Inspector Morse and Omega Watch Music

Some music just “gets to you.” And some of it comes from very unusual places. When I’m painting I like to listen to Vivaldi and such on Pandora. Otherwise everyone has a playlist of their favorite tunes on a device. When I worked at the library of Congress I brought my phone with me and tuned in to my favorites while taking a walk in the afternoon. Some of the PBS Masterpiece shows have beautiful orchestral and other pieces. One of our favorites is the music from Inspector Morse. It’s very haunting and the composer was a guy by the name of Barrington Pheloung. It was sad to hear that he died a year or two ago. But a more unusual piece was discovered during a tv commercial about Omega watches. It’s another beautiful orchestral piece that crescendos from simple to full out. I found it on you tube and there is a ten minute version. I could listen to it over and over. For whatever reason it brings on a lot of different memories and thoughts totally unrelated to the music itself. It just stirs some kind of emotion. So I got both tracks on iTunes and have them in my library along with all the others that remind me of my past in some way. My husband never noticed the music that was played while watching a movie. And even to this day I need to remind him to listen up. For whatever reason I hear the sound immediately. My grandfather played the horn. Maybe it’s in my genes. 

Big Saturday Night

Flipping through the tv channels last evening in between shows we were enthralled by an unexpected surprise. It stopped us dead in our tracks when we heard the sounds. It was music from country western songs. We aren’t the biggest country western fans, but John Schneider from Dukes of Hazard was promoting the music. While they were showcasing all the artists, a few stood out for a variety of reasons. My husband asked me about Mac Davis - who he recognized but couldn’t remember his name. I used to watch the Mac Davis show way back when. In fact, my parents - particularly my dad - loved music. We had singles, 78’s and 33’s of broadway shows like South Pacific, Annie Get Your Gun, and movie soundtracks from Hatari to Sound of Music, to Polish Polka music. We watched every music show from Mitch Miller to Lawrence Welk to Dean Martin.... so the sounds emanating from tv brought back memories. Dolly Parton was a favorite. We listened to the infomercial in its entirety. After playing iPad games for a while we turned the tv back on to the same channel. This time The Teen Years music was being promoted by Neil Sadaka creating more memories of Rick Nelson and so many more. Music has always been soothing and a comfort to me and as we get older every song brings back so many memories. It was a weird way to spend a part of our Saturday night. I’m not sure who would actually buy all of those CD’s, but I can understand why someone might.