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Post by TheNewMads on May 19, 2009 15:38:01 GMT -5
watching dr. z again, i've decided to admit it: i actually sorta like that folk song in the beginning. kinda catchy stuff, very 70s.
i've also always kinda liked what's her face from "i accuse my parents"... i looked her up and she ended up being kinda a famous singer back in the day. go ahead, i defy you to watch "i accuse my parents" and not be humming "are you happy in your work" the rest of the day! unless, of course, it's a work day.
any other good music, or even just guilty pleasures, you can think of from MST3k movies?
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on May 20, 2009 0:09:30 GMT -5
I'll admit to really liking the Fish Picker song from the otherwise execrable Hobgoblins. It has a sort of Killing Joke vibe that I find rather appealing.
"This must be that Basque Separatist rock I've heard so much about."
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Post by Ron Codpiece on May 20, 2009 11:08:57 GMT -5
Bapadapadada... bah da da dadada da
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Post by Weirdo Writer on May 20, 2009 13:36:55 GMT -5
I still kinda like the music played over the credits of "Riding with Death".
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Post by TheNewMads on May 21, 2009 12:44:51 GMT -5
I still kinda like the music played over the credits of "Riding with Death". actually that reminds me of the girlschool song from "zombie nightmare" -- come on let's go! (let's go!) kinda toe-tappin' stuff. |
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Post by TheNewMads on May 22, 2009 14:41:40 GMT -5
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Jun 2, 2009 11:17:08 GMT -5
I like the score to Fugitive Alien. I particularly like what I'm calling the triumphal theme. As I've said before, it's a John Williams rip-off, but better than Williams, imo.
I find a number of the songs catchy if irritating. Are you Happy is one. Yipes Stripes is another (and I do admire how much mileage the music supervisor to that movie got out of that one song--sort of like feeding a family of four on a dollar a day!) Callipygias will slap me, but I do find Shine Your Love catchy and whoever sings it (she'd credited) really has a Voice. And I'm a big fan of California Lady and picked out the music and even, goddess help me, play it on my guitar now and then. I agree that the music of the Dr. Z. theme is terrific folk-rock, but someone here figured out the lyrics for me and posted them and the lyrics are really stupid.
I'll have to think more about scores. Probably a lot of them are competent at many points--the thing about scores is that if they aren't just awful/inappropriate, I don't particularly notice them, despite being strongly affected by a good score or awful score. (I just rewatched Roman Holiday, for instance, and though the score is not earth-shakingly good or memorable, it's certainly not obnoxious. It's appropriate for the story. This sort of competence is nothing to sneer at, imo.) I remember being irritated by the Devil Fish score, but I honestly don't remember a lot of irritation at any specific other. I'll listen as I watch and post again in a couple weeks if I notice anything good for bad.
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Jun 2, 2009 22:54:05 GMT -5
Oh, and I really liked Dick Contino's songs from Daddy-O, particularly the repetitive but oh-so-catchy "Rock Candy." Don't hit.
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Post by Chuck on Jun 5, 2009 20:40:02 GMT -5
I wish they'd release the soundtrack to The Incredibly Strange Creatures!
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Post by Hoss Ragen on Jun 6, 2009 8:29:26 GMT -5
The Birds in The Deadly Bees are among the best and underrated British Invasion garage rock bands. The original 45 of "That's All I Need", which was performed in the movie, is highly sought-after to collectors (goes for some triple digit amount). Sundazed or one of those reissue labels released a compilation of all their stuff, including unreleased alternate studio versions, which I have. The only song on there that is missing is THAT one, though. I also have The Sidehackers LP in minty condition. The best song on there, a random psychedelic funk rock Hugh Masekela cover , isn't even in the movie oddly enough. If anyone wants to listen to the later, feel free to PM me and I can give you an upload link (the record is way out-of-print without any chance of being sold commercially, just so you know).
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Jul 2, 2009 8:30:22 GMT -5
You know, I've really been paying attention to scores since you posted this, and...wow, there's just a lot of mediocrity. I did think that the score to Lost Continent was pretty solid, and I looked up the composer today, Paul Dunlap, and all he really did was B-movies. He also did Teenage Werewolf.
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Jul 2, 2009 8:33:09 GMT -5
watching dr. z again, i've decided to admit it: i actually sorta like that folk song in the beginning. kinda catchy stuff, very 70s. ? I worked this out on my guitar and did a quick harmonic analysis, because it was niggling at me, why is this silly little thing so pleasant to listen to. And 2 things leapt out: it's in a natural minor (we're used to hearing harmonic minors) and totally avoids the dominant or V chord. Hmm, I'll have to use that idea and write something of my own using the same principles... |
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Post by ohfurlinedbra on Jul 12, 2009 3:27:53 GMT -5
I wish they'd release the soundtrack to The Incredibly Strange Creatures! I second that! Well, maybe not the WHOLE soundtrack. Most of the score can be left out, as far as I'm concerned. But I really actually like those songs in that movie. "Ship Out of Shape" -- "Shick Out Of Shape," according to Mike and the bots! -- is so catchy and dangerous it should be considered a supervirus! I really like the other song that same brunette does called "It's not you," or something. The one that has a Patsy-Cline-Leslie-Gore vibe to it. I know it's their job, but I always feel bad that they make fun of the song and her singing. I think she was really good! Even that one western folk song is pretty good. The one playing while the weird guy -- yeah, that narrows it down -- is walking sullenly down the street. Too bad you can't hear a damn word of it!!! HAHAHA!!! |
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Post by Lounge Lizard on Jul 24, 2009 13:32:20 GMT -5
california laaaaaaaaaadyyyyyyyyy!
Gotta love the 70's killer lizard folk rock.
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Post by Mod City on Jul 24, 2009 14:14:09 GMT -5
I still kinda like the music played over the credits of "Riding with Death". actually that reminds me of the girlschool song from "zombie nightmare" -- come on let's go! (let's go!) kinda toe-tappin' stuff. Speaking of Zombie Nightmare, every time I hear Ace of Spades by Motorhead I can't help but think of the opening credits to that movie. Strange to think MST3K and that lousy flick redefined one of the all-time hard rock classics for me, but they did. |
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