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Rika Kihira's free will be a mix of 7 songs. I think that will be a program with most music cuts in figure skating history. And I'm so waiting to see how that will look like :hap85:
For me too many music cuts feel bit forced and it feels calculated, even to a point that it feels not that moves were created for the music, but they searched for music to fit into a choreo that existed previously. (I kinda fear Rika's 8 songs long program for this reason). There is not enough time to create mood, to enjoy the music, it feels like song clips, like those Amazon previews.
It sure can be done tastefully and succesfully, blending more songs together, but it should feel like a remix, rather than collage.
I'm pretty sure that most of the people would appriciate opinion of expirienced British Eurosport commentators more than your opinion, or mine, or random opinions of random people on the skating forum.
Of course every figure skating program ought to end with the Lone Ranger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnqYkMRSyg&t=2m54s
Rika Kihira's free will be a mix of 7 songs. I think that will be a program with most music cuts in figure skating history. And I'm so waiting to see how that will look like :hap85:
Rika Kihira's free will be a mix of 7 songs. I think that will be a program with most music cuts in figure skating history. And I'm so waiting to see how that will look like :hap85:
I thought there was an ice dance team (I want to say Hubbel/Donahue but my memory escapes me) that had a stupid number of songs (probably more than 7) crammed into their "hip-hop" program. They ended up paring it down after some feedback from the judges that it was too hectic feeling.
Which one? I can state why i think their opinion is more valuable for the exact topic, named 'why Danil's music arrangement is good/bad for Alina's skating program':
1) because they have more knowledge on figure skating, not just because they've seen and commenting on all of POTO programs in last 20 years, but because one of them was competitive ice dancer himself
2) because they are more objective - nor they had national/continental bias - it was a comment made at Europeans without British skaters being in the mix for top placement, nor bias for any particular style of skating - during their commentating years they were praising different type of skating styles and skating programs, which made them open-minded and more sincere
3) they restrain themselfes of making personal preferences toward something, except that was clearly stated (with the statement 'it is (not) my cup of tea') and which was not stated in the case of Alina's program
Now, what are the expertises od random figure skating fan on that exact topic?
Here are two 1990s programs that use several unrelated music cuts in purposeful ways:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oywo2GOJUvg&t=2m15s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyI34OvQ4tQ
How do you think they work?
Rika Kihira's free will be a mix of 7 songs. I think that will be a program with most music cuts in figure skating history. And I'm so waiting to see how that will look like :hap85:
And I am dreading it. Along with that high and mighty name of the program, I am afraid that my love for Rika will not prevent me from cringing right out of my skin.
Turned out fantastic, me thinks.
A fine example of really good cuts!
What a stunning program! eace: