Month: April 2023

Apple’s Macintosh series of computers has been on the market since the late 70s, and though the name of the computers has been changed to “Mac” since the mid 90s, there is still a constant that remains a part of these computers to this day, and that would be in the fact that these computer… Continue reading The Macintosh Chime(s)

HOW TO FAIL AT FILM-MAKING An important thing to consider when making a film, is the source material upon which the movie is made upon. Often, the properties that consider and are respectful of the source material create a well done adaptations, such as the 1950’s 20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Disney, or the… Continue reading Monster Hunter

So, one of my all-time favorite songs is a Russian piece by Vladimir Lantsberg, called Green Train. I wish to gush a little bit about it, since it is so close to me. In fact, I made a translation of it into English, and I want to post the lyrics here. The blind sunset finally… Continue reading Green Train: A song love letter

We all know we need this phrase when life gives us problems or stress, you say Hakuna Matata means no worries. Almost everyone has seen The Lion King movie which in my opinion is one of the best Disney movies ever. For some people that haven’t watched Lion King before, this scene is right after… Continue reading Hakuna Matata

When going to the dentist, I fear the worst. I fear that they will hurt my teeth or tell me I need to be operated on. It is not fun to attend the dentist, but it is more comforting to put my mind at ease to think of the sounds of the tools and less… Continue reading Dentist tools make me drool

Before being enrolled in this course, I have never truly thought of the sounds that occur in our everyday lives. From the sounds we hear from the moment we wake up, to the last sounds of hearing the white noise before we drift off into sleep are all part of our human, conscious minds and… Continue reading The sounds of the street

As someone who grew up listening to pop music regularly, whenever I discovered who Lana Del Rey was at the age of 17- my mind and my taste for soft, jazz pop was hooked. The type of music that Lana produces is unlike any other. She is a brilliant producer of music; from utilizing string-like… Continue reading Lana Del Rey

Lofi Girl is a popular YouTube channel that is popular for its 24/7 livestreams of lofi hip hop music that many people use to study or put on as background music. Lofi (low-fidelity) hip hop gained popularity in the 2010s and lofi livestreams became popular in 2020. Lofi is a type of downtempo music which… Continue reading Lofi Girl

In Billy Joel’s song Scene From An Italian Restaurant, he combines three songs into one. He did this because he was inspired by one of his all-time favorite bands The Beatles. In The Beatles Abbey Road album, their producer created a song called The Long One which was a combination of all of their unfinished… Continue reading Scenes From An Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel

“Let’s Stay Home Tonight” is the opening song to NEEDTOBREATHE’s Acoustic Live Album vol. 1. It starts off with some ambient padding. It sounds very mystical, and you can’t really tell what song is about to play until the opening line begins. In the studio version, there is no musical intro and it jumps into… Continue reading Let’s Stay Home Tonight