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Tokolosh 01.18.2007 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkmarras
It is hardly my point.Take Argento's movies:very hard for me to disassociate them from the music of Goblin but then on,say,'Demons' he used fragments of The Smiths's 'Panic'(the scene where the party goes on and the first demon pops out of the tv) or the Cult to good effect.


Ok! I see what you're getting at.

porkmarras 01.18.2007 08:11 AM

Right,let's vote now.Your choices?Mine is Blue Velvet.

sonicl 01.18.2007 08:13 AM

You can still add a poll to the thread can't you Porky?

porkmarras 01.18.2007 08:17 AM

Well,let's see what the suggestions are first and then i'll count them and make a poll.If any of the mixologists are musicians,feel free to also throw in music composed by yourself for the task.

sonicl 01.18.2007 08:34 AM

Just a thought, Porks - Whatever film gets chosen, it needs to be something that is easy for people to buy or rent wherever they live.

porkmarras 01.18.2007 08:41 AM

Yeah,that's why i was thinking about Blue Velvet.Unless we just get some suggestions and then we all do whatever movie we choose.That's also an idea and i think it would probably stimulate the creativity of the respective mixers much more,don't you think?So,yes,we don't all have to choose the same movie as some of us might not have seen any particular one.

sonicl 01.18.2007 08:46 AM

And it might be difficult for people to summon up the enthusiasm to do a soundtrack for a movie they don't like.

(I should mention at this point that I can't actually take part in this, I just happen to love the concept so much that I want to make sure there are as few obstacles as possible to it working. Please excuse my interference.)

porkmarras 01.18.2007 08:56 AM

I got the idea by reading the script for Sarah Kane's play 'Blasted' (thanks for your suggestions Glice!).

nicfit 01.18.2007 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tokolosh
So, I guess a democratic vote on this, is out of the question. :D

Woops, I meant : "I want to do one with Murnau's Nosferatu", eventually my decision has almost nothing to do with this thread... I'll see what you guys come up with and see if I feel like working on the selected movie ( I've no particular preferences/suggestions ).

nicfit 01.18.2007 10:57 AM

What about Kubrick's Shining?

porkmarras 01.18.2007 02:42 PM

I changed my mind and i think i'll have a go at Nil By Mouth.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead 01.18.2007 03:27 PM

Do something that isn't a modern art or indie film. As much as we all love our David Lynch, Stanley Kubric and Quentin Tarantino. . . I think it would be boring.

It just seems really cliche to me. If we do Blue Velvet for example, half the people here would choose an early creep sonic youth song for the Roy Orbison scene. Other people would just choose something purposefully cheesy. To predictable in my opinion.

I'd rather see what people would do with a classic movie like Casablanca or Hitchcock.

I'd really love to do Casablanca, that one has a lot of potential. Plus most people have seen it, it is easy to obtain, etc.

porkmarras 01.18.2007 03:31 PM

Casablanca is a good choice but Nil By Mouth is closer to the heart.I try not to question whatever people choose for as long as it DOES mean something to them.

Tokolosh 01.18.2007 04:31 PM

I think that a complete movie would be to time consuming.
My first thought was Lumière et compagnie (1995)

Plot Summary
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes. The results run the gamut from Zhang Yimou's convention-thwarting joke to David Lynch's bizarre miniature epic.

The reason why I choose this, is because there are 40 - 52sec shorts to choose from.

Here's David Lynch's 52sec
Version 1 Quicktime .mov
Version 2 Google video

ps: One of us would have to up them, for all.

porkmarras 01.18.2007 06:33 PM

Well,go for it.No restrictions from here.

wolf brother 01.19.2007 10:55 AM

interesting idea.

how about Big Lebowski?

nicfit 01.19.2007 11:15 AM

I was thinking about The Big Lebowski too, but I can't think about a scene out of it without having in my mind the original soundtrack, it's one of my favourite movies and images+music blend together every single time I think about it, and this makes working on an "alternative" soundtrack waaaay too hard for my synapses.

porkmarras 01.19.2007 06:45 PM

Currently thinking of what Smiths song should go on it.

porkmarras 01.28.2007 10:09 AM

I've had a bit of a go at doing an alternative soundtrack for Argento's 'Demons'.In the end i made the music and samples myself trying to remember the movie as i haven't watched it in a few years.I hope it's suitably 80's.Kill me now.
http://www.badongo.com/file/2111687

compulsive diarrhea, jico 01.28.2007 10:20 AM

try this one, pork:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Land


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