| Flat Beer and Cold Pizza | 19 Mar 2010 4:16 p.m. PST |
I already have the Master and Commander sound track, and a couple of Beethoven pieces. What other period music would be good for this? |
| Angel Barracks | 19 Mar 2010 4:21 p.m. PST |
I am not sure what you want.
Music to listen to when you rig a ship or music that conjurs up images of rigging ships..? |
| Flat Beer and Cold Pizza | 19 Mar 2010 4:36 p.m. PST |
Music specific to the French Revolution/ Napoleonic era, or music that invokes images of sailing the raging main. Or… music that's calm and soothing, so I don't harm myself or others when I inevitably screw up the rigging job! |
| Angel Barracks | 19 Mar 2010 4:39 p.m. PST |
Well… to me Mars by Holst sounds like a massive ship engaging lesser vessels in a battle.
For the first part of the score the MASSIVE ship is hinted at and not seen until later on. hmmmmm must dig that out now. The soundtrack to Hornblower would probably suit you:
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| Pyrate Captain | 19 Mar 2010 6:37 p.m. PST |
You might try Musical Evenings With The Captain. link |
| Flat Beer and Cold Pizza | 19 Mar 2010 7:16 p.m. PST |
Very good indeed, PC! There are three in the series, so I might have to invest in one or two of them, sure. |
| valleyboy | 19 Mar 2010 7:21 p.m. PST |
Ladies and gentlemen I give you the one and only Captain Pugwash :) YouTube link This one is packed with action YouTube link |
| SgtPain | 19 Mar 2010 7:36 p.m. PST |
I would recommend the sound track from "The Seahawks" (1938) and the "The Pirates of the Caribbean" series. |
| Major Mike | 19 Mar 2010 9:31 p.m. PST |
Look up the "Minstrels of Mayhem", many of their tunes on their albums are old sailing song's or similar. There is also the sound track from "Victory at Sea". |
| Ivan the Reasonable | 20 Mar 2010 3:34 a.m. PST |
Spartucus? (The Onedin Line) |
| I Jim I | 20 Mar 2010 11:19 a.m. PST |
Roast Beef of Old England (Traditional Sailor Songs) link |
| I Jim I | 20 Mar 2010 11:27 a.m. PST |
Musical Evenings with the Captain [vol I & II] (Music from the Aubrey-Maturin books by Patrick O-Brian) link
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| boy wundyr x | 21 Mar 2010 11:36 a.m. PST |
For something a bit different, an old Horatio Hornblower radio show is available. Quality of the surviving recordings can be hit or miss, and I wouldn't say it was a great radio show in any case, more of an ok one. But it's cheap, here's where I got mine: link There's also a Scarlet Pimpernel series available, but I haven't been able to get into it – about as predictable as an episode of Gilligan's Island (you know, the one where they almost got off the island…). I have a fair number of the old radio shows, and have them on as much as music. Comedies aren't good for painting to, though. |
| bcarnes | 21 Mar 2010 10:24 p.m. PST |
A few i recommend The score to the John Addams Miniseries
The score to Cutthroat Island
Yo yo ma's Bach cello recordings I build Napoleonic ships to Patrick Tull's absolutely fantastic audio book recordings of the Patrick O'Brian Master and commander series (available at borders books or thru audibles online)Nothing makes the hours go by smoother then the combination of great literature, great voice work, and seeing a ship come into focus as you work! |
looks at a fast-assembly naval kit for the Age of Sail.