My last few posts have been rather cricket based, so thought I’d post something which one of my friends on facebook did which is good fun
I know these usually come in email forwards, facebook notes, and myspace bulletins but i find those things fairly silly, i don’t always read them and i hate myspace, so i’m gonna blog it here instead.
Before I get into it, you must remember what my music collection is like – quite varied. Also remember that some things on my ipod aren’t in that list because they’re on strange compilation cds, i’ve bought them online or i’ve copied them (just don’t tell the RIAA)
So, onto the soundtrack (plus the instructions so you can try it at home)
IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here’s how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool..
Opening Credits:
“Far From Here” – The Levellers
Interesting, didn’t know I had that, not a huge fan of them, but I can cope with that
Waking Up:
“Mine” – Sepultura
You can’t beat a bit of Brazillian death metal in the morning!
First Day At School:
“Slip Inside This House” – Primal Scream
Not the track I’d go for in that album, but I like the track, didn’t know it was called that. Quite upbeat, and I quite enjoyed my primary school from what I remember
Falling In Love:
“The Only One” – Skin
Kinda appropriate, again a track I don’t know very well – think it was on a metal hammer cover cd
Breaking Up:
“The Sky Is Broken” – Moby
I hadn’t listened to Moby in ages and again kinda appropriate
Think I’ll have to re-rip the track cos it’s very crackly (unless it’s supposed to sound like that!)
Prom:
“How Many Times Must My Heart Be Broken” – French Car and the Bulimic Wizards
I doubt many will know this track/artist (unless you’re from the French Car/Serafin clan). Can’t say I’ve actually been to a Prom, so can’t draw any parallels
Life’s Ok:
“Still D.R.E.” – Dr Dre
A a feelgood track – like it for the section, but wouldn’t normally pick it
Mental Breakdown:
“The Boy with the Bubble Gum” – Tom McRae
You can’t get much more of a contrast than singer songwriter Tom McRae – so i think it works
Driving:
“Evolution” – Ram Trilogy
A bit of synthesiser Drum n Bass sounds good to me
Flashback:
“Ed-Ucation” – Dr Dre
What’s with the Dr Dre – I don’t even like him that much. Such foul language in this track.
Getting Back Together:
“If Tomorrow Never Comes” – The Controllers
From the title it doesn’t really work – but listening to it, you could imagine it in the scene. It’s a golden oldie.
Birth of Child:
“Minnesoter” – The Dandy Warhols
I think the lyrics say enough
I saw my baby dance a latin
Number with her shirt off
Man her skins soft
But in a mood shed rather
If I jerked off.If I found my way to minnesoter
Not sure what to make of it
Wedding Scene:
“Souljacker Part 1” – The Eels
Would prob have worked better for the driving scene
Final Battle:
“Storm: Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven / Gathering Storm / “Welcome To Barco Am/Pm…” / Cancer Towers On Holy Road Hi-Way” – Godspeed You Black Emperor
Now that is definitely wrong – could never have a battle scene with Prog Rock as background music – it just doesn’t work. It’d be the longest final battle ever and the build up would never satisfy anyone.
The song also has a very long title to go with it
Death Scene:
“Mad Cat” – Roni Size vs Reprsentz
Some more Drum n Bass – could work
Funeral Scene:
“No” – Soulfly
Haha – that’d be funny – nobody wants me to go Death Metal styley
End Credits:
“Kotton Krown” – Sonic Youth
Could work as ending credits, not convinced though
Don’t think I’d have chosen many of those, but with 6000+ songs to choose from, the fact that any of them worked is pretty remarkable, and at least there wasn’t anything I was embarrassed at owning (though Dr Dre comes pretty close).
Gonna make a playlist out of it for novelty value