Besides Grizzly Man Richard Thompson did a soundtrack called Sweet Talker that was really good. I have no idea what the movie was, never saw it. Got it on cassette out of a bargain bin.
I saw The Go-Getter this past weekend. M. Ward has a cameo plus does all of the music. Besides copious amounts of his own music, I also heard the Black Keys and Elliott Smith. This is the movie where M. Ward met Zooey Deschanel, which sparked She & Him. They do a good version of Richard & Linda Thompson's When I Get To The Border during the closing credits. Good but still no equal to the original.
This wasn't a movie - it was the opening song to "Rescue Me", a TV series. It featured RL Burnside's "Got Messed Up" from Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down. Excellent song! And it went perfectly with the scene, which of course helped.
Saw Inglorious Basterds last night, and as usual Tarantino scores with the music. While there isn't nearly as much music as in most of his movies, he uses David Bowie's "Cat People" for the preparations for the big finale, and it is perfect.
As an aside, see this movie. I'm a huge Tarantino fan, but this may be my favorite of them all. Even my wife who is NOT a Tarantino fan (she went only as a favor to me) said she enjoyed it far more than she's ever enjoyed a Tarantino before. I even heard her laugh a couple of times. Of course she also covered her eyes a couple times, but...baby steps.
That is the last thing the Anachronism Police will be having a fit over. I don't want to give anything away, but from a historical perspective there about a thousand blatant differences.
Well... you're a lot more subtle about it than most of the film critics I've read. I've already got a pretty good idea of what you're talking about, unfortunately.
Saw Adventureland last night. Not a great movie but Yo La Tengo handled the soundtrack. VU and Lou Reed were especially highlighted. Also Husker Du. Last week's Sin Nombre was a much better movie.
Sin Nombre made me think of City Of God, which not only is a great movie but also has great Brazilian music.
For a change of pace, I'll mention that I caught the last bit of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid yesterday.
Great movie, putrid soundtrack. I came into it well after the Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head part. Some kind of twee annoying music while they shot at the Bolivian police.
I don't know if anyone's seen the promos for "Where the Wild Things Are", but not only does it seem like it's going to be tear-inducing awesome, but it sounded like Arcade Fire and maybe Polyphonic Spree on the soundtrack.
Yeah, I saw the "Where the Wild Things Are" promo. And yes, it was Arcade Fire. The movie definitely looks interesting. It amazes how they can stretch a very short kids story into a full length movie. Same with "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs", though that story is a novel compared to "Where the Wild Things Are".
I watched one of my crazy favorites last night - The Big Lebowski. I had forgotten the great soundtrack. I looked it up at Amazon, but it's missing some of the good music. Of course the Bob's The Man In Me is fitting.
wanted dead or alive
I want to know what love is
pour some sugar on me
here i go again
every rose has its thorn
dont stop believin
paradise city
songs i wish tom cruise also sang in rock of ages:
tubthumping
you can ring (my bell)
sugar sugar
i write the songs
puttin on the ritz
she wolf
cotton-eyed joe
youre every woman in the world (to me)
also, btw, i was subjected to a young-people's movie tonight -- ella enchanted -- which had a really strange set of songs embedded in the film, like elo's strange magic (MAYBE GREATEST SONG EVER); queen's somebody to love; and elton john's don't go breaking my heart.
one thing i learned is that anne hathaway is stunning.
actually i think tarantino's strength is how he meshes soundtracks (especially 70s-funk music). but i agree with the general point about the significance of flow in a soundtrack.
by the way, another contender for me is the OST to boogie nights. also perfect placement at different points in the film.
Ex. A -- the use of lonely boy as the guy calls over the porno party to a coked-out julianne moore (who was brilliant, btw)
Ex. B -- the classic sister christian scene, which is still tense and scary all these years later.
@lowlife - I love that score by James Horner, but Celine Dion absolutely killed that song. Her voice did not fit the music in any way shape or form.
And if we're going to talk about modern filmmakers who put together great soundtracks I'd rather listen to something from Danny Boyle (the classic Trainspotting and overlooked The Beach) or Wes Anderson (can't think of any soundtracks I like more than Rushmore, although I still need a copy of The Life Aquatic).
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This wasn't a movie - it was the opening song to "Rescue Me", a TV series. It featured RL Burnside's "Got Messed Up" from Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down. Excellent song! And it went perfectly with the scene, which of course helped.
As an aside, see this movie. I'm a huge Tarantino fan, but this may be my favorite of them all. Even my wife who is NOT a Tarantino fan (she went only as a favor to me) said she enjoyed it far more than she's ever enjoyed a Tarantino before. I even heard her laugh a couple of times. Of course she also covered her eyes a couple times, but...baby steps.
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If you can't take violent movies, definitely don't go. When I mentioned my wife covering her eyes, it was at those times.
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Sin Nombre made me think of City Of God, which not only is a great movie but also has great Brazilian music.
Great movie, putrid soundtrack. I came into it well after the Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head part. Some kind of twee annoying music while they shot at the Bolivian police.
wanted dead or alive
I want to know what love is
pour some sugar on me
here i go again
every rose has its thorn
dont stop believin
paradise city
songs i wish tom cruise also sang in rock of ages:
tubthumping
you can ring (my bell)
sugar sugar
i write the songs
puttin on the ritz
she wolf
cotton-eyed joe
youre every woman in the world (to me)
hi there. you must have missed the soundtracks to some of my films.
one thing i learned is that anne hathaway is stunning.
And that is a pretty high standard even for the great Tarantino
by the way, another contender for me is the OST to boogie nights. also perfect placement at different points in the film.
Ex. A -- the use of lonely boy as the guy calls over the porno party to a coked-out julianne moore (who was brilliant, btw)
Ex. B -- the classic sister christian scene, which is still tense and scary all these years later.
My mate did this and was beaten to a Brit award by Titanic, must not mention Celine Dion when he has had a few beers!
And if we're going to talk about modern filmmakers who put together great soundtracks I'd rather listen to something from Danny Boyle (the classic Trainspotting and overlooked The Beach) or Wes Anderson (can't think of any soundtracks I like more than Rushmore, although I still need a copy of The Life Aquatic).