Silence & Motion

Live cover of Robin Pecknold singing “Book of Love”

I played this at my wedding and would have made it our song if there were dancing and a better version without the cheering at the end lol

Laura Marling’s beautiful song of love and loss.

Carla Bruni is..or well..was, the First Lady of France. She was also a model and a very talented singer and this song was featured in500 Days of Summer. Personally, even though she seems all over the place, I really do love her voice and the quiet summery melody she offers.

Alright well, Yoko Kanno is a god. A god of composing amazing soundtrack music (and any music really). Some of her best works are from the Turn-A-Gundam OSTs and she is so incredibly skilled with chorus vocals and instrumentals. Language ain’t no barrier for Ms. Kanno, she makes her own language if need be!

This guy can really mash. Like, unbelievable stuff. Normally something that would horrify you, like say, mashing super poppy candy floss like Carly Rae Jepson’s Call Me? Maybe? with Bon Iver’s Blood Bank. Who would’ve thought. I highly recommend at least a listen. He’s pretty good at mashing things that should not be mashed…and actually make it bearable!

I actually must say this piece was possibly got me completely hooked onto classical music. Rachmaninov, in my humble opinion, is the peak of the romantic movement and this piece just sounds like such a sorrowful love story that I get the chills just listening to it! 

My absolute favourite part after the opening is at -5:30 

Seriously, listen to it. Now.

Of Monsters and Men are a fairly new indie band that I ended up following on Twitter after they randomly added me onto their “follow” list. I gave them a shot since my friends liked their music and I will say, I’m glad I did! 

King and Lionheart is so incredibly adorable.

I’d dedicate this song to my high school sweetheart. If I had one.. :’(