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    Posted: October 23 2014 at 10:27
There are probably few examples (and this thread has probably been done previously), but if anyone can relate a film watching experience where some bit of prog was strategically included in the soundtrack, please contribute. For me, the use of Crimso's The Court of the Crimson King in Children of Men was exhilarating.
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Deep Purple live in "Twister".
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There are many but what instantly sprang to my mind was the start of Hertzhog's Nosferatu. Pure brilliance, and a way of grabbing you by the throat even before the credits have died down...all through the power of strange corpses and almost ceremonial music:

A small stroke of genius. One of my favourite openings in films.
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Pink Floyd in Zabriskie Point and, of course, The Doors in Apocalypse Now.
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Emmanuelle. The score for this famous 1974 soft core porn film pic lifted parts of King Crimson's LTIA. Fripp sued and the case was settled out of court.

Btw, it worked pretty well.


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I fully agree on the ending section of Zabriskie point. Would love to point out that the movie 'Only Lovers Left Alive' also had some brilliant experimental rock moments.

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Speaking of Floyd, what about the majestic combo of 'Empty Spaces + What Shall We Do Now' and Gerald Scarfe's imagery? Absolutely gorgeous film-making is what it is.

Edited by Guldbamsen - October 23 2014 at 11:18
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I remember hearing TD's 'mysterious semblance at the yada yada' somewhere very recently.
If only I could remember what it was.
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The Thief with James Caan perhaps? I remember watching that one feeling the music really added to the overall picture.
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Buffalo 66: Yes - Heart of the sunrise

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Peter Gabriel: Passion, The Last Temptation soundtrack.

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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Emmanuelle. The score for this famous 1974 soft core porn film pic lifted parts of King Crimson's LTIA. Fripp sued and the case was settled out of court.

Btw, it worked pretty well.




I now recall seeing a beat-up, VHS copy of Emmanuelle with a friend back in high school and wondering how Larks'' fit into the film. Thanks for mentioning it.
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Emmanuelle. The score for this famous 1974 soft core porn film pic lifted parts of King Crimson's LTIA. Fripp sued and the case was settled out of court.



  LOLLOLLOLLOL  Excuse me...that is so typical of him. He's soooooooooo righteous and heroic about what should be justified in his music career. He goes the distance! He traveled to Texas to locate the man who was bootlegging the King Crimson "Kitchen Tape". I mean...he probably brings thugs with him for protection, (just in case), but it's hilarious how he shows and in person to address anyone that's screwing him out of money and damaging his reputation..

Btw, it worked pretty well.


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^It was the lifted soundtrack in the film that worked well, Todd. Don't know how much fripp got for the rip. LOL
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The Fountain..........Clint Mansell, classical string quartet the Kronos Quartet, and post-rock band Mogwai. 
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Peter Gabriel's cover of Strawberry Fields Forever in All This and World War II and Mike Oldfield in The Exorcist.
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Points: 2466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2014 at 14:17
Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Peter Gabriel's cover of Strawberry Fields Forever in All This and World War II and Mike Oldfield in The Exorcist.


i was just about to say that!!
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Points: 29991 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2014 at 14:25
Children of Men was made by a prog fan for sure! I've got that DVD somewhere.

There is a great scene in Risky Business involving Rebecca DuMornay and Tangerine Dreams's Force Majeure. Cant' think why I remember thatBig smile
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