Dear fellow Khunnais + music lovers,
Music has always and forever will be a part of my life, wherever I go. I always made compilations...since college years when I had double-deck cassette audio combo. Then CD compilations. Then came iTunes and iPod which lead to unlimited number of playlists. Interesting note is that I always received many compilations from many people.
Music is personal. Social. Stimulating. Soothing. Heart-wrenching. Touching. Philosophical. Entertaining. And it affects you differently depending on where, when, who you listen to with, and what is your context at that very moment. I cannot imagine my life without it. My world would be very unimaginative, dull, emotionless, and less inspiring.
In Milan, I don't have a car. Yes, Khunnais, I walk, a lot! Every day! And I always have my iPod/ iPhone on. Music is always on. And it makes my journey a little less boring, a little more colorful. I don't listen to radio anymore so the ways I discover new music are varied, from movies, reality singing contest, facebook links, youtube links, my own song that I didn't know I had.
As a farewell gift to my friends in Milano, I made a compilation I called "Life in Italy: The Original Soundtrack". It's the list of 20 songs I have come to love during the past 2.5 years. Some were from the movies I love (2 from 500 Days in Summer, 1 from Love Actually, 1 from Somewhere, 1 from Once). Some were from the singing in reality shows and I discovered the versions I love love. Some were from the songs I already had in my iTunes I didn't know I had. Some were from my favorite singer/songwriter (John Mayer, Jason Mraz, John Legend, Mika). Some were from the old time but absolutely classic (Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Smiths). Some were from facebook links (21 Guns during this year's Thailand uprising).
Most of them had personal message to me. The lyrics touched me somehow. Some of them were just plain beautiful. I omitted some songs that really meant a lot to me but would make the compilation too depressing (Praying for Time by George Michael, You Found Me by the Fray were among them). I also omitted all the jazz and opera stuffs coz they won't go together. Anyway, here is the list in a thoughtful order and youtube links to all of them. Let's listen to a my life in Italy together now...
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