If you don’t like it then you don’t like it, no need to be hard on yourself for thinking you should like something. I’m the complete opposite; I feel like I should be listening to more popular genres so I can enjoy it with others, but most of the time I just can’t. It’s left me lonely with the music I love, although sometimes I come across others who have similar interests. It feels like trying to force feed myself food that I can’t stand. So… I just said fuck it and stopped trying
Start with newer film scores that have 100% live orchestras (Zimmer and most modern film scores would be the opposite of this) and work your way backward.
John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Elliot Goldenthal, Danny Elfman - most these men utilize classical composition and most of their scores feature live players with small exception.
Think about why you listen to your favorite music and what meaning you get out of the music. Is it to project an image of yourself to other people so they understand you? Do you listen to stay current? What are you listening for? A beat? Dissonance? Do you have to turn the music up so loud that you can physically feel it in order to… emotionally feel it? Why? Is a whisper not as powerful as a scream? What does silence mean to you? What does sadness sound like to you? Joy? Bravery? Betrayal? Jealousy? -These were all questions my music appreciation teacher asked us.
Always wanted to get into classical music for this very reason but it’s hard to find an entry point. My dopamine seeking brain doesn’t help either
Yeah I don’t blame you, the dopamine chasing keeps piano boring
Although, I’ve personally found some really good melodic hardcore EDM and Speedcore because of it, so that’s what I’ve been aspiring towards
No man please blame me, I gotta stop this vicious cycle of not being able to enjoy things I’m curious about
If you don’t like it then you don’t like it, no need to be hard on yourself for thinking you should like something. I’m the complete opposite; I feel like I should be listening to more popular genres so I can enjoy it with others, but most of the time I just can’t. It’s left me lonely with the music I love, although sometimes I come across others who have similar interests. It feels like trying to force feed myself food that I can’t stand. So… I just said fuck it and stopped trying
You might enjoy Karl Haas’ Adventures in Good Music radio show. There are some preserved on the internet archive.
Sounds good! I’m going to listen it on the way to work tomorrow morning!
Start with newer film scores that have 100% live orchestras (Zimmer and most modern film scores would be the opposite of this) and work your way backward.
John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Elliot Goldenthal, Danny Elfman - most these men utilize classical composition and most of their scores feature live players with small exception.
Think about why you listen to your favorite music and what meaning you get out of the music. Is it to project an image of yourself to other people so they understand you? Do you listen to stay current? What are you listening for? A beat? Dissonance? Do you have to turn the music up so loud that you can physically feel it in order to… emotionally feel it? Why? Is a whisper not as powerful as a scream? What does silence mean to you? What does sadness sound like to you? Joy? Bravery? Betrayal? Jealousy? -These were all questions my music appreciation teacher asked us.