Thursday, October 8, 2015

The Streets of Whiterun

The streets of Whiterun
most beautiful piece of music
somewhere in Skyrim

One of these days I may watch while someone plays Skyrim so I can found out how this heartbreakingly lovely piece of music fits into that story...but I'm afraid to. Maybe I'll be disappointed by the imagery or the situation it is intended to describe, and the music will be ruined.

Did you ever hear a song that was so beautiful that it brought tears to your eyes even though you couldn't quite catch all the words? And then you found the words on the internet, or, in the old days, on an album sleeve, and were so disappointed to find the lyrics to be insipid or about something completely different from what the music seemed to be about or to otherwise not live up to the promise of the notes and texture and chord changes...sometimes it is better not to know.

So don't look to see me in Skyrim any time soon.

I know you all were very worried about that.

                                                 

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