Derivative fictionnnnn! Yes! *dies laughing* XD (I have spent *all day* researching for this epic bandom fic I am now writing :P I hate you :P)
Oooh, piano. Gods. Um, yeah, the concerto they use in Truman Show *is* beautiful, and mostly very playable, if we're looking at Ryan not being epically good. What else...the Raindrop Prelude (more Chopin) is beautiful and not all that hard (maybe a little harder than the concerto, but not all that bad), and has the advantage of being mostly quiet and beautiful and romantic but having the passionate, muscular, stunning middle section that could be awfully fun to write about Ryan (or Brendon :P) playing. You probably know it (wait, you play, y/y?), but probably the most popular recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=825Ekk1u3mQ. I like it with a bit more pedal and a touch more rubato (and speed?) in the opening of the middle section, but I am completely unqualified to say that in the face of Vladimir Horowitz's legendariness :P
Um, what else...oh, oh man, um, there is a Debussy nocturne in my head that is incredibly beautiful and romantic and I can't think which one it is. There's lots of wonderful Debussy that's quiet and romantic, though. Oh, man, or if you're up for a minor key (no idea what kind of scene you're wanting this for, lol, but you can so picture it, night, a single dim light on the piano, and the melancholy notes of Ryan's song filling the moonlight...mmm), there's the classic one, Chopin's Nocturne in E Minor, um...here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIj8SeiKNEA. Wow, haven't played that in ages. I must pull it out. It's incredibly beautiful and romantic and just *melts*, especially right at the end. Seeps into your heart and lungs and the pores of your skin.
Oh, and I know which Debussy I was thinking of! Not a nocturne, the Reverie for Piano. Um...wow, there is a lack of professional recordings of it on youtube. This one's not bad though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhccX_LIsEo It's dreamy, like Debussy's slow stuff tends to be, and has those occasional odd moments of light discord that're always there in his work, but it's incredibly beautiful, *particularly* the opening...haha, I'm listening to it now and it reminds me of that interview Ryan gave where he said he was inspired by things like Paris and love stories.
Hm, now I'm trying to think of composers Ryan and Brendon have mentioned liking...and I can't remember :P I'll stop throwing things at you, anyhow. Soooo many options, lol. I wants to read this scene :D
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Date: 2009-02-14 11:56 am (UTC)Oooh, piano. Gods. Um, yeah, the concerto they use in Truman Show *is* beautiful, and mostly very playable, if we're looking at Ryan not being epically good. What else...the Raindrop Prelude (more Chopin) is beautiful and not all that hard (maybe a little harder than the concerto, but not all that bad), and has the advantage of being mostly quiet and beautiful and romantic but having the passionate, muscular, stunning middle section that could be awfully fun to write about Ryan (or Brendon :P) playing. You probably know it (wait, you play, y/y?), but probably the most popular recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=825Ekk1u3mQ. I like it with a bit more pedal and a touch more rubato (and speed?) in the opening of the middle section, but I am completely unqualified to say that in the face of Vladimir Horowitz's legendariness :P
Um, what else...oh, oh man, um, there is a Debussy nocturne in my head that is incredibly beautiful and romantic and I can't think which one it is. There's lots of wonderful Debussy that's quiet and romantic, though. Oh, man, or if you're up for a minor key (no idea what kind of scene you're wanting this for, lol, but you can so picture it, night, a single dim light on the piano, and the melancholy notes of Ryan's song filling the moonlight...mmm), there's the classic one, Chopin's Nocturne in E Minor, um...here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIj8SeiKNEA. Wow, haven't played that in ages. I must pull it out. It's incredibly beautiful and romantic and just *melts*, especially right at the end. Seeps into your heart and lungs and the pores of your skin.
Oh, and I know which Debussy I was thinking of! Not a nocturne, the Reverie for Piano. Um...wow, there is a lack of professional recordings of it on youtube. This one's not bad though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhccX_LIsEo It's dreamy, like Debussy's slow stuff tends to be, and has those occasional odd moments of light discord that're always there in his work, but it's incredibly beautiful, *particularly* the opening...haha, I'm listening to it now and it reminds me of that interview Ryan gave where he said he was inspired by things like Paris and love stories.
Hm, now I'm trying to think of composers Ryan and Brendon have mentioned liking...and I can't remember :P I'll stop throwing things at you, anyhow. Soooo many options, lol. I wants to read this scene :D
Nom nom nom recs. And you are hilarious :P