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Post by rfan8312 on Dec 27, 2023 1:08:20 GMT
Guys have you ever heard in a film a song that you like and it just sounded better than you've ever heard it on any recordings?
I've always wondered how could I get that actual recording that was made for the film.
In my case in the film Detroit (filmed partially in my city of Lawrence) the main characters are waiting to go on stage while a girl group is still on stage singing 'Nowhere To Run'. It sounds so much more alive than any recording I've ever heard of it.
I had a few more in mind that im drawing a blank on atm but the one that probably takes the cake is 'Folsom Prison Blues' by Johnny Cash used in the film Wrath Of Man and its just a completely different thing when used this way. I rewinded this scene a dozen times to hear it again. This one just gives me the chills.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 27, 2023 5:52:11 GMT
David Bowie's Cat People for the film is completely different from the version on Let's Dance and far superior. Available on the soundtrack album.  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 27, 2023 10:32:22 GMT
The Pusher - Easy Rider
and then into Born to be wild
The original by Hoyt Axton is worth a listen too
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Post by MartinT on Dec 29, 2023 20:50:02 GMT
Moby's mesmeric Extreme Ways is a different recording and sounds even better in the end credits of the first Bourne film than on the album 18. Fantastic song either way.  |
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Post by Slinger on Dec 29, 2023 22:38:33 GMT
Also from Easy Rider, and it can still bring a tear to my eye.
And although it's difficult, if not impossible, to improve on perfection...
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Post by rfan8312 on Jan 6, 2024 18:21:04 GMT
Kind of bizarre. Heard this old song from the 1980 film The Fog, heard at 0:43 here, used as a sample in a song released in 2005. The more recent iteration sounds more tinny and relegated to the background behind the drums.
I rely on hearing this recording from the film to get a clearer image in mind of what the melody/sequence really sounds like.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 6, 2024 18:25:50 GMT
Great book, The Fog.
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Post by rfan8312 on Jan 6, 2024 18:34:09 GMT
Wouldn't mind checking out both the film and the book.
Apparently written by James Herbert and looks like there's a free sample on Amazon Kindle app. If so I'll check the sample tonight.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 6, 2024 18:56:38 GMT
...and if you like that, you should definitely check out The Rats.
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Post by rfan8312 on Jan 6, 2024 18:59:26 GMT
Ok will do.
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Post by Slinger on Jan 6, 2024 20:16:03 GMT
I think James Herbert's most balls-to-the-wall scariest book (and I've read them all) is The Dark, but I don't think he ever wrote a bad book, and they vary quite a lot as regards the subject matter. The Magic Cottage, for instance, has loads of music connections, as the protagonist/narrator is a session musician. Rumbo the Squirrel is cool too.  |
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Post by rfan8312 on Jan 6, 2024 20:34:50 GMT
Lol Im.going to have my hands full here. Oh well its reading season. I did see The Dark in Herbert's list so I'll try the sample for that one too.
Paul you mentioned being a fan of Stephen King. I am as well. Loved Needful Things, It, Dreamcatcher and others.
Is there any chance you've read his short story called '1408'? It's in his short story book called 'Everythings Eventual'.
1408 is the only time I've read anything that had my heart pounding. It's something else the way its written. I was creeped out in broad daylight for a good 10 minutes after reading that. Bonkers.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 6, 2024 20:52:28 GMT
1408 is the only time I've read anything that had my heart pounding. It's something else the way its written. I was creeped out in broad daylight for a good 10 minutes after reading that. Bonkers. Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons did that to me. |
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Post by rfan8312 on Jan 6, 2024 21:02:28 GMT
For sure, Martin? Actual heart pounding? I can't believe reading text depicting fictional events can do that to a person. But now I know that it can.
I'll have to give another look at Carrion Comfort if it can elicit that kind of a reaction from a reader. Seems like a long book though.
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Post by Slinger on Jan 6, 2024 23:51:47 GMT
Is there any chance you've read his short story called '1408'? It's in his short story book called 'Everythings Eventual'. 1408 is the only time I've read anything that had my heart pounding. It's something else the way its written. I was creeped out in broad daylight for a good 10 minutes after reading that. Bonkers. Read the story, and saw the movie, starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. The book was better than the movie, but they usually are. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 7, 2024 11:22:35 GMT
Not a song I know  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 8, 2024 16:02:46 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Jan 8, 2024 22:25:14 GMT
The best ever marriage of music and image. Sheer poetry in motion and never bettered. |
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Post by rfan8312 on Jan 9, 2024 3:17:07 GMT
I still haven't seen 2001. Pathetic. Need to rectify that promptly.
This one though is from a film called Joyride. Its actually an awesome little thriller with a small cast. Very tense. Terrific film.
Brenda Lee's song 'Everybody Loves Me But You' is an absolute 10 for the eerie atmosphere it produces because of the strange quality the recording has in this film.
2:15
or slide the marker just over the letter 'o' in the youtube logo.
And then there's this one which is merely a fan mix but its just devastating.
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Post by rfan8312 on Jan 13, 2024 2:11:43 GMT
I feel like I can add this here because the original song itself takes a while to wind up to its peak.
But used in this teaser trailer for the Sci film Battle: Los Angeles it is immediately gripping imo.
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