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Title: Who would you hire to compose the original soundtrack to your life?
Post by: Tehz on 14 Mar 2009, 20:30: Let's say you were to have an original soundtrack playing in the background of your life all the time, depending on the mood/atmosphere. Who would you hire to compose the music?

I'd say Jon Brion; his work for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind alone is enough for me. Just listen to "Peer Pressure" or "Phone Call" off of the soundtrack and you'll see what I mean.
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Post by: Koremora on 14 Mar 2009, 21:32: Mogwai, Sigur Ros, or Explosions in the Sky. I think those pretty much speak for themselves.
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Post by: A Shoggoth on the Roof on 14 Mar 2009, 21:39: probably The Apple Miner Colony.
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Post by: MrBlu on 14 Mar 2009, 21:40: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth.
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Post by: squawk on 14 Mar 2009, 21:55: I know this is supposed to be like actual composers

but Beulah and Sloan have already effectively done this so far.
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Post by: iamiam on 14 Mar 2009, 22:03: Hans Zimmer because I am fucking epic.
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Post by: Inlander on 14 Mar 2009, 22:09: Is this just a thinly disguised "who is your favourite composer" thread?
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Post by: Thrillho on 15 Mar 2009, 05:37: Prokofiev.

Or whoever it was that wrote 'The Notorious Theme.'
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Post by: valley_parade on 15 Mar 2009, 07:29: EitS.
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Post by: Dazed on 15 Mar 2009, 08:00: Steve Howe or Pete Townsend
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Post by: KickThatBathProf on 15 Mar 2009, 08:21: I would chooooooooooooose Shostakovich

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 15 Mar 2009, 05:37
Or whoever it was that wrote 'The Notorious Theme.'

That was Danny Elfman. You probably don't want him to compose your life soundtrack.
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Post by: altered_carbon on 15 Mar 2009, 09:07: I'd go with Clint Mansell, Erik Satie, or Nick Cave.
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Post by: E. Spaceman on 15 Mar 2009, 09:08: Stephin Merritt
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Post by: Scarychips on 15 Mar 2009, 09:18: Owen Pallett
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Post by: imapiratearg on 15 Mar 2009, 09:33: Jon Brion or Yo La Tengo.
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Post by: Thrillho on 15 Mar 2009, 09:37: Quote from: KickThatBathProf on 15 Mar 2009, 08:21
That was Danny Elfman. You probably don't want him to compose your life soundtrack.

Why'sat den?
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Post by: Patrick on 15 Mar 2009, 13:04: Unless you want your life to sound like The Nightmare Before Christmas/a billion shitty Disney movies, you do not want Danny Elfman as the soundtrack to your entire life.

If I had to pick actual composers, I'd have Holst or Prokofiev or Mozart do it, just because I want my life to sound more badass than it truly is. If we're talking about an actual musical representation of my life, you would be well off to pick some Strokes, some Built To Spill and some Pavement, you'd have me pretty well covered.
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Post by: the_pied_piper on 15 Mar 2009, 14:51: Antonin Dvorak
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Post by: Christophe on 15 Mar 2009, 16:01: This is culled from an old Livejournal entry:

Your Life: The Soundtrack
Opening credits:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Waking up:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Average day:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
First date:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Falling in love:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Love scene:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Fight scene:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Breaking up:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Getting back together:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Secret love:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Life's okay:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Mental breakdown:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Driving:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Learning a lesson:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Deep thought:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Flashback:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Partying:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Happy dance:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Regretting:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Long night alone:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Death scene:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
Closing credits:   The Chemical Brothers- "Galvanize"
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Post by: eddie on 15 Mar 2009, 16:19: The Who, World Inferno or Fucked Up
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Post by: Moist Cowboy on 15 Mar 2009, 17:00: Boots Randolph.
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Post by: Thrillho on 15 Mar 2009, 17:22: Quote from: Patrick on 15 Mar 2009, 13:04
Unless you want your life to sound like The Nightmare Before Christmas/a billion shitty Disney movies, you do not want Danny Elfman as the soundtrack to your entire life.

...My movie is a shitty Disney movie, just with more sex scenes in it.
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Post by: KickThatBathProf on 15 Mar 2009, 17:46: Danny Elfman is perfect then
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Post by: sean on 15 Mar 2009, 17:50: If I had to hire somebody I would hire Efrim Menuck. But I think this is a silly thing to pay for so if he wouldn't do it for free I would just write that jaunt myself.
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Post by: öde on 15 Mar 2009, 18:10: J Mascis. Apparently he's written some film scores but I don't know what they're like.
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Post by: Ceiling Cat on 15 Mar 2009, 18:12: The Flaming Lips and David Bowie! Or possibly Nick Drake. If he was alive :(
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Post by: Hat on 15 Mar 2009, 18:54: Quote from: Inlander on 14 Mar 2009, 22:09
Is this just a thinly disguised "who is your favourite composer" thread?

I choose you, Humphrey B. Flaubert!!
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Post by: De_El on 15 Mar 2009, 22:20: Probably David Byrne. I'd like it if he copped some moves from Eno, but sometimes I have a need to get funky.
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Post by: JimmyJazz on 16 Mar 2009, 09:23: Bob Dylan. He has some pretty kick-ass character songs.
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Post by: dujek on 16 Mar 2009, 09:46: Mark Linkous comes to mind.
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Post by: scarred on 16 Mar 2009, 10:42: John Williams!

