The newly 16-year-old Fiona continues sharing her favorite orchestral pieces…
“Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein delivered a masterpiece in the second season of my favorite TV show, Stranger Things.
Played while Nancy is dealing with the loss of her best friend Barb, and the divide is growing between Eleven and Hopper, ‘Eulogy’ shifts the tone of the show with its minor chords and synth.
Even with its sad themes, this remains one of my favorite tracks.”
The newly 16-year-old Fiona continues sharing her favorite orchestral pieces…
“Being one of the longest tracks I listen to, I thought this one deserved some recognition.
James Newton Howard wraps up the entirety of the Hunger Games movie franchise with this astonishing 10-minute piece. While watching the final scene of Mockingjay Pt. 2, you hear this beautiful melody along with great vocals from none other than Jennifer Lawrence herself.
Today is the 16th birthday of my younger daughter, Fiona.
When looking for a way to mark the occasion, I first thought about doing a week of “sweet sixteen” songs. I sure had plenty from which to choose. But it turns out almost every one of them is super creepy — like Jeffrey Epstein creepy.
Then I thought, why not let Fiona pick her own birthday tribute? So that’s what I did.
Here’s a track from 1999’s Lost and Gone Forever, the third studio album by Boston-based indie rock band Guster.
This album was my introduction to Guster and I put it up there with follow-up Keep It Together as the best thing they’ve done.
On this album, the band was still sticking to its “no sticks” percussion philosophy, with drummer Brian Rosenworcel playing bongos and other instruments by hand.
This is the third Random Weekend to feature The Beatles in this young year. Perhaps the Random iTunes Fairy heard my pledge to feature more Beatles songs and took on the mantle herself.
Today’s track, from 1967’s Magical Mystery Tour, is a fine example of just how great the band’s output is no matter how deep into their catalog you go. ‘Your Mother Should Know’ is a dancehall ditty written by Paul McCartney in a style his parents enjoyed.
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