Revisiting a favorite from long ago
March 20, 2023 1:18 PM   Subscribe

Ever since we first discussed this in 2011, I keep coming back to it regularly. Oração - A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade is a six minute long tracking shot through a house full of musical people making music in variously combinations before they all join for a joyous conclusion. Syracuse.com provides a bit more background information. I just love it so much
posted by hippybear (7 comments total) 16 users marked this as a favorite
 
similar but different oneish PMJ take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngXu2zwF9E
posted by wmo at 2:42 PM on March 20, 2023


leo fressato's version, which has a different feel - the cover version is a fun video but i'm not so sure it's such a fun song
posted by pyramid termite at 3:20 PM on March 20, 2023


Delightful!
posted by merriment at 4:18 PM on March 20, 2023


There's an equally joyous live (i.e. in front of a big audience) version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1KyqsZgdp0
posted by jonathanhughes at 4:23 PM on March 20, 2023


This is lovely.

About ten years ago I helped run a popup community arts space in a small mansion. At one opening, I invited a seven-piece band to play, but had each instrumentalist stationed in different rooms on different floors. Each of them could hear the drummer, and that's about it. They played a whole set that way, and when you walked through the house, you'd hear different parts of the same songs playing depending on where you were.
posted by goatdog at 6:11 PM on March 20, 2023 [2 favorites]


I wish I had that many friends that like to make music.
posted by zardoz at 1:45 AM on March 21, 2023 [1 favorite]


Oh, that was lovely!
posted by Harald74 at 11:24 AM on March 21, 2023


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