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The best music movies throughout history.
Mark Mancina's Music for 'August Rush'
The story of August Rush is undoubtedly a fairytale style film, and music is meant to be a driving force for that. Evan/August is a young musical prodigy living in an orphanage, determined to find his birth parents. The musical landscape and sound design Kirsten Sheridan’s film is created in such a way to combine the musical languages of Evan, his mother Lyla, and his father Louis. This is to carry the narrative concept that Evan can hear the music of his parents (who are both professional musicians), and is strongly influenced by it, and eventually follows it to them. The music heard throughout the film is a growing accumulation of themes and motifs that eventually make up the debut composition of Evan, and therefore it is most logical to discuss the music in relation to the events of the film in chronological order.
By Celia Olson8 years ago in Beat
David Raksin's Music for 'Laura' (1944)
Background on the Composer David Raksin was musically trained in America, his father was the conductor at Philadelphia’s Metropolitan, and Raksin himself started in Hollywood as a staff musician. (Kalinak 159). He arranged “Modern Times” and then worked at Universal Studios and in a team of musicians on “B films,” specializing in main titles, montages and battles sequences (Kalinak 159). Raksin’s specialty was horror films and Laura was his first “A film" (Kalinak 160).
By Celia Olson8 years ago in Beat
Best Music Documentaries on Netflix to Stream Right Now
Everyone starts from the bottom. Everyone. Many artists started from the bottom before they became hugely successful. They've gone through tough obstacles, major struggles, and much more that continuously pushed them down. But they managed to surpass all of that and reach the peak of their career. And many of these artists are truly inspirational and show us what hard work looks like in the end.
By C.C. Curtis8 years ago in Beat
How A Movie About A Music Teacher Gave Me My Dreams Back
I'll tell you this first, because I need to go on record with it - very few movies can make me cry. I'm pretty sure that I can list the number of films that induce tears on two hands: Dead Poet's Society, Good Will Hunting, Schindler's List & Mr. Holland's Opus are the first that come to my mind, and one film changed the course of my life quite dramatically.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Beat
Music and Concert Documentaries on Netflix
Too few people watch documentaries, which means that many music and concert documentaries on Netflix go unwatched. It's a damn shame, too, because there are a multitude of great ones no one sees. With so many movies and shows on the streaming service, it's hard to figure out what to watch. So often, quality shows are drowned in a quantity of crap. And documentaries can be made and uploaded to the service on the cheap.
By Anthony Gramuglia9 years ago in Beat
Greatest Classic Movie Musicals
Ever since people first put sound in movies, the classic genre of the musical has thrived. It makes sense, of course. Song has always been involved in visual story telling. The Greek Chorus would sing prayers during stage productions. Opera adapted the works of Shakespeare.
By Anthony Gramuglia9 years ago in Beat
GOT7 - Flight Log Trilogy Analysis
On March 13th, GOT7 released the long awaited finale of their Flight Log trilogy. It was around this time last year, they surprised the globe with a six-minute trailer for their comeback, "Fly." This trailer, Departure, acted as the prologue to a full-length story. Six months later, they returned with Turbulence, and as of recently, concluded the tale with Arrival. Along with their colourful voices, they've released a cornucopia of astounding visuals in film, photography, and, of course, intricate dance choreographies. However, what truly makes this series an eventful ride are the gripping symbolic themes in the well produced theatrical videos. With such amazing aesthetics, it is, unfortunately, a beautifully tragic story. A story that deserves to be deconstructed into several parts before saying farewell. Thus, let us climb aboard on GOT7's journey and see where they take us.
By Valencia W.V.9 years ago in Beat
