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I want to find music that sounds VERY similar to this?

I know this might sound a little childish, but there's a GameBoy Advance game called "Shaman King: Master of Spirits." There's a music track in that game that captured a lot of my attention. I don't listen to this kind of music much but I absolutely loved it.

Here's a link to it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW0160KD4pk

I want to know some classical string music that sounds a lot like this (music with cello and violin type of stuff.) I love the kind of "feel" this music track gave me, I want to know more music of the same genre that will give me a similar feel.

Update:

Oh and please listen to the whole thing, until it loops back to the beginning. Not just the intro.

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  • petr b
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    You link is made up of little snippets of shorter musical ideas, generally in a pop-oriented semi-classical mold. The well from which they draw is 20th century classical and somewhat folk music based, often an element in some 20th century music. (Some of the most 'similar' would be music from film scores by Danny Elfman.)

    There is likely nothing quite so 'pop' oriented in the classical area, but I hope you will try some of the following. I urge you to several repeat listenings, as classical music is often a 'longer story,' and it takes more exposures to get the lay of the land.

    You might like the Bartok duets for two violins, based often enough on Hungarian folk music. They are short, and there are forty some pieces overall from which to choose.

    First, some more recent classical music:

    Terry Riley ~ G song

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc3Z83whwus

    Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1hLjdaUhMI

    Pavel Karmanov ~ Michael Music, bright and 'happy' music for piano and string quartet

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaHvNlgDBBM

    Some earlier 20th century music ~

    Lou Harrison: Suite For Symphonic Strings:

    Nocturne

    [ http://www./ ] youtube.com/watch?v=La1y7-vhrYc

    Et In Arcadia Ego (II Chorale)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_GyJyV_fU4

    Other pieces, older and newer, for string orchestra, or mainly strings:

    Tchaikovsky, Serenade

    Edward Grieg ~ Holberg suite

    Edward Elgar, Serenade

    Gerald Finzi ~ Eclogue for piano and strings.

    Richard Strauss ~ Metamorphosen, for 32 strings.

    Ernst Bloch ~ Concerto Grosso No. 1 for string orchestra with piano, No. 2 for string orchestra and string quartet

    Toru Takemitsu ~ Dorian Horizon for 17 strings

    Stravinsky ~ Apollo, for string orchestra /

    the Concerto in D for strings - here the first movement of three

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmS0fUASrW8&feature...

    Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1, 1st movement

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENh_ck7_5uQ

    (He composed a 2nd violin concerto)

    Samuel Barber: Concerto for violin

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ifFuF3FoQ

    Sravinsky ~ Concerto for Violin and orchestra, rhythmically lively 1st and 4th movements, the two middle movements slow and vocal sounding, quite lyrical. There is a great performance on YouTube with Violinist Gil Shaham in performance.

    Other 'cello and piano sonatas you might want to check out:

    Beethoven, Sonata for 'cello and piano in A

    Debussy, Sonata for 'cello and piano

    Prokofiev, Sonata for 'cello and piano

    Elliot Carter, Sonata for 'cello and piano ~ here the 3rd of 4 movements, dramatic, lyric, and with a somewhat dark feeling.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWQgzSK9uuA

    Quartets and trios:

    Ravel ~ String quartet / trio, for violin, cello and piano

    Debussy ~ String quartet

    Poulenc ~ Violin Sonata

    Debussy ~ Violin Sonata

    Lukas Foss ~ Three American pieces, for violin and piano /

    Capriccio for 'cello and Piano

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cFOdl0kB7Y

    John Adams:

    Road Movies, for violin and piano. 3 movements, lively, slow, lively.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkhsGk3MkSM

    Violin Concerto, middle movement, "Body through which the dream flows," links for complete movement are 3 & 4 / 5

    [ http://www./ ] youtube.com/watch?v=mZPPBvFa9r0&feature=related

    Dharma at Big Sur, for six-stringed electric violin and orchestra ~ the first movement "A new day" is ambient / east indian meditative, the 2nd "Sri Moonshine" is dance like and builds to an ecstatic close.

    [ http://www./ ] youtube.com/watch?v=htqhGgBWxyI

    [ http://www./ ] youtube.com/watch?v=cfBbY-BlX-k&feature=related

    If you wish to further investigate down the path of either the composers above or any of the various styles, feel free to email me your questions.

    Best regards.

    Adding this magical piece I think anyone should know about, Charles Ives ~ the unanswered question.

    [ http://www./ ] youtube.com/watch?v=tbArUJBRRJ0

    P.s. I would keep all links people offer you here, or flag your question so you can refer to them later. It sounds like your musical horizons are expanding and your 'ears are stretching.'

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Well, I'm new to this answering questions stuff, this is my first try, so i hope this can be helpful:

    When I listen to that track this is what comes to my mind:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NseBdxfHk5k

    This is a piece from norweigan composer Johan Halvorsen, it's original title is Passacaglia in G minor on a Theme by George Frideric Handel (from Harpsichord Suite in G minor, HWV 432) for violin and viola (1897) originally composed for viola and violin.

    my second thought is this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeBfDioW2Zw

    This is an adaptation of a lied by Schubert called Der Erlkö*** based on a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Hope this will match your expectations!

    Source(s): My musical tastes
  • 10 years ago

    I don't think this has much connection to classical music. It is mostly just a boring progression of chords midi file. Fairly typical videogame music.

  • 10 years ago

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