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My favorite type of music

Posted 04-05-2008 at 06:10 PM by Suwako Moriya
Updated 04-06-2008 at 05:15 PM by Suwako Moriya

If anyone ever wondered what my favorite type of music is, well it's simple. I tend to be a fan of music related to shows and games I enjoy. I think the thing is music becomes more enjoyable when I can associate it with another thing such as a show.

For example listening to tunes on an OST after watching a show can spark memories of certain series. Like listening a to tune that played during a dramatic and awesome scene.

Like wise it can be fun to listen to character singles and hear songs being sung from some of my favorite characters. And people wonder why I own some character singles.

Also listening to music of a show I have yet to watch or game I have yet to play can be a good way to increase anticipation. Which I've actually been doing right now in a sense.

So there you have it. I care less if the music is rock, jazz, classic, or whatever. I care more if I have something that I can relate the music to. Because it makes the music more enjoyable.

Yeah I know I could have gone ahead and just said test post, but I wanted this to be a bit more serious than just a mere test post. So forgive me for that.

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I'm the same. I don't really have a favorite style of music, I like all types. When people ask "what music do you listen to", I usually just answer "all types" or "I don't mind".

There can be nothing more relaxing than lying down in my room, with the Angelic Layer soundtrack coming out of the speakers, or if I am in a different mood, I put on all tracks I own sung by Ritsuko Okazaki or Nana Mizuki. Yes, I do have my favorite artists, but doesn't everybody?

Posted 04-05-2008 at 06:15 PM by Fudce Fudce is offline

	Yeah everyone is going to have their favorite artists, favorites songs, and I'm sure on osts we each have tracks we listen to more often than others.
	Posted 04-05-2008 at 06:17 PM by Suwako Moriya

	Ah, yes, the "What music do you listen to?" question. I always feel like a weirdo for never having a specific answer for that question. I haven't made a hobby of music, but I do like a wide range of stuff, whether anime/game-related or not. Actually, if there's anything I could be more specific with, it's what I don't like (a few things that my siblings seem to like... Hah...)
	Posted 04-05-2008 at 09:16 PM by EmperorBrandon

	I have very eclectic tastes, ranging from classical, to rock, to electronica, to anime theme songs. I respond much more strongly to an individual song than to any genre or style.
	Posted 04-06-2008 at 02:16 PM by The Great Bear

	I think most people can find something in any genre they like. One of the reasons I like Frank Zappa is that he pretty much created music in as many possible genres as he could find. And he did it well.
	Posted 04-07-2008 at 10:33 AM by Caesar

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For example listening to tunes on an OST after watching a show can spark memories of certain series. Like listening a to tune that played during a dramatic and awesome scene.

Absolutely, and even more so OP and ED songs trigger video sequences in my mind. If I cannot remember the song I tend not to listen to it unless it is really good in it's own right, the same goes for character singles etc.

Posted 04-08-2008 at 09:47 AM by Shiroi Hane Shiroi Hane is offline

My tastes in music are extremely eclectic, and get more so as I get older. I discover new types of music, or reevaluate other types of music I had dismissed before, so there's always something new.

As for anime and game OSTs, I have quite a few. Well, I think it's more accurate to say I have a lot of music from Japan, and a good part of that is soundtracks. I think I have about 300 CDs of Japanese music, and about 100 of them are anime or game related. The rest are J-pop, J-rock and even Japanese oldies. I have a whole series of CDs that cover Japanese popular music from 1960 to 1990, and they're awesome. I've found a lot of anime songs are actually oldies that date back 30 or more years ago, like the ending to Tenamonya Voyagers or Abenobashi.

Posted 12-08-2008 at 09:44 PM by populuxe populuxe is offline

My tastes vary somewhat, but tend to center around certain musical characteristics. I don't really listen to lyrics but rather to harmonies and how instruments sound together. Certain patterns of notes or repetitions just really resonate with me, and I never know where I'll find the next one. They can sometimes stir very powerful emotional reactions too, which is why I have such a strong interest in music and specifically music reproduction. I'm always trying to make the experience more engaging and pure.

Posted 12-09-2008 at 04:50 PM by Ty Ty is offline

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Originally Posted by Marisa Kirisame

I care more if I have something that I can relate the music to. Because it makes the music more enjoyable.

In the end, being able to relate to the music is what matters to me the most as well. I find that there's music that at one point in my life I didn't care for but later on I wound up liking. The beauty of listening to music for me is being able to feel emotions from listening to it. There is also beauty in remembering memories from listening to music.

As far as my tastes go I'm also all over the map. I like Rock, Pop, Classical music, anime music, video game music, and many others. That said I find it strange that the music tracks I like to listen to tend to be more sad and dramatic and stuff rather than happy. I don't know why that is, especially since I consider myself a happy person, and I do love upbeat music as well. Anyways, I feel "alive" when I listen to music.

Posted 12-09-2008 at 10:09 PM by Classical Classical is offline

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