In this post, I would like to acknowledge something I particularly love: great movie soundtracks.
Now, I realize this is primarily a fiction blog, but I made my tagline vague, and besides, why pigeonhole myself? This is my blog, I do what I want.
So!
Music post.
If you ever go to my Grooveshark, you will see I have a slightly obscene number of playlists. Most of my friends have like, three? Four? Fun stuff, sad stuff, party stuff, etc. I, however...I have eighty-nine. Ye-aah. I like to listen to most things in albums, and I like a lot of things, and this is a very simple way to access them. And it's not like Grooveshark puts any limit on your stuff, right? So...yup. Currently eighty-nine. Makes sense to me.
It looks a bit like this:
Exactly like that, actually. Sometimes, you just need to show the internet your four-and-a-half pages of musical taste. It's satisfying, somehow. Like maybe you're a cool kid now. (Not really, though. Despite my 89 playlists, I still don't know anything about music.)
Now, those playlists are all lovely, but there are a few I'd like to focus on now, which are all in...
this part. (minus "Night Visions." sorry 'bout that.)
That's right. Movie soundtracks.
I'm not sure movie soundtracks get the appreciation they deserve solely because, well, nobody seems to listen to them! You'll be fully aware that a movie has an incredible musical score (that's what it's called, right?), but when you're done watching, you just...move on. There's nothing wrong with that, but I just...I just want to...show you some things.
Fewest Words
Alice in Wonderland (2010) - suspenseful and mysterious, of course
Coraline - creepy and awesome, almost French-sounding, but not quite
Howl's Moving Castle - pretty and waltz-y and god I just love that movie oh gosh!
Inception - very intense, in case you didn't already know
(UPDATE) Ruby Sparks - this is mostly just fabulous instrumentals. in the middle, there are a few songs with lyrics, but most are in a foreign language, so they don't really count. a beautiful movie, and if you haven't seen it, I recommend you go find it wherever you can. like, immediately.
Most Uplifting
Juno - various artists, like Kimya Dawson, just being cool and stuff
Meet the Robinsons - including "Another Believer" and "Little Wonders"
We Bought a Zoo - I haven't completely gone through this, but if you've ever seen the movie (which I fully recommend), you'll know what to expect. happy and whimsical and a little music box-y and just...hopeful
(UPDATE) Happythankyoumoreplease - lots of cute, happy indie/folk-y songs. this is one of my favorite movies because gosh, it's just so adorable and happy and uplifting! watchitwatchitwatchit!
Some Wonderful Misc.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog - storytelling and feels-y and adorable and Neil Patrick Harris + Nathan Fillion + Felicia Day = AWESOME and if you haven't seen that, spend 45 minutes on youtube. Go.
The Great Gatsby - some rap and party music, and I'm not sure what genre "Young and Beautiful" is, but it's good. I recommend it.
These are all lovely, and all make good writing music (for me, at least), and I just, I fully recommend the lot of them, even if you haven't seen the movies they're from. I hope you can enjoy them!
That is all.
-Allie
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