Epic a capella Choir Sound Clips - Where to get?

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Sorry, didn't know where else to put this. And I'm not sure if I spelled it right, either.

I hope I made myself clear on the subject. I can't describe it any other way. I used to have a couple of nice long clips but I can't find them anymore. You know, those really epic a capella bits in movies and such. Where can I get some of those or does anyone know an album that has really great epic a capella stuff? You know, stuff that starts out kind of subdued but then gets really climactic.
 
Myriad_Rocker said:
Sorry, didn't know where else to put this. And I'm not sure if I spelled it right, either.

I hope I made myself clear on the subject. I can't describe it any other way. I used to have a couple of nice long clips but I can't find them anymore. You know, those really epic a capella bits in movies and such. Where can I get some of those or does anyone know an album that has really great epic a capella stuff? You know, stuff that starts out kind of subdued but then gets really climactic.
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"a capella" simply means singing without the benefit of instrumental accompaniment. Can you elaborate a bit more?

G.
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
"a capella" simply means singing without the benefit of instrumental accompaniment. Can you elaborate a bit more?

G.
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Yeah, Glen, I know what it means. :D:rolleyes:

I don't know how else to explain it other than lots of voices and very epic sounding. It's one of those things that talking about doesn't explain very well. I was hoping someone would know.

And actually, the stuff I have heard that I really like is with symphonic type instrumentation with it. The voice thing is just like Daisy posted.
 
Ahhh, so you looking for the kind of a capella that includes instrumntation ;) :D Good thing I asked... :)

Seriously, about the most epic choral symphonic work I can think of off hand would be Mozart's "Requium".

And there are one or two very stark choral versions of Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" (a.k.a. 9th Symphony, last movement, I think) that I've heard used in a few soundtracks to good effect too.

G.
 
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What about Carl Orff's Carmina Burana (with the O Fortuna part that I want to use for the error sound in some computer programs I've worked on).

Golly, that Symphonic Choirs thing is cool, Daisy
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
Ahhh, so you looking for the kind of a capella that includes instrumntation ;) :D Good thing I asked... :)
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Careful there. G. I was just trying to get my point across. I figured if I could find the a capella stuff, I could find vocal choirs with symphonic instrumentation as well.
 
Well, when you think about it ...

anything you listen to is just a cappella with instrumentation.

Just like we're all naked underneath our clothes.

;) :D
 
Daisy said:
Well, when you think about it ...

anything you listen to is just a cappella with instrumentation.

Just like we're all naked underneath our clothes.

;) :D
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Even Ed Asner? Ugh, there goes *my* dinner.... :p

a capella with instrumentation is like a hamburger with cheese that isn't a cheeseburger. :D

Back to non messing around; Myriad, maybe check out pandora.com. Start with something close to what your thinking of and let Pandora start making suggestions. It's actually got a pretty cool algorithm.

Also, if you know any movies that have what you're looking for, check out the Music in Movies reference at Naxos If you find a piece that shows up in both a Bruce Willis blow-everything-up movie and in a Devil/horror-related movie, you probably got your piece ;).

G.
 
For those that care or happen to be using the search, I found what I was looking for. It was on the Romeo & Juliet soundtrack Vol 2. It's called O Verona and it's by Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries and Nelle Hooper. Alternatively, O Fortuna by Carl Orff is good, too.
 
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