All We Have Is Each Other--Sounds like

[mrsphyllistorgo]

Yes, I FINALLY came up with another topic for our venerable game. Gimme a break, after a while new angles get hard to find. This one's a refinement of an earlier, highly successful All We Have.

We've already covered our least favorite songs from MST, and now I want the most INAPPROPRIATE music. It doesn't have to be a whole song, or even part of one. Just an example of really, really odd choices in music to "highlight" what's going on onscreen. Basically, despite whatever mood the director may have been going for, they ended up with Cognative Dissonance.

Everybody, c'mon, play! All We Have Is Each Other!


mrsphyllistorgo

This music is really more suited to plate spinning.

[mrsphyllistorgo]

Flat Bank Account And Full Heart Winner!



Torgo, my loyal darling, since you were the only one who played, you win all the honey! You get to dress up the Fire Maiden of your choice and take her out on the town, but behave--they can scorch!

Everybody play again this week!

mrsphyllistorgo

Mike, can you inject me into this film?

(sorry, I don't own Fire Maidens so I couldn't quote it)

[Gemini Man]

During a bland spaceship launch shot...

"Does this tepid little scene really warrant a 'DAHHH DAH DAH DAHHHH DA DAHHHHHHHH!'" - Phantom Planet

[Blurryeye]

The first thing that comes to mind is a scene in Werewolf, a movie chock full of inappropriate background music and odd micing choices ("So they mic potato chip bags and feet in this movie, but not people, huh?").

Who could forget that dramatic moment when Paul arrives at his house in Flagstaff and is introduced to "The Keeper". Donned in camouflage from head to toe, with huge Jerry Garcia shades and huge Jerry Garcia scruffy grey beard, chomping a cigar and carrying a rifle, "The Keeper" greets Paul with some rambling stoner paranoia about strange things a-happenin' 'round here. Paul, "the Average White Man", is understandably cautious and wary of this militia man who "just found out Count Dracula was a f----t." [!?] Paul manages to find his way to the stairs and weakly smiles to appease this strange figure in green as he creeps away.

I believe I've painted an accurate portrait of this scene. And when you read the previous paragraph, of course the first thing you thought of for background music was tender, tinkly piano music, right? I mean, it's so appropriate for setting the proper mood, and it totally fits with the character of "The Keeper". Something like an ominous bass note or psychedelic electric guitar nightmare music would not be appropriate at all, would it? No, a pretty, trebly piano line should accompany this scene, because "The Keeper" is surely a good guy.

Honorable mention goes to the scene between Paul and Natalie at the party, when they're having a private conversation just getting to know each other. So of course, the music is blaring. "Hey, can you turn down the Percy Faith a bit?"

[Dave Walker]

I hereby nominate Devil Fish. The soft core porn soundtrack was well featured in this film. But, when you consider that they opted to have it play when Stella and PETER! find Janet murdered...well...

[Torgo]

I got to go with the child solo singing from the opening and closing of Squirm.

I mean honestly, why do horror movies use children singing to induce terror? Sure, the kid can't sing, but it's hardly something to send chills down your spine. Cringe in your seat maybe, or even walk out of the theater, but I just can't feel frightened of a high pitched pre-teen.

[Bart Fargo]

There were a couple of moments in Moon Zero Two where the jazz combo was acting a bit inappropriate. They were trying to make the moonbuggy rolling along the moon seem exciting with jazz licks.
Dumb idea, and it didn't work.