Ask Mike: The first soundtrack
Hey Guys,
Let’s talk soundtracks, shall we? The recently released (500) Days of Summer boasts a collection of classic hipster tunes including stuff from The Smiths, Feist, and Regina Spektor. After watching the trailer (which features plenty of good music), I got to wondering: What was the first soundtrack you could buy in stores?
A search on Yahoo yielded some solid results. Most experts believe the 1908 film “L’assassinat du duc de Guise” was the first to use specially composed music. However, fans couldn’t just go out and buy the LP at their local five and dime. In fact, that didn’t occur until the 1937, when “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” became the first movie to release its music for commercial purchase.
Yup, Walt Disney was an innovator in more ways than one. According to IMDb, Snow White wasn’t just the “first film to ever have a soundtrack recording album released for it,” it was also one of the first movies to have “related merchandise available at the time of premiere.” All those Spider-Man and Transformer toys you see? Blame Snow White.
Of course, IMDb is user edited so errors can sometimes occur. To make sure Miss White deserves credit, I visited Disney’s official site. Sure enough, the house that Mickey built writes “Songs from Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was “the first soundtrack album from a feature film.” Some of the tunes included: “Heigh Ho” and “The Yodel Song,” a track that any Yahoo! fan will find to be worth a listen.
If you guys were going to make a soundtrack to your own life story, what songs and artists would you include? Springsteen? Ice Cube? Johnny Cash? Metallica? Pink Floyd? Right Said Fred? Leave a comment and let me know.
Thanks for reading.
P.S. — Thanks for all the comments on the “Harry Potter vs. Twilight” blog. You guys are maniacs (in a good way).
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Fade to Black by Metallica
Life it seems will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters, no one else
I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free
Things not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly lost, this can’t be real
Cannot stand this hell I feel
Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me but now he’s gone
No one but me can save myself
But it’s too late
Now I can’t think
Think why I should even try
Yesterday seems as though
It never existed
Death greets me warm
Now I will just say goodbye
Echo and the Bunnymen’s “Ocean Rain” album IS the soundtrack of my life.
Soundrack of my life would include
Welcome to the machine Pink Floyd
Time Pink Floyd
Unforgiven Metallica
Company Ricki Lee Jones
Magazine Ricki Lee Jones
Landslide Fleetwood Mac
Beautiful People Marilyn Manson
Lunchbox Marilyn Manson
Hurt Johnny Cash
Hurt Nine Inch Nails
Gravity John Mayer
Heart of Gold Neil Young
No More Drama Mary J Blige
“Let’s talk soundtracks, shall we?”
Alas, we shan’t.
When you want to know something like this, you should turn to a librarian, not yahoo.
I love movie soundtracks – songs are always better when there’s a story behind them don’t you think?
songs around an africa campfire
Mine is tossup between Theme from the Apartment by Ferrante and Ticher (I think) and Bridge over Troubled Waters by Simon & Garfunkel. Both repreprent certain aspects of my life.
well wat kind of music
Dont tke 4 grntd any prsons close 2 ur heart coz u myt wke up 1day dt uv lost a diamond coz ur too buzy collecting stones!am i ryt?
“Careless Memories” – Duran Duran
“It’s a Laugh” – The Police
“In my defense” – Freddie Mercury
“Synchronicity II” – The Police
“One-winged angel” – Nobuo Uematsu
“Goodbye is Forever” – Arcadia
“The Show must go on” – Queen
yea its great idea.
Hey! I just wanted to ask where I can buy or just find the Drag Me To Hell soundtrack. I am a choreographer/dancer and I want to use this music because I am basing my routine off of the movie. Write back ASAP
Thanks,
Alec Clawson
The Smiths are not “hipster music.” Most hipsters I know would probably not like them. Also, when the Smiths were still releasing music, “hipsters” did not exist in the form in which we now find them.
PS: I do not like either hipsters nor the Smiths.
But I do like the Bunnymen, and that is also not hipster.
Hipsters like current crappy music and crappy hairband and butt-rock.
ELO’s “Time”, John Lennon, “Wheels”, Ani Di Franco’s “When I’m Gone”, GnR “November Rain”, The Beatles “Hey Jude”, A-HA “Take on Me”, Rolling Stones “Satisfaction”, Nico “These Days”, Violent Femmes “Fall Out the Window”
my soundtrack would include people like:
Flo Rida (i love to dance)
Pink (mostly her break up songs)
&
Sean Kingston Fire Burnin- My friends dedicated that song to me at Softball game
1. ‘If yoou’re happy and you know it”- Nusery Rhyme
2. ”My Best Friend”- Weezer
3. ”You Belong With Me”- Taylkor Swift
4. ”We Will Rock You”- Queen.
5. ”Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie”- ABBA.
Cool blog!
“Rock and Roll Legends” by J.M.D.
