music
Doctor Who thing: meet trock band Time Crash
Damn, they’re good.
Doctor Who thing: a taste of the Doctor Who Prom
In case you weren’t at the Albert Hall this weekend (I wasn’t either, but I listened on the radio), here’s a little bit of what the audience there saw and heard…
question of the day: What fictional characters need their own Christmas album?
And what songs would they sing? Traditional tunes? Or their own new (or merely previously unheard) songs?
question of the day: Is there too much music in movies and TV these days?
Which movies or TV shows would have benefitted from less music?
question of the day: What piece of music do you wish had been used in a movie so you could see the visuals and story that go with it?
Inspired by Tubular Bells II, and how cinematic the movements are. There are huge chunks of this I’d love to see onscreen…
question of the day: What pop songs always remind you of the films they were used in?
Me? I cannot ever hear Eric Clapton’s “Layla” and not think of GoodFellas…
question of the day: Is giving away a movie’s soundtrack — as with The Dark Knight Rises — a good publicity move?
For me, movie music doesn’t really have much resonance disconnected from the visuals. Oh, sure, I like listening to some soundtracks after I’ve seen a film, but before, not so much.
question of the day: Is it too soon for an Amy Winehouse biopic?
Is there a “right” amount of time after someone famous has died for a biopic to be considered? Who should be the ones to decide this: the family? the public? the studios?
question of the day: Famous creative types pushing back against corporate greed: hot new trend or momentary pissing into the wind?
Jesse Eisenberg sues a DVD distributor for misleadingly suggesting he’s the star of a film. Elvis Costello tells his fans not to buy a ridiculously overpriced box set. Are these two instances just a coincidence? Or might something bigger be afoot?
