Post by Zi on Nov 18, 2024 18:53:30 GMT
pavane was saying elsewhere that he loathes Christmas piped music. I've been thinking about how music gets used and what its purpose is under the various circumstances. presumably the Christmassy music is supposed to fill you with Christmas cheer and encourage you to spend. As I've explained elsewhere my unpredictable immune system means we don't go anywhere except for walks locally. We don't go into shops or shopping malls or restaurants so we're not assailed with it all. The last time I heard piped Christmas music was at the optician's in December 2022. Before that, it would have been before lockdown.
I play computer games and music figures largely there - a couple of my favourite modern composers write for video games. It's there to create atmosphere - and at its best it really does. Some of it is very catchy and very clever and it adds to the atmosphere. But I have vague recollections that some of the piped music I've heard in the past sounds very synthesised and is a long way off being atmospheric.
I just wondered what the rest of you think? Do you dance down the shopping aisles to White Christmas or singalong? Or does it really irritate you.
I play computer games and music figures largely there - a couple of my favourite modern composers write for video games. It's there to create atmosphere - and at its best it really does. Some of it is very catchy and very clever and it adds to the atmosphere. But I have vague recollections that some of the piped music I've heard in the past sounds very synthesised and is a long way off being atmospheric.
I just wondered what the rest of you think? Do you dance down the shopping aisles to White Christmas or singalong? Or does it really irritate you.
