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Author Topic: "Blues Brothers" Voted Best Soundtrack Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-08-2004 01:40 PM                     Just read this on the net. Don't know if I quire agree with "their" opinion of it but it is good. Here's the link.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5641031/ ‘Blues Brothers’ called best soundtrack Music from Belushi-Ackroyd film edges 'Pulp Fiction' in poll The Associated Press Updated: 1:14 p.m. ET Aug. 8, 2004LONDON - "The Blues Brothers" was rated the best movie soundtrack in a British straw vote. It nipped the soundtracks of "Pulp Fiction" and "Trainspotting" in a vote conducted for British Broadcasting Corp. digital radio. "It's a `Sound of Music' for hipsters, a film that lives and breathes music," said Andrew Collins, who drew 10,000 voters for his survey. The stars of the 1980 film, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, sang several of the songs including "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" and the theme from "Rawhide." Guest appearances included Ray Charles in "Shake Your Tailfeather," James Brown in "The Old Landmark," Aretha Franklin in "Think" and Cab Calloway with "Minnie the Moocher." Not one of the top 10 in the BBC vote placed in a similar survey done three years ago by British radio station Classic FM, in which "Star Wars" came in first, followed by "Gone With the Wind" and "Lawrence of Arabia." The BBC vote for best film soundtrack: 1. "The Blues Brothers," 2. "Pulp Fiction," 3. "Trainspotting," 4. "Saturday Night Fever," 5. "Dirty Dancing," 6. "Grosse Point Blank," 7. "Kill Bill" Vols. 1 and 2, 8. (tie) "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Lost in Translation" and 10. "Fight Club." Copyright 2004 The Associated Press Mark  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 08-08-2004 04:38 PM                     It is a great soundtrack, but Danny will be furious because Rocky Horror didn't win, or even make it ON the list.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-08-2004 05:31 PM                  Purr Danny. Purr, Purr Danny. Ummm... neither did "Shock Treatment" or any of Barbra Streisand's films make it. >>> Phil [ 08-08-2004, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: Phil Hill ]  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-09-2004 01:56 AM                        "Blues Brothers" ought to get some kind of attention anyway for being one of the few movies without a "score." The whole musical soundtrack is songs, there is nary a "John Williams" type in sight anywhere. (Except for the "Ride of the Valkyries" scene where the Pinto falls in to the street, but even that is a record.) Not dissing John Williams, he's great. But in this movie, he just wasn't necessary.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 08-09-2004 01:58 AM                        The Ride of the Valkyries is by Wagner, not by Williams.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 08-09-2004 01:58 AM                     You forgot Peter Gunn by Henry Mancini.  |  IP: Logged William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-09-2004 02:52 AM                        Elmer Bernstein (yessirreebob, a film composer) wrote the neat little chunk of "God Music" for when the Blues Brothers get religion at James Brown's church.  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-09-2004 04:01 AM                        it's not unusual for a film to have no score. it's just unusual for a hollywood movie. many french films, for example, have no score or extradiegetic sound at all. carl  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-09-2004 01:50 PM                        Michael - I knew that, I was just referring to the John Williams TYPE score that usually accompanies movies these days. I will admit to forgetting about the "Jesus H. Tapdancin' Christ! I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!!!" scene music by Bernstein though.  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 08-09-2004 02:30 PM                     At least Forrest Gump wasn't on that list. I swear to god, that's the only music Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. in the Mall of America plays...  |  IP: Logged Brandon Willis Expert Film Handler Posts: 216 From: Richmond, VA, USA Registered: Apr 2004 posted 08-09-2004 04:31 PM                     The Blues Brothers is quite possibly one of the best movies ever made.  |  IP: Logged

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