The Adagio is a very simple but beautiful piece. It reminds me of the
works of Ralph Vaughn Williams. I get a kick though where the piano
comes in because it reminds me of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'".
Murphy is self taught but I think I read somewhere that his wife is
classically trained. Hard to say how his works come together because
according to a neighbor who moved back from Hollywood some of these
composers write sketches and a staff of orchestrators (of which he was
one) create the scores.
There was a funny burp about the "Sunshine" score because a CD wasn't
available on the films according to licensing snafus. Lots of people
love the Adagio though and wanted a copy. The Adagio is also often used
on trailers for films where the actual score hasn't been finished yet.
Here is his web site. I also note the pictures of recording a score at
the Bastyr University Chapel in Seattle where I played in U of W
symphony concerts when it was still a church chapel in the 1960s. There
are several mixes of the Adagio on his site to listen to.
http://www.johnmurphyofficial.com/index2.html
"Sunshine" is a VERY spiritual film and I have it on Bluray. Of course
Danny Boyle is no slacker as a film maker either.
On 12/11/2013 04:55 AM, Share Long wrote:
noozguru, I like the idea as a movie plot basis. Listened to the music
piece. Kind of reminded me of the music in 2001 A Space Odyssey.
On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 12:55 PM, Bhairitu
<[email protected]> wrote:
One of my favorite sci-fi films is "Sunshine" by Danny Boyle. In that
film the Sun is dying and a crew on a space craft is traveling there
to launch a nuclear device to re-ignite it. It's also where John
Murphy's "Adagio in D minor" made it's debut.
On 12/10/2013 04:44 AM, Share Long wrote:
noozguru, that's definitely a vata vitiating movie. I feel cold just
remembering some of the images in it. Good to watch in the summer. I
enjoyed it though.
I'm thinking that humans are a part of the ecosystem. But maybe the
diseased part!
On Monday, December 9, 2013 5:55 PM, Bhairitu
<[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
We may be enjoying "The Day After Tomorrow" for real. Earth has it's
own ecosystem correction mechanism and humans be damned!
On 12/09/2013 02:08 PM, Share Long wrote:
noozguru, I've definitely gotten more sensitive to the cold as I've
gotten older. Even though I guess I'm still pure pitta! And of
course I sit a lot when I'm at the computer so that doesn't help
though there's a radiator only about 2 feet from the desk. I love to
put my gloves on the radiator by the front door when I come in. And
my socks on the radiator upstairs, especially if they've gotten wet.
Wind chill is definitely a factor in windy FF. The women's Dome is
up on a ridge and sometimes in the morning, I walk from the parking
lot clutching my hood tightly on my head. I'm a wimp!
What I notice about Iowa weather is that it's more erratic now, more
sudden and dramatic changes. and about 20 years ago we had snow on
May 1!
On Monday, December 9, 2013 3:46 PM, Bhairitu
<[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
I just got back from my walk which I usually take in the morning but
decided to wait until it warmed up a bit. According to local news it
is the coldest day so far in this cold snap. It is in the low 40s
right now but clear skies and sun. At the house it felt warmer than
around the corner at the park where apparently a wind was coming
down the valley creating a wind chill.
When I first moved here in the 1990s the only real cold days were in
January and might only last for a week. Now it starts in early
November. I go from shorts and a t-shirt, skip over the warm-up
suit (mainly wind breaker stuff) and to the flannel warmups.
On 12/09/2013 12:23 PM, Share Long wrote:
noozguru, according to cnn weather it's currently -8 in Fairfield.
But the sun is shining so that helps a little. Farmers Almanac,
with an 86% accuracy rate, is predicting a winter of piercing cold.
But I don't know if that's for all the country or just a portion.
On Monday, December 9, 2013 2:06 PM, Bhairitu
<[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
Enjoying the new ice age? It was down in the mid-20s overnight here.
Any below 0's on FFL?
It's been almost 10 years since this article was posted:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/09/360120/
More or less based on local research:
http://www.sfgate.com/green/article/Pentagon-sponsored-climate-report-sparks-2791555.php
And more recently the bigger surprise:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/24/scientists-wonder-what-the-weakest-solar-cycle-in-50-years-means-for-eath/
