Which Muse song have you recently discovered or rediscovered the awesomeness of?

[awol5ht]

Shine Acoustic - so sweet. Hopefully it'll be played at my funeral

[SpiralStatic1]

You said it was "nothing more" than a part of a soundtrack that someone LOVES....

 

I was not the one who said that.

[Hat]

I was not the one who said that.

...

 

Someone said it was like a part of a soundtrack that he loves and you added "and nothing more". What is the difference?

[FabriPav]

You word-twister.

[LiT]

Are you implying that soundtracks are worse than "normal" albums by default?

 

You need to listen to some Clint Mansell.

 

Or Hans Zimmer.

 

You word-twister.

 

heey you stole my line

[Mattestro]

It's my 2nd Muse song ever because it's my favourite string arrangement Matt has ever written, I think it's a great mix of electronic beats and strings+choir, and I love the overall mood and the apocalyptic feel of the track. It's no ordinary soundtrack.

 

I think Isolated System is great, it's probably one of the most atmospheric song Matt's ever written

[Jobby]

Or Hans Zimmer.

 

Or Ennio Morricone.

[redneonfish]

I'm quite a big fan of The Streets so as of late, I've been listening to Who Knows Who quite frequently, it's fucking good.

[Mattestro]

I'm quite a big fan of The Streets so as of late, I've been listening to Who Knows Who quite frequently, it's fucking good.

 

Dat riff

[redneonfish]

Dat riff

 

Dat riff. I can only agree

[AJUltra]

SMBH. I'm loving the live guitar solos

[Museic Syndrome]

HTAILY. It needs to be back for the anniversary gigs.

 

That song is badaaaasss.

[unnaturalsselection]

Sunburn and Unintended

[eznw]

Fury (OMG, how could I have missed this gem?) and Dark Shines.

[SpiralStatic1]

...

 

Someone said it was like a part of a soundtrack that he loves and you added "and nothing more". What is the difference?

 

The difference is I agreed on this, but I wasn't the one who mentioned it first. And for me ' a PART of a soundtrack that I would love' is not enough for being obsessed with it. And, a soundtrack is something that can only be perceived in the context of the film. But as a song or a track itself it usually loses its meaning. It's neither good nor bad. I mean soundtrack is always associated with the film, while a song/track exists solely.

[SpiralStatic1]

I think Isolated System is great, it's probably one of the most atmospheric song Matt's ever written

 

Oh yes. As it's associated with the film.

[Jobby]

The difference is I agreed on this, but I wasn't the one who mentioned it first. And for me ' a PART of a soundtrack that I would love' is not enough for being obsessed with it. And, a soundtrack is something that can only be perceived in the context of the film. But as a song or a track itself it usually loses its meaning. It's neither good nor bad. I mean soundtrack is always associated with the film, while a song/track exists solely.

Oh yes. As it's associated with the film.

 

I'm gonna be honest, I have absolutely no idea what you're on about.

[SpiralStatic1]

I'm gonna be honest, I have absolutely no idea what you're on about.

 

I am not surprised. Do you find IS itself atmospheric? Or it gives you this feeling (if it does) because this track is going alongside the film? The film plus IS definitely has an atmosphere. Solely IS? I doubt.

Edited September 18, 2013 by SpiralStatic1

[FabriPav]

I am not surprised. Do you find IS itself atmospheric? Or it gives you this feeling (if it does) because this track is going alongside the film? The film plus IS definitely has an atmosphere. Solely IS? I doubt.

 

Flash news: we heard the song long before the movie came out. So stop it, IS is probably the most atmospheric Muse song ever.

[Hat]

The difference is I agreed on this, but I wasn't the one who mentioned it first. And for me ' a PART of a soundtrack that I would love' is not enough for being obsessed with it. And, a soundtrack is something that can only be perceived in the context of the film. But as a song or a track itself it usually loses its meaning. It's neither good nor bad. I mean soundtrack is always associated with the film, while a song/track exists solely.

I know you didn't write the actual post that said it, but agreeing with it is no different. It's a meaningless differentiation to make.

 

And you say "can only" and then "usually". Which one is it. Is it ALWAYS the case that it can only be perceived in the context of the film, or is it just usually like that?

 

And I'd say that soundtracks often have a capability of delivering a message without a movie. I mean, you can't tell me that you don't recognise a movie situation where something is about to go to hell before it even happens just because of the soundtrack.

 

Not to mention the fact that the music usually is what sets the mood for a scene. If we're scared it's because they're playing a scary soundtrack to someone walking slowly. If we're sad it's usually because the crying characters are accompanied by a sad song.

 

I'd say that we've all heard enough soundtracks to be perfectly aware of what emotions it's trying to convey.

[Matt's Jawbone]

I know you didn't write the actual post that said it, but agreeing with it is no different. It's a meaningless differentiation to make.

 

And you say "can only" and then "usually". Which one is it. Is it ALWAYS the case that it can only be perceived in the context of the film, or is it just usually like that?

 

And I'd say that soundtracks often have a capability of delivering a message without a movie. I mean, you can't tell me that you don't recognise a movie situation where something is about to go to hell before it even happens just because of the soundtrack.

 

Not to mention the fact that the music usually is what sets the mood for a scene. If we're scared it's because they're playing a scary soundtrack to someone walking slowly. If we're sad it's usually because the crying characters are accompanied by a sad song.

 

I'd say that we've all heard enough soundtracks to be perfectly aware of what emotions it's trying to convey.

I've always loved Isolated System. Very atmospheric. Very trancy, very powerful and epic yet subdued.

[kueller]

I remember some movie where the director decided to due scenes of people doing mundane things with no soundtrack so you weren't directly told what the scene was building up for.

 

And IS has a pretty simple but present atmosphere to it.

[Jobby]

I am not surprised. Do you find IS itself atmospheric? Or it gives you this feeling (if it does) because this track is going alongside the film? The film plus IS definitely has an atmosphere. Solely IS? I doubt.

 

Yeah, I don't fanboy over it or anything but I think IS is very atmospheric. I've thought that ever since the album first came out, long before World War Z (which I haven't even seen tbh). Hell, even if I was listening to a song from a soundtrack, I could still find it atmospheric in of itself without thinking of it's context within the film, Ennio Morricone's work being a good example.

[Matt's Jawbone]

I remember some movie where the director decided to due scenes of people doing mundane things with no soundtrack so you weren't directly told what the scene was building up for.

 

And IS has a pretty simple but present atmosphere to it.

Alien is a good example, when Tom Skerritt's character goes looking for the cat. Zero music, plenty if atmosphere, you're already freaked the fuck out even though nothing is happening yet.

[SpiralStatic1]

Yeah, I don't fanboy over it or anything but I think IS is very atmospheric. I've thought that ever since the album first came out, long before World War Z (which I haven't even seen tbh). Hell, even if I was listening to a song from a soundtrack, I could still find it atmospheric in of itself without thinking of it's context within the film, Ennio Morricone's work being a good example.

 

I wasn't arguing against a soundtrack can be atmospheric. Ennio Morricone is definitely an example. I love Dario Marianelli's works or Denny Elfman's works, for example. I was skeptical about IS though... Ok. I'll listen to it again...