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Searching for a song from a 09's Mike Leigh film

goofyfoot — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:44:00 -0800

Mike Leigh's move Career girls has a song over the end credits, which I assume is by Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who is credited with the soundtrack. Much googling has yielded lots of information (Tweed Records, Tony Remy), but not the song itself. Does anyone have an mp3 they'd be comfortable steering me toward? I'd love to hear it again.

Music to Fly Helicopters to

Miss Otis' Egrets — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:56:31 -0800

Can you suggest suitable soundtrack music to accompany a Google Earth flyover created from helicopter GPS data? The terrain is dramatically mountainous for the most part. (Or conversely, what would be amusingly inappropriate?)

Recommend music like the Bothers Bloom score

pollex — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:19:28 -0800

Can you recommend music similar to the Brothers Bloom score? I saw The Brothers Bloom this week and loved the score, especially "Double Dutch Queens" and "Penelope's Theme." I downloaded the soundtrack from Amazon, but it's not great music to listen to--the soundtrack is just a soundtrack and not a full score. I want to hear music that's similar to these tracks but that are fully composed songs. Any recommendations?

Swedish Chef Theme Song

jrockway — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:16:55 -0800

Theme song filter: I really like the song that is the opening to the Swedish Chef skit on the Muppet Show. IMDB seems to suggest that there is a recording of this song that I could buy, but I can't find anything on Amazon or Google. So, I query the hive mind: anyone know where I can get this song, preferably without the chef "singing along"?

"I got all five senses and I slept last night..."

Inspector.Gadget — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:06:35 -0800

Soundtrackfilter: Please recommend to me mostly-instrumental, sometimes dark, contemplative soundtrack albums (or even compilations or regular albums) in the vein of Michael Andrews' work for Donnie Darko or Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd's soundtrack for Mysterious Skin. As you might imagine from me citing Donnie Darko, I'm also open to soundtracks with a considerable 80s synth cheese element - even better if the songs are tweaked a bit a la M83 to not be so cheesy. Anything on the brooding <> inspired spectrum is especially welcome. As a point of reference, I very much enjoyed the recent movie Brick and would like to find soundtrack or ambient songs that capture that sort of "pieces fall into place, and it's awesome/terrible" feeling.

Thanks in advance, hivemind! My guess is that anyone with broad exposure to ambient, modern classical, guitar-based instrumental, electronic shoegaze, post-rock, etc. albums is sitting on at least a few recommendations.

What was the song in (500) Days of Summer?

unceman — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:43:57 -0800

Music in (500) Days of Summer, but not on the soundtrack There's a song in (500) Days of Summer that I need to define. I remember humming along to it during the movie and since I knew the tune I didn't bother to look it up in the ending credits. I also wrongly assumed I could find it on the soundtrack. The song I'm talking about is most likely from Wilco, with a slim chance it was Son Volt. Either way, I can't find out which song was in that movie.

I might pay 9.99 to know this song

mrhaydel — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:36:45 -0800

Can anyone name the song that is used in the 9.99 trailer? NameThatSongFilter: The trailer for 9.99 contains a song that starts right at about 58 seconds in, with the lyrics starting at around 1:10.

I've linked directly to that part of the trailer, FWIW.

My Googlefu has failed me, and any other means of trying to find out have escaped me. Help! Please.

Shiny music, Cap'n!

timpollard — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:45:37 -0800

So, I'm running a Firefly/Serenity roleplaying game and I'm looking for recommendations for some suitable background music... ...of course I've bought the series and movie sountrack CDs, now I'm looking for some music that captures the spirit of the background.

I'm looking for something 'traditional Chinese' sounding, but maybe played on modern instruments, or with modern overtones/beats etc., and the same with something 'Border world Browncoat-ey' and 'Central planets Alliance-ey' (which might well be the Chinese sounds but other stuff too).

I'm not so much looking for songs/tunes *about* the series and characters but more the kind of music they might hear about the 'verse, in the bars/ports when they land to do crime and be bad guys!

Any suggestions would be shiny, thank you!

Da Da Da ...

mr.anthony337 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:19:56 -0800

Please help me find a website from the past that explained what soundtracks commercials were using. I am looking for a website that was fairly popular in the IT circles I as in back around 2000/2001. It was dedicated to posting new commercials, and sourcing their soundtracks. I ended up buying quite a few CDs based on hearing songs in commercials and being able to find out quickly through that site, who and what I was listening to.

