Month: February 2023

The song Trick of the Moon by Eloise was released in 2021, but if you listen closely it sounds as if it is a live vintage recording. This song begins with some ambient noise of a woman’s laughter and distant chatter in the background. There is also a hum in the recording that was not… Continue reading Trick of Sound Production (and the moon)

I happened upon this album a few months ago for the first time and it ultimately drew me in. In short, its a musical that’s plot has been debated for over a decade. Personally, I see it as the story of a man who travels to Hawaii, gets implicated for a murder, pleads insanity, then… Continue reading Production and Cool Stuff in “Hawaii: Part II”

 On January 30, 1969, the Beatles did their final performance together on a rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters in London’s Savile Row. This performance captured a lot of different elements from sound to venue. The location of this performance was extremely special considering it was their last performance, but also in a place where… Continue reading The Beatles “Get Back”

Some background on Joe Hisaishi is that he was born on December 6, 1950, in Nakano, Nagano, Japan and he is currently 72 years old. His birth name is Mamoru Fujisawa and when he started to become more well-known, went by Joe Hisaishi. He is a composer, musical director, conductor, and pianist. He incorporates and… Continue reading Joe Hisaishi

For my first Listening Party blog post, I wanted to talk about the album The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. For some background, My Chemical Romance, also known as MCR, is a band that formed in 2001 and was active until they disbanded in 2013. MCR reunited in 2019 and has been active ever… Continue reading Musical Narrative in “The Black Parade”

I apologize for the bad rhyme pun* Wario Land 4 is a Game Boy Advance (GBA) game released in 2001 (August in Japan, November internationally). The game stars the antagonistic, almost “anti-hero” like Super Mario character Wario and falls under the action-platformer genre, while holding some elements of the puzzle genre. This isn’t Wario’s first… Continue reading Wario Land 4: Cool Sound Design? Sure!*

Throughout the audio of this song, I found the audio soundscape very immersive and powerful. In the beginning, he played the piano and harmonica which led the audio to continue to get louder and stronger. When he started to sing he was more quiet and calm but as the piano got louder, his voice got… Continue reading Billy Joel’s “Piano Man”