More music like this?
January 31, 2021 2:43 PM   Subscribe

Where can I find more music like this? "Epic bluegrass," maybe, for lack of a better term? Or perhaps there's a better name for this stuff. Other sound-alikes: some of the original music from Firefly (the long-mourned TV show) and this cue from the Annihilation film soundtrack.
posted by killdevil to Media & Arts (15 answers total) 19 users marked this as a favorite
 
Well my immediate thought is that you'd probably like the family crest - beneath the brine so there's one song!
posted by euphoria066 at 3:12 PM on January 31, 2021 [2 favorites]


Eagles - Journey of the Sorceror

Diego Stocco's "bassoforte" demo

Parts of the Bastion soundtrack are a lot like this; here's the theme (From Wharf to Wilds) as a sample.

You might also like Chris Thile's mandolin work, especially his covers of modern songs. For ex, here's his band Punch Brothers covering Radiohead - 2+2=5
posted by Rhaomi at 3:28 PM on January 31, 2021


Rhiannon Giddens's "Mountain Hymn" is worth hearing (instrumental version).

Maybe Billy Strings, "Home"?
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:40 PM on January 31, 2021 [1 favorite]


Blue Highway's "Union Man" might fit the bill here.

But I feel like you might really enjoy "Annbjørg" by Hawktail. The melody is quite..."soaring," and very influenced by Nordic fiddle styles.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 3:54 PM on January 31, 2021


I don't know if you're mostly interested in instrumentals, but Dougie MacLean's I am Ready for the Storm has some of the same vibe for me.
posted by ArbitraryAndCapricious at 4:01 PM on January 31, 2021


Try the Steeldrivers. Start with Reckless.
posted by musicinmybrain at 4:01 PM on January 31, 2021


The soundtrack to the video game Bastion might work.
posted by Lexica at 4:01 PM on January 31, 2021 [1 favorite]


Perhaps Surfing Medicine? "Ocean" just blows me away.
posted by SPrintF at 4:44 PM on January 31, 2021


Recommendations from my son: Red Dead Redemption 2 Official Soundtrack - Blessed Are The Meek in particular, but give the whole soundtrack a shot. He also suggests Billy Strings's Meet Me at the Creek and Crooked Still's Ecstasy.
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:58 PM on January 31, 2021


The theme to The Outer Wilds
posted by thatwhichfalls at 8:15 PM on January 31, 2021


It reminds me of some of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis' soundtrack work.
posted by Candleman at 8:58 PM on January 31, 2021


The Oh Hellos. this particular song is a lil less bluegrass, but it's "epic"
posted by FirstMateKate at 12:36 PM on February 1, 2021


Perhaps some of the soundtrack from Hardspace: Shipbreaker?
posted by rustcrumb at 1:11 PM on February 1, 2021


"Ten Million Slaves" by Otis Taylor. CD is called Recapturing the Banjo.
posted by andreap at 1:58 PM on February 7, 2021


From Greg Mitchell's Substack newsletter:

Smithsonian Channel on February 22 to air doc Reclaiming History on Our Native Daughters “banjo supergroup,” which features Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell.
posted by andreap at 7:22 AM on February 9, 2021 [1 favorite]


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