Best Use of Prog in Film
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Topic: Best Use of Prog in Film
Posted By: Rednight
Subject: Best Use of Prog in Film
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 10:27
| There are probably few examples (and this thread has probably been done previously), but if anyone can relate a film watching experience where some bit of prog was strategically included in the soundtrack, please contribute. For me, the use of Crimso's The Court of the Crimson King in Children of Men was exhilarating. |
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 10:34
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Deep Purple live in "Twister". |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 10:42
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There are many but what instantly sprang to my mind was the start of Hertzhog's Nosferatu. Pure brilliance, and a way of grabbing you by the throat even before the credits have died down...all through the power of strange corpses and almost ceremonial music: A small stroke of genius. One of my favourite openings in films. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 10:43
| Pink Floyd in Zabriskie Point and, of course, The Doors in Apocalypse Now. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 10:49
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Emmanuelle. The score for this famous 1974 soft core porn film pic lifted parts of King Crimson's LTIA. Fripp sued and the case was settled out of court. Btw, it worked pretty well. |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 11:04
| I fully agree on the ending section of Zabriskie point. Would love to point out that the movie 'Only Lovers Left Alive' also had some brilliant experimental rock moments. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 11:17
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Speaking of Floyd, what about the majestic combo of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stImV0RomL4" rel="nofollow - 'Empty Spaces + What Shall We Do Now' and Gerald Scarfe's imagery ? Absolutely gorgeous film-making is what it is.
------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 11:23
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I remember hearing TD's 'mysterious semblance at the yada yada' somewhere very recently. If only I could remember what it was. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 11:26
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The Thief with James Caan perhaps? I remember watching that one feeling the music really added to the overall picture. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 11:33
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Buffalo 66: Yes - Heart of the sunrise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzGLlR_JoPc" rel="nofollow - Yes HOTSR ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 11:35
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Buffalo 66: Moonchild - KC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j84Cfd8rlq0" rel="nofollow - Moonchild ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 11:41
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Peter Gabriel: Passion, The Last Temptation soundtrack.
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 11:54
I now recall seeing a beat-up, VHS copy of Emmanuelle with a friend back in high school and wondering how Larks'' fit into the film. Thanks for mentioning it. |
SteveG wrote:Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 11:56
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C.R.A.Z.Y. Sympathy for the Devil White Rabbit Space Oddity Sine On You Crazy Diamond The Great Gig in the Sky ------------- |
Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 12:04
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 12:14
^It was the lifted soundtrack in the film that worked well, Todd. Don't know how much fripp got for the rip.  ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 12:57
| The Fountain.......... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Mansell" rel="nofollow - Clint Mansell , classical http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_quartet" rel="nofollow - string quartet the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronos_Quartet" rel="nofollow - Kronos Quartet , and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-rock" rel="nofollow - post-rock band http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogwai" rel="nofollow - Mogwai . |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 13:19
| Peter Gabriel's cover of Strawberry Fields Forever in All This and World War II and Mike Oldfield in The Exorcist. |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 14:17
i was just about to say that!! ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 14:25
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Children of Men was made by a prog fan for sure! I've got that DVD somewhere. There is a great scene in Risky Business involving Rebecca DuMornay and Tangerine Dreams's Force Majeure. Cant' think why I remember that
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 14:29
My word! I thought I might be the only one who remembered All This'. It went in and out of theaters so fast in '76, I think, to makes one's head spin. Just Beatle covers interspersed with WW II footage. I found an unopened copy of the accompanying album at a used record store (now defunct) around 10 years ago, and the proprietor actually let it go for the price on the album's original sticker! Also enjoyable among the tracks and related to this thread was Bryan Ferry's rendition of "She's Leaving Home." Unfortunately, three other songs were assigned to (brace yourself) Leo Sayer, of all people. I guess he was a hot commodity at the time among pop singers. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 14:41
Tangerine Dream provided all of the instrumental score for that movie (one of their better ones), minus Jeff Beck's "The Pump." ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 14:41
For All This and WW2, don't forget the Frankie Vallie and The Four Seasons cover of We Can Work It Out. 
