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Post by jk on May 13, 2020 21:46:56 GMT
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on May 13, 2020 22:49:31 GMT
As a fan of Quentin Tarantino's movies, I can think of several songs that he used to great affect in his films. Maybe my favorite Tarantino movie is Jackie Brown, and one of the reasons is because of the soundtrack. There are four "biggies" from Jackie Brown - "Strawberry Letter 23" by Brothers Johnson, "Natural High" by Bloodstone, "Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack, and "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" by The Delfonics.
I wasn't familiar with "Across 110th Street", but it makes a great opening and closing track in the movie. I was familiar with "La-La (Means I Love You)" by The Delfonics, but not so much "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)". Written by producer Thom Bell and William Hart, lead vocalist of The Delfonics, "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" is an early example of The Philadelphia Sound which became popular in the 1970's.
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Post by bellbottoms on May 14, 2020 13:06:32 GMT
So a lockdown project we've got going with our friends is weekly viewings of Wes Anderson's movies, in chronological order, followed by a virtual drinks and movie review date on Saturday nights. This week's movie is Fantastic Mr. Fox, which I've seen before, but have yet to watch for this weekend's review session. Anyway, a particular feature of Wes Anderson movies is that the soundtracks are always filled with wonderful musical selections.
Two weeks ago we reviewed The Life Aquatic, which is up there with my favourite Wes Anderson movies (I think it's the only one I rated a 10/10 so far). It's soundtrack is unique, in that one of the characters, Pelé dos Santos, played by Brazilian musician Seu Jorge, plays acoustic covers of David Bowie songs sung in Portuguese throughout the movie. As a Bowie fan, I think the covers are enchanting. Someone put together a montage of some of the covers in a youtube clip... so here it is.
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Post by Kapitan on May 14, 2020 13:18:26 GMT
I was going to mention generally that Wes Anderson soundtracks have been among my favorites. His use of songs--often but not always less popular songs of very popular artists--is really spectacular. "Oh Yoko" and "Nothi' in the World..." in Rushmore; "These Days," "Stephanie Says" and "Fly" in The Royal Tenenbaums; and so on.
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Post by bellbottoms on May 14, 2020 14:02:15 GMT
I love that balance between really well known classic songs as well as lesser known songs in his soundtracks. There is something for everyone there, and at the same time, all the songs hang together really well as part of the world in each movie. That scene in the Royal Tenenbaums where Richie comes back from the hospital and Margot is in his tent playing records, specifically the Stones’ Between the Buttons album, we get to hear She Smiled Sweetly and Ruby Tuesday, and it’s magical.
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Post by jk on May 14, 2020 19:40:07 GMT
My favourite OST has to be the one Maurice Jarre wrote for Lawrence of Arabia. I saw this film as a teenager when it was first released and have loved it ever since. Of course, there is more to it than meets the eye of a fifteen-year-old. Our most famous departed member has written some highly illuminating reviews of it at her blog, covering aspects that were swept under the carpet at the time. So it can be watched at different levels. In terms of spectacle, I'd say it was unbeatable. So is the music: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)
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Post by jk on Jun 14, 2020 11:10:29 GMT
My favourite OST has to be the one Maurice Jarre wrote for Lawrence of Arabia. I saw this film as a teenager when it was first released and have loved it ever since. Of course, there is more to it than meets the eye of a fifteen-year-old. Our most famous departed member has written some highly illuminating reviews of it at her blog, covering aspects that were swept under the carpet at the time. So it can be watched at different levels. In terms of spectacle, I'd say it was unbeatable. So is the music: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)Speaking of said person (and this is slightly off-topic but life is short), it was she who introduced me to an entire world of music that I'd never considered a serious option until then: the soundtracks from video games. I remember the music from the Japanese series Castlevania was a favourite of hers. This music by Michiru Yamane is as gripping as any "regular" film score: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiru_Yamane
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Post by bellbottoms on Jun 15, 2020 12:53:38 GMT
We've started watching Boardwalk Empire, and I really love the song in the opening credits. I've never listened to anything by Brian Jonestown Massacre but the full version of the song with lyrics (well, the full 4:30 version of it, apparently there is also an 11 minute version which I haven't listened to) was worth checking out.
