Category Archives: Music

Music I listened to in 2016

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Cat

I didn’t listen to music for a lot of 2016 and it’s only towards the end that I really picked it up again. Last.fm recorded a conflicting number – on one screen it’s 1200 and another 1069, but it’s a huge … Continue reading →

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The Oxford Philomusica [again!]

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Cat

Last night I went to see the Oxford Philomusica at the Reading Concert Hall again. I’d seen them twice before, but this was by far their best one. They played: Prokofiev – Classical Symphony Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 … Continue reading →

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Romeo and Juliet: Live from The Royal Opera House

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Cat

On Thursday I went to see Romeo and Juliet: Live from The Royal Opera House at the cinema. Like many people I have discovered Prokofiev through The Apprentice, where it is used as the theme music and, liking it a … Continue reading →

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The European Union Chamber Orchestra at The Hexagon [@TheHexagon]

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Cat

Tonight I went to see the European Union Chamber Orchestra at The Hexagon in Reading after winning tickets from the Reading Arts Facebook page. The concert featured the following setlist, as well as a couple of extra short pieces as … Continue reading →

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The London Symphony Orchestra at The Hexagon [@londonsymphony & @TheHexagon]

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Cat

Tonight I went to see a concert by the London Symphony Orchestra in the Hexagon in Reading which marks the first time I’ve been inside the Hexagon, despite having lived in Reading for over ten years. I’ve realised over the … Continue reading →

Posted in #rdg, Classical Music, Concerts, Music, Star Wars | 2 Comments

In prison

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Cat

Yesterday I went to prison or rather a former prison. I was in the Palazzo delle Prigioni in Venice to see a concert. It included opera performances from Rossini, Chopin and others and, particularly with the setting, was beautiful. Venice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Music, Concerts, Music, Travelling, Venice | 1 Comment

Last.fm listening visualisation

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Cat

I’ve been on Last.fm since 2008 and have blogged about it before. Stats fascinate me, but not nearly as much as visualisations created based on the stats. Saw LastGraph linked on Mark’s blog and created my own graph from joining … Continue reading →

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Music of the moment

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Cat

I’ve realised that there are a few songs I listen to almost daily at the moment which is rather unusual for me, the chronic playlister and shuffleler. All the below links are to Spotify: Ludovico Einaudi – Primavera Yael Naim … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Music, Ludovico Einaudi, Music, Soundtrack, Spotify | 1 Comment

Proms 2011

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Cat

Sort of continuing from my previous post I looked into tickets for the Last Night of the Proms. I had been to Proms in the Park once before in 2004 [I think!] and always wanted to go back. Additionally, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Music, Music, Proms | 1 Comment

Oxford Philomusica

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Cat

A couple of weeks ago I won tickets to see the Oxford Philomusica at the Reading Concert Hall tonight. It was mainly music I hadn’t listened to much before which is why I created a Spotify playlist and additionally it … Continue reading →

Posted in #rdg, Classical Music, Concerts, Music, Spotify | 2 Comments

Spotify playlists

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Cat

It has been a long week at work and the main reason I’ve made it to Thursday evening at least has been the music I’ve been listening to which includes a quite different mix of music. Here are some more … Continue reading →

Posted in GTA, Last.fm, Music, Spotify | Leave a comment

Need more soundtracks. Need them now!

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Cat

Having just started a “normal” 9-5 job again I have discovered I’m in need of more orchestral soundtracks from either films or games. Whilst my iPod has over 70GB of music, a large part of it is unsuitable as it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in BioWare, Classical Music, Deus Ex, Dragon Age, Fable, Gun - The game, Halo games, Harry Potter, Hitman, Howard Shore, Indiana Jones, Jesper Kyd, John Williams, Last.fm, Lord of the Rings, Lost, Mass Effect, Music, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, Pirates of the Caribbean, Robin Hood, Soundtrack, Splinter Cell games, Star Wars | 5 Comments

Law and Order UK

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Cat

I love the original Law and Order and more so Law and Order SVU so I was both excited and worried when I heard they were making Law and Order UK and, for the first series, take scripts from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctor Who, Films and TV, Last.fm, Law and Order, Music, Robin Hood, Soundtrack, TV Shows | 2 Comments

Procrastination at it’s finest!

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Cat

That’s a list of things I wanted to get done on this blog today ranging from sorting out some pages, clearing up the sidebar, transferring more content from cat on tumblr and creating new pages. How many of the things … Continue reading →

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Video Game soundtracks

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Cat

JPLS’ post on his favourite game music got me thinking on what my favourite gaming soundtracks are and why. Game music is an integral part of the game playing experience so it’s hardly surprising that most of the game music … Continue reading →

Posted in Assassins Creed, BioShock, BioWare, Buffy, Call of Duty games, Classical Music, Community and Games, Fable, GTA, Gun - The game, Halo games, Hitman, Jesper Kyd, KotOR, Mass Effect, Music, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, Rockstar, Soundtrack, Splinter Cell games, Star Wars, Stats, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox360 | 9 Comments

Some statistics about the music I listen to.

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Cat

I’m sure I’ve mentioned a few times that I absolutely love stats and my curiosity was sparked when I came across this post on tumblr. I’ve added some bits and removed others, however. Unless stated otherwise all the following exclude … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Buffy, Classical Music, Doctor Who, Gamerscore, Halo games, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, John Williams, Last.fm, Linkin Park, Lord of the Rings, Ludovico Einaudi, Music, Pirates of the Caribbean, Podcast, Soundtrack, Star Wars, Stats | 15 Comments

How to: The BIG Twitter related link post!

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Cat

It’s no secret to anyone that I love and use Twitter a lot. Some even say I abuse it, but that’s a whole different story! This post is a link post with ideas for applications, integrations, my guides and posts … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrested Development, BioWare, Community and Games, Films and TV, Forums, Gears of War, How to, KotOR, Microsoft, Music, NaNoWriMo, PlayStation3, Podcast, Sony, Star Wars, Stargate, TV Shows, Twitter, Wordpress.com, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 19 Comments

Fable 2

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Cat

I was happy that the internet wasn’t as aggressive when Fable came out, there weren’t the constant videos or images or weekly updates or if they were there they most definitely passed me by. It was good in a way … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Fable, Music, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, Xbox360 | 13 Comments