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Best Music

What was the best piece of music used for 2018-19?

  • Vincent - Gilles/Poirier - [url]https://youtu.be/HsympXTv8eg[/url]

    Votes: 39 21.5%
  • A Beautiful Storm - Rika Kihira - [url]https://youtu.be/ulYQOszNig8[/url]

    Votes: 39 21.5%
  • Wicked Game - James/Ciprès - [url]https://youtu.be/8-2hUmoaPfU[/url]

    Votes: 13 7.2%
  • Rain in your Black Eyes - Sui/Han - [url]https://youtu.be/dvlfwltAlxY[/url]

    Votes: 24 13.3%
  • In This Shirt - Kevin Aymoz - [url]https://youtu.be/-tJ0ckX8-WQ[/url]

    Votes: 10 5.5%
  • Love Is A B*tch - Jason Brown - [url]https://youtu.be/k_Pik0YleJQ[/url]

    Votes: 14 7.7%
  • Ophelia - Peng/Jin - [url]https://youtu.be/pTOC_q0NLTk[/url]

    Votes: 9 5.0%
  • Duet/Sunday Afternoon - Papadakis/Cizeron - [url]https://youtu.be/AWN6Xu13Sg8[/url]

    Votes: 6 3.3%
  • Caravan - Nathan Chen - [url]https://youtu.be/BKaLiAM5oIU[/url]

    Votes: 23 12.7%
  • Rebirth - Bradie Tennell - [url]https://youtu.be/i1DOTURfpno[/url]

    Votes: 4 2.2%

  • Total voters
    181
  • Poll closed .

Mohacz

Medalist
Joined
Jan 24, 2006
Country
Poland
Based on the entries in this thread, the top 10 nominations are below.

Vincent - Gilles/Poirierhttps://youtu.be/HsympXTv8eg
A Beautiful Storm - Rika Kihirahttps://youtu.be/ulYQOszNig8
Wicked Game - James/Ciprèshttps://youtu.be/8-2hUmoaPfU
Rain in your Black Eyes - Sui/Hanhttps://youtu.be/dvlfwltAlxY
In This Shirt - Kevin Aymozhttps://youtu.be/-tJ0ckX8-WQ
Love Is A BI*tch - Jason Brownhttps://youtu.be/k_Pik0YleJQ
Ophelia - Peng/Jinhttps://youtu.be/pTOC_q0NLTk
Duet/Sunday Afternoon - Papadakis/Cizeron FDhttps://youtu.be/AWN6Xu13Sg8
Caravan - Nathan Chenhttps://youtu.be/BKaLiAM5oIU
Rebirth - Bradie Tennellhttps://youtu.be/i1DOTURfpno
 
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CellarDweller

Ice Time
Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 14, 2018
Country
United-States
1. Kevin Aymoz - In This Shirt
2. Rika Kihira - A Beautiful Storm
3. Mariah Bell - To Love You More
4. James and Ciprès - Wicked Game
5. Nathan Chen - Caravan
 

Ichatdelune

Long live the Queen and her successors
Record Breaker
Joined
Mar 22, 2018
Country
South-Korea
1. Vincent for Gilles/Poirier
2. Somewhere In Time soundtrack for Eunsoo
3. Wicked Game for James/Cipres
4. In This Shirt for Kevin Aymoz
5. Love Is A B*tch for Jason Brown
6. A Beautiful Storm for Kihira Rika
7. To Love You More for Mariah Bell
8. Say Something for Hase/Seegert
9. Queen medley (Bohemian Rhapsody-Love Of My Life-Don't Stop Me Now) for Matteo Rizzo
10. Clouds, The Mind on the (Re)Wind for Dmitri Aliev
 