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Posted By: sidc58
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 14:43
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A movie called "The Shout" with John Hurt and Alan Bates. It featured Tony Banks' "From the Undertow" from the "A Curious Feeling" album. ------------- "Why, she's no fun, she fell right over".--Nick Danger (Third Eye) |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 14:47
Excellent choice good sir! ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 15:09
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Let's not forget Asia's "Heat of the Moment" in The 40 Year Old Virgin ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 15:19
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 15:22
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I seem to recall a part of ELP's Karn Evil 9 being used in a film. I want to say "Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry" a typical 70's car chase movie. Can anyone help me out on this? ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 15:38
hell yeah... if or when I ever run a strip club... that song intro will play in an endless loop man... |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 16:43
That would be "Aloha Bobby and Rose." |
Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 16:56
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I'll go with the easy one: Yellow Submarine with the Beatles ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 19:43
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Baba O' Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again in Summer of Sam.
Also, White Rabbit and Somebody To Love by Jefferson Airplane in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 21:36
| I don't know many movies that use prog on their soundtrack, but I feel that's a big wated oportunity. I think this kind of music could work wonderfully on movies... you could have the "song part" and then go on with the instrumental passages for the action scenes and whatever... It could take the place of the orchestrations often used in movies. On the other hand, since Tubular Bells was mentioned, I guess it is indeed a great use of prog on a movie... but I actually don't know that movie very well, nor do I intend to watch it; greatly because I don't really like that kind of movies, and even more because I don't want to related that wonderful music with the theme of the movie. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 21:54
| Goblin in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaJ46lLIVmE" rel="nofollow - Profondo Rosso (1975) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtXz3OlFwZA&list=PLD2FA56FDAD32BBDF" rel="nofollow - Suspiria (1977) ; really great progressive rock soundtracks. |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: October 23 2014 at 22:24
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Yes', And You and I, is in the film Apollo 18 multiple times... horrible film btw.
Also Tom Sawyer is in The Waterboy. When Adam Sandler takes the field after halftime to save the team.
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 00:51
Easy! 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 01:11
I thought it was good fun - The Spiders From Mars!
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Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 01:45
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Since people are mentioning materials from The Doors and The Who, then why not mention the "unclassified" progressive soundtracks of Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass and Once Upon a Time in the West by Ennio Morricone? ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 02:11
I'm sure I saw a Japanese movie that used Toccata. It was a long time ago and I can't remember whether it worked or not. I also remember Starless by King Crimson being used in the UK TV detective series Hazell which was co-written by former England manager Terry Venables. The series, I mean, not Starless. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 02:12
A great prog-related film music indeed.
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Posted By: Terra Australis
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 06:21
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The Sweeney (Yes I know it's not a film) had the end of 'Fracture' as the music for a chase scene! Exhilarating... ------------- Allomerus. Music with progressive intent. http://allomerus.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - http://allomerus.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Argonaught
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 06:49
| If Zabriskie Point is a film, and Pink Floyd is prog, then we have one entry already. I especially like the music when stuff explodes :) |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 06:52
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Explosions can be beautiful...... especially if you're somewhere else. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 07:11
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Blade Runner's soundtrack from Vangelis |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: October 24 2014 at 08:27
Yes this
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: October 25 2014 at 12:57
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Rush is all over "I love you, man" and even makes an appearance. But my favorite is the use of Watermelon in Easter Hay for the closing credits of "Y Tu Mama Tambien" Almost forgot Tull's Fat Man in "Boogie Nights". ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: October 25 2014 at 13:12
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Post-rock band Explosions in the Sky provided much of the soundtrack for the recent film Lone Survivor, which I highly recommend. ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: October 25 2014 at 16:51
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Rush in "I love you man." What's cool is they shot the band live for the movie(or at least it seemed that way). Buffalo 66 which included two YES ("heart of the sunrise" and "sweetness") and one King Crimson ("moonchild"). Children of Men was good too but they chopped it off about three minutes before the end of the track. What's the point of playing only 3/4 of the song. I honestly can't think of many other examples other than a few movies that featured YES' "I've seen all good people."
