Lens-Artists Challenge – Music to my Eyes

I like to think my taste in music is quite broad. My love for classical music comes from my ballet lessons. I love heavy metal as it was my way of rebelling in my early teenage years. Maybe I’m still a bit of a rebel… I love the big bands of the 1940s, the 1960s rock. If there’s a melody, I’m bound to enjoy it.

Egídio presents us this week with an intriguing challenge. We all associate different things to images. Memories, more than anything else. And those memories can also be musical ones. Music that we remember from the day, images that evoke music because of what they represent.

Let’s start with this view of the iconic Glencoe. There’s so much feeling in this area, there’s history and drama and the whole thing makes your heart feel. I’ve never knew about Caledonia by Dougie MacLean until I moved here. It’s Scotland in a song.

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Moving quickly to Portugal and my city of Lisbon. It’s not a
song I’d normally listen to, and I would never pain anyone to listen to me
singing it, but it is Lisbon through and through, as is this photo. Lisboa
Menina e Moça by Carlos do Carmo.

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Moving further still, Japan. I love everything Japanese and grew up playing RPGs. One of the best things about Japanese games is the soundtrack and some people, me included, think this is one of the best gaming songs ever: Dearly Beloved by Yoko Shimomura. The timeless softness reminds me of this view from Kawaguchiko, like a painting.

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To finish a closer look to the music of nature. Ah, you know I had to finish with some flowers! Is there anything more inspiring than flowers and music? The extravagancy of this Dahlia can only be matched by Johann Sebastian Bach. I love the Goldenberg Variations, especially when played with string instruments. Goldenber Variations, BWV 988: XX – Juritz, Ogden & Hugh.

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It’s not all serious, though. Every single time I see bees in their frenzied activity I can only think of this: The Flight of the Bumble Bee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Enjoy!

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If you’re unfamiliar with the songs listed, I recommend a quick search. I know I’ll be doing the same, there’s something magical about discovering new music. Thank you to Egídio for this original and amazing challenge. It was great to do this association of image and music. Remember to, when you join us, link to Egídio’s original post and to tag with Lens-Artists so we can easily find you.

Last week’s challenge has opened my mind to the joys of abstracts, and I’ll be putting all the things I’ve learnt into use. A big thank you to Ritva for hosting such a creative challenge.

Next week is Tina’s turn to host. Please visit her site Saturday 4th May for more information on the challenge. Until then, take care.

If you want to know more about the Lens-Artists Challenge, please click here.

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