Musical Montage Musical Montage: Brie Larson “She Said” December 26, 2016 We all know Brie Larson now as an Oscar winning actress and star of some huge upcoming blockbusters but back in 2005 she was a potential teen pop star and put out the single “She Said” from her one album, Finally out of PE.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Jim Varney “Gee I’m Glad It’s Raining” December 19, 2016 Perhaps the most bizarre moment in the Ernest film canon isn’t some wacky slapstick bit but a serious and sad montage where Ernest sings the melancholy song “Gee I’m Glad It’s Raining” as all hope of saving the camp seems lost.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Dead Man’s Bones December 12, 2016 After bonding over their love of The Haunted Mansion and ghosts/monsters in general, Ryan Gosling and his friend Zach Shields formed the band Dead Man’s Bones and put out an album in 2009 and also had songs featured on the soundtracks for movies like The Conjuring.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Talking Heads “Wild Wild Life” December 5, 2016 Part of both the album and movie True Stories, Wild Wild Life finds David Byrne and the Talking Heads impersonating a ton of other 80’s musicians and features one of the first ever major appearances of John Goodman.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: The Cure “Dredd Song” November 28, 2016 The Cure contributed to a number of soundtracks in the mid-90’s but their particular goth sound didn’t really fit with the over the top world of 1995’s Judge Dredd when they contributed the credits song “Dredd Song”.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Ramin Djawadi November 21, 2016 Since hitting the scene around 2001, Ramin Djawadi has already left a mark on pop culture with his iconic Game of Thrones score as well as excellent scores for things like Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim and more.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Got a Girl “Did We Live Too Fast” November 14, 2016 As a side project to appearing in great movies like Scott Pilgrim and 10 Cloverfield Lane, Mary Elizabeth Winstead teamed up with music producer Dan the Automator for the 60’s French pop inspired Got a Girl.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: The Cherry Bombs “Howard the Duck” November 7, 2016 Howard the Duck, if nothing else, had some massive musical talent behind the scenes as Thomas Dolby created all the songs for the movie’s band, The Cherry Bombs, and co-wrote the title track with George Clinton.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Misfits “Halloween I & II” October 31, 2016 We close out this month of spooky Musical Montage picks with the perfect song to celebrate the holiday with today, the Misfits’ Halloween and Halloween II.