Why Avatar has the Most Ironic Soundtrack of All Time
Sideways Sideways
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 Published On Mar 31, 2020

What happens when the soundtrack and the film accidentally tell the exact same story?
You get Avatar: The Last Bluebender


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Sources and Links:

Dr. Bryant's write-up of her experience
https://ethnomusicologyreview.ucla.ed...

Dr. Bryant's interview on myouterspace's youtube channel
   • Ethnomusicalogist Wanda Bryant Interview  

Notanothermusichistorycliche's blog post about the Pythagorean Comma
https://notanothermusichistorycliche....

12tone's video on the same subject
   • Is Music Really A Universal Language?  

The complete list (in order) of World Music examples that I used
   • Kulning - Calling home my cow Stjärna  
   • Thsukhi - folk dance of Yimchungru Na...  
   • Vietnamese work song - Ho Nen  
   • Burundi Girls sing songs of Greeting....  
   • 78th Fraser Highlanders - Worlds 1992  
   • Kalenda maya - villemann og magnhild  
   • Yelli - Baka women "yodellers"  
   • Maryam Akhondy sings tahrir (intro of...  
   • Giacinto Scelsi - Tre Canti Sacri (w/...  
   • Värttinä - Lasetus  
   • Three connected songs  
   • Yurok Brush Dance Demonstration (part...  

As well as the vocalist examples
   • Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares - Full P...  
   • Yaffa Yarkoni יפה ירקוני - Yerushalay...  
   • Nina Burmi | Mishra Bhairavi Thumri |...  
   • Nami Nami - Traditional lullaby from ...  

And the clip of Tony Hinnigan that I used
   • Apocolypto Sessions 2006 - Tony Hinni...  

And the clip of the Gamelan ensemble that I used
   • Sound Tracker - Gamelan (Indonesia)  

let me know if I missed anything, there was a lot of information in this video and I want to make sure everyone gets cited!

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