THE VIDEO SHELF · music in reality tv
Music on Reality TV is Insanely Manipulative
Tantacrul analyzes how stock music in reality TV uses blunt, repeated tropes to manipulate viewers, comparing it to nature documentaries. He ties it to ideas of reification and cultural homogenization.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a sharp piece of media criticism by a well-liked music YouTuber, and cited for the concept of reification.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Tantacrul
- Topic
- music in reality tv
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Not related as such, but worth pointing out. The author of this discussion - and the project manager of Audacity - is Tantacrul, who is, in my opinion, one of the best music youtubers around. His video[0] on corporate music was fantastic, and his video …
andensande on Hacker News · 2021-05
In Audacity: Actions we propose to take on PR 835His reviews of the various scorewriters (Sibelius, Musescore, Dorico) are also fantastic, even if you are not into music. His review of Musescore lead him to become the project manager of Musescore, and probably of Audacity as a consequence. His video Stock Music & Reality …
jraph on Hacker News · 2021-05
In Audacity: Actions we propose to take on PR 835
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