"Cantina Band" anyone??
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Post by: The Joker on 16 Mar 2009, 10:50: Quote from: Ptommydski on 15 Mar 2009, 19:55
Neil Young obviously.

The only rule would be no strings at all for any reason.

Awww yeah. Neil FTW.

Actually, I would pick Lennon/McCartney since together, they could write such bitchin' rock songs and such soothing soft songs (alliteration unintentional).
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Post by: MobyDickhole on 16 Mar 2009, 11:08: Andrew Bird would be pretty cool.

I'm actually surprised Andrew Bird hasn't done a soundtrack yet...
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Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 16 Mar 2009, 11:19: Anybody who picked a post-rock band: There's no way your life is epic enough to warrant most of them.
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Post by: sean on 16 Mar 2009, 16:25: Okay okay fine City of Caterpillar.
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Post by: GMM on 16 Mar 2009, 17:51: Britt Daniel & Brian Reitzell, Yo La Tengo, Andrew Bird, Mogwai (in quiet, Christmas Song type mode) and Jeph Jacques (not Deathmole)

Or just Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.
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Post by: Koremora on 16 Mar 2009, 18:03: I never meant that my life was epic enough to warrant a post-rock band; mostly I just said those because it would make it SEEM more epic.
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Post by: Katherine on 16 Mar 2009, 18:10: Wesley Willis
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Post by: Inlander on 16 Mar 2009, 18:11: Quote from: Koremora on 16 Mar 2009, 18:03
I never meant that my life was epic enough to warrant a post-rock band; mostly I just said those because it would make it SEEM more epic.

I imagine it would make your life seem something like this:

"I'm going to go to the shop to buy some milk milk milk milk milk milk milk milk milk milk milk MIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLKKKKKKKKK I'll be back in five-five-five-five minutes. SSSS."
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Post by: yellowfoliage on 17 Mar 2009, 07:45: Jack White and Philip Glass. They could work it out between themselves which sections to score.
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Post by: The Joker on 17 Mar 2009, 10:41: Quote from: Jeans on 16 Mar 2009, 16:51
probably Jeremy Soule. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Soule)

The dude can write music. I mean, dang. Listen to the Oblivion soundtrack, it's fucking amazing. I might upload it to mediaf!re tomorrow.

Guild Wars too. Guy knows what he's doing.

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Quote from: Koremora on 16 Mar 2009, 18:03
I never meant that my life was epic enough to warrant a post-rock band; mostly I just said those because it would make it SEEM more epic.

I imagine it would make your life seem something like this:

"I'm going to go to the shop to buy some milk milk milk milk milk milk milk milk milk milk milk MIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLKKKKKKKKK I'll be back in five-five-five-five minutes. SSSS."

Or this (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=178).
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Post by: imapiratearg on 17 Mar 2009, 10:49: It'd be more like:

Scene 1: Waking Up

Your alarm clock goes off.

You: Uuughhh... (Quiet guitars start tinkling faintly in the background.)

You sit up in your bed and the guitars get louder. You make your way to the bathroom for a shower and the drums crash to life building to a thunderous crescendo as you step into the shower. When you turn off the water and get out to to towel off, the music loses its vigor and slowly quiets to chiming guitars again as you get dressed for the day.
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Post by: Jed on 17 Mar 2009, 10:57: Definately Jan A.P. Kaczmarek. He scored movies like: The Visitor, Finding Neverland, Lost Souls, The Third Miracle, and a lot more.
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Post by: eddie on 17 Mar 2009, 12:22: I think most of your lives warrant a post rock band soundtrack. Post rock is sad, dull, predictable and pretentious.
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Post by: Catacombs on 17 Mar 2009, 12:35: Ouch.
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Post by: eddie on 17 Mar 2009, 12:42: Here's on I wrote earlier its called
'Staring At The Crimson Dusk While The City Collapses Around Me In Slow Motion'

Build up
crescendo
build up
crescendo
build up
crescendo
etc etc
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Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 17 Mar 2009, 13:24: Haha, what an pithy observation!
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Post by: MrBlu on 17 Mar 2009, 13:26: Quote from: JimmyJazz on 16 Mar 2009, 09:23
Bob Dylan. He has some pretty kick-ass character songs.
CAPTAIN JACK
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Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 17 Mar 2009, 14:59: i would hire Tobacco to make the soundtrack of my life.

i prance through meadows of licorice fairly regularly so it's a good fit.
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Post by: Lummer on 17 Mar 2009, 15:09: Is it the Danish band Tobacco you're referring to here?!

Anywho, I'd love for my life to be soundtracked by Matt Pike. It would make me seem like a real badass.
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Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 17 Mar 2009, 15:14: negative

link (http://www.myspace.com/blackmothsuperrainbow)
link (http://www.myspace.com/tobacco)
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Post by: sean on 17 Mar 2009, 16:29: Quote from: eddie on 17 Mar 2009, 12:22
I think most of your lives warrant a post rock band soundtrack. Post rock is sad, dull, predictable and pretentious.

That's a pretty nifty opinion you've got there.