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Year 2 of Lockdown, Day 3
Only one thing today, but it sort of deserves to stand alone. It is possibly the best reaction video I have ever seen, and not just because the reactor's jaw drops and then STAYS dropped for about five minutes straight.
Even if you are not keen on stuff like this, it'll be worth your while. Partly just for the performance he is watching, which I had never seen before and which is great. But mostly because of what the reactor takes away from it. ♥
How it ties in with lockdown is that this made me realise the one thing I really, really want to do once All This Is Over is go to a proper classical concert.
Even if you are not keen on stuff like this, it'll be worth your while. Partly just for the performance he is watching, which I had never seen before and which is great. But mostly because of what the reactor takes away from it. ♥
How it ties in with lockdown is that this made me realise the one thing I really, really want to do once All This Is Over is go to a proper classical concert.
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The last time he came here back in late February 2019, on or around his birthday he was recovering from surgery on his spine and he REFUSED to finish until he gave us 3 encores despite his handlers trying to get him off stage. He was just 90 and raring to go. He loved the Irish audiences, most artists tack Dublin on their tour as an afterthought but Ennio Morricone actually based his tours around when he could perform in Dublin. He had to shush us from cheering so he and the orchestra could begin — it got a laugh. I miss him every day, his death last year hit me like a family member's would.
Nothing beat seeing and hearing the orchestral versions, although I love the films. Each time his concerts were announced I INSISTED we had to go (Mum, Sligo Uncle, and, me) and I even bought Sligo Uncle tickets. Unfortunately Sligo Auntie doesn't really like music so she stopped Uncle from attending one concert — but then it turned out a bunch of her friends had gone to it and she was angry she had turned down free tickets out of spite LOL XD, so Sligo Aunt and Uncle came to the final concert which was amazing. I may be a petty bitch who wants her godfather to have nice things over his shrew wife's objections but her FOMO worked out so well for him in the end. He would have been so upset to have missed it after the Maestro passed away.
I'm just so happy that people are recommending things like orchestral movie concerts because it is such a great way to get into classical music — and also just generally a great genre of music itself. I regularly blast Ennio's music at top volume when I'm having a bad day, and just before job interviews to get me in the right frame of mind.
I've never seen a reaction video before, so thank you for the rec, I'm going to add that guy to my list of Youtubers to watch :)
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Yay! Glad you liked the video and thrilled I caused such wonderful reminiscences.
I saw the late, lamented Maestro Morricone conduct his orchestra live 5 times and each time was as jaw dropping as this guy's video.
I am deeply, deeply jealous. Thank you so much for sharing all the stories, and I clearly need to search out more of his music. (I am familiar with some, but it's pretty hap-hazard.)
I'm just so happy that people are recommending things like orchestral movie concerts because it is such a great way to get into classical music — and also just generally a great genre of music itself.
This, very much. Movie soundtracks are one of my main go-tos if I need something to listen to.
I regularly blast Ennio's music at top volume when I'm having a bad day, and just before job interviews to get me in the right frame of mind.
Excellent idea, might adopt that! :)
I've never seen a reaction video before, so thank you for the rec, I'm going to add that guy to my list of Youtubers to watch :)
You're welcome! They're a fascinating genre and every reactor brings something different. My favourite thing at the moment is those who have never come across classical music before and watching how their world changes. It's just wonderful. :)
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Although I very much agree, it's a whole different experience to see something performed live. Like I said in the post, I am suddenly REALLY missing being able to see an orchestra live. *sigh* Especially one as good as this...
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Me too! There is something so delightful about watching people experience things for the first time...
This was another good one - and into the black hole of YouTube I go again...
You're welcome! ;)
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I have more soundtracks on my iTunes than any other genre. And ngl RTÉ Lyric FM's Movies and Musicals is my favourite radio programme ever. If you like it's available on the RTÉ website.
