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shadowritten
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Listening to a few old tape cassettes the other day got me to thinking about the power of music to conjure up memories in an instant. Rather like smells, sounds can be so evocative. So I thought I'd start a thread where we can all share our 'musical memories'. Who knows: we might even have experienced some similarities.
Here's the first one from me:
Whenever I hear Stanley Myers' 'Cavatina' - the theme used in the film, 'The Deerhunter' - I always think back to childhood. Why? Some of you may remember 'Take Hart': an arts and crafts TV show with Tony Hart and friends. The 'Cavatina' was the music used when they showed viewers' pictures in The Gallery!
For some reason, this piece always brings to mind a very specific memory. It was one cold, grey Thursday after school. I was sat at my bedroom window watching a flock of birds fight against a squall of wind and rain, their battle played out upon a blanched white sky. From down in the kitchen, the smell of beef stew was rising up the stairs and under the bedroom door to my nose. It's one of the happiest little memories from when I was small - all warm and cosy.
Here's the first one from me:
Whenever I hear Stanley Myers' 'Cavatina' - the theme used in the film, 'The Deerhunter' - I always think back to childhood. Why? Some of you may remember 'Take Hart': an arts and crafts TV show with Tony Hart and friends. The 'Cavatina' was the music used when they showed viewers' pictures in The Gallery!
For some reason, this piece always brings to mind a very specific memory. It was one cold, grey Thursday after school. I was sat at my bedroom window watching a flock of birds fight against a squall of wind and rain, their battle played out upon a blanched white sky. From down in the kitchen, the smell of beef stew was rising up the stairs and under the bedroom door to my nose. It's one of the happiest little memories from when I was small - all warm and cosy.