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Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: October 25 2014 at 16:56
| Possibly stretching the definition of prog here a bit but I am pretty sure I heard Uriah Heep's "traveler in time" in either a movie or tv show sometime in the past year but can't remember exactly where. I searched on the internet and came up blank. :( I am pretty sure it was sci fi or sci fi ish though. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: October 25 2014 at 20:41
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[QUOTE=Tapfret]Rush is all over "I love you, man" and even makes an appearance. But my favorite is the use of Watermelon in Easter Hay for the closing credits of "Y Tu Mama Tambien" Great choice--great film--I own the DVD and forgot about that!
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 25 2014 at 20:50
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At Heavy Metal (1981) the film soundtrack, there are songs Veteran of The Psychic Wars by Blue Oyster Cult, Open Arms by Journey and The Mob Rules (alternate version) by Black Sabbath. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 02:09
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 02:10
That sounds like the BBC series Life on Mars about a modern day cop who gets sent back to 1973. They had Traveller in Time and a lot of other Heep (and Atomic Rooster) on the soundtrack. There's a list of what was played here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_Mars_%28UK_TV_series%29" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_Mars_(UK_TV_series) . Great show! ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 10:33
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Nicholas Roeg/Don Cammell Mike Oldfield
The best is not always visible, but there are some very good ones.
My personal favorite will always be Nicholas Roeg that used music all over his films, and it was stupendous and beautifully defined and designed. You can start with "Performance" to see what Nich did and he was the first "mtv" styled person to do videos as this one was shot mostly in 1967 and early 1968. You have all seen the video for "Memo From Turner", and if you haven't, look it up. Also see the film "BAD TIMING" so you can see how Keith Jarrett (Koln Concert) and The Who (Who Are You) are used in the film ... totally astounding imagery to it, better than MTV ever was. Werner Herzog was only "progressive" in that his actors did exactly the same thing that the musicians did in "krautrock". No one else could direct Klaus Kinski. And it was totally free form with the music around it, as the main thread of the whole scene. "The Wrath of God" is probably the best done of these examples, from the early opening sequence to the ending sequence. And check out how Herzog used the side 2 of that LP on the end sequence. It will change your listening to it next time! Vangelis needs no introduction, although the film maker for "Blade Runner" has a stunning list of films that he used music, including Tangerine Dream, and used it very well and to some very poetic effect. Please remember that he has a huge number of soundtracks and was doing them before he became famous. His "Oscar" is for "Chariots of the Gods". Barbet Schroeder started out with two films, both with music by Pink Floyd. The sad part is that "MORE" is a vastly superior film to "LA VALLEE", in that the situation that the music is used makes sense ... the girl plays the music on her cassette recorder and we hear it as she is tripping, and other moments in the film. The "reality" of that is magnificent, but we're so screwed up with the fantasy side of film that the music used externally, to supposedly augment the visual is what soundtracks have become. As such, in so many ways, the second film is really poor ... a few nice moments of music over a nice cloudy visual and a trip or two amidst the New Guinea indians. Francis Ford Coppola is NOT known for using music, but "Apocaliptyc Now" is his only film worthy of discussion and how the music was inter-related to the film. And moments like Wagner and other things are grand, but the rest of the usage of the music is symbolic and not really a part of the film. Compare this to Nicholas Roeg, and his use of The Who's "Who Are You" in the film "Bad Timing". It shows a massive difference between something solid, and something idealistic. Ryuichi Sakamoto has dome music for many films, most of which all of you have never seen, I bet! (Hehehe!!!) He won an Oscar for Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor" along with David Byrne, and get this ... Ryuichi did the western music and David did the Eastern music! Now, that is more progressive than most of the things mentioned here! Mike Oldfield did the soundtrack for "The Killing Fields". I do not remember how well the music was used, but he got a lot of credit for it.
Lastly, I still think that Prince's Purple Rain, is one of the best rock movies ever made, because the music is not a soundtrack ... it's the story ... all of it ... and that is a rarity in film, when things are "real" instead of just a song, supposedly making a moment better than otherwise. The blending of all music into the story is magnificent and brilliantly written all the way to the end.
