What is it? It's an imaginary soundtrack series. Essentially I curate a playlist of songs I think would fit into my favorite director's films. You download, listen, repeat, enjoy.
A few of you have inquired about the older editions of the mp3 Soundtrack Series playlists as their downloadable links had expired. Speak and ye shall be heard. They are all back, re-uploaded to the interweb.
Volume 1: Sofia Coppola
Volumes 2, 3, 4: Jim Jarmusch, Cameron Crowe and Michel Gondry
Volumes 5 & 6 : David Gordon Green and Miranda July
Volumes 7 & 8: Noah Baumbach and Quentin Tarantino
Volume 9: Wes Anderson
Volume 10: Spike Jonze
For the three people that care, upcoming playlists may or may not include (depending on my mood) Paul Thomas Anderson, a second Tarantino edition, Vincent Gallo and that's all I'll reveal for now (ooooh, secretive; like you give a rats ass). Suggestions are always, always welcome.
3.28.o8 update: In my A.D.D.-ness I've started to work on and come relatively close to finishing my Judd Apatow mix. Those that would like a rough, in-progress sneak peek can go here:theplaylist.muxtape.com. It's not in any real order and will invariably change
10.30.08 long-overdue update: We lost two ipods and then suffered a hard-drive crash. Don't keep your fingers crossed that any new ones will hit soon, but eventually, lots more will surface.
Volume 1: Sofia Coppola
Volumes 2, 3, 4: Jim Jarmusch, Cameron Crowe and Michel Gondry
Volumes 5 & 6 : David Gordon Green and Miranda July
Volumes 7 & 8: Noah Baumbach and Quentin Tarantino
Volume 9: Wes Anderson
Volume 10: Spike Jonze
For the three people that care, upcoming playlists may or may not include (depending on my mood) Paul Thomas Anderson, a second Tarantino edition, Vincent Gallo and that's all I'll reveal for now (ooooh, secretive; like you give a rats ass). Suggestions are always, always welcome.
3.28.o8 update: In my A.D.D.-ness I've started to work on and come relatively close to finishing my Judd Apatow mix. Those that would like a rough, in-progress sneak peek can go here:
10.30.08 long-overdue update: We lost two ipods and then suffered a hard-drive crash. Don't keep your fingers crossed that any new ones will hit soon, but eventually, lots more will surface.
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By the way, if any of these discs go down from where they are hosted, please leave a comment and I will re-upload them.
you just made work as smooth as a body part that i prefer to be smooth rather than hairy if you know what i mean...the part of a body that is commonly found on a woman, that is.
Really great soundtracks, man!
As Tears Go By, the Rolling Stones version might be good in a Wes Anderson-imaginative soundtrack? Maybe "Live" by The Merrygo-Rounds? The swedish teenage mods-group The Backdoor Men have a song called "Going Her Own Way", it´s a great song. Might work on a Wes Anderson piece!
The soundtracks are down again, but they Look great.
You might want to check again. A quick scan indicates most of them are fine (i didn't check them all, but went from oldest to newest). If you see a specific one, let me know.
The Wes Anderson ones went down, just letting you know.
I found your site through a post on a board on Miranda July's IMDB page and I am SO grateful! I'm living in the CZ and starving for music and your mixes are brilliant! Thanks so much!
Lauren
When I try to download the Wes Anderson mixes, it gives me a message that they're full to capacity. Or something.
Hi!
You should totally put up a playlist for Mssr Alfonso Cuaron. That would be kickass. I lub him.
I suppose i could repurpose some of my mexico playlist and do it for him (Cuaron), but that would seem sort of racista, no?
I dunno, my Spike Lee one is all African-American artist and I'm sure I'll catch hell from that (wait, nobody cares).
These playlists are amazing. I listened to the Michel Gondry yesterday with a girl I like and it made the night perfect. Please keep up the good work. =) Thank you,
Amazing concept and amazing execution! Some interesting ones you could do would be Jared Hess (I know he's not great, but I said interesting) and Jason Reitman...
Thank you. Decent suggestions and yes, Reitman is one that I've thought of in recent months (obviously). But Hess is not someone i had thought of, but i honestly kind of loved some of Nacho Libre and Beck's score is great.
I love your inspired playlists as they've introduced me to loads of cool new music - please keep them coming!
Thanks. Nice comments like these keep me going. I honestly have about a dozen more in the works, and they're all about 80% done, but i'm waiting to hit some more inspiration and really find songs that fit instead of some that just "sort of" fit.
