Sean Akizuki's Personal Blog

I do enjoy modern stuff except that there are some instances where I can be an old schooler. I can enjoy a lot of modern shows but not much of their soundtrack. I even watch newer K-Drama but I really don't mind the soundtrack unless it's really that good. So, I thought about it that no matter how progress comes - there will always be some old school stuff that will simply evolve and get upgraded. I may no longer like the hassle of cassettes and the phonograph but they sure played a lot of good music. The digital age was slowly developing in the late 90s and the 2000s and now it's 2020. Cassettes were getting replaced with CD Roms then you get MP3s. Then you have i-Tunes where you can buy those songs. Modern music may be coming, there's some good modern music, but my mindset is always, "It's never about caring only if something is new. It's all about making sure what's new is good." Then I think about how MP3 technology allows you to organize y...

Perhaps one of the greatest enigmas in one's childhood is what song was played in those bomb jokes? Today, the digital age provides a lot of answers to childhood enigmas. It turns out that the music used in the bomb joke. The first line is being used and the note often misses. The perpetrator usually becomes the victim of it. It turns out to be a song called "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms". Here's the lyrics of the song: BELIEVE me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow, and flee from my arms Like fairy-gifts, fading away! Thou wouldst still be ador'd as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it will; And, around the dear ruin, each wish of my heart Would entwine itself verdantly still! II. It is not while beauty and youth are thine own, And thy cheeks unprofan'd by a tear, That the fervour and faith of a love can be known, To which time will but make t...

I thought about the time I once watched "The Magic Flute" a stage opera on television during the 90s. If there was one song that actually caught my attention -- it's Der Holle where the Queen of the Night has one very badass villain song!  Here's the English translation for non-German speakers: Hell's vengeance boils in my heart; Death and despair blaze around me! For if Sarastro feels not the pain of death through thee, Thence shall thou be my daughter nevermore. Disowned be thee forever, Abandoned be thee forever, Shattered be forever All the bonds of nature If it is not through thee that Sarastro turns pale! Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, gods of vengeance, hear the mother's oath The song was when the Queen of the Night orders her daughter Pamina to assassinate Sarastro or lest be disowned. I just thought of how cruel the Queen of the Night is that she's willing to even sacrifice her own daughter for her selfish ambition...

It's a misconception that you must only enjoy anything of your generation which is just stupid.  Why do I think that is so?  I always thought of how certain people say that I'm "baduy" which can be translated as "out of fashion" because I always enjoy classical music.  I am the type of person who can chill out with listening to the classical pieces of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johann Strauss, Frederick Chopin, George Frederick Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Wagner are among a few.  Classical music was never meant to be enjoyed at just one era but for all ages. If you want to know how I even got into golden oldies, it was thanks to modern films.  I always felt like Meteor Garden and other Chinese films provide a gateway of the past.  It's funny how watching the 2001 version of Romance in the Rain actually got me interested with the classic Qiong Yao series.  Yes, I personally am not all that used to seeing Liu Xuehua...

After having some dog troubles and my earaches, I just started to Google search for music to heal the ears.  Problem is, most people today don't appreciate classical music.  After I tried listening to classical music for dogs, I thought it not only calmed my dog down but also myself after a night of enduring his bark. For one, classical music can be easily dismissed as tasteless because it was no words.  One however can notice sometimes a music without words, can actually be helpful to one's imagination.  Zen meditative music has no words yet it calms down the nerves. For pets, it can be specially composed for them to which, the hearing frequency of dogs is different from that of the human being. Here's an example of classical music for dogs:

When I'm tired from work especially after a busy day or just feel too angry, here are some of my "vices" which are.... A cup or better yet a glass of preferably cold tea, either jasmine or mint flavored.  Mint basically cools down my wrecked nerves especially when I spiral down my insanity trips. Listening to classical music either from a CD or a PC to calm my wrecked nerves.  Some modern music is nice but I can be pretty old fashioned.  I also like to listen to oldies music from the 60s-80s.  Sometimes I can go as far as listening to Zhou Xuan's music or to that of Koo Mei's which can cause me to watch older movies as well. Watch something silly like Nickelodeon.  Well that's why I watch Spongebob Squarepants even as an adult. On the ridiculous side- it's all about eye candy that also causes me to ease my rage for some time though not always.  Reminds me of how sometimes watching MMPR as a child was a tension reliever of sorts w...

