What did I hear?
August 4, 2011 3:22 PM Subscribe
Scifi-ish instrumental music played at a chain bookstore?
Several years ago (5-ish) , I heard an album at the local Borders books. Being... well, me, I failed to get info on it. What I recall of it: Probably all instrumental. Sorta soft, moody, haunting, but not terribly creepy. I'm 96% sure its not John Murphy, though he is the closet I've found so far. Long shot, yes... but worst case I find cool new music :) Thanks guys.
Several years ago (5-ish) , I heard an album at the local Borders books. Being... well, me, I failed to get info on it. What I recall of it: Probably all instrumental. Sorta soft, moody, haunting, but not terribly creepy. I'm 96% sure its not John Murphy, though he is the closet I've found so far. Long shot, yes... but worst case I find cool new music :) Thanks
If I were just going to go with something that you is almost but not quite John Murphy, though, I would guess something by Clint Mansell. Maybe The Fountain soundtrack?
posted by empath at 3:42 PM on August 4, 2011
posted by empath at 3:42 PM on August 4, 2011
Max Richter? I first heard his stuff as a interstitial on RadioLab, not at Borders - the song I linked, Vladimir's Blues, is from The Blue Notebooks, released in 2004, so around the right time.
The soft, moody music I did hear at Borders 3+ years ago was Mikal Blue, but he's a pop singer, so it's probably not him.
posted by clerestory at 6:08 PM on August 4, 2011
The soft, moody music I did hear at Borders 3+ years ago was Mikal Blue, but he's a pop singer, so it's probably not him.
posted by clerestory at 6:08 PM on August 4, 2011
Bear McCreary's Battlestar Galactica compositions? Clint Mansell? Jerry Goldsmith's Alien soundtrack?
posted by tumid dahlia at 6:30 PM on August 4, 2011
posted by tumid dahlia at 6:30 PM on August 4, 2011
Response by poster: Probably all electronic/synthetic. Nothing really stood out to me as 'oh, that's guitar' or 'piano' It could very well be Clint Mansell... Not the fountain soundtrack, but I'll keep digging into his stuff. (Death is the road to awe sounds quite similar)
More ideas are appreciated, but I think my best best so far is to dig into Clint Mansell's works. I know this one is tricky, but Mefi, like friendship, is magic.
posted by Jacen at 7:56 PM on August 4, 2011
More ideas are appreciated, but I think my best best so far is to dig into Clint Mansell's works. I know this one is tricky, but Mefi, like friendship, is magic.
posted by Jacen at 7:56 PM on August 4, 2011
Could it have been God is an Astronaut?
My other baseless guesses would be Mark Snow, Mike Oldfield or Tangerine Dream.
Bluemars is an excellent webstream for ambient scifi-ish music. They have a list of artists.
posted by HFSH at 6:29 AM on August 5, 2011
My other baseless guesses would be Mark Snow, Mike Oldfield or Tangerine Dream.
Bluemars is an excellent webstream for ambient scifi-ish music. They have a list of artists.
posted by HFSH at 6:29 AM on August 5, 2011
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Is it movie soundtrack music? What instruments? Guitars, drums? Orchestral? Electronic?
posted by empath at 3:41 PM on August 4, 2011