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Post by jk on Jun 15, 2020 14:00:20 GMT
We've started watching Boardwalk Empire, and I really love the song in the opening credits. I've never listened to anything by Brian Jonestown Massacre but the full version of the song with lyrics (well, the full 4:30 version of it, apparently there is also an 11 minute version which I haven't listened to) was worth checking out. Interesting. True to form, I've kept to one BJM album, Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request. This is the opening track, "All Around You (Intro)". I love the relaxed vibe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Their_Satanic_Majesties%27_Second_Request
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Post by bellbottoms on Jun 15, 2020 15:08:36 GMT
We've started watching Boardwalk Empire, and I really love the song in the opening credits. I've never listened to anything by Brian Jonestown Massacre but the full version of the song with lyrics (well, the full 4:30 version of it, apparently there is also an 11 minute version which I haven't listened to) was worth checking out. Interesting. True to form, I've kept to one BJM album, Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request. This is the opening track, "All Around You (Intro)". I love the relaxed vibe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Their_Satanic_Majesties%27_Second_Request Wow, BJM is super into the Stones, eh? I really like what I've heard so far, I think I'll keep going with them.
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Post by kds on Jun 15, 2020 15:14:21 GMT
Wow, BJM is super into the Stones, eh? I really like what I've heard so far, I think I'll keep going with them. You can't spell Brian Jonestown Massacre without "Brian Jones."
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 15, 2020 15:22:50 GMT
There is a documentary focusing on them and the Dandy Warhols. It's a little disturbing, though some members of both bands said it was misleading.
Musically I was somewhat interested in BJM for a while until it seemed they really were more pastiche than "in the spirit of." That said, they were good at what they were doing. Can't argue that. (I haven't listened in well over a decade by this time, though. No idea how they've aged.)
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Post by bellbottoms on Jun 15, 2020 15:22:57 GMT
Wow, BJM is super into the Stones, eh? I really like what I've heard so far, I think I'll keep going with them. You can't spell Brian Jonestown Massacre without "Brian Jones." I made the connection right around the time that jk posted the song from Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request But upon further listening their music is very Stonesy as well.
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Post by bellbottoms on Jun 15, 2020 16:02:23 GMT
There is a documentary focusing on them and the Dandy Warhols. It's a little disturbing, though some members of both bands said it was misleading.
Musically I was somewhat interested in BJM for a while until it seemed they really were more pastiche than "in the spirit of." That said, they were good at what they were doing. Can't argue that. (I haven't listened in well over a decade by this time, though. No idea how they've aged.)
They're very Oasis meets the Stones. But in a pleasing way. This evaluation is based only on the 2008 album Take It From the Man, which I'm 2/3 of the way through.
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Post by bellbottoms on Jun 16, 2020 12:40:16 GMT
There is a documentary focusing on them and the Dandy Warhols. It's a little disturbing, though some members of both bands said it was misleading.
Musically I was somewhat interested in BJM for a while until it seemed they really were more pastiche than "in the spirit of." That said, they were good at what they were doing. Can't argue that. (I haven't listened in well over a decade by this time, though. No idea how they've aged.)
They're very Oasis meets the Stones. But in a pleasing way. This evaluation is based only on the 2008 album Take It From the Man, which I'm 2/3 of the way through. Okay, so not from 2008, lol. I literally just went with the year that was displaying on spotify. Must have been a remastered version. Anyway, I watched Dig! last night. Interesting doc... bonkers. I'm familiar with a few of the Dandy Warhols' most popular songs, but I really never knew a thing about BJM until now (obviously). Had I known about them in the 90s there's a very good chance I would have been a fan.
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