i love the distinctive “MREOW” my cat makes at odd hours when he’s switching into fuckaround mode i’ve never heard a more ominous harbinger of unbridled chaos
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TS tweet 7/19/23
Gonna be shelving the content I had planned that plays off any tv or movies made by struck companies in solidarity with the strikes happening right now, so have patience with me as I take time to pivot to other ideas!
ALTim having a moment
im turning rbs off of this in 24hrs you have my express permission to repost this image as much as you desire idc.
Accessibility is MORE THAN A RAMP!
ID:
Illustration of a tall man with curly hair, with two prosthetic legs and a arm amputation above the elbow. Text reads: Disability pride Month. Accessibility is so much more than a ramp. Disabled people are all different, and have lots of different needs to be able to access spaces, such as quiet spaces, quick access to toilets and wide doorways. Accessibility is NOT optional. End of ID
Nothing about us without us !
[ID: A drawing of a white person sitting in a wheelchair. The person has short brown hair and is wearing a dark red button-down shirt. They are wearing dark gray pants with a black belt and black converse sneakers. The person is smiling and looking away from the viewer. The wheelchair they are sitting in is a manual rigid lightweight chair with a purple frame. Around the person and their chair is a yellow banner that says "Nothing about us without us" The background is lavender with a white circle around the person's head and upper body. / End ID]
TYSM FOR IDing !!!!!! (I'm working putting ID on all my posts but it's taking some time so I really really appreciate this!! /g)
A reference for my character Rosie!! I’m in this middle of preperating reference sheets and finalising my writing to start drawing up my graphic novel so I’m very excited!! See her details below!!
Rosemarie "Rosie" Reisman
Pronouns : She/her
Age: 21
Height (ft): 5 ft 7
Rosie works on her parents farm, and loves to sing. She dresses skirts and dresses, but she does wear jeans. She was raised Jewish and observes Reform Judaism. She doesn’t cover her hair and she dresses semi-modestly as a personal preference.
She is blind, and wears glasses to aid her remaining sight but doesn’t wear them 24/7. She uses a white cane to get around. She’s also autistic and her special interests are cows and traditional pottery methods.
She is tall and skinny, with big long curly hair, brown eyes and dark brown skin.
Common attributes/symbols: Her cane when in public spaces, glasses, knitwear/cardigans
Common activities/hobbies: Singing, animal husbandry, and creating pottery/ceramics
Setting: Modern day UK, London
Classical Pieces You’ve Probably Heard but Might Not Remember the Name
- William Tell Overture- Rossini (Most famous part at 8:45, but why not listen to the whole thing?) I’m adding hints, at least to the ones I recognized culturally. This one is “go, horsey, go!”
- Also Sprach Zarathustra- Strauss Slow, dramatic entry scene, IN SPAAACE.
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik- Mozart People running out of a fancy wedding or something. Also known as DUN, dun DUN, dun DUN dun DUN dun DUUUUN.
- Symphony 94, Mvt. 2 “Surprise Symphony”- Haydn ?
- Toccata and Fugue in d Minor-Bach Halloween organ!
- Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2- Chopin Picture a tiny old woman playing piano in a sunlit room with lots of flower vases, about the spill the tragic secrets of her past to some timid young visitor.
- Rondo alla Turca- Mozart the babysitter from The Incredibles: “Time for some COGNITIVE ENRICHMENT!”
- Sinfonie de Fanfares: Rondeau- Jean-Joseph Mouret Royalty is coming. Or someone is getting married. Or royalty is getting married. Also the PBS Masterpieces theme.
- The Four Seasons: Spring- Vivaldi (I just linked to the whole thing because it’s great) Again, someone is getting married, but this one is strings instead and a lot less frumpy.
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring- Bach That one that amateur guitarists love where the notes are all up and down but all the same length. Also used in movie weddings.
- O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana)- Carl Orff SONG OF DOOM. Also song of “baby on fire!” in The Incredibles.
- Funeral March- Chopin ?
- Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop (A.K.A. Can Can)- Offenbach Well, “aka can-can” says it all.
- Pomp and Circumstance (You probably graduated to this)- Elgar Oh yes, Baaaa dun dun dun duun duuuuun… Also if you were a bandie you had to play it for 3 years before graduating to it.
- Gayane: Sabre Dance- Aram Khachaturian Comically hectic productivity, a circus clown juggling while standing on a ball, or perhaps a rapidly-approaching termite infestation. Could go any way, really.
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March- Mendelssohn The song movies play right AFTER they both say “I do.”
- Carmen: Les Toreadors- Bizet I can’t be the only one who remembers when ‘Hey Arnold’ did this. “Bullfights and swordfights, rolling in manuuure!”
- The Ride of the Valkyries- Wagner Good song for a naval battle I guess? I can only think of the mini golf course I went to as a kid with the creepy castle on Hole 18 that played this.
- Für Elise- Beethoven That one every amateur piano player loves to play because the beginning is just E and E-flat over and over. Also ballet and piano recital scenes in movies.
