DeVotchKa- How It Ends
it makes the Heidi Fleiss documentary interesting in the beginning and works perfectly. The actual music is terrible and evokes absolutely no connection. Dramatic strings are a lazy act that needs to be fixed. Pay the money for the music and people might actually watch your movie.
Wednesday, July 28
Thursday, July 22
Lala Killed my Blog
It did. There were amazing links, then the website disappeared.
The world has lost a good friend in Lala..
The world has lost a good friend in Lala..
Monday, April 26
Rule of Thirds
Don't be the third.
It seems that many New York based indie bands have continued to discover the beauty and money behind giving song rights to ad campaigns, television shows, and movies. As their music reaches the market, the song becomes more popular, but this is a process.
The first time the song appears it is probably well know among a certain fan base of the band.
By the second people begin to think "Oh, that's that song from _____. I love that song!"
The third time a song is used, it is almost dead.
The trend follows the same pattern of any product, but it still has the ability to improve. Right now the trend starts at the early majority, progresses to the majority, and then moves to the late majority. The only improvement to this system would be getting songs from the early adopters group. This work has already been started by groups like Chop Shop (run by Alexandra Patsavus-- see sidebar for website)
Now here's an example, based on the use of Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear
#1 The Window - How I Met Your Mother (Season 5 Epsiode 10)
If your bored, watch the whole thing; it's entertaining enough. To see where Two Weeks is used, skip to the 18 minute mark.
At this point, it is used almost wholly because it has just introduced to a new audience- very well used.
#2 VW Commercial
Car commericals, good for classic rock and indie music.
Honestly, the song is a little too quite, but there is a possibility it will be recognized. It was also a super bowl commercial, so it is still pulling attention from good places
#3 The Deep End of the Pool- Parenthood
It seems that many New York based indie bands have continued to discover the beauty and money behind giving song rights to ad campaigns, television shows, and movies. As their music reaches the market, the song becomes more popular, but this is a process.
The first time the song appears it is probably well know among a certain fan base of the band.
By the second people begin to think "Oh, that's that song from _____. I love that song!"
The third time a song is used, it is almost dead.
The trend follows the same pattern of any product, but it still has the ability to improve. Right now the trend starts at the early majority, progresses to the majority, and then moves to the late majority. The only improvement to this system would be getting songs from the early adopters group. This work has already been started by groups like Chop Shop (run by Alexandra Patsavus-- see sidebar for website)
Now here's an example, based on the use of Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear
#1 The Window - How I Met Your Mother (Season 5 Epsiode 10)
If your bored, watch the whole thing; it's entertaining enough. To see where Two Weeks is used, skip to the 18 minute mark.
At this point, it is used almost wholly because it has just introduced to a new audience- very well used.
#2 VW Commercial
Car commericals, good for classic rock and indie music.
Honestly, the song is a little too quite, but there is a possibility it will be recognized. It was also a super bowl commercial, so it is still pulling attention from good places
#3 The Deep End of the Pool- Parenthood
Wednesday, February 17
New Trend in Music Supervision.
I like to call it "the obvious"
You take a concept from what you're selling, find a word you can work with or a concept, and then find a song that obviously targets that word or value. The Burn Notice commercial is an example of what I call "word obvious"
The Dante's Inferno commercial for the Super Bowl would be what I call a "concept obvious"
The commercial even makes the concept more obvious with the girl falling into the pits of hell in the beginning of the commercial.
Also, I would like to change this blog into a comment on Music Supervision blog, with my own terms/opinions about Music Supervision. This would be done by discussing good and bad music supervision and what can be done differently in the field.
I am no professional, I only know what my personal feelings are. Take it as you see it, a teenager thinking they know best.
Wednesday, January 6
2009, a revisit and rememberance.
So I had my favorite albums of the year and than albums that should simply be mentiond for either their message or impact; which, as the year is reviewed, makes these pieces seem more and more like important works in the year.
One of those is the Happiness Project by Charles Spearin.
Interviews/audio clips with jazz instrumentation over it. It's not music as much as it is an audio documentary.
The other is YΔCHT in all it's glory.
I have fallen for YΔCHT and their mission, message, and even tatoos.
check out http://teamyacht.com/
also See Mystery Lights
That is all. Thank you 2009 for these things.
One of those is the Happiness Project by Charles Spearin.
Interviews/audio clips with jazz instrumentation over it. It's not music as much as it is an audio documentary.
The other is YΔCHT in all it's glory.
I have fallen for YΔCHT and their mission, message, and even tatoos.
check out http://teamyacht.com/
also See Mystery Lights
That is all. Thank you 2009 for these things.
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