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baggio · Post by **baggio** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:56 pm

The missus hired The Girl Next Door last night - I was initially unimpressed but not only did it turn out to be quite a good film but the bigger surprise was the soundtrack was one of the best that I have heard for a while and was very eclectic.

The following songs were featured:
1 David Bowie/Queen “Under Pressure”
2 Elliott Smith “Angeles”
3 Echo & the Bunnymen “The Killing Moon”
4 Harry Nilsson “Jump Into The Fire”
5 Thunderclap Newman “Something In The Air”
6 Filter “Take A Picture”
7 Overseer “Slayed”
8 Dilated Peoples “No Retreat”
9 David Gray “This Year’s Love”
10 Sloan “If It Feels Good Do It”
11 Fantastic Plastic Machine “Electric Lady Land”
12 Porno Sonic “Dick Dagger’s Theme”
13 Satchel “Suffering”
14 Youth of Today “Break Down The Walls”
15 Monster Magnet “Dopes to Infinity”
16 Sneaker Pimps “Spin Spun Sugar”
17 Pepe Deluxe “Big Muff”
18 Red House Painters “Song For A Blue Guitar”
19 2 Unlimited “Twilight Zone”
20 Methods of Mayhem “Get Naked”
21 Looper “Mondo ‘77”
22 Ralph Myerz “Think Twice”
23 B.G. The Prince Of Rap “This Beat Is Hot”
24 Pete Yorn “Turn of the Century”
25 James Gang “Funk #49”
26 LaBelle “Lady Marmalade”
27 Mogwai “Christmas Song”
28 Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama”
29 Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On?”
30 Muddy Waters “(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man”
31 Groove Armada “Purple Haze”
32 N.E.R.D. “Lapdance”
33 The Verve “Lucky Man”
34 Josh Rouse “Sparrows Over Birminghan”
35 Donovan “Atlantis”
36 The Who “Baba O’Riley”
37 Binocular “Maybe You’re Gone”
38 Alastair Binks “One Fine Day”

This got me thinking about other soundtacks that I like and how they really helped a film. So my top 3 is probably Grosse Point Blank, Goodfellas and Trainspotting.

What is your favourite soundtrack?

quincy · Post by **quincy** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:14 pm

Great movie, very funny and the whole porn star thing at the end is just genius.

Grosse point blank - one of my favourite films and prime example of why we should be seeing more of dan aykroyd!

The trainspotting soundtrack was the first CD i ever bought, and a cracking album. Probably my favourite soundtrack off the top of my head.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:18 pm

i like the lost in translation soundtrack,never seen the film tho
and the air score to virgin suicides is beautiful
er and some others

Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:19 pm

[only an opinion]
Me being very interested in Movie soundtrack, and specifically scoring for movie, the list you have there is one of the worst examples of a movie soundtrack.

Typically a director of a film can go for well established songs to boost the sales of his soundtrack and try to make money that way, or alternatively get somebody to score a soundtrack that enhance the feel and mood of the movie itself.

Even Spielberg has been guilty of the first, so it is not new. For a real movie score lover, it is a massive let doen to go to a movie and have to listen to a run down of 60's pop music hits. I love soundtracks like Matrix and LOTR because it is not only new music, but every note was well thought out on how to fit in with the scene of the movie.

[/opion only]

Vstsoundbanks · Post by **Vstsoundbanks** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:28 pm

I like the main theme in Requiem For A Dream.

baggio · Post by **baggio** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:00 pm

Me being very interested in Movie soundtrack, and specifically scoring for movie, the list you have there is one of the worst examples of a movie soundtrack.

Actually if you look at the official soundtrack you will see that a lot of the music was specifically composed for the film. The list I provided is artist who appear within the film but there are very good songs written by Paul Haslinger (formerly of Tangerine Dream read more here - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0368248/bio) specifically for the film.

