Writing Music: Hurt
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I always love it when
people recommend me new music and musicians to explore. And a couple of weeks
ago, Micah suggested the music group 2Cellos to me. As a fan of cello music in
general, I of course did check out their music, and that little foray into the
music world led me to this week’s writing music, an amazing cover of Hurt. This is another song that can be
filed way into my list of ‘songs for sad scenes’ when I need a song to get me
into the right sorrowful mood.
This is a very subdued piece, not over-the-top sad, but
quietly hopeless. To me, it suits a scene set in a dungeon where a character is
sitting in the pitch blackness, despairing of ever getting out, or ever
achieving their goal. The song might also suit a scene where an exiled
character is lamenting the loss of their homeland, or a person quietly grieving
the death of a loved one.
Have you listened to
2Cellos before? What are you listening to this week? Recommend me some great
music!
6 comments
I love this song!! It's originally by Johnny Cash! Two cellos is a really great band! Check out the band "Onward Soldiers" They are amazing but not well known!
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Thanks for the recommendation Mae. I hadn't heard of Onwards Soldiers before, but I'll be sure to look them up. I'll also have to give the original Johnny Cash version of this song a listen too. I haven't heard that yet.
DeleteI think this is real good cover for Hurt!I love the original Johnny Cash version of it as well.Have you heard 'Everything' by Lifehouse? or
ReplyDeleteTonight' by Fm static? or 'The Scientist' by Coldplay?
I think the only one of those I'd heard before was 'The Scientist', but I really liked 'Everything'. Thanks so much for the recommendations Neal. I love discovering new music.
DeleteI have heard of 2Cellos before but I hadn't heard this one. SADNESS. I love cellos though. I love them so much. I haven't played for like 2 months and I kind of miss it.
ReplyDeleteI forgot you play cello. I am totally jealous of your musical ability. Cello is the instrument I would love to play the absolute most.
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