agree with you Theo - I also enjoyed the music of Whiplash esp since I'm much into classic Jazz. The names of those great Jazz artists were mentioned several times in the movie & I knew who they were talking about...
the importance of music in film
I recently saw "Rudderless". I highly recommend this film to all. (A) main theme here was the (music). This music/the song writing, I found to be excellent in every way. It was absolutely amazing IMO.
I watched the credits but cannot remember the songwriters.
Worth checking out in any rate.
I watched the credits but cannot remember the songwriters.
Worth checking out in any rate.
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Two of my favorite contemporary film composers are Patrick Doyle and Carter Burwell. Henry Mancini and Dave Grusin a few years before. The movie scores of that group are as individual and influential as any of the characters in their movies, IMO. It's interesting to hear the efforts of musicians who crossed over to attempt film composition, too. Michael Kamen, Danny Elfman, Ry Cooder, Trevor Rabin, Trent Reznor, and, of course, Randy Newman, for example. |
I have some movies I'd only watch or listen for the soundtrack while movies themselves average or worse: Last Man Standing Jackal In the Name of the Father There are movies that are superb so the soundtrack doesn't matter at all such as 12 Angry Man Example of movie perfection and soundtrack is I believe Once Upon A Time in America (Ennio Morricone) |
One of my (and my wife's) all time favorite films is the 1964 French musical "The_Umbrellas_of_Cherbourg". It is the only film I am aware of in which every word is sung, not spoken. The music was composed by Michel Legrand. Regards, -- Al |
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