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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Geometry of Circles on Sesame Street



One of my favorite composers of all time, is a man by the name of Philip Glass. He's written some of the most beautiful pieces of music that I've ever heard. He has a five part piano solo labeled Metamorphosis that still sends shudders down my spine. Upon searching for more of his music on Youtube, I came upon something very familiar. Does anyone remember this from watching Sesame Street back in the day?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch-R1aIM-C0&feature=related

I'm only 23, so this skit aired originally well before my time, but they must have played it later on, cause I know I've seen this before. The animation is a geometrical feast for the eyes, and with Philip's music, a feast for the ears too. Apparently he wrote this song specifically for this animation. Very haunting and almost somber. Maybe its the nostalgia effecting me. But I figured a video of this nature would be appreciated by the likes of this blog. I haven't watched Sesame Street in years, but I'm pretty certain they don't have skits like these anymore.
Like I said, I'd definitely suggest looking into Philip Glass, some people don't like his style, his songs are very loopy, and repetitive. Its called "minimalism". He takes a short melody, and repeats it for the entire song changing only a few notes around it. To me, I couldn't ask for anything more, his songs usually end how they begin, created a nice closed loop feeling. Hit youtube up and listen to this Metamorphosis theme, and the song "Mad Rush".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW3Y4OuTPHQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w6a8pfG0V4&feature=related

1 comment:

  1. Pretty trippy.

    For a left-brainer like me, who likes things symmetrical and organized, the graphics were very pleasing.

    Sesame Street was awesome when I was a kid. Back in the early/mid 80s, kids shows actually taught stuff, rather than just being soap operas for kids.

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