In general, the use of "progressive" music in film is not really a good idea, and most of the stuff used has been nothing but just songs. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 11:04
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Alas it seems we really do struggle to find a tenuous link between Progressive Rock and film soundtracks. A genre that is ripe for the picking does appear to be woefully overlooked by film-producers, even those at the arty-farty, navel-gazey end of the spectrum wouldst seem to avoid epic majesty of Prog in favour of some less intrusive fare, even to play-out as the end credits roll. And perhaps that is the problem, when the music is aurally wide-screen cinematic there is little or no room for it up there on the silver screen. What we get is almost tokenism if I were to be cynical, we clutch at straws... a bit of Can and Peter Gabriel in Wim Wenders Until the End of the World or the contrived re-writing of Careful With That Axe for the final scene in Antonioni's Zabriskie Point (try as hard as you can to like it, the music and imagery doesn't actually fit as well as it could or should or is supposed).
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Posted By: Sheavy
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 11:20
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Tangerine dreams soundtrack for sorcerer is amazing. ------------- 
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 12:39
| Nine Inch Nails in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEZK7mJoPLY" rel="nofollow - Se7en (opening credits) |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 17:37
Thank you ... on Jerzy Skolimowski's film "Deep End" Can was in the night club playing "Mother Sky" ... but the band was never seen at all. The film was a visual delight and masterpiece, and its main actress was Jane Asher ... yep ... that Asher!
Antonioni's use of the music of Pink Floyd, and many others in Zabriskie Point, appears to be weird and off its rocker, with Roger stating that he was so wishy washy and weird that they gave up. But the issue might have been that the money that went into the film forced a change of the story and everything else, and Antonioni even said once that he wish he had scrapped the whole thing! He didn't like the political comentary that the film became, when he was trying to remain neutral in all his films ... and just keep them "personal". How accurate all this is? ... who knows?
Some others (as I remember them!):
Bitter Sugar - Cuba: Little known film that went around the film festivals had some outstanding music that sounded quite progressive to me, and long cuts too! I did not have a chance to hear the lyrics or much more, seeing it at a film festival and not being able to stop things to check better.
Journey of Hope: The film won an Oscar and featured Jan Garbarek and Terje Rypdal (from Eventyr and Eos) to an astounding visual effect. It was utterly well defined and used and the music fits. The film is about the plight of the Kurds trying to get to Europe.
UPDATE:
Got the "Deep End" CD and watched it and there is a nice write up in the music and how CAN is used in that film, and how at least two different parts of the music are actually used in the film. A bit technical, but yes, it was nicely done, and obvious that the director knew the music! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 17:48
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Ladies and gentleman I give you the winner in this category...for best use of prog in film. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 17:52
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Jurgen Fritz wrote and recorded the soundtrack to the German/Russian science fiction film "Hard To Be A God". Definitely a progressive piece of music. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 18:21
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Popol Vuh's soundtrack to the Herzog movie "Aguirre The Wrath of God" is stunning! |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 20:23
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Peter Gabriel in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Sy4aFiTcw" rel="nofollow - Birdy (1984), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4d_ilHsFjc" rel="nofollow - City of Angels (1998) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EijXqC-B78M" rel="nofollow - Lone Survivor (2013) |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 02:12
| Well if we are talking about prog artists who have recorded 'bespoke' film soundtracks then Keith Emerson's for Inferno (Dario Argento horror film) and Nighthawks (Sly Stallone trying to stop a terrorist played by Rutger Hauer) are worth a mention. Nighthawks actually features Emerson's best work with the Yamaha GX1 while Inferno has some very nice creepy piano stuff. Check them out. |
Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 02:30
Great find! ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 03:14
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John Cale in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbmo0MfLiBE" rel="nofollow - Antártida (1995). John Cale actually released the s/t soundtrack album of Manuel Huerga's film, which featured that one song from his 1973 album Paris 1919. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 06:01
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I had forgotten about Birdy, Bladerunner (Vangelis) was the first to come to mind. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 06:34
Darious, did you check those:
Proabably the best progressive rock soundtracks ever. Those films are also great, they are passed the test of time, and they are still at the top of the horror genre.
