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S. Bach on a loop, starting with the Brandenburg Concertos. Volume level three.”

Christopher Paolini • To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

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Film composers like Hans Zimmer have proven to be a gateway drug for classical music. It’s the sense of safety that we all knew what we were getting and already had emotional connections to the music. The fact that it was performed live, with an orchestra – every individual providing something unique to the wall of sound – was a stunning cherry on ... See more

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Max Richter’s “On the Nature of Daylight” has become one of the most frequently used contemporary classical pieces in screen music, featuring in over twenty film and television productions to date . Its most high‑profile cinematic placements include Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (2010) and Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival (2016) , w

In my head on this particular day are Tomasini’s String Quartet in B flat major IV, the sound of a thousand butterflies dancing in a field one late summer, the cover illustration from a Penguin edition of Our Mutual Friend, a recipe for Key Lime cheesecake, the text of an A-level Geography book, and a pocket watch.

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Christopher Paolini • To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

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