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iPod Master
10-25-2004, 08:40 PM
Hmm, I have been listening to a bit of symphonic type metal, with very nice sounding symphonies int he backround. CAN anyone recommned some good classical artist that have a dark sound, and an itunes link would be appreciated.
thanks for any responses.
You don't get much darker than Mozart's Requiem in D Minor. As a requiem is a composition for the dead, a search for "Requiem" will turn up some dark stuff.
Vincent
10-29-2004, 04:31 PM
Frank Zappa - Yellow Shark
Buy this as soon as possible- it's got dark, light, up, down, sideways!
Ichijoe
10-29-2004, 06:25 PM
I'll go out on a limb here and call out the 'Thus Spake Zarathrustra' form '2001: A Space Odyssey'.
Nothing like hearing haunting voices going 'ohhhhh..... ooooohhhhhh......' =)
Oh yeah I think it also has those Five Note's that went down into Music History too IIRC...
Ichijoe
10-29-2004, 06:40 PM
Ok let me correct the above it wasn't 'Thus Spake Zarathrusta', but rather: Jupiter and Beyond: Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo Soprano Thanks go out to Amazon.com for that one!
mctriple
10-29-2004, 10:44 PM
check out some scriabin. it's not "dark" but very atonic. the last 5 i believe piano concertos he wrote didn't have a key.. how crazy is that.
he was one of those sensosomatic people that literally see colors and images when they hear sounds. he believed that music would open a gateway to the spiritual world. using his visualization of sound as a composer churned out some crazy stuff.
what kind of symphonic metal do you like? i love symphony x.. michael romeo is my hero. heavenly is also very sweet.
raine
10-30-2004, 12:11 AM
Christopher O'Riley. He does piano versions of Radiohead songs, and they're awesome. His new stuff comes out in February.
enjoilax
10-30-2004, 12:34 AM
Originally posted by raine
Christopher O'Riley. He does piano versions of Radiohead songs, and they're awesome. His new stuff comes out in February.
Whats with you and radiohead.
*sigh*
Can you guys keep on suggesting some stuff? I want to get into classical as well.
raine
10-30-2004, 01:50 AM
Christopher O'Riley is a little different. It isn't the string tribute or the covers from different bands, which I don't really like. O'Riley's stuff is amazing, I love to listen to it. It shows the classical in Radiohead, but with a classical instrument. People that enjoy Radiohead like it, and people that enjoy classical enjoy it. It's like the bridge between two worlds.
mctriple
10-30-2004, 03:48 AM
check out shostakovich, too. he's another favorite composer. it's not all happy and junk like beethoven, although it's not dark like SX or anything. it's big and powerful.
you'd probably like a lot of john williams compositions. he's done the theme songs for many, many famous movies (superman, star wars, jurassic park, soo many).
Pointthreex
10-30-2004, 01:36 PM
the whole requiem for a dream soundtrack
iPod Master
10-30-2004, 05:42 PM
mctripe, i enjoy beethoven, 9th symphony is incredible. and its not all happy and junk. he is very intense. he was a genius. only a genius could write so much good music without even hearing it.
iPodHawk
11-06-2004, 12:24 PM
With Halloween having recently passed, an obvious piece to include is "Danse Macabre" by Saint-Saens. It's an interesting mix of dark and upbeat elements.
John Williams is alright, but he's ripped much of his stuff straight from Holst's Planets suite, which I fully recommend.
bucolic
11-22-2004, 01:58 PM
A great CD of dark, creepy sounding classical:
Music For Strings, Percussion, and Celesta by Bela Bartok.
Enjoy!
am0eba
11-22-2004, 05:23 PM
Two contemporary American composers worth listening to are:
1. Joseph Schwantner (Especially his peice for extended wind ensemble "...And the Mountains Rising Nowhere..."
iTunes doesn't have this exact piece, and they spell his name differently:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=324992
Try the sample for "New Morning for the World".
2. Alan Hovhaness (Try "God Created Great Whales")
iTunes doesn't have that one either, but they do have "Mysterious Mountain":
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=565214
(Try the 3rd movement sample, "Andante Espressivo".)
Both very complex, but listenable and very atmospheric. Kind of revisiting the romantic style of classical music.
_Dave_
plantmanager
11-24-2004, 12:35 AM
I think you will find what you are looking for with this band called TRILLION
their site is VERY cool
dark and cinematic with orchestra
www.trillionmusic.com
Pluto
11-24-2004, 11:10 PM
Also can't beat some of the overatures from the Ring Cycle by Wagner... try to pick up a collection or sampler of his "best of". My personal fave is "Sigfried's Funeral March". :cool:
elementwrx
11-27-2004, 01:59 PM
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
Listen to the whole thing, not just "O Fortuna" like most people do.
Any one of Beethoven's 9 Symphonies
Respighi's Pines of Rome
Anything Samuel Barber, but more specifically:
- Adagio for Strings
- Overture to 'The School for Scandal'
- First Essay for Orchestra
- Second Essay for Orchestra
Good luck!
SomeKindOfMonst
12-05-2004, 10:59 PM
Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon (Metal band Recorded with a 48-piece orchestra)
Dimmu Borgir - (Recorded with a Symphony as well)
Cradle of Filth - Damnation and a Day (40-piece orchestra and 32-voice choir)
reorx24
12-05-2004, 11:13 PM
Kick arse symphonies:
Mahler's 3rd, 4th, and 6th Symphonies. Mahler rules.
Kick arse symphonic metal:
Therion - Secret of the Runes / Theli / Vovin
Nightwish - Oceanborn
Tristania - Widow's Weeds
BACKLIGHT
12-06-2004, 07:33 AM
Poem for Carlita by oconnor,
not exactly old but it gets me everytime. I love the deep cello.
plantmanager
12-12-2004, 01:35 PM
and Mahler's 5th?
Stormy
12-12-2004, 08:01 PM
Great symphonic dark goth metal,
Nightwish- particularly their 'Once' cd
Sonata Artica- Reckoning Night
Denzil
12-13-2004, 07:57 PM
Either gonna get slated or you're gonna like this - Return of the Jedi - the emporer's music, just before the Vader/Luke fight - very dark.
i_am_petro
12-13-2004, 08:02 PM
kronos quartet
michael nyman
ryuichi sakamoto
yann tiersen
djpuppyt
12-22-2004, 11:16 PM
Arvo Part - "Litany"
allforcarrie
01-15-2005, 06:28 AM
get yo yo mah inspired by bach.... good stuff, his chello is haunting...
AlexScherr
01-16-2005, 12:24 PM
This thread may be dead, but other dark classical music:
Beethoven: Late String Quartets: prophetic, very dark, but filled with incredible deep feeling.
Schubert: Die Winterreise (The Winter Traveller): a song cycle with solo bass voice and piano, about a man driving himself to madness over a lost love: best break-up album ever.
Chopin: Nocturnes: solo piano, even the title indicates night music, soft gentle but deceptively deep sounds.
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8: written in the aftermath of the siege of Leningrad during WWII, incredibly passionate.
asnamara
01-18-2005, 11:43 AM
Ok iPod Master,
i think i got exactly what u're looking for, you should check out this band called "Elend".
Its probably some of the darkest music ever written, its mostly orchestral without lyrics, there is however the occasional vocals that are mindblowing. Also, this is pure gothic Classical music (played by an orchestra), not metal. So i think this is what u're looking for.
Let me know what u think of them (all their albums are really great).
Cheers,
asnamara