Coldplay - Paradise Music Video

My Hands Are Shaking

When working on the film Dan In Real Life director Peter Hedges brought in singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche from pretty much the very beginning of production. What Sondre Lerche came up with really compliments the film and adds to its honest feel. Here are my two favorite songs from the soundtrack.

They Made Me Do It - Songs from Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko had some of best 80's music.  In fact, if it hadn't been for this film I would have continued to believe all my naive friends who claimed "there was no such thing as good music in the 80s."  Here are a few songs from one of my favorite movie soundtracks.







If you like Donnie Darko check out the "Mad World" music video by Gary Jules.

The Hunt for Gollum: A Fan Film

A group of passionate Lord of the Rings fans from the UK produced a 40 minute prequel film to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of The Ring they are calling The Hunt for Gollum. The group was on a budget of only $5,000 but they made a truly impressive piece with professional art direction, cinematography, CG, and soundtrack. Released just a few days ago, the film has already been viewed 500,000 times.

You can watch the entire film online for free by visiting their Dailymotion page.

Earth: The Pale Blue Dot

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It isn't often that you come across a piece of media that punches you in the gut almost instantly. Visual artist Michael Marantz conveys a deep message with a fusion of author Carl Sagan's far-reaching words and beautiful time lapse photography. What makes Earth: The Pale Blue Dot truly impressive is the sheer amount of work that had to be put into it by one person. To fully appreciate it you must consider the following; there are 30 scenes in this three minute video. Each scene took between 30 minutes to 14 hours to capture using a still photography camera. There are over 4,000 frames in this short film and every frame you see is actually a combination of three separate images created using a technique called HDR. And as if all that work wasn't impressive enough Michael Marantz composed the music as well. Earth: The Pale Blue Dot is a powerful piece that deserves attention not only for its emotional weight but also for its technical brilliance. Below you will find the original soundtrack that Michael was kind enough to let us share as an mp3.

Earth - Michael Marantz.mp3 (right click to save)
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Away We Go Trailer + Music

My friend Becca tipped me off to this trailer for the upcoming film Away We Go starring John Krasinski. She told me the music by Alexi Murdoch was really great. If you're a know-nothing music blogger like myself you ask something like "the music is by a girl?!" And then proceed to be embarrassed by anyone who owns an iPod within earshot of you.

Where The Wild Things Are Artwork + Video

After watching the Where The Wild Things Are trailer about a hundred times I had to re-read the original. Here's an older video version of the book, looks like it's from Reading Rainbow or something you'd see on PBS. My church is also doing a new series based on the book and I just had to share with you the brilliant artwork Justin Keller came up with for it.

Check out the original movie trailer and download The Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" soundtrack.

Sigur Ros Plays Við Spilum Endalaust

Sigur Ros - Við spilum endalaust - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque.

Where the Wild Things Are

One of the best movie trailers I've seen in a long time. I love seeing children's books like these being adapted to film. Couldn't have picked a better song for it- by The Arcade Fire (who are notorious for not allowing their music to be used in films). What do you guys think? Will the Where The Wild Things Are movie be a hit?

Four Fantastic Music Videos

The greatest songs tell a story and most directors either try to adhere to far too literally or do something so obscure with a music video that it adds no value to a song whatsoever. The best music videos take a moving melody and create something that not only adds to its meaning but also gives the track a breath of new life. Some are old some are new but all of them add an awesome visual twist to already solid songs...