Here's my favorite Bach tune called Fuge in G Minor which I first heard while playing Megaman Legends in the battle against its final boss Megaman Juno.  I pretty like how well orchestrated it is, giving the battle feel and all.

As a fan of Richard Clayderman's piano, I was pleased to find out that the piece that Shan Tsai played in Meteor Garden during Dao Ming Si's birthday was from his piece.  I don't know the entire history but it means marriage of love.  I just thought the song is very romantic and pleasing.  Enjoy.

It was said that Bach was given a violin with only the G string, they expected him to make a fool out of himself but instead, he ended up composing such a beautiful song with just a G-String!  Bach was truly a musical genius of sorts.  This song has been used quite many times and I also remembered it being used in Megaman Legends specifically the Kattlelox Museum area.  Well enjoy!

This is one of my favorite Beethoven songs namely Fur Elise.  I heard this song before I read anything about him, fell in love with the song and began to say, "BEETHOVEN ROCKS!"  And yeah, the song has been used in some classic drama, TV shows, etc. and I guess it was dedicated to somebody who historians still argue who.  Some say it was Therese Malfatti who was possibly a love interest.  Enjoy!

If there's any song I really find is overused yet I never get bored of it, is Canon in D Minor by Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Minor.  It's used during special occasions and especially weddings.  So I did think of how this music in orchestra really sounds good... Then again playing it in piano just suits fine. Either orchestra or piano, this song just happens to make it in Tokusatsu (a few) and in Chinese/Japanese soap operas.  Wow this song is just really old yet timelessly nice.

This is perhaps Ludwig Van Beethoven's greatest instrumental masterpiece.  All I can say is that, this tune can somewhat lift me to higher moods or at times, help me have a positive attitude towards studies and work.  Just to think that this guy was deaf yet this music is really that beautiful to hear.

This is one of the hardest pieces to play.  Well it has a very bizarre speculation behind it that Giuseppi Tartini met the Devil in his dreams but that has never been confirmed at all.  It has a very creepy theme.  It is indeed one of the hardest violin pieces to master.  This piece was also used in Kamen Rider Black episode 8 titled "The Devil's Sonata". This is a modern version done by Vanessa Mae where the creepiness is partly removed.

So far, I have heard that medications for ADHD may just land me on the rehabilitation center. It seems that to listen to Mozart during idle moments or while blogging may actually slowly help the mind improve. Hmmm... can it be my real therapy? Maybe I should spend more time listening to classical music instead of just being in too much silence in my own room. Too much silence can be a room to breed ugly thoughts.

Even if I didn't like the mandatory violin lessons when I was still little, I however got stuck with classical music after just having basic music classes where students learned some note reading and singing a few songs. Well I can't explain why. Maybe it has to do with the fact that classical music is timeless, relaxing and helps me concentrate. Also, with classical music, having no words yet having a meaning in the sonata, helps me imagine more and generates my imagination.

Somehow this video brings me back memories of my childhood crush. As much as I try to forget about her completely, I could remember her play the piano and her younger brother on the violin in their house although they NEVER played this song.

Der Holle Rache... ah I remembered trying to sing this song all I can but can't reach it. Even if I can't reach the goal of being able to sing this song, but this song is still nice to listen to like even if I don't like to take up piano lessons, but piano music is still pleasing.

Hmmm... without classical music, life would be too boring and loud. Classical music helps me relax. Here are some of my favorite composers: Johann Pachalbell Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig Van Beethoven Frederic Chopin Antonio Vivaldi Peter Iljitsch Tchaikovsky Felix Mendelson Bartholody

From one of my favorite composers, Richard Clayderman, this is Ballade Pour Adeline composed for his newborn daughter. However this song gives me a romantic feel. This song also kind of reminds me of my childhood crush, which I believe today I am ready to meet her in a different way. It's just time to move on.

This is Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Opus 57. I just can't help but think that this sad sonata can affect me in two ways. When played in piano, it eases the mind. However when played on violin, it reminds me of the first girl I took seriously. Sadly, I have lost her.