Favourite Lana Instrumentals

[Party Party 3,532]

My headphones weren't working properly the other day and I got to hear the instrumental for Other Woman in full

omg

[charrlieechrist 30]

SHADES OF COOL has the BEST instrumental

[Adrift 4,813]

Greenwich's instrumental is just incredible to me.

[reputation 6,319]

stargirl's instrumental is a like a finished PD

[knoxavel 938]

3 YEARS instrumental is fire.

[Party Party 3,532]

3 YEARS instrumental is fire.

it's called Your Girllllll..../

[Angel Fire 543]

I don't know if you guys ever realized that, but the Honeymoon instrumentals (and vocals) play a lot around the "time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future" theme (and some people here even say the Burnt Norton interlude is useless in the album, when, in fact, it's one of its major roles) which I believe is a central role in the album theme and the thoughts Lana put in its creation.

 

Like, if you listen to "Music to Watch Boys to" you can hear, right in the beggining, that the chorus without instrumental goes forward, while, in the back sound, the echoes are played backwards.

 

We have this again in "High by the Beach" with the vocals being played going high and being repeated right after backwards and that goes throughout the entire song, everytime these "scream" (yawns? I don't know how to describe it) appear. The instrumental itself is also going forward and backwards sometimes.

 

Art Deco brings it again, with the trip beats in the beggining being played forward and backwards. The instrumental in Burnt Norton is essencially this. Played forward and backwards, forward and backwards, giving the feeling of an endless loop.

 

At the end or Religion the beats slow down to bring Salvatore, where the flutes are first going up and in a second beind played in reverse. 

 

And the best of all, right in the beggining you have the sound of a man crying compulsively, which is repeated a lot of times. The cry itself lenghts less than a second, but they repeat it like, 9 times, so it seems like a continously cry. At the end of the bridge, when the violins rise again (at the end of the piano part) you can see that the cry is now going up, like a laugh, 'cause they're playing it backwards. God, it's fu**ing amazing. This part is more notorious if you listen to the instrrumental isolated, you can find it in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoSJz0QgC4w.

 

I listened some of the same pattern in the Swan Song instrumental, but right now I'm not remembering to tell you especifically. Overall, that's just shows how Lana is a fu**ing incredible artist, how everything is planned and she is really focused in materializing an idea, a thought, a belief in what she creates. It's simply overwhelming.

 

P.S.: I'm going to copy this and paste at the Honeymoon post-release discussion thread, 'cause I have never read someone discussing this before and I'd like for more people to know about it!

[TRENCH 15,450]

OTTR, Art Deco, Radio, Diet Mnt Dew, Dark Paradise, HBTB, Sad Girl, Religion, Brooklyn Baby

[Party Party 3,532]

Some aren't Lana but whatever, here are some of my favourite instrumentals:

 

True Colours - The Weeknd

 

As You Are - The Weeknd

 

Party Monster - The Weeknd

 

Hollywood - Lana Del Rey (this instrumental feels really psychedelic)

 

Kill Kill - Lana Del Rey

 

Mr. E - GFOTY

 

The Whole "Electra Heart" album - Marina and the Diamonds

[sadgirl69 114]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cERTtr12lg

came here to post this! always been my favorite

[Ultra Violet 18,853]

I think Freak is my favourite instrumental. But also High By the Beach is fascinating cause its so different to her other stuff. From BTD my favourite is Blue Jeans (Ive uploaded the video instrumental on Youtube, the one with the strings at the start). From Paradise its Bel Air, and from UV its Shades of Cool and Guns and Roses

[reputation 6,319]

The Fine China and BMD instrumentals have me shaken

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Love instrumental

[fl0ridakil0s 3,959]

National anthem is my fav

I also love Radio and Born to die. The whole BTD instrumentals are her best.

[Off To The Races 2010 demo pls 19,335]

Honeymoon instrumental is the best

[TROPICUM 6,407]

Cherry. I know it hasn't leaked but for just imagining it ughhh.

[Off To The Races 2010 demo pls 19,335]

Cherry. I know it hasn't leaked but for just imagining it ughhh.

100% Agree

[Ultra Violet 18,853]

from LFL, the Lust For Life instrumental is better than the actual song. 

I am realllly keen for 13 beaches, Heroin, Cherry and In My Feelings

[Miss Honeydew 615]

Off to the Races to bop

Honeymoon to drift away

Music to Watch Boys To for daydreaming 

 

And the orchestral monologue / intro of Ride oh my 

[Cloudbusting 5,383]

I love Fucked My Way Up To the Top's piano. Cruel World's guitar. Same with Brooklyn Baby. Shades of Cool's guitar solo. Money Power Glory.

 

Honeymoon's instrumentals have a nice vibe. I really like 24's.