I'm pretty sure the site is long dead and gone. I believe there was some legal scuffle over it, and it went the way of the dodo. What I'd like to find out is, what was it? What was the story of it's creation and demise? And, if possible, has anyone done anything like it since, or currently?

what genre is the ending credit song in the generals daughter?

kgreerRN — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:49:35 -0800

what genre of music is the song from the generals daughter during the credits at the end? at the end of the generals daughter with john travolta, there is a song during the credits, i cant find it on any soundtrack or google. what is the song and what is the genre? it almost sounds like tribal or folk... i just picture people/creatures doing a ceremonious dance around their captives...i dont know but it gives me the creeps, im just curious

Walks like Sigur Rós, talks like Sigur Rós, but ain't Sigur Rós.

starzero — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:20:24 -0800

Help me id a piece of music from the Skins Season 2 DVD. I recently watched season 2 of Skins on DVD and I'm looking for a piece of music from episode 4 (Michelle). It's the scene with Sid and Michelle on the beach, in the original tv broadcast the song used for was Untitled 3 (Samskeyti) by Sigur Rós.

Due to licensing issues there's a lot of different tracks on the DVD release and I quite liked the replacement, unfortunately I wasn't able to find out what it is called, my research on several Skins forums and Google came up with nothing.

Here's the tune in question on YouTube

Upbeat instrumental, piano or string music?

Andy's Gross Wart — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:15:41 -0800

Please help me find other songs that have a similar sound to the first 30 seconds of Vampire Weekend's M79. I am looking for upbeat, celebratory, instrumental music to use as background music for my brother's wedding video. I really like the combination of strings and drums in the Vampire Weekend song. I have found some of the Bela Fleck, Yo Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, Joshua Bell and Edgar Meyer tunes that are close to what I am looking for:

Etienne Et Petunia - Appalachia Waltz

BT - Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology

1B - Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology

Brooklyn Rider - Brooklesca - is another tune that sounds similar.

Are there any other songs or musicians that are similar to the M79 introduction?

High quality royalty free music?

lemonfridge — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:10:50 -0800

I recently produced some high definition videos to use internally at work. They used music from the Iron Man OST - Suddenly my company wants these to go public on our website - help me find alternative music! The 2 tracks I've used are "Mark II" and "Damn Kid". I've tried a few websites that offer royalty free or stock music, but they always sound cheap and nasty. Where can I find the best quality, free or royalty free music?

Soundtrack for a route 66 Drive

arniec — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:21:03 -0800

Two music lovers traveling all of Route 66 from Chicago to LA. Help me build the perfect iPod soundtrack for every step of the way! This July my wife and I are traveling Route 66, starting at its beginning in Chicago, taking it down all the way to LA, then driving back at a more established route. We are both the type to enjoy music in the car, and we are going to have about 46 hours in the car over the span of 12 days, so I'm starting to plan music NOW.

What I'd like is music that is either perfect road trip music or music that epitomizes our current location at a given time.

For example, given the similarity of our trip to the Griswalds, I have Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road" to start.

Trying to avoid the major cliches like Radar Love and On The Road Again.

So far as music tastes, I'm very Pop/Rock/Metal/Hip Hop, she's Alternative/Pop/Hair Metal/grunge. Neither of us are really into country unless it's crossover country (a'la some Garth Brooks or Taylor Swift stuff).

So help me fill my iPod with tunes to keep the trip fun and interesting, and preferably something able to be found without a huge scavenger hunt for the track.

I'd like a complete, sequential list of the music in Michael Mann's film "Heat".

Joe Beese — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:56:49 -0800

I'd like a complete, sequential list of the music in Michael Mann's film Heat. I thought this might be too specific a question. But after this...

I'm trying to assemble a sort of "Esper Edition" of the Heat soundtrack. But I've been stymied by the lack of a complete, sequential list of the songs used.

I've consulted both this Wikipedia article and the IMDB sountrack listing. But I can't tell if the William Orbit songs are listed sequentially if they have no lyrics and I've never heard either of them before.

Lameass dog lover needs music recommendations

HotToddy — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:58:48 -0800

Music recommendations, please. I am putting together a little video to celebrate my doggie's birthday, and need recommendations for a soundtrack, preferably acoustic guitar, something happy--something that says "I love this dog as much as it is possible for one being to love another; in fact, she saved my life" but without lyrics because I can't stand sappy crap like that. Yes, I am a lameass when it comes to music. Yes, I needed help choosing music for my own wedding. Thank you for your help.

What song was that?

carmelita — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:37:10 -0800

Can anyone tell me what songs were on the soundtrack of House last night? The hubby and I were watching House last night (Oct 21) and heard a song near the end of the show that we wanted to know more about (like where to buy it!). It had great male harmonies. Unfortunately we accidentally deleted it from our Tivo so I can't do a search based on lyrics. Can anyone help?

