SailorTwain103

by Mark on August 23, 2010 at 12:01 am
Posted In: 5. "Alas, she sang", Sailor Twain

(… Okay so maybe not leave too much to your imagination! You being such good people…)

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Time for a little onboard music, what do you say?

Let’s begin the Sailor Twain playlists. As we update them, they’ll be kept in the EXTRAS section. Please join in with suggestions.

Proposed categories for the first playlists:

1. Rivers, Ships, and Sailors

2. Twain Themes

3. A Little Operatic Grandeur

4. Other Onboard Pleasures

Let’s start with a tune for each of the first three:

For playlist number 1, Rivers, Ships, and Sailors:

From the soundtrack of the movie “Amélie,” by Yann Thiersen, this is called “A quai.” There’s a side to the river which is not peaceful and majestic, but rather restless, relentless, and this puts me in mind of it. Plus the rest of this soundtrack has some distinctly French essence, which belongs in Sailor Twain’s ingredients list.

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For playlist number 2, Twain Themes:

Next, La Soñadora, by Enya, on her album The Memory of Trees. I recommend listening to this with full stereo on good headphones, late at night, after a couple glasses of Hudson Valley wine, perhaps while writing something, should you wish to be transported.

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For playlist number 3, “A Little Operatic Grandeur” playlist:

This is from a group from the Azores, called Madredeus: O Pastor, from their eponymus album.

A few flavors… More to come.

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