Sabrina

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 13, 2013
1. Vincent Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier
2. Habla con ella Jin Boyang
3. Tosca Evgenia Medvedeva
4. Queen medley Matteo Rizzo
5. In this shirt Kevin Aymoz
6. Pink Floyd medley Kirsten MT/Marinaro
 

ruga

Final Flight
Joined
Oct 20, 2017
1. Rebirth for Tennell SP
2. Beautiful Storm for Kihira FP
3. Wicked Game for James/Cipres FP
4. In this shirt for Aymoz FP
5. Origin for Hanyu FP
6. Song for the little sparrow for Miyahara SP
7. Romeo and Junliet for Cha FP
8. Sunday Afternoon for Papadakis/Cizeron FP
9. Chicago OST for Lim FP
10. Madame Butterfly for Yamashita FP
 

SNAKSuyun

did it spark joy?
On the Ice
Joined
Feb 23, 2018
Country
China
1. The Piano / Tree of Life Suite - Kaori Sakamoto
2. A Beautiful Storm - Rika Kihira
3. Rain in your Black Eyes - Sui/Han
4. Wicked Game - James/Cipres
5. Land of All - Nathan Chen
6. Ophelia - Peng/Jin
 

Colonel Green

Record Breaker
Joined
Mar 3, 2018
Country
Canada
1. "Vincent" cover by Govardo for Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier
2. "Bad Girls"/"September"/"On the Radio"/"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" for Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson (incredible job by the music editor)
3. "Love Is A Bitch" for Jason Brown
4. "Ophelia" for Peng Cheng & Jin Yang
5. "In This Shirt" for Kevin Aymoz (of the many people to perform this song this year, he did it best)
6. "A Beautiful Storm" for Rika Kihira
7. "To Love You More" for Mariah Bell
8. Schindler's List/"Bells of Moscow" for Roman Sadovsky
9. "Say Something" for Minerva Hase & Nolan Seegert
10. "This Is The Moment" for Andrew Dodds
 

rain

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 29, 2003
1. Vincent for Gilles/Poirier
2. Rain in your black eyes for Sui/Han
3. The Piano for Mariah Bell
4. Love is a Bitch for Jason Brown
 

elektra blue

mother of skaters
Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 11, 2018
Country
Italy
1. Gilles/Poirier - Vincent
2. Bradie Tenell - Rebirth
3. Fear/Gibson- Bad Girls/September/On the Radio/Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough -
4. Kevin Aymoz - In This Shirt
5. Peng/Jin - Ophelia
6. Rika Kihira - A Beautiful Storm
7. Matteo Rizzo - Bohemian Rhapsody/Love Of My Life/Don't Stop Me Now
8. Roman Sadovsky - Schindler's List/Bells of Moscow
9. Nathan Chen - Caravan
10. Sui/Han - Rain in your Black Eyes
 

NoNameFace

GS given name - Beatrice
Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 12, 2012
Considering all factors (cover/song quality, originality of choice, matching song/piece to a skater, how the music was reflected in choreography, impact of musical choice created and skater's interpretation), here are my choices:

1. 'Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)' cover by Govardo - I'll never hear this song in any other way and will never picture no one but Piper and Paul in their FD. The perfect match that made up something truly special this season.

2. 'Horns' by Bryce Fox (Kevin Aymoz's SP) - LOVE that choice, daring, original and edgy, perfectly mirrored by choreography! The step sequence in that SP is a masterpiece and whole program highlights the music in a very intricate way, making such entertaining spectacle.

3. 'Beautiful Storm' by Jennifer Thomas (Rika Kihira's FS) - for me the best cross between classical and contemporary this season, beautiful and nuanced choreography emphasising both music and a skater in it; beautiful costume, powerful performance quality and Rika's musicality.

4. 'Love Is A Bitch' by Two Feet (Jason Brown's SP) - the song perfectly showcased Jason and his performance ability, effortless carriage, speed, lines, musicality, made that sensual package that just 'clicks' involuntarily with audience, making such striking impression. For me, the music complimented Jason's skating so finely without making it too show-y or overacted.

5. 'Wicked Games' cover (James/Cipres' FS) - the most alluring, sensual program of the season that really builds that finale. Great choreo by Charlie White and their strong personalities, edgy style, prominent identity/presence as a team were made for that song (I am big fan or Chris Isaac's original one, but I can understand why this cover was chosen and why it worked so well in motion).

