tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post9190745794853372077..comments2024-03-13T06:28:44.715-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Top 15 Music Moments in Cameron Crowe FilmsAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-21580084324976677352013-12-05T22:31:15.397-05:002013-12-05T22:31:15.397-05:00Thanks man! Oh, that is a great, great moment. Tru...Thanks man! Oh, that is a great, great moment. Truly perfect.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-45270718683515211062013-12-04T19:23:45.006-05:002013-12-04T19:23:45.006-05:00Excellent excellent list! I love your picks.
This...Excellent excellent list! I love your picks.<br /><br />This would be my No.1 choice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvdDTqo95sLights Camera Reactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01645803803878024637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-18190800322338277242013-11-19T02:19:59.982-05:002013-11-19T02:19:59.982-05:00YES! Exactly. Even though that track didn't ma...YES! Exactly. Even though that track didn't make my list, I LOVE that moment. You described its essence perfectly. Couldn't agree more.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-71823598759724641122013-11-18T09:01:58.439-05:002013-11-18T09:01:58.439-05:00He certainly did make movie magic..! :) Crowe'...He certainly did make movie magic..! :) Crowe's strength are those moments where music becomes an extension of the character. There's probably loads of examples but one that sticks out is when Patrick Fugit's character in Almost Famous follows the instructions of his sister to put on a candle and listen to The Who. When the music kicks in you simultaneously get a sense of who his sister is/was and where his own ambitions will take him. Danhttp://www.top10films.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-21961862134328628482013-11-15T19:36:55.292-05:002013-11-15T19:36:55.292-05:00Same Top 3?! That's awesome man. I hadn't ...Same Top 3?! That's awesome man. I hadn't seen Vanilla Sky in a few years before researching this post. Such a good one. I really enjoy it.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-57852936286488227382013-11-15T19:36:09.000-05:002013-11-15T19:36:09.000-05:00Say Anything is one of my Top 5 rom-coms ever. It&...Say Anything is one of my Top 5 rom-coms ever. It's really quite perfect, and I love that it took a first time director to realize what REAL love is like. A great film. Actually, I'm in need of a rewatch as well.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-42197386334794589072013-11-15T19:34:23.941-05:002013-11-15T19:34:23.941-05:00Thanks Dan! Man, I love what you said about that m...Thanks Dan! Man, I love what you said about that moment from Say Anything, because it is So. True. You captured the essence and lasting power of the iconic moment perfectly. Crowe really made magic there, didn't he?Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-22400791909991135952013-11-15T10:49:14.686-05:002013-11-15T10:49:14.686-05:00Awesome list! I really need to watch Vanilla Sky a...Awesome list! I really need to watch Vanilla Sky again. My top 3 picks would be the same, though. Love it!Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-89591432593101673922013-11-14T00:22:46.761-05:002013-11-14T00:22:46.761-05:00Say Anything just came on Netflix like last week a...Say Anything just came on Netflix like last week and reading this made me rewatch it. It's still one of the best rom-com & teen movies I've seen. Cusack at his teenage best and Crowe at (in my opinion) his most authentic and heartwarming - not We Bought A Zoo. Thanks for making me go back and watch that one man! Peter Gabriel kicks ass as well. maskofgojirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305737005899440472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-82901255566246066562013-11-13T09:55:47.659-05:002013-11-13T09:55:47.659-05:00Great idea for a list Alex... Crowe is so adept at...Great idea for a list Alex... Crowe is so adept at using rock music within his films and it helps that he has such great taste in music (in my opinion). It goes right back to a film that he only wrote - Fast Times at Ridgemont High - which also had a memorable rock soundtrack but I've admired his use and choice of music since that scene in Say Anything when In Your Eyes kicks in. In fact, the scene in which John Cusack holds up the ghetto blaster should be, and probably is, the single image that defines Crowe's contribution to American movies - that mixture of teenage defiance and individuality alongside music as a form of expression. My favorite moment is, however, your number 2 - Almost Famous/Tiny Dancer!!!Danhttp://www.top10films.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-81232606746533573402013-11-12T22:57:42.861-05:002013-11-12T22:57:42.861-05:00The phone chat was a nice touch, but I thought the...The phone chat was a nice touch, but I thought the film was miscast. With different actors, I might've liked it more :/Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-87780086789264321622013-11-12T22:56:16.607-05:002013-11-12T22:56:16.607-05:00Thanks! I do like some of the tracks in Elizabetht...Thanks! I do like some of the tracks in Elizabethtown, but I don't like that film, so it makes me hard to appreciate how the songs are used, you know? I'd love to see your list!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-23324822069059433182013-11-12T22:46:03.305-05:002013-11-12T22:46:03.305-05:00Excellent list, Alex. I agree that Crowe appreciat...Excellent list, Alex. I agree that Crowe appreciates both film and rock music, that's what makes his movies different. I must check out some songs I must've missed in your list, but I agree with Secret Garden, Free Fallin and In Your Eyes. I'm a fan of his film as well. You don't include any music from Elizabethtown? It's not one of his best but I enjoyed some of the songs. You might inspire me doing this post as well :)Andinahttp://www.inspired-ground.