A New York State Ski Video...

What music do you have in your head when you ski?

Zelda and I were up late last night fantasizing about living in the mountains.  

At one point she said:  "Harv ... go ahead and jump!"



I'd never seen this video before two days ago.  I had NO idea that Eddie Van Halen was also the keyboard player on this tune.  IMO this tune is am A+ performance for every member of the band. EVH is a god.  David Lee Roth can sing, and he can really ham it up. (It looked like DLR wasn't live but eveyone else was?)  That drummer works so hard, and he is tight. No idea about the baseplayer.

I've wanted to make a Harvey Road season ending video for two years. This is a song I'd love to use ... if I could afford the royalties.  I also really like Panama by Van Halen, and a bunch of others.  Crank it up.

This is another tune I love and think of constantly in this regard. It's called "It's for you" by Pat Metheny.  The mellow part in the middle is too long for a ski video.  Start at 4:08 in the clip and go the end at 8:34. That's 4:26 minutes, which would still be a very long video to make.



In my mind, what BOTH of those disparate tunes have in common is exuberance. That's what I'm after.

TO THE POINT: If we could put together a video of Whiteface, Gore, Belleayre, Plattekill, Tug Hill and some Adirondack backcountry with next seasons footage... a NY State ski video ...

I'm told we need someone who understands a program called "Final Cut Pro."  Maybe a videographer.  I honestly think our little point and shoots can provide video with potential to be edited into something great by someone talented.

I'm not married to a specific sound for this.  I love the eerie vibe on CS Film's Update 2 taken at Big Tupper.

If anyone is interested in this project - post it here, or reach out: harvey44@nyskiblog.com.

This song would be good for a ski video with lots of cuts, instead of one with longer (i.e. powder) sequences.

I've been listening to a lot of Grand Funk lately.  They were hugely popular back in the day, but today, they're largely forgotten and IMHO underrated.  Check out those clothes and haircuts.  Yeah, baby!

You are correct Harv. The song "Jump" is perfect - we used it in a Lake Placid Ski Club video at the end of the year party for the kids/parents once and it was a big hit!

I x-c ski a lot and when I am out on training days I always have music along. This is one of my favorites on those long slow over-distance days...

 

What music do you have in your head when you ski?...

Harv, turn down that cheesy Van Halen.

U2's "Elevation"

The Clash "Guns of Brixton"

Beatles "Mother Nature's Son"

Oh, great post topic. I've had this video in my head for a long time. Blue Toes gave me a Panasonic Lumix digi-camera for my birthday, which apparently can shoot HD video with audio. Hmmm, chairlift interviews?

My pick for ski video soundtrack is Peter Gabriel's Secret World, here is a live version (though the shorter CD version would be better for the movie):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCYXL86rdug

Couldn't figure out how to embed the video, sorry, you'll just have to click.

I'll spare y'all the trip down memory lane I just took through YouTube.

Suffice it to say, the Talking Heads, IMO, made a lot a great music. Gabriel too.

Without further ado, or technical difficulty ... here's Sick Bird Rider's choice... Peter Gabriel's Secret World...

Thanks for helping the techno-peasants out in the Canadian hinterland...

SBR

Damn....I should say something about this vid. There is no vid.

But this song, if you can't feel the G's in the pit of your stomach as you carve massive GS turns...I can't wait to get out there...

when i put together a video i generally try to follow some of these genreal rules -

- include songs that have some significance to the time period of the footage.   like if we heard a certain song in the bar after our day on the mountain that we liked for whatever reason..

- songs that fit the vibe of the footage.. ex. Sublime on a sunny day

- or songs that just rock!!!!  \m/

Sounds to me like Matt and Goofy have video skillz they are looking to showcase.

You know of course the true aim of this thread is to suck you into my pet project...