A little while ago, I saw the film Gimme The Loot, the debut feature from director Adam Leon. It’s an impressive first work. You may recognize the title as a Notorious B.I.G. song, which was a conscious choice by Adam. This got me thinking about what other hip-hop songs could be good movie titles. Here are ten other songs with films I made up that I would go see.
Nitehawk Cinema and Noisey have teamed up for a cool monthly film series called “Music Driven,” which screens movies about music. The very first installment took place last Sunday with a showing of the film A Skin Too Few, a documentary about Nick Drake. Besides the interesting film, there was a Q&A with Nick’s producer Joe Boyd and a performance by musician Jesse Harris. I like Nick Drake but have never totally plunged into his catalog or read much about him, so it was an enlightening experience. Here are five things I learned.
Django Unchained is the new film by Quentin Tarantino due out this Christmas. We at Dig Central are huge fans of both Tarantino as well as the canon of westerns. The Django character was originally used in the spaghetti western of the same name in 1966, but reappeared in differing permutations in many films since its inception. With a cast of Tarantino's usual suspects and all his trademarked stylized violence amplified by a flawless soundtrack, this film promises to hit its mark. Read on to see the trailer.
Tarantino has a unique way of pairing Scenes and Songs together which create an indelible experience for the audience. The music is in this sense re-contextualized in your memory to include the films visual component as if it was the musicians original intent. Spanning Ennio Morricone, Jim Croce, and Rick Ross, this eclectic soundtrack is a wonderful and evocative collection. I can't wait to see how it all comes together next week.
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I am very interested in the intersection of music and film. As such, I was incredibly excited to talk with Amanda Krieg of Tadpole Audio about her job as a music coordinator, her background, her favorite uses of songs in film, tv, and commericals, and much more. She graciously answered all my questions (and patiently has waited for this interview to make it online) and I think you will all enjoy it immensely. Check it out!
Today I finish my series on the superb uses of music by director Paul Thomas Anderson. For three weeks (in anticipation of his sixth feature The Master), I have been highlighting some of my favorite moments in his films. This third and final installment is a double dose of Punch-Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood. I can't decide if I want pudding or a milkshake.
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