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Jun. 1st, 2009 09:18 am
Fishing for Inspiration
Today, voting opens for Triple J's Hottest 100 Songs of All Time. As distinct from their annual round up, you can vote for your 10 favourite songs composed by anyone at any time.
So I think we should all vote for 'O Fortuna' by Carl Orff. Yes, the opening track off the Carmina Burana. Who doesn't know it? Who doesn't love it? Who hasn't used it to pace the climactic scene of a story or RPG? Alright, probably quite a few people haven't done that but I know I'm not the only one. And my point stands. If any song in western culture deserves to make this list, it is this. "Oh Fortune, empress of the world!" Or as we sang in the Year Ten choir, "Oh for tuna, salmon and plaice..."
So I think we should all vote for 'O Fortuna' by Carl Orff. Yes, the opening track off the Carmina Burana. Who doesn't know it? Who doesn't love it? Who hasn't used it to pace the climactic scene of a story or RPG? Alright, probably quite a few people haven't done that but I know I'm not the only one. And my point stands. If any song in western culture deserves to make this list, it is this. "Oh Fortune, empress of the world!" Or as we sang in the Year Ten choir, "Oh for tuna, salmon and plaice..."