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Originally Posted by Yoda
That said the technical distinction has more detail than I'd known, so thanks.
I saw an internet comment stating that "tea bagging" can help one develop the skill needed for throat singing. I'm not sure what that means, but I suspect it might be a "pop" reference to Demosthenes who was reputed to have cured inarticulate stammering and pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth. The more you know, right?
That said the technical distinction has more detail than I'd known, so thanks.
I was kidding, I've heard throat singing. It's interesting.
Originally Posted by Yoda
Me, a fool: isn't all singing done with your throat?
So, the main difference is that in normal singing, you usually produce one sound at a time, while in Mongolian throat singing, you can produce multiple sounds at once. It's usually a low drone sound (like the constant hum of a bee) and a high melody sound at the same time.
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX
I heard it live (Hanz Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard) and enjoyed it, personally. It’s an artificial language Gerrard created and the style is called glossolalia. I do appreciate it can come off as annoying in the wrong circumstances, but I think it fits Dune.
I don't it is simply the fact that it is a glossolalia. I love Brian Tyler's compositions for Children of Dune which also feature glossiola

In the present series, however, it's so over the top (the featured singer digging into vocal fry for soulful affectations). I can almost hear a vocal coach shouting "Really reach into your inner noble savage! Belt it out!" It's all dialed up to 11. To me it sounds like a bunch of Wilhelm screams.

It has all the verisimilitude of a drunken Bostonian vocalizing to the Riverdance OST at a Karaoke bar.

If we want something ethereal and other-worldly, Brian Eno exists.

I'm glad you like it--to me it's like listening to the synth soundtrack from Ladyhawke.
Me, a fool: isn't all singing done with your throat?
I have heard that technique in music in the past, be it from Mongolian Throat Singing or even in some of the old rave music from the late 90s. I like it in the film, also.
Originally Posted by Corax
I can't the warbling pseudo-ethnic warbling music the new DUNE. If South Park did a parody of DUNE, this is what the music would sound like. I know it's supposed to be super-epic and soulful, but all I hear is "Aiyeeega, wawaawahwa, tostada! burrito! and salsaaaa!"
I heard it live (Hanz Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard) and enjoyed it, personally. It’s an artificial language Gerrard created and the style is called glossolalia. I do appreciate it can come off as annoying in the wrong circumstances, but I think it fits Dune.
I can't the warbling pseudo-ethnic warbling music the new DUNE. If South Park did a parody of DUNE, this is what the music would sound like. I know it's supposed to be super-epic and soulful, but all I hear is "Aiyeeega, wawaawahwa, tostada! burrito! and salsaaaa!"
Good.