So 2009 may not count as completely new, but still just about comes in my 2 year rule of being ‘new’. And this choice is allowed to break any restrictions I may have laid before.
Much like my mantra that folk shouldn’t remain strict with listening to one genre of music, this week I’m throwing out there this absolutely gorgeous piece of classical music by Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi. My love for this song originally stemmed from it being used in the brilliant This Is England ’86 series, so I guess watching the most recent series this week reminded me of this track.
Whether you’ve heard it before in the program, or its use in other films, if you can’t associate it with a particular scene then it almost compels you to write your own. Haunting, subtle and incredibly moving, you could even say at this time of year and with the weather we’re having it even suits so wonderfully down to that.
The melody throughout is surprisingly uplifting despite the somewhat darker sounds of the chords and undertones. The reverb on the piano adds to this, especially with the higher, lighter notes. It’s not surprising Ludovico’s work has been used in films, TV and advertising campaigns, for an instrumental to evoke such emotion, I won’t lie, it could sell me anything.
The melody throughout is surprisingly uplifting despite the somewhat darker sounds of the chords and undertones. The reverb on the piano adds to this, especially with the higher, lighter notes. It’s not surprising Ludovico’s work has been used in films, TV and advertising campaigns, for an instrumental to evoke such emotion, I won’t lie, it could sell me anything.
And a word to the wise and the greater music fan, please don’t listen to this in those pesky earphones Apple provide you with. It’s worth the awe and audio lushness of a proper set of full headphones to appreciate that full effect of a song completely washing over you. Ooh, get me!
From the album ‘Nightbook’ (2009) / @LudovicoEinaudi
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