These are my favourites of his work. Most of it are from his "Thriller" album.
The first song i heard from him back in the late 70's /early 80's. Remember thinking who this woman was.
One Day In Your Life
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Tempo and Time Signature (updated with correction)
Tempo
Tempo is the speed at which music is played, often measured in beats per minute (bpm). The instrument normally used to measure bpm is called a metronome. Most modern music software has a built-in metronome.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Time Travel as a concept in science fiction films
The film, Terminator Salvation while being an action film has a central theme in it-that of time travel. Many films, especially Hollywood films had explored the concept of time travel. Good ones that really put some thoughts on the concept are "The Terminator" series, the "Back To The Future" trilogy, "12 Monkeys" and the "Star Trek" series and films. The bad ones are Van Damme's "Time Cop", the remake of "Planet of the Apes" (the only thing that makes it passable is perhaps Scarlett Johansson); and Jet Li's "The One" with its non-sensical depiction of multiple universes (multiverse or many parallel universe).
The concept of time travel in the Terminator's film 'universe' is different than the ones in the Back To The Future's (bttf) film universe.
The first film of the 'Back to the Future' trilogy does bring back some fond memories. First shown in the year 1985. i remember it was the last day of school just before the school holiday. A group of classmates, quite a large group of us, went to watch the film. Those days, there were no cineplexes. There was only purpose-built one-screen cinema, and the screen was huge, much larger than the current cineplex's screen. It was the first and last time that a large group of us sat and watch a film together. We had a really good time, sharing jokes and laughter before the show. The film was so good that-it was funny and thought-provoking at the same time. And the song which played during the end-rolls was jsut fitting-Huey Lewis and The News "The Power of Love". After it was over, we talked about it and all of us went home with a smile. I never forgot those moments after all these years.
The concept used in the film is just one of many postulated in science fiction about time travel. It is the "ripple effect" in a single timeline (or space-time continuum) universe. No multiple universes or parallel universe. Multiple alternate realities existing at the same time just does not seem plausible although it may be possible. Incidentally, the quite watchable tv series "Sliders" uses the parallel universe theory in a 'responsible' way.
The concept of time travel in the Terminator's film 'universe' is different than the ones in the Back To The Future's (bttf) film universe.
The first film of the 'Back to the Future' trilogy does bring back some fond memories. First shown in the year 1985. i remember it was the last day of school just before the school holiday. A group of classmates, quite a large group of us, went to watch the film. Those days, there were no cineplexes. There was only purpose-built one-screen cinema, and the screen was huge, much larger than the current cineplex's screen. It was the first and last time that a large group of us sat and watch a film together. We had a really good time, sharing jokes and laughter before the show. The film was so good that-it was funny and thought-provoking at the same time. And the song which played during the end-rolls was jsut fitting-Huey Lewis and The News "The Power of Love". After it was over, we talked about it and all of us went home with a smile. I never forgot those moments after all these years.
The concept used in the film is just one of many postulated in science fiction about time travel. It is the "ripple effect" in a single timeline (or space-time continuum) universe. No multiple universes or parallel universe. Multiple alternate realities existing at the same time just does not seem plausible although it may be possible. Incidentally, the quite watchable tv series "Sliders" uses the parallel universe theory in a 'responsible' way.
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