Film soundtracks are often the most memorable part of the whole movie experience. Music can evoke emotion, hint at what’s coming next or simply create an appropriate backdrop for a critical scene. On the flip side, it’s possible to watch a movie and question the music choices. Take Juno for example: the soundtrack is either totally brilliant or totally repetitive depending on whom you ask.
In the name of Pulp Fiction, I’ve hand-picked some diverse OurStage tracks that should be included on a movie soundtrack. I dare you to disagree.
“Getaway” by Jean Claude Garner:
This song definitely belongs in a buddy cop flick right as the boat chase ends and the credits roll. Just picture it: the good guys think they’ve finally won but one lone bad guy is speeding off into the sunset (in his boat, remember). Obviously there will be a sequel.
“Super Bad Vampire Eyes” by Etcetera Etcetera:
WARNING: This song will get stuck in your head. I think it should have been featured in Forgetting Sarah Marshall because it sounds like a song Peter (the main character) would write about Sarah and how seeing her was driving him crazy. He’d definitely work this track into the Dracula-themed rock opera he was writing.
“Never Too Soon” by New City Lions
No summer is complete without a feel-good-get-the-girl-find-yourself teen flick. This track will pump you up and make you forget your worries so it should definately play during the inevitable party scene, when boy and girl are ignoring the world around them.
Hightide Blues is as powerful as they are upbeat (something that tends to be rare). Their country influences meld so perfectly with their blues rock sound that this band will bridge the gap between those Alt Rock Kids and the Country Lovers. In fact, I think they are so good, you will like them after just one song.
Since their first show back in 2006, Hightide Blues has played at hundreds of venues all over the Southeast and taken the stage with such artists as Sara Bareilles, Graham Colton, and Jason Isbell. They treat their recordings with that same high level of class and recently completed an EP (”Love Come Easy“) at House of David Studios in Nashville, a recording studio that has hosted such legends as Elvis, Neil Young, B.B. King, Joe Crocker, and Roy Orbison. Up next, the band has announced that they will be playing the SXSW music festival in Texas . With a resume this strong, I’d say they are bound to be one of the best blues/southern rock bands to grace the Country genre in a long-time.
There are a lot of reasons to like this band. You may be impressed by their star-studded collaborations or their impressive studio rsources. Maybe it’s just their stage presence or their unique, alternative country sound. Whatever your reason, now that you’ve heard that one song, shoot on over to the band’s fanclub and listen to the rest of their tunes. You won’t be disappointed.
“Super Bad Vampire Eyes” by Etcetera Etcetera:
