October 14th, 2009 / 4:19 pm
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I love John Rutter. His Requiem is my favorite of all Requiems. You should check it out.

But here is another piece of his, “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” which I also find exquisite. But what strikes me as most interesting now is that, just by posting this here, I’m making the video scary. The question is: what about this do I think is appropriate for this site? There isn’t an answer, but if you watch the video looking for one, I expect you’ll have some dark thoughts. Or funny thoughts.

Or maybe I’m completely wrong. I’d be interested to know.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLeq2vj9kcA&feature=related

16 Comments

  1. October 14th, 2009 / 8:53 pm Adam Robinson—

      Sorry, I guess you have to go to Youtubte to see it.

  2. October 14th, 2009 / 4:53 pm Adam Robinson—

      Sorry, I guess you have to go to Youtubte to see it.

  3. October 14th, 2009 / 9:06 pm Nathan Tyree—

      makes me think of British veterinarians. Nothing too creepy there

  4. October 14th, 2009 / 5:06 pm Nathan Tyree—

      makes me think of British veterinarians. Nothing too creepy there

  5. October 14th, 2009 / 9:11 pm Ken Baumann—

      You give me a Steadicam shot in a hallway and expect me to NOT think about The Shining?
      Horrified.

  6. October 14th, 2009 / 5:11 pm Ken Baumann—

      You give me a Steadicam shot in a hallway and expect me to NOT think about The Shining?
      Horrified.

  7. October 14th, 2009 / 9:12 pm Matthias Rascher—

      I love John Rutter, too, but this is definitely not one of his best (my favourites are this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6HK3SKFuGY and his Christmas carols). Also, it is not just your posting this video here that makes it scary, there are some disturbing elements in it, e.g.:

      1. the way that white dog sniffs the baby’s nappies
      2. the empty wheelchair being wheeled through the sterile hospital corridor in a suspiciously hasty way
      3. that choir boy’s beaver teeth
      4. the first solo boy’s oversized lips
      5. the clown in church
      6. the fact that the line “How great is God almighty” coincides with the image of a hideously ugly display of fluffy toys
      7. the ending – that poor woman, obviously high on something, being wheeled off right into heaven.

      So no, Adam, you are not wrong. It is an appropriate post.

  8. October 14th, 2009 / 5:12 pm Matthias Rascher—

      I love John Rutter, too, but this is definitely not one of his best (my favourites are this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6HK3SKFuGY and his Christmas carols). Also, it is not just your posting this video here that makes it scary, there are some disturbing elements in it, e.g.:

      1. the way that white dog sniffs the baby’s nappies
      2. the empty wheelchair being wheeled through the sterile hospital corridor in a suspiciously hasty way
      3. that choir boy’s beaver teeth
      4. the first solo boy’s oversized lips
      5. the clown in church
      6. the fact that the line “How great is God almighty” coincides with the image of a hideously ugly display of fluffy toys
      7. the ending – that poor woman, obviously high on something, being wheeled off right into heaven.

      So no, Adam, you are not wrong. It is an appropriate post.

  9. October 14th, 2009 / 9:52 pm dollymix—

      Rutter’s Requiem is okay but I always thought of it as a second-rate Faure, which maybe is unfair.

      Some of his choral stuff is really trite – e.g. “For the Beauty of the Earth.”

  10. October 14th, 2009 / 5:52 pm dollymix—

      Rutter’s Requiem is okay but I always thought of it as a second-rate Faure, which maybe is unfair.

      Some of his choral stuff is really trite – e.g. “For the Beauty of the Earth.”

  11. October 15th, 2009 / 3:02 pm mimi—

      “creep factor”

  12. October 15th, 2009 / 11:02 am mimi—

      “creep factor”

  13. October 15th, 2009 / 7:23 pm claire—

      This brought me immediately back to the Easter Assembly at my Catholic grade school. I remember every word. Oh god.

  14. October 15th, 2009 / 3:23 pm claire—

      This brought me immediately back to the Easter Assembly at my Catholic grade school. I remember every word. Oh god.

  15. October 19th, 2009 / 12:09 am Rebecca Loudon—

      *barf*
      just an instant reaction from having to play the damn things (Rutter pieces) so many MANY times in sad but good paying churchy type orchestra gigs. Give me Brahms, Fauré or Wolfie any day for a good old fashioned death march.
      Loudon

  16. October 18th, 2009 / 8:09 pm Rebecca Loudon—

      *barf*
      just an instant reaction from having to play the damn things (Rutter pieces) so many MANY times in sad but good paying churchy type orchestra gigs. Give me Brahms, Fauré or Wolfie any day for a good old fashioned death march.
      Loudon