6. Disco medley (Fear/Gibson's FD) - the best music editing of the season hands down, it really sounds like one piece, perfectly mixed and with matching choreography, costumes that have that Disco vibe, but are not a full-on throwback. And they seemed to have so much fun with the music!

7. 'Spanish Caravan'/'Asturias'/guitar pieces by M. Patrzałek (Fournier-Beaudry/Sorensen's FD) - another FD with perfectly edited music and choreography highlighting all pieces, the vibe of it. The costuming, attitude, partnering, musical accentuation in movement, expression compliment music so well, both of them were captivating.

8. 'Ophelia' by The Lumineers (Peng/Jin's SP) - probably the most charming program this season:love:, the song makes it just less 'hermetic'/restricted, gives more play for personalities in performance.

9. 'In This Shirt' by The Irrepressibles (out of those who used - FS of Kevin Aymoz wins hands down as best for me) - as with Kevin's SP, the music just fits him so well, the program looks so...emotional and heartfelt in his interpretation and he highlights lyrical side beautifully by all these little choreographical nuances.

10. 'Hable con ella' OST (Boyang's FS) - I love this OST and I think it was such an interesting experience to see Boyang tackling this kind of music, I hope for more of such 'spicy'/temperamental music for him in future because he really does have the attitude to pull it off!

One honourable mention for not exactly 'best music' but best USE of music we maybe do not like - Romeo & Juliette OST by C. Armstrong in Junhwan's FS - the idea was super crazy, the music was even crazier and somehow it became ICONIC piece of FS history.

One honourable mention for a music that was already used, but for me worked best for that program/team - 'Rain In Your Black Eyes' by Enzio Bosso in Sui/Han's FS. They made that music matter, gave such exquisite meaning/visual to it, emotional layer aside of perfect technical execution at Worlds.

Few Junior programs' music mentions: Kostornaia's SP, Lajoie/Lagha's both programs, Joseph Phan's SP
 

skylark

Gazing at a Glorious Great Lakes sunset
Record Breaker
Joined
Aug 12, 2014
Country
United-States
1. A Beautiful Storm - Rika Kihira. All moods, musical accents and little trills abound; all highlight Rika's musical sensitivity
2. Vincent/ Starry Starry Night - Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier
3. Wicked Game - Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres
4. Sunday Afternoon - Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron. Artistry. Poetry. The ecstasy that lyricism can achieve.
5. Caravan - Nathan Chen. This music brings out Nathan's exuberance, joy, playfulness. (I think Shae-Lynne could also choose music and choreograph a FS for Nathan that would highlight his personality.)
6. Ophelia - Cheng Peng/Yang Jin. Perfect with the flirty personality of P/J.
7. Bohemian Rhapsody-Love Of My Life-Don't Stop Me Now - Matteo Rizzo
8. Two Men in Love/The Irrepressibles - Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier
9. Blah blah blah blah Cha cha cha - Hanna Harrell. Great match of music with skater's personality!
10. Schindler's List-Bells of Moscow - Roman Sadovsky. Cuts are so flawless that the two pieces sound like one.
 

rikaquegira

On the Ice
Joined
Nov 30, 2017
This will be hard...

1. Duet/Sunday Afternoon for Papadakis/Cizeron
2. Love is a B*tch for Jason Brown
3. The Piano for Kaori Sakamoto
4. Energia for Wakaba Higuchi
5. A Beautiful Storm for Rika Kihira
6. Romeo and Juliet soundtrack for Junhwan Cha
7. Song for the Little Sparrow for Satoko Miyahara
8. Somewhere in Time for Eunsoo Lim
9. Rain in your Black Eyes for Sui/Han
10. Origin for Yuzuru Hanyu

I’m sure I’m missing some amazing music since I mostly watch Singles but these were my favorites.
Honorable mentions:
Lovers for Marin Honda: the choreo could’ve been much better and Marin’s interpretation had too much smiling but I loved that piece and I think it suited her, if she had worked on the expression and choreo it would’ve been a perfect program.
Another honorable mention: Orange Colored Sky for Medvedeva. We all know how that ended but the idea was quite good, just the execution didn’t work out. I hope she’ll bring that program to shows, it doesn’t deserve simply go to waste.
Last honorable mention: To Love You More for Mariah Bell. I think it was the perfect fit but again, the choreography could be a bit better and her interpretation too, but overall it was a great choice and very well done.
 

