Phil O'Keefe Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 If we're going to talk soundtracks, Forrest Gump is going to be very near to the top of my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mandolin Picker Posted February 24, 2016 Members Share Posted February 24, 2016 If we are talking sound tracks, 2001 - A Space Odyssey has to be up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted February 24, 2016 Members Share Posted February 24, 2016 If we can include documentaries, I really love "Buena Vista Social Club". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted February 24, 2016 Members Share Posted February 24, 2016 Forgot about that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted February 24, 2016 Members Share Posted February 24, 2016 Yes, excellent choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Watched the extended version of THAT THING YOU DO last night...really enjoyed the story and the music. I didn't know there was an extended version of it. I used to have it on video - I love that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davd_indigo Posted February 25, 2016 Members Share Posted February 25, 2016 BTW, I noticed Amadeus is on Netflix right now. And "This Ain't No Mouse Music" which is about the Arhoolie records guy. Also on Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wasjamieb Posted February 25, 2016 Members Share Posted February 25, 2016 Think it is my time posting in this particular forum, though I have been a member since 2001. Thread title caught my attention. Anybody seen "Still Crazy"? Also, "The Blues Brothers", "Great Balls Of Fire", "The Doors". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbry Posted February 25, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2016 I didn't know there was an extended version of it. I used to have it on video - I love that movie. I picked up a video at the grocery store the other day and it had 4 music movies in 1..."That thing you do" with the theatrical release and then the directors version. Also in the set is "Once" an Indie film that was made for 150k and grossed over 20 million. It was good and very indie like. "Crazy Heart" is included and I saw it when it came out and will watch again in the future. Also "Walk the Line" which I have seen a couple times...it is good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slodge Posted February 25, 2016 Members Share Posted February 25, 2016 This barely qualifies, but "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is the fun story of a bunch of teens trying to get in to the Ed Sullivan Show to see the Beatles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slodge Posted February 25, 2016 Members Share Posted February 25, 2016 One of the things I always admired about the movie was the fact that there really isn't a villain - the conflict arises out of character and circumstance. The closest thing is the lead singer, who is kind of a douche, but motivated by wanting to make his music his way, which isn't really villainous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbry Posted February 25, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2016 This barely qualifies, but "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is the fun story of a bunch of teens trying to get in to the Ed Sullivan Show to see the Beatles. Thanks for that...I will look for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted February 25, 2016 Members Share Posted February 25, 2016 of course blues brothers is one of my favourites, while i do not like the follow up... crossroads has nobody mentioned so far, yeah i think its a bit pathetic, young white boy wants to learn the blues and moves south with an old black guy, but i like it and i love u2 - rattle and hum edit: oh and i do like some of the elvis movies, jail house rock e.g. the ones he sings more and acts less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I picked up a video at the grocery store the other day and it had 4 music movies in 1..."That thing you do" with the theatrical release and then the directors version. Also in the set is "Once" an Indie film that was made for 150k and grossed over 20 million. It was good and very indie like. "Crazy Heart" is included and I saw it when it came out and will watch again in the future. Also "Walk the Line" which I have seen a couple times...it is good as well. I'll have to see if I can track down the Director's Cut of That Thing you Do - thanks for the heads-up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 of course blues brothers is one of my favourites, while i do not like the follow up... crossroads has nobody mentioned so far, yeah i think its a bit pathetic, young white boy wants to learn the blues and moves south with an old black guy, but i like it and i love u2 - rattle and hum How on earth did I forget all three of these classics? Good choices Tele! edit: oh and i do like some of the elvis movies, jail house rock e.g. the ones he sings more and acts less I love a lot of the music of my Mom's generation (she was in high school in the late 50s) and even my grandparents (high school in the late 30s), but while I liked a lot of his music, I never got into most of Elvis' campy movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted February 25, 2016 Members Share Posted February 25, 2016 I love a lot of the music of my Mom's generation (she was in high school in the late 50s) and even my grandparents (high school in the late 30s), but while I liked a lot of his music, I never got into most of Elvis' campy movies. i do love the rock'n roll/blues part of his music, his pop songs and ballads i mostly can't stand as for the movies, some of them are hilarious and fun (kid galahad, or follow that dream), whereas some other are