tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post6360612252865887794..comments2024-03-13T06:28:44.715-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Top 15 Music Moments in Wes Anderson FilmsAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-29994855499990125722014-03-21T16:47:06.776-04:002014-03-21T16:47:06.776-04:00Anytime, man! FSF is callin for ya!Anytime, man! FSF is callin for ya!Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394045103473759585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-82584620225174937202014-03-20T11:34:40.491-04:002014-03-20T11:34:40.491-04:00Hell yeah man. Nothing else was going to top that ...Hell yeah man. Nothing else was going to top that for me.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-64547983285192412892014-03-20T01:15:36.086-04:002014-03-20T01:15:36.086-04:00When I saw the title of this list, I knew #1 had t...When I saw the title of this list, I knew #1 had to be "Needle in the Hay". That's just one of the most perfect scenes in any film.Nick9000https://www.blogger.com/profile/04850668284839130387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-73864148505752728812014-03-19T12:01:31.573-04:002014-03-19T12:01:31.573-04:00I still want to write you up a FSF! Just gotta thi...I still want to write you up a FSF! Just gotta think about what scene to carve out, but I'll let you know soon.<br /><br />I do love that final song in Darjeeling. Very appropriate for the film.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-65324044920907803982014-03-19T11:59:30.301-04:002014-03-19T11:59:30.301-04:00That is such a stunning moment, isn't it? Very...That is such a stunning moment, isn't it? Very haunting and real. Thanks so much for reading, Dan! Glad you liked the picks.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-18119521810896037462014-03-19T10:05:41.102-04:002014-03-19T10:05:41.102-04:00All great picks. "Where Do You Go To My Lovel...All great picks. "Where Do You Go To My Lovely" is great. I like the french song at the end of Darjeeling. Gives the ending such a fun, positive, adventurous quality. "Les Champs-Elysees" I think. "Ooh La La" at the end of Rushmore is obvious but awesome. That "Needle In The Hay" scene is so great. Just featured it for FSF.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394045103473759585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-63090961114783250422014-03-19T00:32:41.383-04:002014-03-19T00:32:41.383-04:00I'd forgotten about some of these great exampl...I'd forgotten about some of these great examples! The ones that stood out to me right away were Ruby Tuesday and A Quick One While He's Away, but your #1 pick is such a stunning moment. This makes me want to go back and watch a bunch of the movies right now. Dan Heatonhttp://ptsnob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-41608536627798598802014-03-18T11:41:23.295-04:002014-03-18T11:41:23.295-04:00Thanks Josh! GREAT music in both of those flicks. ...Thanks Josh! GREAT music in both of those flicks. Much of the reason why I love revisiting them.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-86805134881303476082014-03-17T21:40:33.823-04:002014-03-17T21:40:33.823-04:00Great stuff man! This reminded me that I need to r...Great stuff man! This reminded me that I need to rewatch The Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited. Seriously, it's been years.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-86509957744881924492014-03-17T12:34:07.939-04:002014-03-17T12:34:07.939-04:00Ha, thanks man! A tough list to keep low, for sure...Ha, thanks man! A tough list to keep low, for sure.You definitely gotta love ol' Hank making a showing in Moonrise. That's a great call there.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-73305724825149532812014-03-17T12:32:51.365-04:002014-03-17T12:32:51.365-04:00Thanks chicks (with accents)! "Le Temps de l&...Thanks chicks (with accents)! "Le Temps de l'Amour" offers a great moment in Moonrise. Really solid pick there. I love "Ooh La La" as well.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-79915263855859826052014-03-17T12:30:29.525-04:002014-03-17T12:30:29.525-04:00Ah man I really wanted to sneak "Judy is a Pu...Ah man I <i>really</i> wanted to sneak "Judy is a Punk" in here because I adore that sequence. Just couldn't manage to do it. <br /><br />Thanks so much for the comment, Teddy! It's great to hear from you!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-50036771108521670202014-03-17T12:29:21.197-04:002014-03-17T12:29:21.197-04:00Thanks! It's a hauntingly powerful song, "...Thanks! It's a hauntingly powerful song, "Needle in the Hay." Used to utter perfection in that scene. Isn't that revenge scene from Rushmore just priceless?Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-66078031002444134762014-03-17T12:27:43.627-04:002014-03-17T12:27:43.627-04:00Yeah man, he really does know how to marry music t...Yeah man, he really does know how to marry music to film. Jeez, I honestly don't remember that song from Life Aquatic. But I suppose I don't really remember much from that film at all.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-31200656924651360782014-03-17T12:26:08.994-04:002014-03-17T12:26:08.994-04:00That is honestly the only worthy moment of Life Aq...That is honestly the only worthy moment of Life Aquatic for me. I do not like that film at all, but Sigur Ros makes that scene.<br /><br />As for Elliot Smith... wow, what a way to go. Such a tortured spirit.