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August 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 31 – Sustained Creepy Moods…
I like movie soundtracks – score. I like ambient music. I like heavy metal. I particularly love when two or three of those things can come together to create a sinister, creeping – creepy – mood. A sustained sinister creeping – creepy – mood, even. So I wanted to explore that today via five favourites. Five Songs For Friday has […]Archive
July 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 277
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence [OST] (1983) I don’t know how I arrived at this – because I’ve yet to see the film – but I imagine it was just as part of an exploration of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s work (which is ongoing). And I fell for this score on first listen. Hooked. But I can tell you something […]Archive
July 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 280
Trini Lopez featuring The Ventures + Nancy Ames, The Trini Lopez Show [OST] (1968) There’s never anything but joy when I hear Trini Lopez – obviously there’s The Classic Album – and that’s my all-time favourite from him, sure. But it hasn’t stopped me hunting out more. Including this, the latest to my collection – the soundtrack to his TV show, […]Archive
July 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Vox Lux [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Various Artists: Vox Lux [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Three Six Zero Recordings/Columbia Records Straight up, I’ll tell you that I fucking loved this movie! And I would have been prepared to love the soundtrack just for the Scott Walker score. And when I say that I mean just for exisiting – I was on board with the idea before hearing it, or […]Archive
June 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Dolly Parton: Dumplin’ [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Dolly Parton Dumplin’ [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] RCA Records Label Nashville First off, it’s a great movie – really worthwhile. Strong, subtle performances, an interesting set of themes and more grit and heart than the typical Hollywood comedy fare. It’s funny too – but has more than just humour. And one of the big themes of the film […]Archive
June 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 292
Ennio Morricone, Un Uoma Da Rispettare [OST] (1972) Having followed whatever I can find by Ennio Morricone across the last two decades I’m now at a place where if I see something – I buy it. Even if I haven’t heard it. So it was with this, recently. It made me actuall watch the film – in English it’s called The Master Touch. And it’s not […]Archive
May 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 170: Gregg Bissonette
Welcome to episode 170 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. Here’s a 35-minute conversation I nabbed with […]Archive
May 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 305
Sharon O’Neill, Smash Palace (1982) This EP is the soundtrack to the movie Smash Palace – one of the first Kiwi films I can remember seeing and one of the first “adult” films I can remember making an impact on me, I’ve rewatched it a bunch of times and it’s both a great complete story/movie and a virtuoso performance from Bruno Lawrence. The music […]Archive
April 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 316
V/A, Office Space [OST] (1999) I was so hooked on Office Space as soon as I saw it. Watched it at the movie theatre twice – then it was a flat-staple on DVD and VOD-services – back in the days of “Saturn” as I recall…and the music was always a crucial component, but I never thought to hunt […]Archive
April 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Laurel Halo: Raw Silk Uncut Wood
Laurel Halo Raw Silk Uncut Wood Latency Recordings Berlin-based, American-born sound-artist and composer Laurel Halo loves skitterish percussion, tinkering pianos and strident textures. She loves jazz settings – and then totally fucking with them, and she creates the best movie soundtracks for non-existent movies. All of that is on display here on Raw Silk Uncut Wood – but overall this is her most […]Archive
April 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman