Tuesday, January 14, 2014

pretty pretty music!

I know Kina Grannis has been around for a while, and I've loved her voice ever since I heard "In Your Arms", which is arguably her breakout song.

But now that she's collaborating with male singers, her renditions are out of this world. The blend of their voices makes Kina's voice sound all the sweeter.

An example: Kina teamed up with Tyler Ward and LINDSEY STIRLING (more on her in a bit!) to create this perfect cover of Coldplay's "The Scientist":


OMG. I DIE. Lindsey's violin + Kina and Tyler's voices = ❤

Lindsey Stirling, in case you haven't heard of her, was a contestant on America's Got Talent and gained a massive following because of her, well, talent. She's done several beautiful covers like this AWESOME Phantom of the Opera medley:



And this Lord of the Rings one:



She created original pieces too, such as Song of the Caged Bird:



And Crystallise:

I relied on a fair bit of her music while writing Blood Promise. Totally set the mood.

And if she's not cool enough, how's THIS street jam version of Transcendence:



Anyway, back to Kina. She's just created another cover with Tyler Ward, this time of "Demons" by Imagine Dragons:


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MAD LOVE. MAD, MAD LOVE.

2 comments :

Whiskoffee said...

Crystallise has that fantasy rpg game feel... :)

Joyce C said...

@Whiskoffee Purr: Definitely a mood-setter. It's almost impossible not to come up with a story based on that piece :)