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 14:57
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Hi,
GOBLIN ... many soundtracks of a slew of Italian films (Zombie is very good!)
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT ... LadyHawke ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 16:29
| And the most notable Italian film soundtrack by Goblin? Profondo Rosso! |
Posted By: Mr. Groovy
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 23:14
| When I was in high school and prog was just a baby (1968-1971) we watched a 16mm film (Hell, those projectors were noisy!) in art class about glass-blowing (!) I was probably the only viewer who recognized King Crimson's "Moonchild" instrumental parts running through the film, interrupted only occasionally by the standard droning narrator of the time (You know the guy... zzzzz...) |
Posted By: Mr. Groovy
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 23:18
| It wasn't live. It WAS, however, a welcome surprise excerpt of "Child in Time" - possibly the film's only redeeming two minutes. |
Posted By: Mr. Groovy
Date Posted: October 27 2014 at 23:21
| Oops! "From" - not "of". (I'm an English teacher.) |
Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: October 28 2014 at 03:36
Thanks, titles duly noted  ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: October 28 2014 at 06:33
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Libra in Shock, and Osanna in Milano Calibro 9 |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 28 2014 at 09:22
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As I already mentioned some bands who are listed in Prog Archives as prog related acts as well, I'd like to mention also Iron Maiden in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQuu3WdNYl4" rel="nofollow - Phenomena (1985), the horror film by already mentioned Italian director Dario Argento. Oh and there is also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7WtGMvj2Ck" rel="nofollow - Goblin in the same http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAVoooUXU_E" rel="nofollow - movie
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 28 2014 at 11:41
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: October 29 2014 at 12:35
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I know we're only talking film here, but in hand with my previous post about ELP's Karn Evil 9 (and it was Aloha Bobby and Rose, thanks Rednight) I happen to be bing watching the old Sci Fi series Heroes (I'd never seen it) In season 4 about the 13 episode in, once again Karn Evil 9 is heard being played on a portable 8-Track player. Made me smile. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 29 2014 at 14:07
I don't think this falls under' best use' of prog in a film, but Keith Emerson composed the scores to the flowing films. I only saw one and it was not note worthy as I recall.
I think it's safe to assume that the last movie was made in Japan. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 29 2014 at 15:01
I've seen the first 3 and Nighthawks is by far the best and actually quite a respected film, It's been dubbed as 'Kojak for the 80's'. It has that earthy feel about it although you have to try and ignore Sly Stallone's lame attempt at acting. Rutger Hauer is quite good as the international terrorist 'Wolfgar' but isn't on screen enough. Inferno is not regarded as one of Dario Argento's best films. If you live in the UK its actually being shown on Film Four this weekend so you can make up your on mind. Best Revenge - I hardly remember anything about other than it has a middle eastern location and a notable Welsh actor whose name escapes me completely. Yes its that good! btw Emerson also did the music for a cartoon series Ironman (nothing to do with the Robert Downey Jnr films)
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Posted By: POTA
Date Posted: October 29 2014 at 18:25
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Journey's soundtrack to the 1980 Japanese movie Dream After Dream. It's probably in my top 15 favorite albums. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 30 2014 at 01:52
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Rick Wakeman provided the musical score to the '81 horror slasher classic The Burning, and likewise for Crimes of Passion, G'ole! and Lisztomania. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 30 2014 at 02:07
Claudio Simonetti provided "Phenomena" as a solo artist, while four instrumentals by Goblin (which consisted only of Simonetti and Fabio Pignatelli at that moment) were used. Interestingly, Pignatelli got sole composer credit for "Jennifer," which is probably the best track. On the same soundtrack is a nice moody instrumental called "Valley" by the duo of Terry Taylor and Bill Wyman — yes, that Bill Wyman! Wyman also recorded the mostly instrumental soundtrack for the 1981 film Green Ice. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 30 2014 at 09:08
He also composed the score for White Rock, a film documentary of the 1976 Winter Olympics. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 30 2014 at 12:15
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^^^I knew I forgot something! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 31 2014 at 10:30
So it's not the Shakespearean tragedy? |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 31 2014 at 13:18