Also, if you listen to the director's commentary you will hear that the director is a very big music fan and he personally made the choices to fit with the film as a whole. As for using the music just to sell a soundtrack I have my doubts - there is no Britney or Busted within the soundtrack the songs are chosen to reflect the mood of the film like in Goodfellas - if the songs are well chosen they are almost a character in the film.

Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:19 pm

There is a "rumour" enhanced by the fact that Jeff Rona or Richard Davis specifically says so in their books, that record companies strike a bargain with directors to let them include hit songs in the movie royalty free, as long as they then issue an soundtrack album with mainly the record companie's choice of music. This is often accomplished by then dropping the composed music from the soundtrack album and include full versions of songs even if only a few seconds of the song is featured in the movie.

Not having seen the movie not purchased the soundtrack of this movie, my first reaction is that the "featured" or mentioned list has put me off from doing either.

baggio · Post by **baggio** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:38 pm

Fine if that has put you off watching the film but your argumnent of using the Matrix is flawed as the matrix had two soundtracks - one using the score and another using famous music by known artist (Rage Against the Machine) springs to mind - what is the difference between the Girl Next Door and the Matrix in this respect. If it is a question that the music listed is not music you like - fine but there is no difference in approach.

I am fan of original movie soundtracks myself and class John Barry, Ennio Morricone and John Williams as favourites. Of course the likes of Star Wars, Indiana Jones etc benefit from an original composition; however, whether a film uses known music or an original composition would depend on the type of film. If you listen to the soundtrack of Scarface and the soundtrack of Goodfellas - the soundtrack of Scarface is an original composition and hopelessly dated, while the soundtrack of Goodfellas uses music from various period of time in which the film is set and gives you a real feel for when the story is set.

baggio · Post by **baggio** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:44 pm

PS. all of Paul Haslinger's music is included with the OST at the expense of a number of famous songs included within the film. The list merely represents what was included in the film and not the official soundtrack.

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 6:08 pm

'naked lunch' ...
'never cry wolf' ...
'blue velvet' ...

tetraplan · Post by **tetraplan** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 6:15 pm

A very old and rather grim looking movie featuring Sean Connery as a rather tired detective has the nicest and most unexpected score I've heard. Almost industrial, very noisy and very, very dark. Added an extra layer of grimnes to the movie.
Could be The Offence but I'm not sure.

Groet, Erik

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:18 pm

The soundtrack to Eraserhead is probably the one I listen to the most. I end up singing Heaven in my head for days after.

Some great ones mentioned - Requiem for a Dream, Naked Lunch, Blue Velvet. Amelie was another recent good one, perfect for the spirit of the film. All time favourite use of songs is McCabe and Mrs Miller. Leonard Cohen seemed a strange choice, but the mood evoked by those songs was amazing.

In Girl Next Door, I thought their use of This Year's Love was especially effective.

I disagree a bit with Sepheritoh, but appreciate where he's coming from. I like newly composed music in films, too, but the use of pop songs is just as much about the zeitgeist, can be just as much of a form of artistry, as anything else. Look at the way music is integrated into Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction or Goodfellas. Each song is perfectly suited to the context in which it appears.

Cheers,
Steve

Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:27 pm

OK. I decided to disagree with myself. There are some cool songs featured on the soundtrack. I have heard good reviews about the movie, so I will probably watch it if it comes to satelite TV. As I only go to movie houses with the kids and this one has an age restriction I will probably not see it otherwise. OK, then I have to also admit that I have broken that rule too and watched movies on my own before when age restrictions applied, but that was only because I wanted to hear the soundtrack.

baggio · Post by **baggio** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:46 am

I defintly hear where your are coming from Sepheritoh. In the majority of films, a lot of directors take the easy way out. However, despite being a teenage comedy (in the ferris buelller's mode rather than american pie) the director is defintly a music fan - the use of 'under pressure' at the beginning of the film is amazing - especially Bowie singing about love at the end of the song. I just really like the songs used in the movie as a mix tape and wanted to share with others.

Girl Next Door Soundtrack