Interactive Poll: Music Goes to the Movies

The usually instrumental parts of a soundtrack accompanying a film create, among other things, a certain basic atmosphere, which we later associate with the respective film. If it is not an original composition, the instrumental music used in a film cannot necessarily be attributed to a particular composer. That was the case for me, e.g, with Keith Jarrett's track that appears in Nanni Moretti's "Caro diario". Even though I was familiar with the music back when I watched the movie, I couldn’t remember it appearing in the film. I just didn't pay much attention at the time.

It's different with songs, they create special moments in a film, like e.g. Nancy Sinatra’s ‘Bang Bang’ in Tarantino’s "Kill Bill" and other songs that I discovered thanks to a film. But either way, it's rather the well-known songs that are remembered after all. That's why it was a bit difficult for me to find something suitable for the poll.

Once again, it was not easy to make a choice from this great music selection. But now that I have to make a decision, I will eventually give my vote to the following three:

- Bauhaus: Bela Lugosi’s Dead (I’m aware of the band but I don’t know their work in detail.)

- Eric Serra: Little Light of Love (I only knew Serra as a film music composer, esp.for Luc Besson's films)

- Keith Jarrett: The Köln Concert, Part I (I had not realised that Moretti’s films had such great soundtracks. And yes, jazz has always a good chance of getting my vote.)

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Thank you all for the music and especially for those background stories that went along with your choices!

That was an interesting poll, with a different approach to film music. Thanks a lot for hosting, Kees!