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February 2012

2 posts

December 2011

3 posts

November 2011

4 posts

Cliff Martinez - Wrong Floor Composed specifically for this elevator scene from Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest movie ‘Drive’, this track helps to create the calm before a sudden outburst of violence from the lead character. Before Martinez came up with the score, a temporary soundtrack was used, with this scene initially featuring Brian Eno’s ambient classic An Ending...

October 2011

10 posts

Finally managed to overcome my special needs and successfully embed a version of Film4’s ‘Late Night Films’ trailer (posted earlier) featuring Jon Boorman’s amazing track Fallen Angel.

September 2011

10 posts

Mark Isham - We Killed A Dog A relatively simple but effective piece that helps create the mood for a moving scene at the climax of the film ‘In The Valley of Elah’. -View scene-

April 2011

6 posts

Film4 - ‘Late Night Films’ (Jon Boorman - Fallen Angel) Like O2, Film4 also have a knack for producing great promotional material. I’ve rather tragically never been able to find the Holy Grail of Film4 film season trailers (the one that featured Mogwai’s Hunted by a Freak and no doubt generated a whole load of new Mogwai fans as a result). Fallen Angel is a...

Amnesty International - ‘Protect The Human’ (The Orb - unknown track) Another well-made ad that was used to support an Amnesty International anti-torture campaign, with the track’s beat kicking in just as the disturbing images start to roll.

March 2011

8 posts