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Music on Reality TV is Insanely Manipulative

Tantacrul · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Media, journalism & propagandaMusic theory, synthesis & production

What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a sharp piece of media criticism by a well-liked music YouTuber, and cited for the concept of reification.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “one of the best music youtubers around.”

    Tantacrul's video on corporate music, from a favorite music YouTuber

    andensande, 2021-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Audacity: Actions we propose to take on PR 835”

  2. “His video Stock Music & Reality TV - How to Misrepresent the World [1] is also really good.”

    How stock music misrepresents the world in reality TV

    jraph, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “Audacity: Actions we propose to take on PR 835”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: tantacrul, stock music, reification, reality tv, media criticism

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