Soundtrack Series Volume 2, 3, & 4: Jim Jarmusch, Cameron Crowe, Michel Gondry

My next installment of the Playlist Soundtrack Series. Read here to find out what it's about, but essentially it's imaginary soundtracks I made for films that don't exist from filmmakers that I love.

For this batch I included some very loose premises because a) they came to me while making them and b) because I'm probably pretentious like that. Update: Downloadable links removed, we've had enough issues with Google to last a lifetime.

The Playlist Soundtrack Series: If I Were Jim Jarmusch
Volume 2: Jim Jarmusch's imaginary soundtrack involves a cross-country fishing trip with old childhood pals, Tom Waits, John Lurie and their taciturn chain-smoking companion, Jim Jarmusch.

The Playlist Soundtrack Series: If I Were Jim Jarmusch

01 - Reunited - Wu Tang Clan
02 - Miserere Nobis - Gilberto Gil
03 - Arriving At Kenny's - John Lurie
04 - Tell Me A Story - Iggy Pop
05 - Blue Veins - The Raconteurs
06 - Tell Me Now So I Know - Holly Golightly
07 - Yegelle Tezeta (cheating) - Mulatu Astatqe
08 - At Night - The Greenhornes
09 - Caramel - Cluster
10 - Black Flowers - Yo La Tengo
11 - Fishing - John Lurie
12 - Profissao Ladrao - Tom Zé
13 - King Tubby's Borderline Dub - Augustus Pablo & King Tubby
14 - Backwards Flute - John Lurie
15 - A Little Rain - Tom Waits
16 - King's Lead Hat - Brian Eno
17 - Musicawa Silt - The Daktaris
18 - Fishing With John - John Lurie
19 - Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice - The Monks
20 - How Does It Feel - Bobby Womack
21 - Knuckleheadz - Raekwon
22 - Red Hot Indians - Can
23 - This Is Not - Blonde Redhead
24 - Water Get No Enemy - Fela Ransome-Kuti And Africa 70
25 - Take It With Me - Tom Waits
26 - Le Wohl (edit) - Neu!

3.21.08 update: By the way, if you feel this one is too long, kill the Blonde Redhead song, I love that song, but now don't think it really fits. I now wish I would have included a Harmonia song and one by The Genius/GZA. I probably could have edited myself a little bit, but the first couple in this series are long. I try and keep them to under an hour now.

The Playlist Soundtrack Series: If I Were Cameron Crowe
Volume 3: Cameron Crowe; a love story, what else?

The Playlist Soundtrack Series: If I Were Cameron Crowe

01 - Chopsticks - Liz Phair
02 - Modern Music - Black Mountain
03 - Tears In the Morning - The Beach Boys
04 - Mahgeeta (edit) - My Morning Jacket
05 - Daisy Glaze - Big Star
06 - Our Hell - Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
07 - Honey And The Moon - Joseph Arthur
08 - Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence Clearwater Revival
09 - Frying Pan - Evan Dando
10 - Good For You's Good For Me - The Walkmen
11 - A Venture - Yes
12 - Standing In The Doorway - Bob Dylan
13 - Never Make Me Cry - Fleetwood Mac
14 - The Teenage Feeling - Neko Case
15 - Watch The Sunrise - Big Star
16 - If I Needed You - Townes Van Zandt
17 - On A Beach - Richard Ashcroft
18 - Words Fail - Lucinda Williams
19 - Fool In The Rain - Led Zeppelin
20 - Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins
21 - The World (Will Soon Turn Our Way) - The Autumn Defense
22 - I Go To The Barn Because I Like The - Band of Horses
23 - Wildflowers - Tom Petty

This one is still probably my sentimental favorite. It's become comfort food music when I am blue.

The Playlist Soundtrack Series: If I Were Michel Gondry
Volume 4: Michel Gondry's imaginary soundtrack involves a scientist, his pregnant wife and a loop in the time continuum that threatens the future of their child and relationship.

The Playlist Soundtrack Series: If I Were Michel Gondry
01 - Arctic Circle - Final Fantasy
02 - International Coloring Contest - Stereolab
03 - Scenic World - Beirut
04 - Falling Out Of Love (With You) (vocals Dean Wareham) - The 6ths
05 - I'm Afraid Of Japan - Final Fantasy
06 - The Idea Of Growing Old - The Features
07 - Unravel - Björk
08 - -> - Final Fantasy
09 - Strange Apparition - Beck
10 - Le Papier Tue-Enfant - Jean Claude Vannier
11 - Sailor & Widow - Keren Ann
12 - Grand Canyon - The Magnetic Fields
13 - I've Got You and You've Got Me - New Buffalo
14 - Many Lives -> 49mp (edit) - Final Fantasy
15 - Ruin My Day - Jon Brion
16 - Apple Blossom - White Stripes
17 - The Song That We Sing - Charlotte Gainsbourg
18 - Petite Agonie De L'Enfant Assassin - Jean Claude Vannier
19 - Baby Boy - The Owls
20 - Levitate - Idaho
21 - Hundreds of Sparrows - Sparklehorse
22 - (Repeat) - Final Fantasy
23 - The Trial of the Century - The French Kicks
24 - Mushaboom (Postal Service remix) - Feist
25 - For Today I Am A Boy - Antony & The Johnsons
26 - Continuous Hit Music - The American Analog Set

Yeah, I changed the art on this one cause I always hated the original that I did way too fast. This is more what I originally wanted. If you care, just add this to the version you already have. Or don't, whatever. Most of the art on some of these are sub-par and I'd like to re-do most (thought the 3 on this page, I'm mostly happy with).

How To Download & Listen To These Soundtracks

Instructions to (theoretically) Download and Listen:
* save the .zip file to whatever directory you want it to save to (but know where you're saving it to' ideally wherever on your computer you generally store your music).

* the tracks are mp3s downloadable from sendspace (or whatever filesharing site we put them on) in WinZip format and should be PC/Mac compatible. Let me know if you have a problem, but download a free WinZip program at winzip.com if you don't already have one (your computer should have one, Macs should be able to open with StuffIt). It's easy peazy.
- once you've done that and you're aware of where you saved it, open the zip file and extract the files to wherever you want to put them, I suggest a folder named, i.e., "If I Were Miranda July" wherever you save your music ( i.e. C: My Music/If I Were Miranda July/)

EASY AND IMPORTANT:
*Xml playlist files are attached in the WinZip. So i f you have ITunes, File>Import> (find the directory where you put extracted the files ( i.e. C: My Music/If I Were Miranda July/) and then choose the xml (i.e . C: My Music/If I Were Miranda July/Miranda July.XML) and it will load the file as a playlist on your ITunes in order (If you don't use ITunes, drag and drop files into your audio player and arrange files manually).

*Ok, let's face it, the whole Itunes, easy and important thing only works half the time.

If all else fails, drag and drop, put the songs, in correct order, into a Playlist. You can surely do that.