Music?

[amtgardjean]

Hmmm... There are a couple of songs that remind me of GC
Visions of Atlantis' Final Fantasy. Kinda makes me think of ANt's mom.

KAt Come on Peeps WHy has not anyone mentioned Oingo Boingo's "She blinded me with Science."

ANtimony: ANything by Edenbridge

Also Kerli's "Walking on air" for ant

And for some reason Everytime I see Zimmy I get Otep's "God is a gun" I really have no clue why at all but I do think of that song.

[nickgoodway]

Isn't 'She Blinded Me With Science' by Thomas Dolby [with the much missed Magnus Pike]? Or is that a different song with the same title?

[amtgardjean]

Sept 8, 2008 20:03:21 GMT nickgoodway said:

Isn't 'She Blinded Me With Science' by Thomas Dolby [with the much missed Magnus Pike]? Or is that a different song with the same title?

Could be either. It was the only hit by Oingo Boingo unless I'm having a forgetfull moment.

[Count Casimir]

Certain bits and pieces of the Stardust soundtrack strike me as Court-esque.

[Mezzaphor]

Xera: Lliendes. Some kind of electronica/Celtic hybrid. EDIT: After further listens, I've come to the conclusion that "Valdescabres" and "Ñubes" sound the most Gunnerkrigg-ish.

[Klex]

I love it. Too baaaad there's only one album.

[Mezzaphor]

"Frank Sinatra" by CAKE. The music and lyrics give off the mood of an abandoned technological complex, even though--as best I can tell--that's not what the song is about at all.

We know of an ancient radiation
that haunts dismembered constellations,
a faintly glimmering radio station.
While Frank Sinatra sings "Stormy Weather"
all the flies and spiders get along together.
Cobwebs fall on an old skipping record.

"The Emergency" by Gileah and the Ghost Train. The lyrics from the third verse make me think of Zimmy:

It's not alright I've been avoiding
empty faces around me.
I know you depress yourself
and hell, you're depressing me.

[Mezzaphor]

Calibretto's "When I Think About You" is perfect for Zimmy and Gamma.

the world is evil, we're all goin' to hell
my glass is half empty, I don't feel so well
a pessimist from the very start
negative emotions fill my heart

but when I see your pretty face
it's hard to hate the human race
just whisper softly in my ear
I love you more with each passing year

I wanna go to Mexico
when I think about you
when I think about you
when I think about you
I remember the good times that we've had
when I think about you
when I think about you
when I think about you
you know my world don't seem so bad

(repeat verse and chorus)

you know girl

sometimes I wonder,
when the world is like a monster
it swallows me up and it makes me do things I don't wanna do
how you can still love me,
even though I'm inside a monster
I cuss and I scream and the only thing that can calm me down is you

when I see your pretty face
it's hard to hate the human race
just whisper softly in my ear
I love you more with each passing year
I wanna go to mexico
I wanna go to mexico
I wanna go to mexico
when I think about you
when I think about you
when I think about you
when I think about you
let's go !

[Llandaryn]

Jul 28, 2007 18:18:14 GMT sbj said:

I looked though the forum and didn't find a tread for this, so I decided to make one myself.

Anyway, are there any songs that remind you of Gunnerkrigg Court?

I can't think of any right now, but I'll post some when I find some.

Danse Macabre, by Saint-Saëns.

[jabbym59]

Given up by Linkin Park seems all too appropriate for zimmy

Wake in a sweat again
Another day's been laid to waste
In my disgrace

Stuck in my head again
Feels like I'll never leave this place
There's no escape

I'm my own worst enemy

I've given up
I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say

Take this all away
I'm suffocating
Tell me what the is wrong
With me

I don't know what to take
Thought I was focused but I'm scared
I'm not prepared

I hyperventilate
Looking for help somehow somewhere
And no one cares

I'm my own worst enemy

[slagpenumbra]

The albums Veil and Medea both by The Sex Gang Children put me in mind of Gunnerkrigg Court. Kind of folky and fun but they have this dark undercurrent.

[Count Casimir]

It would appear we have a bot in our midst.

EDIT: Cleanly taken care of!

[fjodor]

A Forest by the Cure seems very appropriate right now.

And more generally: Hello Mr Zebra by Tori Amos, although I don't know why. The tone just reminds me of Annie.

[preus]

Kate Rusby's Sir Eglamore

[NeeQ]

Led Zeppelin's Ramble On seems appropriate for what we know about Anthony Carver.

