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…
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…
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…
Raspberry Beret – by Prince
Four years ago, we lost Prince Rogers Nelson. Still, the music lives on. Anyone passing by this site is pretty aware that we keep his music on rotation here. The song toss up was going to be between Adore, The Song of the Heart, Vicki…
Disintegration – by The Cure
Today is Robert Smith’s 61st birthday. The Cure’s been around since the late 70’s, but I can’t say that I knew of them as well as I did some other bands. Just about everyone knows of Friday I’m in Love, or Burn (off of the…
A Love Bizarre – by Sheila E. & Prince
When I think about 1985’s Krush Groove (which doesn’t happen too often these days), two things comes to mind. The Fat Boys raiding a local Sbarro’s pizzeria (I really miss their Pizza), and Sheila E. singing Love Bizarre. Love Bizarre is one of my favorite…
Soul Makossa – by Manu Dibango
Soul Makossa is a song that I’ve been searching for off and on for nearly 20 years. While the song was popular when I was little, my best memory of it comes from a movie (as always). There’s a scene in Robert Harmon’s HBO Film…
America – Prince and the Revolution
I’ve been listening to a lot of Prince over the last month. One of the cool things about albums growing up was extended versions of songs. You’d have some songs that would stretch well into 6 to 8 minutes. The first three minutes are lyrics,…
No Time to Die – by Billie Eilish
Grammy Award Winner Billie Eilish just released her theme song to the upcoming Bond Film, No Time to Die. Along with her brother Finneas, Eilish collaborated with composer Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr (both of whom worked together on the Inception score). As this film…
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…