Music from Spike Lee's 25th Hour

October 17, 2005 9:23 AM

Help me find this music from Spike Lee's 25th Hour. It's from the nightclub scene, specifically when Naturelle (Rosario Dawson) and Mary (Anna Paquin) are hitting the dance floor.

I know that the song uses a sampled bassline from "White Lines (Don't do It)" by Grandmaster Flash, but I can't find the specific remix. Any clues?

posted by falameufilho to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

Best answer: Do you mean Cavern by Liquid Liquid? I haven't seen the film for a while, but I believe it was in there. That's the source for the sample in the Grandmaster Flash song.
posted by mikeh at 9:27 AM on October 17, 2005

Yes, it is Cavern, scroll down this page to hear a sample. Good luck on finding a copy that isn't at a phenomenal price though; the vinyl and CD of their collected stuff has been out of print since Grand Royal went bust. You can get a 12" of it here, though ...
posted by Len at 9:34 AM on October 17, 2005

You might want to search for samples on this site. It found significantly longer clips than what amazon offered.
posted by I Love Tacos at 10:02 AM on October 17, 2005

That's the source for the sample in the Grandmaster Flash song.

Yeah, it's the original. The video is pretty trippy too. I saw it once on MTV, when Moby was showing his favorite videos.
posted by smackfu at 10:15 AM on October 17, 2005

Sounds to me like the mix in the movie was significantly different than that sample from Amazon.
posted by dobbs at 10:55 AM on October 17, 2005

Even out of print it wasn't that hard to track down a couple years ago. It might be tricky since they've once again been repopularized, this time by the DFA label. The late-90s release was on both Grand Royal and Mo'Wax in the UK. There are usually some copies on ebay.
posted by mikeh at 2:49 PM on October 17, 2005

Check out gemm.com, you might find a copy there. P.S. Check your email.
posted by pwb503 at 11:26 PM on October 17, 2005