Hey there … it has indeed been a long summer. I decided early on to take a little bit of a break over these summer months to recharge the batteries so to speak and head into the fall cinematic season with a renewed vigor.
So look forward in the coming days, weeks, months for some exciting content. In the meantime, I will take some time filling you all in with my cinematic going on over the past couple of months.
Stay tuned!
An integral part of any movie going experience is the music that accompanies the film’s action. After the high of the wonderfully-tracked Guardians of the Galaxy, I started to think about some of my favorite soundtracks. I was certain that in digging around my site I would find a post/list. On the contrary, I was frankly quite surprised that a comprehensive post did not actually exist; sure I have alluded to some of my favorite bits of movie music from time to time, but never have I really fully fleshed it out. But no time like the present, eh?
On my list, you will not find much rhyme, reason or a discernible pattern as per my musical tastes, save for a slight penchant for 70’s disco. But overall, this is an eclectic mix of song and score spanning a host of genres. Good music is good music, I say. And when that music bolsters the story to be told on screen, double wow!
Also bear in mind, no particular order was considered; it was whatever came to the top of my head, with an assist of the internet in the event that I missed anything I would want to mention. At the conclusion of the post, feel free to share your faves in the comments section below.
A final note: I know there are a lot of great soundtracks out there for movies that I have not seen. To be fair, it would make no sense if (even knowing those songs) I included them on this list without seeing the completed film. In other words you will not be seeing Help, Hard Day’s Night on this list.
– the film is an integral part of my cinematic life, and so is the music.
– an important part of my youth and related school productions. I know all the words by heart and sing/hum along whenever I watch the film (which is not as often as it deserves to be watched).
– that haunting zither ….
– great introduction to the ragtime music that fits the magnificent film to a tee.
– from the Barry score to the titular songs sung by the eminent pop artists of the day, this is one where I cannot point to a singular movie but rather the collective.
– the compositions of this Errol Flynn classic are as bright and boisterous as the poppy Technicolor film.
– introduced to this film by my dear dad, I was immediately entranced by the use of classical music and animation.
– a deserves-to-be-seen gem of a film with a fantastic not-to-miss soundtrack, featuring music of Kate Bush, The Cure, and The Smiths.
/Vertigo
– I cannot really decide between the two, but these here are examples of the Herrmann/Hitchcock partnership at their peak.
– neo-soul and jazz make for a wonderful musical mix.
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– a movie essentially set in a record store better have a good soundtrack.
– love(ly) music is all around. Sorry, I just had to do it.
– basically a Bee Gees album. A classic.
– ABBA sings the songs of Muriel’s life.
And with that, another weekend is upon us. Unfortunately, I had to shift my schedule due to the start of a project, thereby missing out on the TCM Classic Film Festival. It may be too late this year, but if you can, I highly recommend you check it out. The films and to a greater extent, the fans are lovely and a good time is most definitely on the cards. So while you might have to wait until 2015 to head out to Los Angeles, you can still check out the goings on via Twitter by checking out the TCM Social Media Crew.
But don’t cry for me too long, I am still fully booked for a weekend of moving going fun!
Saturday my anticipation leading up to the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival continues with a few more pre-festival screenings during the day Saturday. Sunday is Family Day at the cinema, where I will escort my brother and my nephew and nieces to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier. And maybe I will indulge one of my readers in a review of this film, eh?
How about you? What are your plans?
