and a wit he has slain with an eye full of ink

Happy birthday to loonilicious! I hope you have/had a wonderful day! *hugs*

Happy Halloween/Samhain Everyone! To celebrate this, our day of Creep, I will round out this year's October Song a Day posts with one of the only songs I can't listen to by myself. The first time I heard György Ligeti's "Musica Ricerrcata, II" was when I saw the preview for Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. I was so disturbed by the preview, specifically because of the music, that I only saw the film under duress. There is something so unsettling about Dominic Harlan's piano playing on this track; even though it's pretty just a half-step being played over and over again it causes goosebumps for me every time I hear it. I have no idea why I own this soundtrack because it's not like I can listen to it without skipping the first and final tracks. So...enjoy?

"Musica Ricerata, II" by György Ligeti, performed by Dominic Harlan
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"Musica Ricerata, II (Metso, rigifdo e cerimoniale) Reprise" by György Ligeti, performed by Dominic Harlan
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And here, have a slightly appropriate unicorn chaser. :)

"Drum" by Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit
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Okay, I guess that'll do us for another year. Thanks for listening; I hope some of you heard some stuff you like. Now: NaNoWriMo. :)