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-36148210553710674662014-03-17T12:25:08.606-04:002014-03-17T12:25:08.606-04:00Nice, glad you liked the list. My favorite soundtr...Nice, glad you liked the list. My favorite soundtrack as whole would definitely be Darjeeling as well. His music supervisor is simply ace. Such consistently splendid work.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-25336067858573168712014-03-17T08:52:17.896-04:002014-03-17T08:52:17.896-04:00Kudos to you for keeping this list to fifteen - ev...Kudos to you for keeping this list to fifteen - even the Anderson playlist on my iPod clocks in at 25 tracks!<br /><br />Most of my favorites have already been mentioned - "Temps de L'Amour", Seu Jorge's contribution to Life Aquatic, and "Ooh La La". However, I'm surprised to see that I'm the first to bring up all of those warm old Hank Williams tunes that pepper MOONRISE KINGDOM. Gotta love that sort of nostalgia!<br /><br />Pardon me, I'm off to queue up "Cold Cold Heart" on my iPod...Ryan McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440134802928893661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-31922759775601062462014-03-17T01:44:00.565-04:002014-03-17T01:44:00.565-04:00My favourite is no doubt the Judy Is A Punk sequen...My favourite is no doubt the Judy Is A Punk sequence in Tenebaums when Margot's sex past is revealed. Some great choices here, Alex. Needle in the Hay is a classic and the quintessential Wes Anderson music sequence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731135068727753624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-66803543825725422992014-03-16T00:38:47.785-04:002014-03-16T00:38:47.785-04:00Great list! I love number 12 - that'd probably...Great list! I love number 12 - that'd probably be my number 3 if I wrote such a list - but definitely agreed on the first two. In particular, number 1 is just so painfully emotional (and I'd always thought until very recently that the song had been included after Smith's death, so it's even more tragic to learn that this connotation was accidental). "Needle in the Hay" has what is probably the single saddest line in any song (in my opinion) - "You oughta be proud that I'm getting good marks."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-3162047043493795232014-03-15T11:18:49.369-04:002014-03-15T11:18:49.369-04:00"I can’t imagine The Royal Tenenbaums ending ..."I can’t imagine The Royal Tenenbaums ending with any other song. " That's how I feel about essentially every song Anderson includes in a film. It may or may not be what you'd think of for that particular scene or moment but then you hear it and can never imagine hearing anything else in its place ever again.<br /><br />Just to get in on the action, I'll offer "Rock n Roll Suicide" in The Life Aquatic which I think just blends perfectly with that moment of Eleanor leaving before the voyage.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-54026294452869083392014-03-15T06:33:36.845-04:002014-03-15T06:33:36.845-04:00I've only seen Life Aquatic once and want to r...I've only seen Life Aquatic once and want to re-watch it before I see Grand Budapest Hotel because I found myself having no connection whatsoever with it. But one moment stood out and that is the Staralfur which I think might be the most powerful moment of any of Wes Anderson's films. Although I can't complain about Needle in the Hay being #1, that scene got me into Elliot Smith in a big way.Matt McGrathhttps://twitter.com/mttmcgrthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-60596461601604156112014-03-14T22:28:54.685-04:002014-03-14T22:28:54.685-04:00"Le Temps de l'Amour" by Francoise H..."Le Temps de l'Amour" by Francoise Hardy. That would be my number 1 choice actually but great list overall!Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-14373070881766434072014-03-14T20:19:14.385-04:002014-03-14T20:19:14.385-04:00That is great as I'm in total agreement with y...That is great as I'm in total agreement with your list. My favorite soundtrack of all of Wes Anderson's films is <i>The Darjeeling Limited</i> not just for its use of Indian score music but also the songs by the Kinks from <i>Lola Versus Powerman and the Money Go Round</i> which is probably my favorite Kinks album so far. My 2nd favorite is Seu Jorge's <i>Life Aquatic Studio Sessions</i> as I just love his interpretation of those David Bowie songs.<br /><br />I think one of Wes Anderson's gifts is finding great music to use in film with the help of his music supervisor who deserves credit for making his film so enjoyable and introduce the world to great music.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-59201635204828984212014-03-14T16:51:10.115-04:002014-03-14T16:51:10.115-04:00Gotta love Wes Anderson and his choice of music. I...Gotta love Wes Anderson and his choice of music. I rarely remember the songs themselves but Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard somehow stuck with me, as well as Ooh La La from Rushmore. Oh, and the French song from Moonrise Kingdom.Mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094234448852441633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-44174863851827646692014-03-14T14:55:36.398-04:002014-03-14T14:55:36.398-04:00Thanks man. You know, in my research for this post...Thanks man. You know, in my research for this post, I couldn't find anyone else who listed "Everyone" as a great Wes Anderson music moment. I was stunned, because it's such a perfect way for that film to end. But still, nothing tops "Needle in the Hay." Wow.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.com