Let's Talk Music - Chapter 4, Tracks for the Storytellers
A friend recently asked me what the best music for figure skating is. I replied that the answer to that is too complex for me to crowd in one genre. However, now that I've had a chance to actually think about it, I believe that there is such a thing as the perfect figure skating music; it's called soundtrack. That's not to say though that soundtracks are for everyone or that they should be used more often than other genres - every skater is unique and has their own style, so the music they use should be as varied as they are. I do believe though that if you are talking about the sport in general, soundtracks are the best musical fit at this moment in time. From the costume to the interpretation, Ashley Wagner channeled her inner Satine Photograph: Atsushi Tomura / Getty Images Asia First of all, they are as close as modern music gets to the classics. That means that they can provide an alternative to classical music for those skaters who want lyricism and grace, bu