music that evokes the world of HP

[dan]

"dorapye"  wrote:

>...Muse's Asolution.  If you don't have this cd, I 
> cannot recommend it strongly enough - it is possibly the most 
> powerful and compelling collection of rock songs I have heard 
> since...well, since ever, most likely. *Very* dark, haunting, 
> passionate, obsessive, bellicose, hateful, desperate, on the edge, 
> songs of self-loathing, bitterness and destruction.  
> 
> So how does it relate to HP? Well, I'd say it evokes some of the 
> themes in OotP...Apocalypse Please would be a good anthem for Harry 
> going into the final showdown with LV; Butterflies and Hurricanes 
an 
> melody for Harry's feelings as he reflects on the responsibilities 
> that the prophecy has forced on him, and Sirius's death;Ruled By 
> Secrecy ..'change in the air, and they'll hide everywhere and no 
one 
> knows who's in control'  a Death Eater's or perhaps an Auror's 
> lament?

Thanks dorapye. I would like to put up a link to the band's homepage 
or distributor on my new "music that evokes the world of Harry 
Potter" page at http://members.shaw.ca/darkthirty/music.html. And 
anyone else who has ideas, they can email them to me as well, for 
inclusion. I've posted some artists, given a short description of why 
it relates (in MY head) to HP, and who in HP would be, yunno, in the 
band.

The way music is attractive or repulisive to us, the way it can evoke 
certain things for us, and so forth, is such an interesting, 
poorly "understood" (in terms of language) thing. (Not the forum here 
to talk about the difference, if any, between language and 
understanding.) I doubt there's a formula - though I have to admit 
there's certainly a marketting formula for AM Radio sound, for 
example, or "big classical Mozart" sound and the like. This is not, 
however, what I am talking about. John Williams, for example, was 
forced, or perhaps decided (under pressure) to broaden his musical 
palette in the POA movie, and I for one am grateful.

The bands/artists I've put up are all semi-acoustic, or rather, indie 
folk rocky, taking my lead from the composition of members of the 
Weird Sisters. They are, now I think on it, all pretty political too -
 not in the "screw it all" sense, but in a straightforward left-
wing/anarchist, thoughtful sense. No simple rebelliousness with 
style, but actual political music. Interesting. Not sure why this is, 
other than, perhaps, the fact that Rowling is apparently a pretty 
political writer, for me. Oh, and the bands/artists are all worth a 
listen, too, if you're unfamiliar with them.

So, if you or anyone else wants to contribute, email me the link to 
their homepage or record company page, a brief description about how 
they evoke Harry Potter, and, if you will (for fun), the theoretical 
HP band make up. I will put up your description, dorapye, if that's 
okay.

Dan (darkthirty at shaw.ca)