Interactive Poll: Music Goes to the Movies

Edited by Lewian - June 20 2023 at 05:53

Sorry for being a bit late! I will vote by tonight at the latest.

Edited by Mila-13 - June 19 2023 at 07:55

Good playlist! I had a couple listens through and voted on The Veils. Bauhaus, and Eric Serra.

I don't think I had ever listened to Bela Legosi's Dead all the way through. I have heard it. My first exposure was my freshman year in college where a guy on my dorm floor would repeatedly sing the chorus. And I would hear at parties and such, but never actually listened to it in its entirety.

Edited by mathman0806 - June 15 2023 at 04:23

Ah, ah, I didn't know Milla Jovovich was in Dazed and Confused (since I haven't seen that film), but I knew of Rupert Hine's involvement in the RXRA album. Didn't know his album you put up in the other thread, so I'll have something new to listen to...

The first one I thought of was "Trouble" by Cat Stevens from Harold and Maude (1971), and before that it was on his album Mona Bone Jakon (1970) -- that said, that was used in an Interactive soundtrack music poll before and in a way it was too integral to the film (and Cat Stevens was too integral to the soundtrack) for the way I approached this. That song was integrated so beautifully in the film and various Cat Stevens songs were used to great affect. I would liken it to The Graduate with Simon and Garfunkel music -- those films are great showcases for Cat Stevens and S&G music.

For the way I approached and preferred to interpret this "Music Goes to the Movies (terrific title), I thought about individual songs that not only were not written for the movies originally but were not as central to the film as something like Purple Rain, or Tommy, The Wall, Quadrophenia (and nor would be the artists/bands as integral in the way to approach this that made the most sense to me -- the original post is quite flexible in terms of the expectations). To me that is a very different exercise. Those films exist because of the music, and I would sooner call that "Movies Go to the Music" than "Music Goes to the Movies".

Anyway, we are already past the nomination (and related discussion) stage and into the voting stage, and it's a bit late for regrets or sadness unless the not having nominated something yourself or chiming on earlier is regretted, or others who may be regretting their choices. It does help to get in early on these polls to express any concerns you have with how things are being conducted (important to carefully consider the original post). Might be fun if you hosted one of these Interactive Polls, Pedro. I'd be very interested to see your approach.

Edited by Logan - June 13 2023 at 05:53

suitkees wrote: @Mila: Strange as it may seem, for someone working in the film world, I'm not that much fan of soundtracks isolated from the film (I may have just about 20 soundtracks myself) - they rarely have the same impact for me as stand-alone works as within the film. There are of course - many - exceptions, though.

Edited by Mila-13 - June 13 2023 at 04:05

^ Will start on that now, not that it will take long, and add Lorenzo's when I can.

Here is the playlist, Lorenzo's still to add.



https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4L2fjTTZ6xeAvIjKGywcl74

Two notes:

1. Scott: Extreme - Play With Me (used in the film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure). I used the video that Scott posted; however, I wondered if it would be better to present the music as in albums forum rather than an excerpt from the film. Up to you guys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDWjWfLU2kQ

2. Jean: Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Robert Schumann (used in the film Song of Love). Jean did not post a video, and Kees posted Hepburn playing music from it. This I had thought should be about the music taken from an album release (there are of course many for that famous work). I used that video, the piano concerto is too long for this in full, but I had wondered if I should use another. I could use this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUkj6GQMgR8

I guess you set this series up with rather more flexibility than I would have. If you want any changes to the videos, please let me know. I have stuck with the provided videos (with Lorenzo's first, Keith Jarrett, it again is from the film and the title for it is the film title, but then it seem the film titles will be in the poll)

EDIT: And adding both of Lorenzo's to the playlist. Unlike what some animals would say in Animal Farm in a different context, two is good.

Edited by Logan - June 12 2023 at 12:02

Though also well known, my second will be Van Halen - Everybody Wants Some!! from Better Off Dead.