I've been enjoying ppl reading reddit posts but this is going to be a nice addition to the list :D
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Like, there seems to be a whole subgenre of black people reacting to predominantly white culture, and that makes me feel uncomfortable.
I think there are a lot of different factors wrapped up in this.
- Reactors react to what their viewers suggest, so a lot of it is about their specific audience and their two-way street
- Speaking of black Americans then there is an intersection of education/upbringing/environment where (from what I can tell from my very small sample pool) the reactors in questions have simply never been exposed to say, Classical Music, or the Beatles or Queen. So it kinda highlights a lack of opportunity, if that makes sense?
Mind you, one of my co-workers (early 30s and fairly average White British) had never heard of the Suffragettes. I generally want to shake my hand and yell about what do they teach in school these days?
I feel like there should be a reciprocal amount of videos of white people reacting to black culture--and I don't see those at all. The appreciation should go both ways.
Again, this is multi-layered.
- It needs their viewers to suggest black culture, rather than 'The 10 main differences between the UK and the US'
- How do you define 'black culture'? So you mean American black culture? Or 'African' (in the way black reactors react to a lot of 'European' music, which can cover anything from Mozart to Eivør)? I also have a feeling that black culture has been... sort of co-opted by white culture, meaning it's (somewhat paradoxically maybe) more visible? IDK, I'm just sort of turning it over in my head, because I come from it all from such a different perspective.
Also the youtube algorithm probably works against showing black culture content... So it might be there, but it doesn't get promoted.
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Of those, I have definitely seen Cinema Paradiso, although it's a long time ago. But will be on the look-out. :)
I have more soundtracks on my iTunes than any other genre. And ngl RTÉ Lyric FM's Movies and Musicals is my favourite radio programme ever. If you like it's available on the RTÉ website.
Shiny. I might just have look! Thank you.
I've been enjoying ppl reading reddit posts but this is going to be a nice addition to the list :D
Hope you enjoy. And there are so many reactors that you're bound to find someone who works for you.
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then there is an intersection of education/upbringing/environment where (from what I can tell from my very small sample pool) the reactors in questions have simply never been exposed to say, Classical Music, or the Beatles or Queen. So it kinda highlights a lack of opportunity, if that makes sense?
I agree this can be the case, and I suppose it could even be the sentiment, but the spectacle is still white-experience-focused. Or in general, the focus of these pieces is most usually some kind of one-way cultural exchange. There is a message in here that can feel kind of colonial if it's not reciprocated, and that is what makes me feel uncomfortable. It has a different context, for me, than reactions like, "UK marine reacts to how big the US is". At least there you have videos like, "Americans react to British things!" along with the other side, and it's not always set up in a way where things would get weird if the reactor was like, "yeah, not my cuppa" or "Actually I hate this and here's why". This is minorities reacting to things the majority thinks they should know about, with no attempts by the majority to reciprocate or see them as not "uncultured" but "differently cultured."
American black culture, yes. In the US, white people have appropriated black music for a long time. I wouldn't call that being more visible, because the black artists are left behind. The Grammys are essentially segregated, still. There is still a giant swath of people who think, eg, "Rap isn't music" or that hip hop is all exploitative, or who have had little exposure to R&B, soul, motown, etc, because it's not what they grew up with. But I don't think that mainstream USA would view that as a lack of opportunity.
I'm not saying the videos are bad or racist or wrong, or that people are wrong for making/liking/participating in them. I do like to watch them even, from time to time. And this one where it's a video that maybe not a lot of people in general have had exposure to, is better. But to me, this particular sub-genre comes with a contextual weirdness that is not present in the ones that focus on cultural exchanges from different countries.
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Yeah, this was what I was trying to poke at, and which seems too big to really tackle. I think the outcome is that white people think they know black culture better than they do?
But to me, this particular sub-genre comes with a contextual weirdness that is not present in the ones that focus on cultural exchanges from different countries.
I know what you mean. Although it highlighted my own privilege in ways I had never thought of before. So at least it made me think...
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:D
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