Tag: Soundtrack
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Ennio Morricone ‘Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo’ (1966)
Ennio Morricone’s partnership with Sergio Leone reached its height with the infamous The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, a film where the score plays as central a role as the visuals do. The famous five-note coyote-like motif of the movie’s signature song immediately sets the tone, followed by electric guitar, trumpet, and flute that…
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Once ‘The Soundtrack’ (2007)
In college one of my closest friends Zach and I became utterly obsessed with the movie Once as well as its soundtrack. The movie is an incredible love story that features Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (who are also members of the band The Swell Season, which yes is kind of confusing). In the movie…
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Vince Guaraldi Trio ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ (1965)
A Charlie Brown Christmas was an absolute staple this time of year during my childhood, dutifully airing on PBS and ABC each season during the holidays like Linus’ warm safety blanket. For kids like me who didn’t have cable growing up (my parents didn’t get cable until I was 18 which is sort of insane…
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Sound City ‘Real To Reel’ (2013)
Ed. Note: Welcome to Sound City week here at Music of Matthew dot com! This week we’ll be covering some notable albums recorded at the legendary Sound City studio in Los Angeles, which was covered in great detail in Dave Grohl’s excellent 2013 documentary “Sound City”. To kick off Sound City week we’re starting with…
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John Williams ‘Jurassic Park’ (1993)
I was reminded recently of a moment in college that directly inspired listening to this album. I was living in Isla Vista at the time and on a big John Williams kick. Just binging like a fiend on the stuff. I lived with a group of friends who played in a band called Givers &…
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The Blues Brothers ‘Original Soundtrack Recording’ (1980)
If you haven’t seen the original 1980 Blues Brothers film with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, put it to the top of your list this week. It’s an excellent film filled with excellent music, a real cult classic that has aged like a fine wine. Belushi and Aykroyd created the characters as a bit for…
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Moulin Rouge ‘The Soundtrack’ (2001)
Moulin Rouge was a cultural earthquake in my early teen years and one of the formative films for many millennials now in their mid-30’s. It’s a visually stunning film and an operatic soundtrack that fits the mood perfectly. The soundtrack is composed almost entirely of cover songs with their own over-the-top spin on them– it’s…
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Thomas & Friends ‘Big World! Big Adventures!’ (2018)
As far as kids albums go, Big World! Big Adventures! displays a wide array of musical depth. It covers the standard fare— ensemble casts, comedic breaks, medley arrangements, and an impressive array of wordly instruments befitting its name. But really I’m here to talk about the vocal performance on “Free and Easy”. Peter Andre, who…
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