Guns-N-Roses is a great rock and roll band. Axel Rose is the lead singer of Guns-N-Roses. Guns-N-Roses also feature Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagen, and Slash. Guns-N-Roses make punk rock, rock and roll, and heavy metal. “Appetite For Destruction”, one of their first albums, is a rock and roll classic. “Welcome to the Jungle” is a hit Guns-N-Roses song about adventure. “Welcome to the Jungle” is graphic and fast. “Night Train” is another song about dreams and success. “Out to Get Me” is about adversity and survival. “My Michelle” is about inspiration. “Rocket Queen” is also about inspiration and love. “Mr. Brownstone” is about adversity. “It’s So Easy” is a scathing attack on hypocrisy. “Paradise City” is about success and fame. “Sweet Child Of Mine” is a song about youth. “Anything Goes Tonight” is a rock and roll revival of the theme “anything goes.” Always protect yourself. Never let your guard down. Win or suffer the consequences. Have fun while you are at it. The double albums “Use Your Illusion” and “Use Your Illusion II” followed. “November Rain” is a song about music, love, dreams, and inspiration. “Don’t Cry” is a song about courage and faith. “I Don’t Need Your Civil War” is about justice. “You Could Be Mine” is about the moral high ground. “Guns-N-Roses Lies” featuring “I Use To Love Her” and the album “The Spaghetti Incident?” followed “Use Your Illusion” and “Use Your Illusion II”. “The Spaghetti Incident?” is a punk rock album featuring classic punk rock songs by hard to find artists who Guns-N-Roses brought to Hollywood fame. The artists are credited and praised. The songs are remade in the Guns-N-Roses style and taken to new punk rock extremes. This album includes “Down Here on the Farm”, a humorous song about life in the country, “Black Leather”, a song about clubs and dancers, “I Don’t Care About You”, a song about adversity, and “Ain’t It Fun?” which is about Politics. Guns-N-Roses tour. They sell albums, concert shirts, and posters.
Black Sabbath is another legend of heavy metal. Front men Ozzy Osborn, Ronnie James Dio of DIO (“Holy Diver”, “Rainbow In The Dark”), and Tony Iommi led the group to great success. “Black Sabbath Tribute” is an album of classic Black Sabbath songs performed by various artists such as White Zombie, Bruce Dickinson, Godspeed, and many other anthem rockers. “Children of the Grave” is a song about taking care of each other and protecting the future. “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” is a song about the punishment of the faithless and the salvation of the faithful. “War Pigs” is a song about conflict and struggle. “Planet Caravan”, featured on Pantera’s album “Far Beyond Driven”, is a song about adventure. “Iron Man” is about heroes. Ozzy also had a successful solo career. His albums include “Blizzard of Ozz”, “The Ultimate Sin”, “Randy Rhodes Tribute”, and “No More tears”. “Bark At the Moon” is about extremes. “Over The Mountain” is about miracles. “Thank God For the Bomb” is about war. “The Ultimate Sin” is about the end of the world. “A Shot In The Dark” is about justice. “Crazy Train” is about choices and consequences. “Good Bye To Romance” is a lament. “Sweet Leaf” is about friends. “Fairies Wear Boots” is about fantasy. “Mama I’m Coming Home” is about family. “Mr. Tinker Train” and “My Jeckyl Doesn’t Hide” are about nightmares and terror. Black Sabbath tour, record, and sell concert promotions.
ACDC and Van Halen are two more legendary rock and roll bands. Van Halen is known for their graphic lyrics and elaborate guitar leads. Front men Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, and Sammy Hagar lead the group. Their albums are powerhouses of fun and metal prowess. “Jump” is a song about extremes, setting goals, and getting results. “Panama” is a fun song about parties. “Hot For Teacher” is about romance. “The Cradle Will Rock” is about different artistic variations. “Ain’t talkin’ About Love” is about sorrow. “Pretty Woman” is a song about a pretty woman. “Right Now” is a song about responsibility. “Why Can’t This Be Love” is a love song. “Can’t Stop Loving You” is a love song. ACDC is another great rock and roll band. ACDC is led by Angus and Malcolm Young. “Back In Black” is an excellent ACDC album. “For Those About To Rock” is another great ACDC album. “ACDC LIVE” is excellent. “Big Balls” was a fun album that included the original singer Bon Scott. “Who Made Who?” is another great ACDC album. “Back in Black” is a song about style and success. “Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution” is about … what else … rock and roll. “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” is about luck. “TNT” is also another lucky song. “The Razor’s edge” is about those situations in life that put our backs against a wall and force us to come out swinging. “Thunderstruck” is about winning under pressure. “She’s Got The Jack” is a blues song with a rock and roll twist. The song laments the infidelity of certain immoral women. “For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)” is about talent and good times. “The Girl’s Got Rhythm” is a song about dancers. “Hell’s Bells” is a terrifying song about hell. “Night Prowler” is a terrifying song about night prowlers. “Come Hell or High Water” is about determination. “Who Made Who?” is an anthem song about life, love, and creation. ACDC are legends because of their skill and style. They tour, record, and sell concert promotions.
how to creat a yahoo blog? it looks a little hard to do
Paint it black- rolling stones
comfortably numb- pink floyd
not okay- my chemical romance
That’s life in a nut shell.
Just joking.
How bizzare- OMC
Secret Garden- Bruce
Forever young-
Cool change- little river band
one headlight- the wall flowers
summer girls- lfo
life is a highway- slightly over played, but can’t think of another song that expresses the same level of excitement about living