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pharoahdance · 08-12-2004, 02:42 AM

I don't know, perhaps this should go in Make Mine Music or Film Discussion, but nobody responds to threads in those ghettos.

What is pop music doing in dramatic films? They serve no purpose other than to take me right out of the movie and into into 90.3 KSHT-FM All Top 40 All The Time. Two recent examples:

1. The coyote scene in Collateral. If this scene had been silent or if Mann had used Lisa Gerrard, it easily would have been my favorite scene in movies this year. Instead he chooses, of all people, Audioslave. "I can tell you why, People die alone, I can tell you why, I'm a shadow on the sun." What the fuck is that?

2. Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. It only happens shortly, but that Polyphonic Spree sun song (another fucking sun song!) makes me want kill a child.

Why do some directors feel the need to inject whatever band is currently on the charts into their movie? Surely it can't be just to boost soundtrack sales can it? I can deal with that MTV music being used in say, a Simon West film, but this is unforgivable. I know at least Venetian Blinds agrees with me, so please validate my existence further.

08-12-2004, 02:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
pharoahdance Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego County, CA	Pop Music In Film. I don't know, perhaps this should go in Make Mine Music or Film Discussion, but nobody responds to threads in those ghettos. What is pop music doing in dramatic films? They serve no purpose other than to take me right out of the movie and into into 90.3 KSHT-FM All Top 40 All The Time. Two recent examples: 1. The coyote scene in Collateral. If this scene had been silent or if Mann had used Lisa Gerrard, it easily would have been my favorite scene in movies this year. Instead he chooses, of all people, Audioslave. "I can tell you why, People die alone, I can tell you why, I'm a shadow on the sun." What the fuck is that? 2. Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. It only happens shortly, but that Polyphonic Spree sun song (another fucking sun song!) makes me want kill a child. Why do some directors feel the need to inject whatever band is currently on the charts into their movie? Surely it can't be just to boost soundtrack sales can it? I can deal with that MTV music being used in say, a Simon West film, but this is unforgivable. I know at least Venetian Blinds agrees with me, so please validate my existence further. __________________ My phone bill costs so much that I can't call you anymore but I will anyway because it means more to me than eating another cheeseburger.