just plain dumb (this acapulco or girls girls girls stuff). something like jerry lewis, he is great and all, but i only really like just a few of his films.... as you said mom, i just sent mine a youtube link to harry belafonte videos via email to watch on her tablet a couple of days ago. she is 72 and hasn't watched youtube videos before on her tablet and never had a computer i should have thought on this earlier, she loves harry and calypso, i guess i just made another youtube adict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted March 2, 2016 Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 I heard a song from "Evita" today. I used to think Madonna was just a publicity seeking pop star until I saw that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 i do love the rock'n roll/blues part of his music, his pop songs and ballads i mostly can't stand as for the movies, some of them are hilarious and fun (kid galahad, or follow that dream), whereas some other are just plain dumb (this acapulco or girls girls girls stuff). something like jerry lewis, he is great and all, but i only really like just a few of his films.... I love his films. as you said mom, i just sent mine a youtube link to harry belafonte videos via email to watch on her tablet a couple of days ago. she is 72 and hasn't watched youtube videos before on her tablet and never had a computer i should have thought on this earlier, she loves harry and calypso, i guess i just made another youtube adict Your Mom and my Mom are about the same age. I do get the occasional "tech call" from my parents (audio and computer related questions), but both Mom and Dad are pretty computer literate on both Macs and PCs, although they haven't really used PCs since they both retired about twenty years ago, so I guess calling them PC literate at this point isn't really correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JazzMastaJim Posted March 3, 2016 Members Share Posted March 3, 2016 Amadeus, for one, but my favorite movie of any genre is The Blues Brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted March 4, 2016 Members Share Posted March 4, 2016 Amadeus, for one, but my favorite movie of any genre is The Blues Brothers. "what kind of music do you play here?" "ohhh, we have both, country and western" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 "what kind of music do you play here?" "ohhh, we have both, country and western" Such a classic scene! [video=youtube;vS-zEH8YmiM] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted March 4, 2016 Members Share Posted March 4, 2016 You have to hear the film scores without the rest of the movie. One of the first I hears as a kid on a record was the sound track to Mutiny on the Bounty. That sound track kicks butt compared to hearing it on TV. One of my favorite Musical Score composers is Bernard Herrmann.The man had an absolutely incredible impact on the movie industry working with everyone from Orson Wells to Hitchcock. He's done so many movies I couldn't even post them here. Wick says, Herrmann's music is typified by frequent use of ostinati (short repeating patterns), novel orchestration and, in his film scores, an ability to portray character traits not altogether obvious from other elements of the film. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Herrmann He was also one of the first to use electronic music with the Theremin during the 50/s is Si Fi movies. I guess that's what drew me to the movie scores. I watched so many of his movies never realizing he had orchestrated so many of them. I came across one of his movie score DC's and hearing the music through a good sound system without the rest of the sound track blew my socks off. It was hard to believe that kind of sound quality was possible back in those days. I know Film is recorded with an optical track. I don't know if the CD was made from Tape or the actual optical film source but it was amazing. I think the CD had scores from when I was a kid. The day the earth stood still, Journey to the Center of the Earth, 7th voyage of Sinbad, Fahrenheit 451 and others. I use that CD as a sound system check when I'm tweaking a system. When your pants start to flap you know your speakers are cooking with diesel. There are a couple of other that are killer too. The sound track to Total Recall; and Star Wars both have an amazing impact on you when you hear them. Most people are used to hearing those sound tracks through crappy little TV speakers. with no fidelity. You play those tracks through a good Hi Fi without the actors and effects it takes on a whole different realism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbry Posted March 5, 2016 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2016 August Rush was mentioned earlier...that is a real feel good movie... I was more interested in movies people have seen that are based around musicians or themed on music as opposed to a sound score like John Williams in Star Wars as an example or Forest Gump (although it was a great sound track) Listing some we have mentioned...I have a lot of movies to catch up on. Blues Bros...Good funny movieAmadeus...Have not seen itElvis Movies...seen many of themCrossroads...haven't seen itIt might get loud...haven't seen itSpinal Tap...haven't seen itSpice World...haven't seen itBegin Again...haven't seen itEmpire Records...haven't seen it but the title sounds interesting (like the name)The last Waltz...haven't seen itDown from the Mtn...haven't seen itSong Catcher...haven't seen it but has a cool name. Worth looking intoStill Crazy...not sure if I have seen this or not...sounds like Paul SimonGreat balls of Fire...gotta be a Jerry Lee Lewis docu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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