Songs That Defined the 80s and 90s

lysistrata — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:48:02 -0800

I'm looking for 80s and 90s songs that defined the times. I'm looking for the songs that dominated the radio between the mid 80s and mid 90s. I'm looking for the songs you made out to and the songs you made fun of. Help me make a friend's birthday party a good one. If you graduated high school between '89 and '94 what are the tunes that bring you back to home room?

I'm looking for individual track mp3's from film scores

Flying Saucer — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:02:07 -0800

Is there a way to buy individual film score tracks without buying the album? I've been looking for some film scores to add to my collection but have been stymied.

On iTunes, a number of soundtracks are classified as "album only," meaning one has to pay $9.99 for the entire CD; though I only want one track, I'd have to pay for all the others -- which strikes me as very contrary to the spirit and purpose of iTunes. Amazon doesn't sell these titles individually or at all.

I'd like to give the composers some money, but not $10 for one track. I have thought of buying the CD's used, but the ones I found are close to $10 and thus not a solution.

Does anyone know of a site to acquire any of the following? They're all main title themes:

Rudy
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Days of Heaven
For Love of the Game
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Those are all I can think of at the moment. Thanks for your help.

The Dark Crystal soundtrack, and friends!

Brocktoon — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:51:04 -0800

Looking for more soundtracks in the same vein as The Dark Crystal; any ideas?

What is the smoothest teenage sex music?

Beardman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:19:00 -0800

If you were doing the soundtrack for a teen comedy, what song would you play in this scene? A nervous 14 year-old girl finally gets her crush to sleep over at her place. Naturally, she wants it to get hot and heavy. However, when she quaveringly proposes that they go to bed, her crush shrugs and flops over diagonally in bed--clearly not inviting any action, and not giving our hero any space to sleep. As the oblivious crush slumbers away, our stymied hero has no choice but to curl up like a dog on the miniscule corner of the bed left to her, struggling to pull a bit of blanket over her...etc.

We originally wanted Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" for this scene, kicking in just as the viewer begins to detect some potential sexiness on the horizon. The gag (obviously) was to play some recognizable "sex music" during this disappointingly non-sexual encounter. However, we've come to think that (1) the song is too cliched, and (2) it's too removed from what the protagonist would actually listen to. While the music here is non-diagetic, we didn't want it to be too different from the other stuff she likes, such as the Ramones, Devo, and Eric's Trip.

So can you think of a song that's in the same ballpark of silky, yearning sexiness, but is (at least SLIGHTLY) less well known...which is possibly by an indie artist and not too much like 'adult' sex music?

How to license my songs to a student filmmaker?

ludwig_van — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:58:28 -0800

What arrangements should I make with a student filmmaker who wants to use my music in his film? Someone contacted me via e-mail about using two of my songs on the soundtrack to his film. He tells me he's a college student and that his total budget for the film is $500-$1,000. He says he will release the film on DVD next year, he doesn't have much of an advertising campagin planned, and he'll mainly be selling the DVDs at school, online, and to friends and families of cast/crew.

The songs are from an album which I produced as a college student and self-released, so I understand where he's coming from. I don't plan on asking him for any money, but what exactly should I say? Do I just explain how I'd like my credit to appear and ask for a copy of the film when it's ready? Or are there other bases I should cover?

Help me identify the solo violin melody/recording from Crispin Glover's "What Is It?"

treepour — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:16:17 -0800

What composition/recording does the eerie melody played by the solo violin in the trailer to Crispin Glover's film What Is It? come from? Does anyone recognize the tune and/or recording? (YouTube link to trailer inside). I realize it could have been composed for the film, but I was under the impression that the film's soundtrack was a mashup of various recordings.

Before clicking on the NSFW link, please be aware that the trailer contains some bizarre, disturbing, and possibly offensive imagery.

The solo violin starts around 0:52.

Need help finding some Michael Nyman music

GalaxieFiveHundred — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:24:50 -0800

I need help identifying some film music by Michael Nyman. I've heard this music in two different movies, Peter Greenaway's The Falls and Man with a Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov. From what I've read, it seems like it might also be in the Greenaway movie called Drowning by Numbers. But I haven't seen that movie. Do you know the name of this music? Or perhaps where I could find a recording of it? "The Soundtrack to the Falls" is not a helpful answer. Unless it is. Which is longwinded way of saying that google has turned up nothing.

Thanks

Who Made This Lovely Music?

LeeJay — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:16:25 -0800

I am looking for the source of the music in a time-lapse video. I have been wondering for quite a long time where the music for this video (WARNING: link leads to large time-lapse video) came from. I swear I've heard it before. Sounds like the score to a movie I've seen. Anyone know where I can find this? I think it's beautiful. (I first came across this video here, in a post to Mefi.)