That said, I get attached to a lot of songs regardless.
when the f are you going to put up another playlist guys? I know I'm DYING for an upgrade to my ipod.
I'm sorry. I'm really, really behind on these. I have many in a basic state of completion, but I don't want to half-ass them and I'm hoping to step-up my game a little bit.
But with all the blogging and dayjob, it takes a hellofa long time. I'm sorry.
Some of the ones I have almost ready, might not be everyone's faves as they're more difficult filmmakers like Harmony Korine and Vincent Gallo.
That said, a dumb Zach Braff one is almost done too.
Sit tight if you can.
lol don't stress TOO bad....I just wanted to let you know that the peanut gallery is excited for the next one. Whoever it may be (I dig Harmony that one will be cool...I'm stoked for her crazy movie about look a likes)
These are really terrific - just discovered them and can't wait for the next updates. Thanks for your hard work.
you've done such brilliant work. i love playlists/mix-cds/tapes full stop. but these are really consistently impressive. Miranda July is my favorite. all the mixes have been on regular rotation in the winding stair bookshop in Dublin Ireland. and Sophia Coppola played at my last exhibition.
cheers!
Steve
Thanks. I had like 20 more on the go and then tragedy struck. I lost my Ipod and then my external harddrive crashed. They will probably take about 6 months to recreate by memory at this point and i can't even get started until i recover that harddrive and that's $$$ that i don't have at the moment. Sigh...
We will see them eventually, but it may be a long wait.
It's be nice to see some Danny Boyle loving. His music use is impeccable. Also, Guy Ritchie...I know people seem to think he rips of Tarantino, but Lock Stock and Snatch prove the dude knows his music and better yet, how to use it.
Yeah, I had a Boyle one, a Ritchie one, an excellent Nolan one...
sigh, see external hard drive crash note. I'll probably pay to get it recovered over xmas, but i guess that's my xmas gift to myself. Won't be cheap.
For anyone that cares, we are currently uploading all of these again. They'll prolly last 2-3 weeks. permanent links will get them pulled down and i don't want that. Get 'em while they hot.
Great stuff, I appreciate the effort that went into these. Question: Do you have a handy list of what albums the track selections came from? Of course, the internet will tell me, but there is quite a lot. If you don't have a ready listing, please don't go to any trouble. Thanks again.
I don't have a handy list, sorry. That would take time i just don't have.
Can you re-upload them? They aren't working, but maybe it's just a China problem, though I also tried it with a proxy to no avail.
PS, one reader suggested that I set up a Paypal account so readers who want more from the Soundtrack Series can help revive the 2 harddrives that are currently dead and the two ipods i lost.
I would never be so presumptuous, but he felt like it was something i should do, so I thought I'd put that out there and see what people thought.
getting the music back on those 2 hard drives would be key.
I'm aware there isn't much that hasn't already been stated, emphatically, but I was just so floored by the quality, diversity and also just the sheer obscurity of many of these tracks, I felt obligated to make my voice heard about it. I can't wait for new additions to the collection, and I'll be first in line whenever they do arrive for download. In short--thank you, thank you, thank you for these fantastic selections, here's hoping there are many more to come. Cheers!
I absolutely love the soundtrack series! It really has changed the way I listen to music, and the sound of each director, in my opinion, is spot on. This is so fantastic...
The best mix, for me, are the Sophia Coppola compilations. Stunning . Beautiful. I am now a francophile.
suggestions would be Park Chan-Wook, Robert Rodriguez, Francis Ford Coppola....., Coen Brothers? Still thinking. And is Vincent Gallo the Number 11 in the series? Can always throw some dough toward the cause....let me know about that paypal. Truly enjoy the 327 so far. Amazing. Thanks again. Sending more people your way lol. Soundtrackies......
hey stumbled across this from the black list posting, really cool idea for the soundtrack series. tracklists look great. starting with the jim jarmusch one right now.
thought you might be into this which is a different take on the soundtrack idea http://playjazzloud.blogspot.com/2008/05/playjazzloud-picture-show-vol-1.html
When are more on the way!!! I love these!!
Hey, I would love to see you do a David Lynch and David Cronenberg playlist. That would be awesome. I love what you've done so far.
Hey,
Are you going to do anymore of these or is it dead?
Maybe one day...
if people wanna send me thousands of dollars to revive my external harddrives, that would help. ;)
I'm a little late to this party, but it looks like none of the links are up except Sofia which I am enjoying- I was hoping to get Noah's.
Thanks!
wish i had discovered this sooner. :( but great work man. please revive this project.
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