Word: ambiente
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...certain producers—whether silent film’s D. W. Griffith or Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto—always come to lend their personal stamp to high-profile projects, and the level of specialization and differentiation in the market grows quickly. In the ensuing fragmentation, everything from ambient drone to hip-hop anthems enter into play.While “Gears of War” itself is hardly a masterpiece of subtlety—most of the game still revolves around shooting huge guns at bad guys—the mere fact that a company with Microsoft?...
...Musical Director of the Bach Society Orchestra. The two played “Procession Through a Black Hole” by Calvin Hampton. The piece certainly had an astral tone throughout, with Demirjian displaying his abilities on both the low and high registers of his instrument, and Huff playing ambient swaths of sound not typically heard from a pipe organ. The piece segued into a brief arrangement of the overture from the Phantom of the Opera. The familiar themes were a crowd pleaser.The centerpiece of the concert was the arrangement and performance of the Harry Potter theme by Matthew...
...narrate. The 20-minute “opera” continues with a music mash-up that would have Girl Talk drooling with envy. Opera, blues, narration, electric guitar, “When a Man Loves a Woman,” and more combine with the lights and the ambient noise to place the viewer squarely in the moment, unable to move from the window through which the opera is played out. Finally, the narration signals an end to the opera. “He waits in his room, playing records over and over. ‘Is that...
...combination of intimate decor, R&B and beautifully made Singapore Slings will set you up for a very pleasant couple of hours. Equally laid back is COUCHUC, tel: (43-650) 300 47 97, a popular if tiny lounge where supertrendy patrons relax to the sound of ambient music. For something more traditional, head to GURTELBRAU, tel: (43-1) 402 41 95, a down-home brewery where seven drafts, including the tasty Lauren Pils, are complemented by a menu of regional culinary specialities. Six glasses of beer and a plate of wurst later, and the only gürtel...
...unpredictability and beauty of these minute human elements force the viewer to be constantly aware of the entire subject and compositional framework. Much as the stillness of the frame enhances the subtle motions of the subjects, the overall quietness of the films draws the ambient sound into the foreground. After settling into each film, one’s ears become attuned to the subtlest of sounds. Becky Allen, a longtime collaborator of Lockhart’s, was responsible for recording the sound for the films. In some of the films, one can hear the crisp crackle of autumn leaves...