The Moon Song

'Drive' Soundtrack Tracklist

The soundtrack to Drive includes an original score by Cliff Martinez that was inspired by '80s style synth-pop. In addition to crafting his own compositions, Martinez built the film's sonic landscape from ideas pioneered by European electronic bands, such as Kraftwerk, Other songs in the set - which were recorded and arranged with a similar retro edge - include 'Nightcall' by Kavinsky and Lovefoxx of Brazilian dance-rock outfit CSS, a tune by the Chromatics, and others.

1. Nightcall - Kavinsky & Lovefoxx
2. Under Your Spell - Desire
3. A Real Hero - College Ft. Electric Youth
4. Oh My Love - Riz Ortolani Ft. Katyna Ranieri
5. Tick of the Clock - The Chromatics
6. Rubber Head
7. I Drive
8. He Had a Good Time
9. They Broke His Pelivs
10. Kick Your Teeth
11. Where's the Deluxe Version?
12. See You in Four
13. After the Chase
14. Hammer
15. Wrong Floor
16. Skull Crushing
17. My Name on a Car
18. On the Beach
19. Bride of Deluxe

Tracks 6-19 by Cliff Martinez

POMO Music Task - Childish Gambino (Video)

Postmodern Music Research - Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino POMO

Postmodern Music Task

Postmodernism and Music V4

Postmodern Music Theory

According to Kramer, postmodern music:

1. is not simply a repudiation of modernism or its continuation, but has aspects of both a break and an extension
2. is, on some level and in some way, ironic
3. does not respect boundaries between sonorities and procedures of the past and of the present
4. challenged barriers between 'high' and 'low' styles
5. shows disdain for the often unquestioned value of structural unity
6. questions the mutual exclusivity of elitist and populist values
7. avoids totalizing forms (e.g. does not want entire pieces to be tonal or serial or cast in a prescribed formal mold)
8. considers music not as autonomous but as relevant to cultural, social, and political contexts
9. includes quotations of or references to music of many traditions and cultures
10. considers technology not only as a way to preserve and transmit music but also as deeply implicated in the production and essence of music
11. embraces contradictions
12. distrusts binary oppositions
13. includes fragmentations and discontinuities 
14. encompasses pluralism and eclecticism
15. presents multiple meaning and multiple temporalities
16. locates meaning and even structure in listeners, more than in scores, performances, or composers

Tarantino Discussing the Music used in Inglourious Basterds

A Billboard interview with Quentin Tarantino discussing the music used in Inglourious Basterds.

The Soundtrack

'Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds: Motion Picture Soundtrack' is the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's motion picture, Inglourious Basterds. It was originally released on August 18th 2009. The Soundtrack uses a variety of music genres, including spaghetti western soundtrack excerpts, R&B, and the David Bowie song, "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)". This is the first soundtrack for a Quentin Tarantino film not to feature dialogue excerpts. The French "The Man with the Big Sombrero" was recorded for the movie. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for the 'Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media', but lost to Slumdog Millionaire (soundtrack).

Tracklisting

1. "The Green Leaves of Summer" – Nick Perito & His Orchestra
2. "The Verdict (La Condanna)" – Ennio Morricone (mislabled "Dopo la condanna") (from The Big Gundown)
3. "White Lightning (Main Title)" – Charles Bernstein (from White Lightning)
4. "Slaughter" – Billy Preston (from Slaughter)
5. "The Surrender (La resa)" – Ennio Morricone (from The Big Gundown)
6. "One Silver Dollar (Un Dollaro Bucato)" – Gianni Ferrio
7. "Davon geht die Welt nicht unter" – Zarah Leander
8. "The Man with the Big Sombrero" – Samantha Shelton & Michael Andrew
9. "Ich wollt' ich wär' ein Huhn" – Lilian Harvey & Willy Fritsch
10. "Main Theme from Dark of the Sun" – Jacques Loussier
11. "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" – David Bowie (from Cat People)
12. "Tiger Tank" – Lalo Schifrin (from Kelly's Heroes)
13. "Un Amico" – Ennio Morricone (from Revolver)
14. "Rabbia e Tarantella" – Ennio Morricone (from Allonsanfàn)

Film music not included on the album

1. "L'incontro Con La Figlia" – Ennio Morricone
2. "Il Mercenario (ripresa)" – Ennio Morricone
3. "Algiers November 1, 1954" – Ennio Morricone & Gillo Pontecorvo / The Battle of Algiers
4. "Hound Chase (intro)" – Charles Bernstein
5. "The Saloon (from Al Di Là Della Legge)" – Riz Ortolani
6. "Bath Attack" – Charles Bernstein
7. "Claire's First Appearance" – Jacques Loussier
8. "The Fight" – Jacques Loussier
9. "Mystic and Severe" – Ennio Morricone
10. "The Devil's Rumble" – Davie Allan & The Arrows
11. "What'd I Say " – Rare Earth
12. "Zulus" – Elmer Bernstein
13. "Eastern Condors" – Ting Yat Chung
14. "Titoli (from The Last Days of Pompeii) – Angelo Francesco Lavagnino – used as the opening titles for the film-within-a-film, Nation's Pride

'Death of Uncool' Shuffle Mix

For this activity, I put my iPhone 'music' app on shuffle and recorded the first 20 songs that appeared as a result. The outcome was as follows;

1. 'Get Out Of My Head' - Redlight (Electronica)
2. 'Everything You Never Had (We Had It All) - Breach (Dance & House)
3. Murder to Excellence - Jay Z & Kanye West (Hip-Hop/Rap)
4. Getting Nowehere - Magnetic Man Ft. John Legend (Drum & Bass)
5. Upper Room - WZRD (Alternative)
6. La Bonita - Mellowhype (Hip-Hop/Rap)
7. Karmageddon - M.I.A (Electronic)
8. Library Pictures - Arctic Monkeys (Alternative)
9. Help Me Lose My Mind - Disclosure Ft. London Grammar (Punk)
10. Pink Matter - Frank Ocean Ft. André 3000 (Pop)
11. No Exit - Childish Gambino (Rap)
12. Drunk In Love - Beyoncé Ft. Jay Z (Pop)
13. Going Through Hell - The Streets (Pop)
14. The Mood - Kid Cudi (Rap)
15. Everybody's Something - Chance The Rapper Ft. Saba & BJ The Chicago Kid (Acid Rap)
16. Heart Skipped a Beat - The XX (Indie Rock)
17. Gripp - George Maple & Kilo Kish & Kwes (Electronic)
18. Windows - N.E.R.D (Hip-Hop/Rap)
19. Nosetalgia - Pusha T Ft. Kendrick Lamar (Hip-Hop/Rap)
20. Drop the Game - Flume & Chet Faker (Electronic)

My 'death of uncool' shuffle mix holds a postmodern meaning because of the variety of genres that appear in the playlist - these genres include electronic, dance, house, hip-hop, rap, alternative, punk, pop, acid rap, and indie rock. This suggests that my music taste holds no distinct style or trend, which would have been the case in a past mix, instead it includes a mixture of genres, styles, and trends, which I have been exposed to and have liked as a result. This mix encapsulates the theory of 'the death of uncool', as people have unlimited access to various music and are free to have the opinion of what they will and won't listen to. 

"There are just too many styles around" - To stick to one style of music or to follow only the 'popular' music genre of the time would be a next to impossible task. Therefore, this mixture of genres and styles creates a postmodern meaning behind my shuffle mix.

Danger Mouse - Grey Album

Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop (Music Videos Without Music)