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Pompitus Bombasticus

Last updated on September 5, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

I’m currently reading Neal Stephenson’s Fall; or, Dodge in Hell and it includes a description of a band called Pompitus Bombasticus.

Why not then begin to make original music that sounded like the soundtrack of the sort of movie scene in which Carmina Burana inevitably played? It didn’t have to sound exactly like Carmina Burana but it needed to evoke the same feelings.
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The breathtaking sweep and emotional bandwidth of the music made unloading the dishwasher seem as momentous as the final scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

This seemed like the perfect music to listen to when I’m programming. I was disappointed to find out Pompitus Bombasticus does not exist. However, if you too are in search of the mythical Pompitus Bombasticus, I suggest you check out the group Two Steps from Hell (which does actually exist).

If you have Spotify, you can listen to my Pompitus Bombasticus playlist.

Sal Ferrarello
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Sal is a PHP developer with a focus on the WordPress platform. He is a conference speaker with a background including Piano Player, Radio DJ, Magician/Juggler, Beach Photographer, and High School Math Teacher. Sal can be found professionally at WebDevStudios, where he works as a senior backend engineer.

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  1. Bill Bliss says

    December 17, 2019 at 4:51 pm

    Dude this is awesome. Just started reading the book and looked for Pompitus Bombasticus too, found your post. Listening to it now.

    Reply
    • Sal Ferrarello says

      December 17, 2019 at 6:37 pm

      This comment made my day. Thanks! I hope you enjoy Two Steps from Hell.

      Reply
      • Zivien says

        January 27, 2020 at 7:19 pm

        A friend of mine died a few months ago and I am sitting right now with her dog at my feet. I am reading Fall and we are listening to Two Steps From Hell. Odd sort of resonance with the book in some ways. The music works with the book. Thanks for the recommendation.

        Reply
  2. Alex says

    March 28, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    Same here. Thanks for this!

    Reply
  3. OM says

    March 17, 2021 at 10:06 am

    hehe Neal is great at starting these little nuggets isnt he.
    Thanks for suggesting.

    Reply
  4. Ron says

    October 25, 2021 at 8:10 pm

    Love this!

    You might also like Requiem for a Dream
    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5J4X4V8YYIrRkZjQygjGMQ?si=CrKSHnWITUayzVyL5eG7Ww&utm_source=copy-link

    Reply
  5. David says

    November 22, 2021 at 2:28 pm

    Me too! I had already heard of Two Steps from Hell when I somehow found out they created some music in the Star Trek (2009) movie trailer (but not the movie). Thanks for reminding me of this great music. I also like instrumental music when I’m programming but had forgotten about it. Also for Apple Music users, there is a Two Steps from Hell Essentials playlist.

    Reply
  6. B says

    September 29, 2022 at 3:50 pm

    This genre is called Epic Orchestral. Have fun browsing youtube. There’s plenty of mixes. Great for programming, writing and other things you generally only want instrumental.

    Reply

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