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I just watched World’s Greatest Dad a couple nights ago. If you haven’t seen it, you should check it out. It’s a twisted, dark comedy about a father who loses his son to a freak accident and decides to ghostwrite a suicide note to avoid embarrassment. There’s a scene in the movie with a shortened version of The Deadly Syndrome’s “I Hope I Become A Ghost,” and since watching it I’ve had the song on repeat in my head. I had never heard of the band before, they’ve got a really catchy and intriguing sound. Hear the song on the movie’s soundtrack, or pick up a copy of their ‘07 album The Ortolan. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Artist: The Deadly Syndrome |
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I’ve probably watched Ferris Bueller’s Day Off at least 100 times. If you fancy yourself a Bueller fan than you are well aware that the movie’s soundtrack is totally sweet. The Dream Academy is featured twice in the movie, during Ferris and Sloan’s make out scene and the epic museum scene. Here are the two tunes, “The Edge Of Forever,” from their ‘85 self-titled, and the album version of their cover of The Smith’s “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want.” |
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I’ve been on a Spoon kick since their latest release Transference came out last month. So naturally I decided to watch “Stranger Than Fiction” to bask in the glory of its soundtrack, consisting mainly of Spoon songs. One song in particular always tickles my Spoon bone, and that’s “The Book I Write” that plays during end credits……….. Long live Spoon! |
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So my original plan was to do an elaborate post on Ken Andrews & Brian Reitzell’s soundtrack to the film “Shrink“, but I could not for the life of me find the music to this film anywhere. Unfortunately I don’t think they are planning on releasing the soundtrack, which is a travesty. If anybody has in their musical possession any of the music composed for this fantastic film, please send it my way. But for now, here’s a track off the film that I was able to find, Darius Holbert’s “Shiny Girl”. |
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Thomas Bangalter, better known as one half of the French electronic duo powerhouse Daft Punk provided the soundtrack for the controversial mystery/thriller Irréversible (2002). |
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After listening to this soundtrack all the way through, it’s hard to imagine these songs accompanying a film that’s notorious for its violent & lengthy rape scene. On the other hand, I’m very curious as to how they’ll be used in the film. This soundtrack has all the familiar aspects of what put Daft Punk on top of the electronica/house food chain, but it’s got its dark moments, as well. Though some of the songs might leave you feeling a little uneasy & disturbed, you could still bust this soundtrack out at a dance party & shake it like a polaroid picture. The majority of the songs are much more minimal than your average DP song, but then again, it’s a movie score. Speaking of movie scores, Daft Punk will be composing the soundtrack for the upcoming 2011 sci-fi Tron Legacy, sequel to 1982’s Tron. Here’s two songs off the score, one of ‘em Daft Punk-y, the other dark & moody. |
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