SnowWhite

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 30, 2016
Country
Canada
1. Gilles/Poirier - Vincent
2. Roman Sadovsky - Schindler's List & Bells of Moscow (we here so many bad edits, and this was so well done)
3. Matteo Rizzo - Queen medley (no covers, well-done cuts, and very effective)
4. Conrad Orzel - In My Blood (I :love: that song, and it really worked for him)
5. Peng/Jin - Ophelia
 

WeakAnkles

Record Breaker
Joined
Aug 1, 2011
I think "Best Music" tends to come down to "This Is a Piece of Music I Really Love," so I'm only going to list two programs where the music was edited (and, more importantly, MIXED) in such a unique way as to make me hear the old in an exciting new way:

1. Fear/Gibson - Disco Medley FD
2. Gilles/Poirier - Vincent FD
 

Harriet

Record Breaker
Joined
Oct 23, 2017
Country
Australia
1. Disco Medley - Fear/Gibson FD
2. Vincent aka Starry Starry Night (cover) - Gilles/Poirier FD
3. Wicked Games (cover) - James/Cipres FD
4. I'll Take Care of You - Laurine Lecavelier FS
5. In This Shirt - Kevin Aymoz FS
6. Duet and Sunday Afternoon - Papadakis/Cizeron FD
7. Amelie soundtrack - Galyavieva/Thauron FD
8. Love is a B--- - Jason Brown SP
9. Volare (cover) - Matteo Rizzo SP
10. Horns - Kevin Aymoz SP
11. Rebirth - Bradie Tennell SP
12. Uninvited - James/Cipres SP
 

flanker

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 10, 2018
Country
Czech-Republic
I take it form the perspective of how much the music and the program match to each other.

1. Departure+November by Max Richter / Alyona Kostornaia SP
2. Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Part+Allerdale Hall by Fernando Velázquez / Kamila Valieva SP
3. Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov / Tarasova+Morozov SP
4. The Nutcracker by Petr I. Tchaikovski / Boikova+Kozlovski FS
5. The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber / Alina Zagitova SP (Yes, yes and yes :) )
 

elbkup

Power without conscience is a savage weapon
Medalist
Joined
Mar 3, 2015
Country
United-States
1) Piano/Experience - L. Einaudi. LP M. BELL
2) Arrival of the Birds - Cinematic Orchestra / Let It Go - J.Bay. LP DIGERNESS /NEUDECKER
3) Romeo & Juliet Medley - Prokofiev. LP B. TENNELL
4) Nyah & Ethan - MI II OST, H. Perelra, guitar. LP M-B MEITE
5) Love Is A Bitch- Two Feet. SP J. BROWN
6) Ophelia - The Lumineers. SP PENG/JIN
7) Wicked Game - C. Isaak, U. Vulpine. LP JAMES/CIPRES
8) Stairway to Heaven - J. Page, R. Plant. SP S. UNO
9) Tosca - Puccini. SP E. MEDVEDEVA
10) Port Goret/Penn Ar Roch - Y. Tiersen. FD McNAMARA/ QUINN
HM) The Storm. - Havasi. C. KOSTNER
 

kwanatic

Check out my YT channel, Bare Ice!
Record Breaker
Joined
May 19, 2011
1. Song for the Little Sparrow - Satoko Miyahara SP
2. A Beautiful Storm - Rika Kihira FS
3. Caravan - Nathan Chen SP
4. To Love You More - Mariah Bell SP
5. Love is a B*tch - Jason Brown SP
 

AquaSeas

Rinkside
Joined
Nov 24, 2007
Country
Canada
1. Starry Starry Night - Gilles/Poirier
2. Wicked Game - James/Cipres
3. Love Is A Bitch -mJason Brown
4. A Beautiful Storm - Kihira Rika
 
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