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Mantra (other)
Mantra means a religious syllable or poem in Sanskrit and Pali. Mantra or Manthra may also refer to: Film, TV and entertainment * Mantra (actor), Mumbai based actor, television presenter, model, radio jockey and voice over artist * Mantra (actress), South Indian actress * Mantra (comics), a comic book series written by Mike Barr and published by Malibu Comics in the mid-1990s * ''Mantra'' (2007 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * ''Mantra'' (2016 film), an Indian Hindi-language drama film * ''Mantram'' (film), a 2017 Indian Kannada-language film * Mantra Films, Inc., the film company that produces and distributes ''Girls Gone Wild'' DVD series Music * Mantra Recordings, a subsidiary of Beggars Banquet Records Classical compositions * ''Mantra'' (Stockhausen), a 1970 musical composition by the German avant garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen * "Mantra", a 2004 work by Romano Crivici * ''Three Mantras'' Op.61, by John Foulds * ''Mantra'', choral work by Robert Moran A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantra
A mantra ( Pali: ''manta'') or mantram (मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words in Sanskrit, Pali and other languages believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers. Feuerstein, Georg (2003), ''The Deeper Dimension of Yoga''. Shambala Publications, Boston, MA Some mantras have a syntactic structure and literal meaning, while others do not. The earliest mantras were composed in Vedic Sanskrit in India. At its simplest, the word ॐ (Aum, Om) serves as a mantra, it is believed to be the first sound which was originated on earth. Aum sound when produced creates a reverberation in the body which helps the body and mind to be calm. In more sophisticated forms, mantras are melodic phrases with spiritual interpretations such as a human longing for truth, reality, light, immortality, peace, love, knowledge, and action. Some mantras without literal meaning are musically uplifting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantras (Master's Hammer Album)
''Mantras'' is the fourth studio album by Czech black metal band Master's Hammer, independently-released on 3 December 2009. It is the band's first album of new material since ''Šlágry'' on 1995, and sees them returning to the black metal style of their first two albums, but blending it with the experimental sound demonstrated on ''Šlágry''. It was released both in CD and vinyl format; the vinyl version contains less tracks. The track "Vrana" is a tribute to painter Martin Vrana, a long-time friend of Master's Hammer's vocalist Franta Štorm. Vrana illustrated the album's cover art. "Jáma pekel" was originally featured on the band's debut album, '' Ritual.''. Track listing Note Tracks 9 to 12 are absent of the vinyl release. Personnel * František "Franta" Štorm – vocals, guitar, drums, production * Tomáš "Necrocock" Kohout – guitars * Tomáš "Monster" Vendl – bass * Honza "Silenthell" Přibyl – timpani Timpani (; ) or kettledrums (also informally called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houdini (software)
Houdini is a 3D animation software application developed by Toronto-based SideFX, who adapted it from the PRISMS suite of procedural generation software tools. The procedural tools are used to produce different effects such as complex reflections, animations and particles system. Some of its procedural features have been in existence since 1987. Houdini is most commonly used for the creation of visual effects in film and television. It is used by major VFX companies such as Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, Double Negative, ILM, MPC, Framestore, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Scanline VFX, Method Studios and The Mill. It has been used in many feature animation productions, including Disney's feature films ''Fantasia 2000'', '' Frozen'', ''Zootopia'' and ''Raya and the Last Dragon''; the Blue Sky Studios film '' Rio'', and DNA Productions' ''Ant Bully''. SideFX also publishes Houdini Apprentice, a limited version of the software that is free of charge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantra (restaurant)
Mantra was a French–Indian Fusion cuisine restaurant located in Temple Place of the Ladder District of Boston, Massachusetts designed by Monica Ponce de Leon and Nader Tehrani. It was cited as a factor in the transformation of the Ladder District into a more appealing part of the city of Boston. The restaurant featured an avant-garde style design. The food served was compared to Nouvelle cuisine. The restaurant also featured a hookah bar. They began selling high-end Voss bottled water after opening in 2001. Voss was a new brand at that time and Mantra offered it in part to draw attention to their unusual selections. The dining room was located in what was previously the lobby of a bank. The restaurant retained some aspects of the bank's decor with a high ceiling and a marble bar. The restaurant's restrooms drew attention due to their unconventional design. The stalls used One-way mirrors as doors and the urinal A urinal (, ) is a sanitary plumbing fixture for urination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lateralus
''Lateralus'' () is the third studio album by American rock band Tool. It was released on May 15, 2001, through Volcano Entertainment. The album was recorded at Cello Studios in Hollywood and The Hook, Big Empty Space, and The Lodge, in North Hollywood, between October 2000 and January 2001. David Bottrill, who had produced the band's two previous releases '' Ænima'' and '' Salival'', produced the album along with the band, and became the last Tool album produced by Bottrill to date. On August 23, 2005, ''Lateralus'' was released as a limited edition two-picture-disc vinyl LP in a holographic gatefold package. The album debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling more than 555,200 copies in its first week of release. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA on August 5, 2003. On February 13, 2015, the album was certified Gold by the BPI. It was also certified platinum in Australia, and double platinum in Canada. The band won the Grammy Award for Best Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) ''A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)'' is a studio album recorded in 2007 by the Terence Blanchard Quintet. The album was originally released on by Blue Note Records. In 2008, Blanchard won a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, and was nominated for Best Jazz Instrument Solo for his work on the song "Levees". Also, ''JazzTimes'' included the album in its "Jazz Albums with Strings" list, ranking it #6. Background Film director Spike Lee commissioned New Orleans native Terence Blanchard to compose the score for his 2006 four-hour HBO documentary '' When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'', to show the agony of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In 2007 Blanchard recorded "A Tale of God's Will", which contains parts ("The Water", "Levees", "Wading Through", and "Funeral Dirge") of the recording that were heard in Lee's documentary. Blanchard's mother, Wilhelmina, lost her Pontchartrain Park home in the tragedy but survived. In his interview ... |