Black Mirror by Arcade Fire felt like a good Antimony theme near the beginning, or perhaps The Logical Song by Supertramp, though at this point See Me Feel Me by The Who is good.

Dreamer by Supertramp strikes me as Coyote's theme.

Smash Mouth's Sister Psychic fits perfectly with Zimmy and Gamma.

[Babble-jargon Bill]

The song 10 000 days by Tool made me think of Surma, which comes as no surprise as the song (all 17 minutes and 24 seconds of it) is about the singer mourning the loss of his beloved mother. While some part's of the song don't seem all that similar to Gunnerkrigg court, the sound and the atmosphere the song evokes is fitting for GC when it's at it's darkest and most gothic moments. Search the song on youtube or google, but since it's so long it's probably broken up into two parts, so keep that in mind.

[ding]

Birthday Massacre.

Esp. the Violet album.

[Mezzaphor]

So I just acquired a used copy of Anne Briggs' self-titled album (mainly because of Tom's recommendation, and because she's cited as such an influential figure in the English Folk Revival). Surprise, surprise, Anne covers the song "Reynardine", and another song I'd never heard of before: "Willie O'Winsbury".

Apparently, the song has many variations, and is alternately known as "Johnny Barbory", "John Barbour", or "Tom the Barber", but the main gist of the song is that the protagonist of the title -- whatever his name -- is a commoner who seduces the daughter of some authority figure (usually the king's daughter). Upon being discovered, he then wins dad over with his good looks.

In Anne Briggs' version, the daughter who Willie seduces is named Janet.

There's no way in heck I'm the first person to realize this connection, but I imagine it will be news at least one person besides me.

[cyberwolf001]

There's a lot of songs that can be used with this comic. The song Coyote Way by Leahy would be Coyote's theme of course.

The songs by the band Enigma could be a great soundtrack for this comic.

[Per]

I've been listening to The Prodigy a lot lately and have to agree with Kat that Jilted is definitely better than Fat. I wouldn't go as far as saying anyone who prefers Fat is clearly insane: it starts off very strongly with two awesome tracks, but then Diesel Power comes in and sort of ruins it all with terribleness, and the remainder is partially bland.

[rayofash]

I normally hate heavy metal but I heard this the other day and it made me think of the comic for some reason.

The song is Vintersorg - The Enigmatic Spirit

Other groups that give me Gunnerkrigg Court vibes (not these particular songs, but it gives you an idea of the kind of music they do):

Loreena McKennitt
The Kings Singers
Mari Boine
Enya
Donovan
The Moon and the Night Spirit
Ally Kerr
Last Exile Soundtrack
Lord of the Rings Soundtrack
Hooverphonic
Haibane Renmei Soundtrack
Ghost Monkey
ES Posthumus
Apocalyptica
String Quartet Tribute


There's just too many to list! I'd better leave it at that, even though that itself is too long.

[picaro]

The Maiden Voyage by the Clockwork Dolls reminds me of Kat a bit, but mostly just the line

"we'll build the future in steel and brass"

Although if we were going to be analytical, the violins and piano provide an etheric counterpoint, airier than the lyrics.

Joker & The Thief - Wolfmother is my personal vote for Coyote & Reynardine

I don't know about anything else, I don't tend to listen to music whilst reading comics and I spend too much time thinking about other things when listening.

[Klex]

I was listening to some World of Goo soundtrack (awesome game if you didn't already played it), and this track fits well with the current page.

[amtgardjean]

Jan 2, 2009 22:23:31 GMT ding said:

Birthday Massacre.

Esp. the Violet album.

YES! But I actually think Walking with strangers fit more. Especially Red Star

[Mezzaphor]

I know Aly's shirt on this page is a reference to some videogame, but every time I see it, I'm reminded of the cover of Joy Electric's "Workmanship" EP.

[picaro]

Just looked up Kate Rusby on LastFM

You have good taste Tom -thumbs up to you-

[snes]

Has anybody noticed that Sullivan's John is the name of an Irish folk song?

[todd]

Feb 22, 2009 2:22:33 GMT snes said:

Has anybody noticed that Sullivan's John is the name of an Irish folk song?

That's been brought up a few times, ever since the forum began.

[sandjosieph]

Whenever I think of Zimmy, I always hear that buzzing noise that plays whenever the Joker is on the screen of "the Dark Knight". Especially when her hillucinations start going rampant.

EDIT: I think Oingo Boingo's "Weird Science" goes well with Kat.

[snes]

The opening from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei reminds me of Zimmy.