OST OTL

The title of this blog post is not a spoonerism.  Although now that I think about it, it could be.

For the record:
"OST" is an abbreviation for "original soundtrack."
OTL is an emoticon, of sorts, which represents a stickman kneeling down, whether in sorrow, apology, or reverence.

You've probably seen or heard dozens of speeches on how instrumental (excuse the pun) music is to movies: how it creates an atmosphere, tugs at your heartstrings...  I'm not here to reiterate those points.  But I will be discussing the (original) soundtracks of several movies, mostly to fanboy over them rather than talk about how the composer uses certain chords to invoke certain emotions.

I happen to quite like movie music.  The most played song on my iTunes is "The Avengers," from the film score for the movie of the same name.  If you have two minutes to spare, I highly recommend listening to it!  If you don't have two minutes to spare, I wonder why you're reading Flick in the Liver.  But of course, what you do with your time is your decision.

But Marvel's The Avengers came out over two years ago, and new movies have emerged since, each with their own epic soundtracks.  Recently I've been listening to the soundtrack of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, particularly the track "Taking A Stand."  And yes, I am aware that slower music can be equally epic; I've taken a liking to "The Smithsonian" from the same soundtrack.  (A third recommendation goes out to "Lemurian Star."  I've always thought this blog needed more instances of the word "lemur.")

To be honest, when I began writing this blog post, I hadn't intended it to be a medium through which I blatantly pitched all of my favourite Captain America tracks, so I suppose I ought to get on with the rest of the post.

Inspired by tracks like the ones I've listed, I decided to search Google for tips on how to write orchestral music on a similarly-epic level.  I'm not entirely sure what I was expecting to find, but I stumbled* upon George Strezov's guide to "Producing an Epic Orchestral Track," and I read through it.  It's a very interesting and helpful guide, and for anyone who, like me, aspires to create something musical one day, I highly suggest taking a look through it!

*it was literally the first Google search result

Anyways, I've begun work on my own original orchestral track, a project the likes of which I have never before undertaken.  Announcing that, I believe, was the initial intent of this blog post.  But I hope you've enjoyed some of the music, and the one very helpful guide, along the way.

If you have your own opinions on movie music, feel free to... comment?

I actually have no idea if the infrastructure for such a system exists.  I probably should know this, considering it's (partly) my blog.

Go listen to some nice music while I figure that out.
~TheSequenceKitten

Postscript:
(A few more recommendations!
Project Insight, from Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Earth to Asgard, from Thor
Captain America March, from Captain America: The First Avenger

I am aware that music exists outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but I haven't gotten around to obsessing over those other movies' soundtracks just yet.)