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-17127382660461611262013-11-12T20:31:07.732-05:002013-11-12T20:31:07.732-05:00I think the appeal of individual scenes made the m...I think the appeal of individual scenes made the movie for me - that moment when Dunst and Bloom talk all night over the phone or Sarandon's spirited widow...Cameron's captures such romanticism and sweetness so well.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-17485916348368157682013-11-11T19:13:38.171-05:002013-11-11T19:13:38.171-05:00I love that you mentioned how "Tiny Dancer&qu...I love that you mentioned how "Tiny Dancer" starts as a soundtrack song then slowly becomes diegetic. Most every other film does it the opposite way (including many of the other songs in Almost Famous). That was a nice touch there.<br /><br />I LOVE "America" in Almost Famous. Great scene.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-24437845597451590332013-11-11T19:09:40.684-05:002013-11-11T19:09:40.684-05:00You should definitely do your list - I'd love ...You should definitely do your list - I'd love to see it!<br /><br />That "Secret Garden" moment is something special, isn't it? It kills me everytime.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-72483557585946715982013-11-11T19:08:45.239-05:002013-11-11T19:08:45.239-05:00Thanks man, glad you dig the picks. So often, I fe...Thanks man, glad you dig the picks. So often, I feel his choices are so literal that they really shouldn't work. I think that was a beef a lot of people had with the music in Flight. But when it works, it works. And Crowe's choices almost always work.<br /><br />Yeah man, Elizabethtown isn't for me. I actually rewatched it for this post, hoping a track would make it on here, but... well... it just isn't for me. I suppose the closest to making the cut was Elton John's “My Father’s Gun." That was a nice moment there.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-45341618484263873432013-11-11T19:06:00.489-05:002013-11-11T19:06:00.489-05:00I just can't get into Elizabethtown. I do dig ...I just can't get into Elizabethtown. I do dig some of the songs in it (along with Alec Baldwin's brief performance), but the film as a whole doesn't work for me. Njósnavélin though... whatta beauty.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-53176126229071974922013-11-11T19:04:20.229-05:002013-11-11T19:04:20.229-05:00Thanks man! I'm not really even a PJ fan, but ...Thanks man! I'm not really even a PJ fan, but that documentary does indeed rock.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-45695572790193477672013-11-11T19:03:44.004-05:002013-11-11T19:03:44.004-05:00Also, you should still definitely do your list. I&...Also, you should still definitely do your list. I'd love to see your picks.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-87424724133070881662013-11-11T19:03:32.358-05:002013-11-11T19:03:32.358-05:00I love the use of "Three Days" in Single...I love the use of "Three Days" in Singles. Really great moment there. Elizabethtown and We Bought a Zoo are really not my thing. I like some of the songs used in both, but I did not like either film at all. <br /><br />I disregarded Fast Times only because he didn't technically direct it. But I agree, the music choices in that flick are superb. What a great film that is.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-38541331437330582792013-11-11T17:03:26.296-05:002013-11-11T17:03:26.296-05:00For me personally "Tiny Dancer" would be...For me personally "Tiny Dancer" would be at one, but not just because it's my second favorite scene in my favorite movie, my favorite scene being the "Misty Mountain Hop" scene, but it's because of how the music slowly fades from being part of the soundtrack of the movie but to being a part of the movie in such a way that I want to be on that bus with them singing along. <br /><br />I would also add "America" by Simon and Garfunkel from the beginning to this list, because for me it's not just telling the audience why she is leaving home, but in a way telling us what the story is about, at least emotionally, and what William will later be looking for.<br /><br />The Say Anything scene might be the most iconic scene in any romantic movie and i'm glad to see it so high on the list.The Bluest Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369498850483959175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-73024127854362111212013-11-11T12:36:37.601-05:002013-11-11T12:36:37.601-05:00Alex, an idea for doing a similar list has been in...Alex, an idea for doing a similar list has been in my mind for a while. "Tiny Dancer" is the obvious #1, so it's cool that you went a different route. I love the "Secret Garden" scene in Jerry Maguire, and the grunge shows in Singles are great too. I also like the Paul Westerberg song that plays at the start and end of the film. It really brings the idea that these are just a few of a gazillion stories out there. Dan Heatonhttp://ptsnob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-68641116244283724212013-11-11T12:31:32.842-05:002013-11-11T12:31:32.842-05:00"It’s so literal, it should be laughable.&quo..."It’s so literal, it should be laughable." That, I feel, is a PERFECT description of Crowe - whose films I love - in general, pop music choices and filmmaking. Well done. All great choices really, and I love that you put "Shelter From The Storm" at #1. Every time I hear that song I think of Dicky Fox and Ray swinging between Tom & Renee. <br /><br />One thing: do you not like "Elizabethtown"? It's ok if you don't. Honest. I know most people aren't fans, and I truly understand why, but it means the world to me. It does. In so many ways. And is why I'd like to humbly mention Ryan Adams' "Come Pick Me Up" (perfect backdrop to an all night phone call) and, frankly, every song from the whole road trip sequence because they just all blend into the perfect road trip mix. Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-48172181930381584772013-11-11T11:03:32.785-05:002013-11-11T11:03:32.785-05:00I'm actually one of the very few people who li...I'm actually one of the very few people who liked Elizabethtown, plenty of great music moments there especially in the ending with English Girls Approximately. I love Njosnavelin moment from Vanilla Sky, so heavenly.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.com