PeterthePapercomPoser Posted February 9 Posted February 9 So you might not suspect it, but microtonality is actually much more common than you'd think! When blues singers and soloists bend their notes up or down, they're using microtonality. When Pop singers accidentally sing a little bit out of tune, it's microtonality (even though it might not be deliberate). When out of tune sound effects happen in VGM or Film music that are just part of the vibe, it's microtonality. When string instruments do glissandi or guitars are played with a slide or a bend, it's microtonality So don't be shy and bring on any example you can think of that exemplifies microtonality! Here's my example from Chrono Trigger, the classic RPG for the Super Nintendo. This is the music that plays during 2,300 A.D. and is called "Ruined World": The microtonality in question can be heard in the background sound effect of what I presume to be a set of metallic cans being hit against each other. Quote
Henry Ng Tsz Kiu Posted February 9 Posted February 9 9 hours ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said: So don't be shy and bring on any example you can think of that exemplifies microtonality! When I sing a note wrong in the Karaoke or Choir. 1 Quote
Luis Hernández Posted February 9 Posted February 9 Indeed! In the traditional music of my country (Spain) and the whole Mediterranean area (North Africa, Balkans, etc...) microtonality is something normal. And there are artists who are able to transfer it to pop. This is the case of Diana Navarro, an incredible voice. In the first phrase you can already perceive the microtonality. But if you listen to her until the end ...... Amazing. If you don't want to listen to the whole track, skip to 2:55, for example. 1 Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted Sunday at 08:09 AM Author Posted Sunday at 08:09 AM I found an example in Film Music of a slow, half tone string glissando which spends a considerable amount of time in quarter-tone territory: Snape to Malfoy Manor from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Quote
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