soundtrack worthy

"Hospital" - Lydia

2008-09-16T08:22:00.000-07:00

I read "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold about a year ago. When I found out they were making a movie out of it, I knew the music had to be powerful stuff. This book is increbly heart-wrenching. But it is also incredibly hopeful. Thus, my next installment will feature the hopeful component. In the meantime, enjoy "Hospital" by Lydia. Here is what Amazon.com had to say: The Lovely Bones works as an odd yet affecting coming-of-age story. Susie struggles to accept her death while still clinging to the lost world of the living, following her family's dramas over the years like an episode of "My So-Called Afterlife." She watches them from a very unique sort of heaven. This song evokes that place: "Hospital" - Lydia

"Hungry Like the Wolf" - Duran Duran

2008-03-28T15:16:00.000-07:00

Other than being female protagonists in food-themed movies, Catherine Zeta Jones in No Reservations, and Amy Adams in Julie and Julia have nothing in common. Unlike Jones' character who is obsessed with order, Adams' character is in search of breaking the monotony in her life. While the No Reservations soundtrack is filled with songs of the classical and jazz genres, Duran Duran's Hungry Like the Wolf suites Julie and Julia perfectly.

"The Trial of the Century" - The French Kicks

2008-02-25T16:12:00.000-08:00

This song is fairly old but its age only testifies to how catchy it is. Its been in my head since 2004! And I finally have a suggestion for its use: "Looking for Alaska." Using quotes from the end of the book, this video proves that there is no better place for the song than the movie's ending:

"Police and the Private" - Metric

2007-12-07T13:48:00.000-08:00

Metric's "Police and the Private" would work well in the new romantic comedy, "Definitely, Maybe": "As a father (Ryan Reynolds) goes through a difficult divorce, his young daughter (Abigail Breslin) starts questioning him on his entire romantic history. So, he tells her the tale of the three great loves of his life and she must guess which woman eventually became her mother. Is it the sweet-as-pie girl-next-door Emily (Elizabeth Banks)? His best friend (Isla Fisher)? Or the flaky journalist (Rachel Weisz)?" -Movies.com

Lyrics: "Lord lord mother we are all losing love/Lord listen lover we are all missing mama"

A music video was never made for this song, but I managed to find a homemade one on youtube:

"Heart Full of Black" - Burning Brides

2007-10-30T22:22:00.000-07:00

I discovered this band when I first started working for Black Sand Music, a music placement agency who takes care of the band's licensing. "Heart Full of Black" would work great in "Wanted," based upon Mark Millar's graphic novel and starring Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, and James McAvoy. (Burning Brides are today's Myspace Records Spotlight!)

"Last Words" - The Real Tuesday Weld

2007-10-30T19:29:00.000-07:00

I have this song in mind for two movies that don't have trailers yet. So for now, I'll keep them a surprise. Keep you coming back for more. For now, please enjoy the song. It truly is brilliant:

http://sixdegreesrecords.com/support/last_words.mp3

"Fidelity" - Regina Spektor

2007-10-09T23:15:00.001-07:00

This isn't really a suggestion to use a song. The song I would have suggested was used!!! Did I copy them or did they copy me? My video was up first!!! Compare the following trailer with another one of my O.C. music videos! (notice the identical scenes in which they both try on wedding dresses; notice the part in The O.C. video in which we hear, "suppose I kept on singing love songs just to break my own fall" and Summer sits watching Julie's wedding)

Trailer:

Music video:

"A Really Good Cloak" - Mark Isham

2007-10-09T15:31:00.000-07:00

My love for movie scores is just as great as my love for soundtracks. Because a movie score composer only begins a song once he is given a movie, I have decided to do somthing new - use already existing scores and place them into different scenes. I have used Mark Isham's "A Really Good Cloak" in "The O.C." (Its fun to see how the scene changes when you move the gun shot to a different moment in the song.)

"Take the Money" - Carina Round

2007-10-08T14:45:00.000-07:00

I watched the first episode of Dirty Sexy Money. And this is the second time I thought of a Carina Round song since I started this blog. She's that good! Seriously, why doesn't anybody know about this girl yet???

Leigh Nash - "Ocean Size Love"

2007-09-21T11:33:00.000-07:00

I think the "P.S. I Love You" soundtrack will be incomplete without Leigh Nash's "Ocean Size Love." The movie and the song are soul mates! If the whimsical sound doesn't convince you, listen to the lyrics and you can't help but agree.

Billie Holiday - "God Bless the Child"

2007-09-12T11:22:00.000-07:00

I would use a remixed version of this song for "Fierce People." If I were to use only a section of this song (despite it being perfect in its entirety), I would use the bridge. It sounds just haunting enough to match the movie's title and overall feel.

Travis - "My Eyes"

2007-09-12T11:16:00.000-07:00

This song is perfect for the upcoming feature drama, "The Martian Child":

Gary Jules - "Devil Keeps Grinnin"

2007-09-09T03:33:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since Gary Jules' version of "Mad World," graced the cult hit, "Donnie Darko." Well, its about time Jules was on another soundtrack. His music was made for movies. Case in point: "Devil Keeps Grinnin" is made for "When Did You Last See Your Father."

Boomkat - "Burn"

2007-09-04T19:32:00.000-07:00

"Burn" is just perfectly pop, which makes it perfect for the upcoming Amanda Bynes comedy, "Sydney White." Click on "Burn" on her myspace music player.

Billy Talent - "Fallen Leaves"

2007-09-04T00:13:00.000-07:00

Rather than a soundtrack, a score will, no question, provide the music for "Into the Wild." However, I hope that at least this song makes it onto the cd, if only to be used as background for the begining of the story's epic adventure:

Regina Spektor - "Music Box"

2007-09-03T23:42:00.000-07:00

"August Rush", a modern fairytale about the power of music, needs this song on its soundtrack:

Darren Hayes - "How to Build a Time Machine"

2007-08-29T23:21:00.000-07:00

This song is obviously really good for the new upcoming television drama, "Journeyman." And Darren Hayes is amazing recenlty! Especially live! This video is proof:

The Brunettes - "Loopy Loopy Love" and "These Things Take Time"

2007-08-28T00:25:00.000-07:00

These songs would be great for the upcoming comedy "He's Just Not That Into You," Drew Barrymore's latest Flower Films production. The movie hasn't even started shooting yet, meaning they still have time to take my advice!

Once you click on the following link, just click on the songs you want to listen to, (meaning "Loopy Loopy Love" and "These Things Take Time") :

http://www.lilchiefrecords.co.nz/brunettes/listen2_mlv.html

Patrick Wolf - "The Magic Position"

2007-08-27T17:46:00.000-07:00

The music video to this song can be a bit distracting if your listening to it for the first time. But this song would be perfect for the new upcoming Josh Schwartz teen soap, "Gossip Girl." I'd like to even wager a little something that it makes it onto the show's soundtrack by the end of the first season.

Talib Kweli - "Lonely People"

2007-08-26T22:08:00.000-07:00

I remember seeing "Lonely People" as a poem on "Def Poetry Jams." I was so excited to find out that it was made into a song. However, it was never made into a music video. They could make up for that by using it in the indie drama "Half Nelson."

Carina Round: "Come to You"

2007-08-22T16:58:00.000-07:00

If you've seen the preview for "Lars and the Real Girl," the new Ryan Gosling comedy, you know this song would be perfect for that movie's soundtrack.