LOL Good One!
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You might want to consider calling that "chinese harp" a Guzheng or just simply a zither.

>> ^zomgunicorns:

Here is my comment on this as a music hobbyist:
At first it seems amazing, but really, the numbers are all placed on a scale, in this case the C scale. Scales are notes that sound musical and pleasing when played after each other. So even with Pi's set of numbers, in the musical sense, as long as it's within a scale, it will sound like music. If he were to exclude scales and place the numbers in a linear fashion on the piano, it would not sound like music. And by that, I mean, if the number 1 was C, number 2 was C#, number 3 was D, number 4 was D# and ect.


He also used the numerical circle of fifths on a couple of the instruments, like the guitar and the zither. So mostly this was an exercise in arranging.

I concur with you assessments of the movies I mentioned and welcome your recommendations with great anticipation. In fact, I intend to search out copies this weekend. Thank you again.
>> ^steroidg:

>> ^chicchorea:
I am unfamiliar with the two films mentioned and look forward to seeing then. He has done some of the most beautiful films. Curse of the Golden Flower and House of Flying Daggers are stunning.

If you were looking for things similar to "Curse of the Golden Flower" in the 3 movies I named, then you'll probably be disappointed as they are very different. To me, Zhang Yi Mou is much better at depicting characters than big fighting scenes (though I think his direction of the Beijing Olympic opening was awesome).
"House of the flying dagger" and "Curse of the golden flower" were just too superficial for my taste. Sure they have pretty pictures and actors, but they lack the essence of humanity that's present in his other movies.
Another one of my favorite movies of his: "No one less" is terribly slow and uneventful from the first glance, but at a certain moment in the movie, the viewer couldn't help but to feel the raw emotional connection with one of the main characters, and I literally couldn't hold back my tears. It's the only moment in the movie that makes you feel that way, and it only last a few seconds... but it's all worthy.

>> ^chicchorea:

I am unfamiliar with the two films mentioned and look forward to seeing then. He has done some of the most beautiful films. Curse of the Golden Flower and House of Flying Daggers are stunning.


If you were looking for things similar to "Curse of the Golden Flower" in the 3 movies I named, then you'll probably be disappointed as they are very different. To me, Zhang Yi Mou is much better at depicting characters than big fighting scenes (though I think his direction of the Beijing Olympic opening was awesome).

"House of the flying dagger" and "Curse of the golden flower" were just too superficial for my taste. Sure they have pretty pictures and actors, but they lack the essence of humanity that's present in his other movies.

Another one of my favorite movies of his: "No one less" is terribly slow and uneventful from the first glance, but at a certain moment in the movie, the viewer couldn't help but to feel the raw emotional connection with one of the main characters, and I literally couldn't hold back my tears. It's the only moment in the movie that makes you feel that way, and it only last a few seconds... but it's all worthy.

>> ^alien_concept:

This movie got so panned, and I could never understand why, it's one of my all-time favourites!


It was mainly because of it's none too subtle pro one-China/communist message. But nevertheless it is one of the most visually beautiful films ever produced.

It is, using this instrument: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither

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*zither music, and hairless dancing female apes

yeah no shit, and the bagpipes guy next door, with the Zither family across the street.....What a band....

call it...Aural Annihilation

Was thinkin' the same thing, except with zither and spoons....