Geek Steep S2E25 – The Music of John Williams
So this was my selection for Marika’s final song selection which was the theme from Catch Me If You Can!
I had actually never heard this particular piece of music prior to the episode, but this is just another example of why I love doing this podcast so much because from the first few strings of notes I was immediately on board and in love with this song.
There’s such a distinctly different sort of feeling to this piece than any other of Williams’ compositions that we chose to cover. It’s very, very jazzy with this playful kind of “cat and mouse” feeling to the notes which of course makes a whole heap of sense given the context of the movie. However, I didn’t know anything about this movie before our recording so I really only had my untainted impression of the music to go on with my pairing.
With that in mind, what this made me think of was being at some kind of very trendy but still kind of jazzy and almost retro feeling cafe. The kind of cafe where people would go to drink really well made cups of coffee while listening to live music or really good slam poetry. People are probably sitting in the corners reading books of poetry or great literature, and there are maybe just as many couches and lounge chairs as there are little tables spread out throughout the space.
Like, it’s a distinct feeling.
This blend is a bit of a hodge podge of different tea types as it includes black tea, shou pu’erh, and hojicha as well! They all kind of just work perfectly together though, and create a very smooth full bodied cup with a gentle roasty quality and subtle earthiness. This foundation of tea bases is combined with what I believe is a gentle addition of coffee flavouring, and though I don’t usually mesh well with coffee flavoured teas I find the flavouring subtle and complimentary enough to be pretty enjoyable!
I really couldn’t think of a tea that fit better in the fictional coffee shop/cafe that this composition had painted in my head, so it was just the most obvious pairing for me.
Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_GUG0LimV/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nv2S_S9MlU&ab_channel=BadBrain
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My inner word nerd is telling my inner tea hoarder that I must have this tea! However, I’m not sure the profile would be up my alley. Someone needs to make a line of teas named after punctuation marks. :D
Ooh, I like that! Exclamation Point for your high-caffeine breakfast tea. Semicolon for elevenses or afternooners. Ellipses for herbal evening…
(Part of my Mother’s Day treat collection was a t-shirt that said, “Tea, Books, and Oxford Commas.” It’s still hanging on my closet doorknob so I can smile at it.
oops. End parenthesis.)
All I can think of now is what an Ampersand tea would taste like
That t-shirt sums up my interests nicely! :)
One of my favourite punctuation marks is the em dash. Maybe it could be a jasmine black since it’s a little pretentious but can pack a punch. The en dash could be a umami-rich sencha or gyokuro to maintain your focus while working with all those number ranges.
Roswell, maybe an ampersand tea would have a very predictable two-ingredient profile like chocolate and orange, or it could be two really unlikely ingredients paired together. However, I know what a dollar sign tea tastes like and it’s Dayuling (or maybe Jin Jun Mei). :)
My inner word nerd is telling my inner tea hoarder that I must have this tea! However, I’m not sure the profile would be up my alley. Someone needs to make a line of teas named after punctuation marks. :D
Ooh, I like that! Exclamation Point for your high-caffeine breakfast tea. Semicolon for elevenses or afternooners. Ellipses for herbal evening…
(Part of my Mother’s Day treat collection was a t-shirt that said, “Tea, Books, and Oxford Commas.” It’s still hanging on my closet doorknob so I can smile at it.
oops. End parenthesis.)
All I can think of now is what an Ampersand tea would taste like
That t-shirt sums up my interests nicely! :)
One of my favourite punctuation marks is the em dash. Maybe it could be a jasmine black since it’s a little pretentious but can pack a punch. The en dash could be a umami-rich sencha or gyokuro to maintain your focus while working with all those number ranges.
Roswell, maybe an ampersand tea would have a very predictable two-ingredient profile like chocolate and orange, or it could be two really unlikely ingredients paired together. However, I know what a dollar sign tea tastes like and it’s Dayuling (or maybe Jin Jun Mei). :)