Paul Jacobson

Category: Music

  • Music while we waited for our train

    Music while we waited for our train

    One of the things I like about Israeli train stations is that most of them have pianos that commuters can play while waiting for their trains. We had a short wait for our train home after our visit to the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History today, and we were treated to a mini-performance.

  • Hans Zimmer’s Dark Knight never gets old

    I love Hans Zimmer’s music for the Batman Begins/The Dark Knight/Dark Knight Rises trilogy. This music never gets old: On a related note, and while not quite in Hans Zimmer’s League, Blake Neely’s work for the CW shows like The Flash is also terrific. Here’s one of my favourites from the first season of The…

  • Beautiful music from Planet Earth 2

    Beautiful music from Planet Earth 2

    I’ve been listening to a Hans Zimmer radio station on Spotify, and this gem from the Planet Earth 2 soundtrack popped up, wow.

  • The Great Unknown by Mighty Oaks To Kickstart My Week

    I started earlyish today and this track “The Great Unknown” by Mighty Oaks is setting the tone for my morning

  • Love The Strings In Tall Heights’ “Horse To Water”

    I really enjoy Tall Heights‘ “Horse to Water”. In particular, I love the strings you hear in the chorus. The music video is a little odd, but the music is terrific: I first heard the track on Spotify so here it is: https://open.spotify.com/track/0szmjOw9XbtbQYWz0GvXSp?si=xuCkwLqRQr2Ibaudz17VBA

  • A Great Spotify Playlist to Relax With

    A Great Spotify Playlist to Relax With

    I’m a recent convert to Spotify and I’m really enjoying it. I discovered this playlist that has some great, new (to me) music that’s perfect to relax with: One of my new favourites from this playlist is this one from Little May: Photo by Eric Nopanen on Unsplash

  • The War on Drugs and the beauty of Pain

    I first heard Pain by The War on Drugs in an iTunes Radio playlist recently. It’s one of my new favourite tracks. What do you think?

  • Digitized 78rpm records now on Internet Archive

    Digitized 78rpm records now on Internet Archive

    This is another reason why the Internet Archive is just incredible. The Great 78 Project is a collection of digitized, old 78rpm records that pre-date LPs, and it’s amazing.