmental wannabe's. all about the "me" instead of the "we".
so this asshole feels like he beatboxes better than other people. fine. does stevie wonder tell other people to stop playing keyboards cause he's better, and he's studied classical music?

it's sarcasm...

>> ^criticalthud:

great artists realize how lucky they are to share in a collective body of work. they share, they inspire.
bad artists are typically competitive, envious, judgmental wannabe's. all about the "me" instead of the "we".
so this asshole feels like he beatboxes better than other people. fine. does stevie wonder tell other people to stop playing keyboards cause he's better, and he's studied classical music?


it's sarcasm...

great artists realize how lucky they are to share in a collective body of work. they share, they inspire.
bad artists are typically competitive, envious, judgmental wannabe's. all about the "me" instead of the "we".
so this asshole feels like he beatboxes better than other people. fine. does stevie wonder tell other people to stop playing keyboards cause he's better, and he's studied classical music?

>> ^Skeeve:

Agreed, for the most part.
He obviously has talent, but to be a great artist one tends to need life experience (often of a darker nature) and that is something he doesn't have.
It should come with time though.
As for why we haven't seen a Mozart, etc. in hundreds of years, maybe its because the great artists of our time aren't composing classical music (which tends to cultivate the misbelief that it is somehow superior). Now, I'm a fan of classical music, but listen to While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Gimme Shelter, or All Along the Watchtower and tell me you don't feel as moved as when listening to Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, or The Marriage of Figaro.
>> ^TheFreak:
Bullshit.
Try listening to Jay Greenbergs Symphony no 5. It's horrible.
It's an unorganized cacophany. One moment it sounds every bit like an action movie score then immediately it swings the other way and you'd think you were listening to the music from a 30's cartoon. There's no rhyme or reason behind any of the sounds you hear, no progression, no building of emotion, no story being told, no subtlety or purpose...just great big sloppy swipes of an oversized lyrical paintbrush.
That 60 Minutes segment describes Jay's early and enduring interest in writing music. I believe that's about the only element of the story that's not pure hyperbole. From listening to his music you can tell that he has obviously learned a great deal at a young age about arranging orchestral music. He has knowledge. What he lacks is everything else necessary to create great music.
Boys his age do one thing with great expertise and skill....masturbate. And that's what "Blue Bird" is doing with his music...masturbating all up in your ear holes.
Jay Greenergs interest and dedication to study clasical music composition, as well as the encouragement he's received, has brought him a long way. The real shame is the uncritical feedback he's getting from the people around him. Without anyone to tell him that his music is ham fisted and clumsy there's every likelyhood that his narcisistic self appraisal will lead him to nothing.
Jay Greenberg has demonstrated an impressive ability to learn how to compose in a classical style. It remains to be seen if he can turn that technical skill into artistic achievement.



Brilliantly said. If you really listen to some music of "recent" times, it can be amazing. Gimme Shelter is a perfect example. Listening for the voice cracks when the lyric is being yelled "rape! murder!".. I could reel off an entire bunch of pink floyd songs that i think are on par with classical music.

I think that the reason there were "more musical genius" around back then is for several reasons - what else was there for an intelligent and interested young person to do then? Let's face it, the most interesting thing around back then was a piano. We have more instruments now, the world is more connected, we can sample each other's music and combine it. There's too many reasons. And you died by the time you were 40, so when else were you gonna do your burst of creativity if not from a young age?