The Song Post of 2024 - Minimalism Edition

 The last time, there was a song post (posts with 'songs' label) on this blog was back in 2012.  12 years and no song post, that is almost a crime. The reality is that my song exploration indeed has slowed down, but it is not zero either. Most of my song discovery happens via movies/TV-shows. My favorite genre is minimalism. In this post, let me share some songs that I have played discovered/re-discovered. 

Ludwig Göransson's score of Oppenheimer was amazing. In this song 'Can you hear the music', as the song starts, there is a feeling of joy, lighness about it but then it transforms into some epic scale out of the world kind of vibe. And when you layer it with the movie Oppenheimer, you feel the excitement of scientific research in the making of the bomb, and then the impact that it can have to this world and now, we know what it was. 

Max Richter - Max Richeter is a god. He belongs to Saare gunah maaf category. 

Here are a few songs to get hooked - 

• On the Nature of Daylight
• November 
• The Departure
• Dona Nobis Pacem 3 - gives me goose bumps 
• Also, this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNwXUhaklVs
• And hear this music here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhHuXcvD1EE
• Watch the whole movie Sleep 
• Max Richter's on Vivaldi's four seasons is awesome
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The Landing by Justin Huruwitz - Became my ringotne after listening to this. The recursion is awesome. The song has a sense of energy, momentum to it. 

The Winner is by DeVotchKa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leZsqe2w5AY

A song that is meant to make you optimistic. Cheers me up everytime I hear it. No matter what I am doing. World becomes bearable, things will get better and life will go on. 

Arvo Pärt- Spiegel im Spiegel 

I seem to discover Arvo part and then loose it, only to discover again. The last time I got this was while watching Ted Lasso Season 3.  It is such a beautiful composition. 

Hans Zimmer is also a god. Iske be saare gunaah maaf hain

• Intersteller theme music is mind blowing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpz8lpoLvrA
• Inception Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SswRnJgX1_s
• Dark Knight theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGx5a1ifSDs 

Nitin Sawhney's score of Namesake is awesome. It is so soothing to listen to this. Time slows down. It is full of nostalgia, makes you a small kid. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U1siICQV38

Also, Reprise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7TTvWgXfwA and maybe the full album here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMZAerdMHjU&list=PLFiP2KLOpjPK9NwStoYeqZf8ty2wyt_MX 

Alexander Desplat - Satutues and Lily's theme

Jon Brion - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind