April 8, 2012

• Songs from movies

  I for one, love songs that are in movies. Many movies have songs that a lot of people have never heard. It’s the same thing with songs from TV shows. For me, this is a great way for me to discover new music. I don’t talk about it much, but I love music. All kinds. From rap to rock to country to folk, and so much in between. I love music from the earlier decades, especially 60′s-90′s. Oh, and a side note, if you get a chance, go see American Reunion. HILARIOUS. I thought it was better than American Pie, and there’s a lot of great music from the 90′s. Anyway, here are some songs from movies that are some of my absolute favorites.

  Retour A Vega, by The Stills, in the movie Wicker Park. I love this whole soundtrack, but this song prompted me into a love affair with French music. I have no idea what the words are or what they mean, but I love the way it sounds. I found a few other songs, but I was mostly unsuccessful in searching for French music. If you know of any good French songs or artists, could you let me know?? Even though I love other songs from the soundtrack, another one that’s my favorite is We Have A Map of the Piano by Mum. Absolutely fantastic track. And, I love the movie too. I think it’s such an understated movie.

  If I Apologised by Josefine Cronholm is a song from the film Mirrormask. I loved this movie, and I thought this song was awesome. The other song I liked from the movie was Close to You.

  This is Sweet Dreams, performed by Emily Browning in the movie Sucker Punch. I absolutely loved this movie. I loved the old feel of the institution that she’s put in, and what she makes up in her mind. I loved the whole soundtrack for this movie, and Emily Browning’s voice is so sweet and melodic. I also love the changes in the music itself to the song. Since I love her voice, I also enjoy the other song she sings in the movie, Asleep.

  This is Zydrate Anatomy from Repo! The Genetic Opera. I saw this for the first time the other day, and I fell in love (shhh, your goth side is showing!!). I loved the idea, I loved the costumes, and I loved every song. This one is one of my favorites. Every time I see something like this it makes me ache for that lifestyle. I miss it. Even though I was never really a part of it, I miss wanting it. Anyway, if you haven’t seen Repo, you should. I think it’s fantastic.

  System by Chester Bennington (of Linkin Park) from the Queen of the Damned soundtrack. I love this movie, and I absolutely love every song from the soundtrack. This is one of my favorites, because I’ve always thought it was super sexy. Maybe I’m really twisted, but I think “Why won’t you die/Your blood in mine/We’ll be fine/Then your body will be mine” is soooo hot. I think it’s because I’ve always loved vampires (yes, pre-Twilight, obviously) and I think they’re sexy. Being bitten by a vampire is so appealing to me. I’m surprised I’ve never written vampire erotica. Hmm…

  Within You by David Bowie, in Labyrinth. This is one of my favorite movies, and I’ve always thought this song is sexy. David Bowie is hot in this movie, and I’ve ALWAYS thought Sara should have been with him. Always. At the end, when he sings this song and tries to talk her into it? *sigh* I don’t like every song in the movie, but I do like As the World Falls Down as well.

  All This and Nothing by Sponge, on The Craft soundtrack. I love The Craft, one of my most favorite movies. I like a lot of songs on the soundtrack. Another one of my favorites is Dark Secret by Matthew Sweet and I also like Witches Song by Juliana Hatfield. All This and Nothing isn’t a well-known song, and this is why I love songs in movies and TV shows. A chance to hear something different.

  Virgin State of Mind by K’s Choice, in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I’m not sure which one. I know there was more than one soundtrack for the show, but this song was on the first one. I love that entire album. Not only do I love that show, but it features some truly awesome alternative music. The fact that their hangout was at The Bronze gave the show a great opportunity to showcase some great music. I mean, Pain by Four Star Mary, Transylvanian Concubine by Rasputina, Already Met You by Superfine, Lucky by Bif Naked, Strong by Velvet Chain…. omg. Such great music, and so much more on that show.

  Twisted Nerve by Bernard Herrmann on the Kill Bill Vol. 1 soundtrack. I love this because it’s so creepy! I also like Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Nancy Sinatra and About Her by Malcolm Mclaren that’s on the Vol. 2 soundtrack.

  Anyway, I think that’s enough for now, I hope you’ve enjoyed the awesome music! I should be taking the exam for psych…but I really can’t focus on it. Maybe now that I’ve taken a break to create this post I will be able to get ‘er done.

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