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Hi, Wish I had my stuff available to me at work, so I can see a bit more. I can't help thinking of things like "West Side Story", that at the time was immensely progressive, as was "Porgy and Bess". These helped define the "musical" into something that was much stronger musically than just a bunch of songs with some kind of story. Also valuable, and out of this world, if you have never seen it, check out "All That Jazz", where all the music and dancing came together, almost in an insulting way, to state that musicals were the crap, compared to real music. AND real dancing! Europe also had some that did very interesting things. Carlos Saura developed a bunch of dancing films that were really hard to deal with. His series of novels off the Spanish writer, was crazy, and a total ... wow ... what is that? ... and his "Carmen" is a twist on the story, with the old dance against the new dance instead ... which is fabulous, specially with great lines like "... you dance with your eyes, not your ass!". A few years later he did a visual insanity called "Tango", which was just a nice tribute to a dance that is not done anymore. Sally Potter, also did a film called "The Tango Lesson" that is also very good about dance and helps define it even better, and what it takes for any person to dance it. While "dance", is not exactly "progressive" in the same way we talk here about music, the presentational style of these above is so strong, that it borders on the same principals that we define "progressive music", and deserves some consideration. In particular, are the Bob Fosse, Carlos Saura and Sally Potter works, which have a way of trying to define the dancing as a part of the person, or only through the "self" can the dance come true and be strong. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 31 2014 at 13:42
Check, please! |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 31 2014 at 19:24
This is the first one that came to mind for me, as well. I'm not sure if these count but some of Ryuichi Sakamoto's work in film as well as Clint Mansell have made movies so much better for me. Popul Vuh must be mentioned, too. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 01 2014 at 11:15
Wow, nobody's going to reference this? I know a lot of people hate it (Bornemann is not involved), but I quite like it. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: luminati
Date Posted: November 03 2014 at 07:49
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clearly Goblin in the dario argento's masterpiece "profondo rosso"... |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 03 2014 at 13:03
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Mr Townshend was rewrited whole Tommy and from that pretty flat 60s album, he created a proggy soundtrack so majestically that have to be mentioned here. JAE (RIP) play some of his bass lines from 5:15 in this superb track.
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: November 03 2014 at 13:11
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American Psycho Phil Collins and Genesis.  ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 18:01
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I am a big horror film guy, so Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA gets the nod because the amazing GOBLIN provided a hauntingly entertaining score. The music really helped bring out the true character of the film mainly because the score was like its own character!! Bloody amazing. Literally. ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: Engine
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 18:17
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Not really prog...but as original and un classifiable as hell !. The FALL. " Hip priest ' played in the background in the cellar climax scene in 'Silence of the Lambs '  You can hardly hear it...but take it out and the scene dies !.Must vote for the earlier reccommendation of Nosfaratu aswell though . The waterfall scenes are awesome !!!
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 19:25
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" I Love You Man" -Paul Rudd, Jason Siegel Rush - Limelight, Tom Sawyer :-) ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 22:34
I fell in love with David Bowie when I saw Labyrinth many, many years ago, ok he is considered more glam rock or whatever I don't care, I purchased Spacy Oddity, The Man Who Sold The World, Honky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane remastered version and Diamond Dogs :) xxxxx oh and Low too :) He is the sexiest man alive. Sigh 
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Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 22:38
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Another example in regards to this topic would be Vangelis with Conquest of Paradise 1492 and Chariots of Fire :)
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 23:45
 and Antarctica. Tangerine Dream did some great soundtracks for film too, Thief, Sorcerer a couple that spring to mind. Of course Pink Floyd's La Vallie and More. I am sure mentioned already.. ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: November 05 2014 at 23:52
Chris!
Yes and among other Floyd you mentioned above, The Wall is a biggie, ha! yes, jaja yup, sim, si, ahum yeah ha! Big hug and just coz it's Floyd this cute piggy seems appropriate too  xxx |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: November 06 2014 at 00:09
Don't forget Bladerunner.
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