In Memoriam – Ennio Morricone (Nov 10, 1928 – Jul 06, 2020)
I woke up this morning and found out that legendary composer and Academy Award Winner Ennio Morricone has passed away at the age of 91. Unfortunately, I haven’t the knowledge to fully give Morricone the justice he deserves. He was known mostly for his scores…
Wait for It (by Leslie Odom, Jr. and the Original Cast of Hamilton)
With Broadway’s Hamilton finally hitting Disney Plus, there are so many great musical pieces to choose from .I love the energy of “Wait For It”. The below video, from Momo, contains the lyrics for the song, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Enjoy.
Got To Give It Up – by Marvin Gaye
With Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods recently premiering on Netflix last week, Marvin Gaye’s Got To Give It Up takes center stage on a soundtrack that uses a lot of the singer’s music. When I hear this song, the first thing that comes to mind…
Vide cor Meum – by Patrick Cassidy and Hans Zimmer
Vide cor Meum (See My Heart) is a song that I normally associate with Ridley Scott’s 2005 epic, Kingdom of Heaven. The song is played after the death of the King (Edward Norton) in that song. What I didn’t realize, however, is that the song’s…
Fool in the Rain – by Led Zeppelin
There are three things about Led Zeppelin’s “Fool in the Rain” that come to mind when I think about it. One, it sounds like it should be a Billy Joel song. Two, it’s a song that Zeppelin never had the chance to play live, which…
World In My Eyes – by Depeche Mode
I stumbled into White Wolf’s game, Vampire: The Masquerade completely by accident. A fan of vampires, I joined a number of IRC (Internet Relay Chat, in those archaic internet days of the mid 90s) chat rooms. Someone directed me to a gaming store in Manhattan…
This Corrosion – by The Sisters of Mercy
Today is World Goth Day, and as such, I thought I’d add a song. My go to song is one that I would have never known about were it not for Edgar Wright. “This Corrosion”, by The Sisters of Mercy came out back around 1985,…
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (dir by Robert Zemeckis)
I can’t quite remember how I found out about 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Growing up, most of my movie news came from four major sources – Entertainment Tonight, Siskel & Ebert, the occasional movie poster you’d see at a bus stop or cinema. If…
Computer Love – by Kraftwerk
Great works influence others. Most of what’s created these days is usually built off of something created in the past. We can learn from these. Star Wars was mind blowing in 1977, but it might surprise you to find that George Lucas’ inspiration for it…
Numbers – by Kraftwerk
Today, reports have come in on the passing of Kraftwerk Co-Founder Florian Schneider. Scheider was 73. When it comes to electronic music, Kraftwerk is probably the earliest band that I can think of, formed in 1970 by Ralf Hutter along with Schneider. Numbers, off of…
In Memoriam – Ennio Morricone (Nov 10, 1928 – Jul 06, 2020)
I woke up this morning and found out that legendary composer and Academy Award Winner Ennio Morricone has passed away at the age of 91. Unfortunately, I haven’t the knowledge to fully give Morricone the justice he deserves. He was known mostly for his scores…