- Dance of the Hours- Ponchielli Hello mudda, hello fadda, here I am at, Camp Granada…
- Rigotello: La Donna e Mobile- Verdi More than a few sophisticated movie villains (or snobby good guys) have this playing on a Victrola. Also, tell me you don’t picture Pavaroti no matter who’s actually singing.
- Night on Bald Mountain- Mussorgsky ?
- Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme- Tchaikovsky More movie-love, usually building up to admitting they live each other.
- Entry of the Gladiators- Julius Fucik I have one word for you: CIRCUS.
- Lakmé: Flower Duet- Delibes OMG ALIAS. Nadia’s spy backstory in Film Noir!
- Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King- Greig Mischievous Tiptoeing in Movies song. Also something growing out of control, slowly at first and then quickly, and (comically) exploding.
- Rodeo: Hoedown- Copland The title says it all tbh.
- Peer Gynt: Morning Mood- Greig Sunrise/waking up Movie Song du jour.
- New World Symphony Mov. [2][4]- Dvorak Well now I’m thinking of “An American Tail” and I’m crying…
- Ave Maria (You knew this, but did you know that it was by Schubert?) Nothing to add. I’m not a music snob, really, but if you didn’t know this, YOU SHOULD.
- Canon in D- Pachelbel This is the one that the pretty Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas song comes from. :-)
Add others if you want! Have fun!
- Dies Irae (from Requiem) - Verdi Scary scenes in cartoons, especially involving storms, holes, or treacherous waterfalls.
- Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov Oh come on, everyone knows this one! It sounds too much like the title for you to forget what it’s called! Also: Drumline.
- Finale to the 1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky Naval battle! Cannon! Fireworks! 4th of July in ‘Murica! Even though it’s about that *other* war going on in 1812!
- Der Holle Rache kocht in meiner herzen (aka the Queen of the Night aria) - Mozart The one that fancy ladies in movies use to try and break champagne glasses.
- Libiamo ne’ lieti calici - Verdi ?
- Largo al factotum - Rossini Does your cartoon need a classical tune for your rotund Italian chef to sing while tossing pizza dough? Have we got a song for you!
- Overture to The Barber of Seville - Rossini Fast-paced, sneaky-things-are-afoot movie song.
- The Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss Da-da-da dum dum. *plink plink* *plink plink*. As heard in Jack’s entry to First Class in “Titanic,” and a million other places. (Veggie Tales “Stuff Mart,” anyone?)
- Moonlight Sonata (mvmt. 1) - Beethoven The ultimate pretty-and-sad piano and/or ballet scene song.
- Symphony No. 5 - Beethoven dun dun dun DUUUUUN.
I’m sure there are more but these were some of the first that came to mind as missing!
I think this one’s missing, one of my favourites:
Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns
This is one of the best classical music master-posts I’ve ever seen. I’m so proud of yall
Pavane for a Dead Princess- Maurice Ravel. Apparently it’s in Dark Knight Rises? I just think it’s pretty.
And
Tales from the Vienna Woods- Johann Strauss II. Contains the melody playing on Rose’s music box in Titanic just before Cal gives her the Heart of the Ocean.
what about Claire de Lune by Debussy?
Swan Lake - Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Yes, the ballet. the Odette. the Barbie.
Carmen Fantasy Op 25 - Pablo de Sarasate. You might recognize the second movement. It’s also so pretty and passionate.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Franz Liszt. Aka The Cat Concerto episode of Tom and Jerry. Sounds borderline impossible to play even for a non-musician like me
Symphony No. 40 - Mozart. The melody from Ten Out of Ten.
Dance of The Sugarplum Fairy - Pyotr Tchaikovsky. From the Nutcracker suite.
Also this is an aria but:
Queen of The Night Aria - The Magic Flute by Mozart. (Sung by Diana Damrau)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66a - Tchaikovsky. Once Upon a Dream from Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, of course.
Carmen Habanera - Bizet. This is the Carmen you think of when you think of Carmen. Hope this helps.
La Traviata - Brindisi. If you’ve seen Modsummer Night’s Dream from 1996 with Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Cline and wondered what that song is that plays in the town square when all the actors are rehearsing for the play? Yeah…this is that song. daDAAA dadaDA dadaDALADADA da da da dalada da dalada da da da daDAAA dadaDA dadaDA LE DAAAA da da da daladada da daladada daa
The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughn Williams. Not sure if this is recognizable to anyone here, but I thought I’d include it because I think it’s a beautiful piece that needs more attention, imo.
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61: I. Overture Op. 21 - Mendelssohn. A lot of great, recognizable pieces from this overture of the main leitmotifs of Midsummer Night’s Dream. Again, if you saw the ‘96 movie, some of these you’ll immediately be able to place to a specific cut in the opening scene.
In the Halls of the Mountain King - Grieg. C'mon, this is a classic. I figured, since Bramble is pretty big right now, I’d slip in this popular song, since they rework it in an epic way for the end boss…hopefully that doesn’t spoil anything for any of you.
