Dee3Dee Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 So I was sitting around the other day thinking about which songs have orchestral strings in them. These are the only ones I got: City of Delusion Blackout Exogenesis (duh) Butterflies and Hurricanes I know I've forgotten at least 1-2 songs! I've heard people say that there are strings in MK Ultra, but I wasn't sure about that one. Can anyone help me fill in the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxyous Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Citizen Erased may or may not (strings were recorded). Feeling Good supposedly has some improvised cello. Take a Bow. Hoodoo. Undisclosed Desires. United States of Eurasia MK Ultra I Belong To You (Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Tá Voix) You're not too good at this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee3Dee Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Citizen Erased may or may not (strings were recorded). Feeling Good supposedly has some improvised cello. Take a Bow. Hoodoo. Undisclosed Desires. United States of Eurasia MK Ultra I Belong To You (Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Tá Voix) You're not too good at this Goddamnit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I know I've forgotten at least 1-2 songs! I've heard people say that there are strings in MK Ultra, but I wasn't sure about that one. MK & Undisclosed Desires use samples of strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackparker Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 MK & Undisclosed Desires use samples of strings. Still strings though -_- umm thats all i think hasnt soldiers poem got some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizutsu Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Megalomania, Endlessly ( I think), Citizen Erased, and Soaked all have strings in them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escapist Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Megalomania cello = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origin of basses Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 knights of cydonia too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownAndOut Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 The best thing about strings in Muse tracks is that they feel like "part and parcel" of the songs. Most bands "bolt on" strings because they think it makes them sound like a "serious" band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgivera Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Megalomania, Endlessly ( I think), Citizen Erased, and Soaked all have strings in them as well. Can I ask where in Citizen there are strings, maybe you could say in which time ? Because I'm trying to find it for ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Megalomania, Endlessly ( I think), Citizen Erased, and Soaked all have strings in them as well. The strings were never used in CE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshyBarth Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5SEwUgGZbM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee3Dee Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5SEwUgGZbM That was beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXzHQehObiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha_ Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXzHQehObiE This is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee3Dee Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXzHQehObiE Oh my fuck, that is pretty epic. It adds so much to an already epic song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsb78my Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Wow!! Lots of suggestions here. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingardium LevioSIA Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oooh, Strings Citizen Erased is nice. I can see why they didn't keep the strings though; it wouldn't have fitted so well at that point in the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattXXI Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oooh, Strings Citizen Erased is nice. I can see why they didn't keep the strings though; it wouldn't have fitted so well at that point in the album. Agreed, in fact I think the strings would have been a bit of overkill for a song like Citizen Erased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylonia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I do think that you can faintly hear the strings in the background of original CE though... In the last part. It's really pushed very much into the background and only noticeable on really good headphones. I don't think they've totally discarded them. I like the version with added strings, however, I think that original CE is already multi-layered enough... And agree, it would have been kind of an overkill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I do think that you can faintly hear the strings in the background of original CE though... In the last part. It's really pushed very much into the background and only noticeable on really good headphones. I don't think they've totally discarded them. I like the version with added strings, however, I think that original CE is already multi-layered enough... And agree, it would have been kind of an overkill. That's synths, sorry. And about the strings. They used synths instead of strings, so that's why it sounds like too much when you add strings without removing the synths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockertae Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 It took me so long to notice the cello in Megalomania (shitty headphones) but it just adds so much to the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattXXI Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 It took me so long to notice the cello in Megalomania (shitty headphones) but it just adds so much to the song. Its cool, I thought it was a saxophone or something of the sort at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark_ Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oooh, Strings Citizen Erased is nice. I can see why they didn't keep the strings though; it wouldn't have fitted so well at that point in the album. My gut feeling is if they had pushed the strings "in between" the various guitar parts and gone for a "smoother" Blackout-like tone it might have worked but I could be horrifically misguided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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