Wolf Howling as a form of music
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Wolf Howling as a form of music
While i was playing Twilight Princess one night, i came to a segment in the game where i have to howl at the correct order of pitch. And then, when that was done, i was taken into a scene 50 seconds into this video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z_N7vFu_xWk
Aaaah, doesn't that sound nice?
So if Link and his ghostly partner can do it, i wonder if a werewolf "choir" group can also do the same?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z_N7vFu_xWk
Aaaah, doesn't that sound nice?
So if Link and his ghostly partner can do it, i wonder if a werewolf "choir" group can also do the same?
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Let me start off by saying that you have a great taste in games. ^.^
(also, in my opinion, that's one of the better howl stone songs in that game)
Yes, it does sound very very nice, and brings back nice memories of playing Majoras Mask.
I suppose that if a group of wolves was trained to howl in harmony, it could sound nice... I can imagine it being somewhat difficult though. Once perfection is achieved, you've got yourself something really nice to listen to :3
(also, in my opinion, that's one of the better howl stone songs in that game)
Yes, it does sound very very nice, and brings back nice memories of playing Majoras Mask.
I suppose that if a group of wolves was trained to howl in harmony, it could sound nice... I can imagine it being somewhat difficult though. Once perfection is achieved, you've got yourself something really nice to listen to :3
In school choir, we sometimes did little 'voice-exercises', where we picked a single syllable, and then sang some simple little tune using that one syllable instead of the actual lyrics. ('Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' was one of the favorites)
We even tried it with howling once or twice. Now that was awesome, even though I couldn't quite work up the guts to ask doing it more often.
But, howl-singing, yes. I imagine it works best with relatively slow, maybe slightly melancholic music.
... Oh gods, I was just struck by a mental image of a group of werewolves howling to 'Mo Ghile Mear'. *dreamy sigh*
We even tried it with howling once or twice. Now that was awesome, even though I couldn't quite work up the guts to ask doing it more often.
But, howl-singing, yes. I imagine it works best with relatively slow, maybe slightly melancholic music.
... Oh gods, I was just struck by a mental image of a group of werewolves howling to 'Mo Ghile Mear'. *dreamy sigh*
Do we really need the solution? Couldn't we just enjoy the problem for now?
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Horrible as the comparison might be, think Barbershop Quartet singing; where the chord is the note, not the individual tone. Close harmony of that sort can convey a great deal of emotive information.
Werewolves might do the same thing to communicate with other Were-packs, all unknown to the humans listening below.
Still, if I heard an alleged wolf pack start howling "Sweet Adeline"...I dunnno if I'd run-or try to find them...
Werewolves might do the same thing to communicate with other Were-packs, all unknown to the humans listening below.
Still, if I heard an alleged wolf pack start howling "Sweet Adeline"...I dunnno if I'd run-or try to find them...
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Personally i'd like to hear them do the a capella in something other than opera pieces, like folk music, gregorian/anasheed, some genres of metal, electro/industrial, etc. It's kinda tough picturing a werewolf a cappella group do actual opera, but this is because i dismiss a lot of opera pieces for being too "grand".
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Well, regular wolves wouldn't do it because it would cover their individual voices. Somebody with a synthesizer could probably recreate the affect though.
As for werewolves, I'm sure they could think of some creative use for it. You know, like a group could howl Yesterday to announce a meeting of representatives or Hard to Say Goodbye to cancel it, maybe throw in a few other melodies for warnings and other such announcements. They probably wouldn't use such well-known melodies, but you get the idea. The point is that only a werewolf would immediately recognize the melody, and just like the rubber duck on the windowsill, only a werewolf would know the significance of it.
As for werewolves, I'm sure they could think of some creative use for it. You know, like a group could howl Yesterday to announce a meeting of representatives or Hard to Say Goodbye to cancel it, maybe throw in a few other melodies for warnings and other such announcements. They probably wouldn't use such well-known melodies, but you get the idea. The point is that only a werewolf would immediately recognize the melody, and just like the rubber duck on the windowsill, only a werewolf would know the significance of it.
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I would want to here a howl in the form of music. Beautiful music to my ears . . . just like Mozart and Glen Miller . . . and the Bee Gees and Linkin Park . . .
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Amen to that . . .
P.S. The ones I listed are my top favorite music, but nothing beats a good natural howl . . .
P.S. The ones I listed are my top favorite music, but nothing beats a good natural howl . . .
The wolf is neither man's competitor nor his enemy.
He is a fellow creature with whom the earth must be shared...
If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered.
They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted.
Their narrow and biased attitude must be outweighed by an attitude based on an understanding of natural processes.
-Dr. L. David Mech
He is a fellow creature with whom the earth must be shared...
If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered.
They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted.
Their narrow and biased attitude must be outweighed by an attitude based on an understanding of natural processes.
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Ahh, Vrikatsma-it isn't the larynx, it's the palate that keeps them down. They have a low palate, ours is high. We talk, they howl...
There are music CD's that have wolf songs as part of the music: I'm listening to one right now...Try the International Wolf Center if anyone is interested.
I've long thought that Werewolves would sing differently from their "cousins"...as a sort of indication that "We're here..."
There are music CD's that have wolf songs as part of the music: I'm listening to one right now...Try the International Wolf Center if anyone is interested.
I've long thought that Werewolves would sing differently from their "cousins"...as a sort of indication that "We're here..."
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