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Haven't seen "Drive" or "Easy Rider." But I had something quite specific in mind about vocal timbre. (no spoilers)

Posted by: second gary (a.k.a 80181597) on Nov 22, 07:25 in response to Facto's post ~One is the loneliest number.. ~ But yeah, examples are...

I teach voice at two colleges in upstate New York, so I think about "grain of the voice" issues all the time.  In the case of Aimee Mann's songs for "Magnolia" I'm making a pitch (ahem) for the way Mann uses both a light pop belt and a breathy head voice to access high notes, plus the occasional use of vocal fry and "sluggish" diction to match the moods of the film, or better, to help create them.

In a way I think "Sting" is too well known for his voice to be used this way; and the main guitar theme of "The Deer Hunter" is evocative—if this is what you mean—but it's not what I'm getting at.

Watching MGNOL Magnolia. What a perfect film. {nm} ryeontherocks Nov 21, 23:31

Tom Cruise - eternally underrated by most. {nm} Facto Nov 22, 04:51

Were you on a Philip Seymour Hoffman nostalgia trip, btw.. ? {nm} Facto Nov 22, 04:51

Some "Capote" excerpts were broadcast this week on NPR in the context of Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher interviews. {nm} second gary Nov 22, 08:39

Tom cruise should have won an Oscar still cry everytime {nm} gogreen Nov 22, 05:01

Aimee Mann makes a huge contribution to this film. It's hard to think of another set of songs and quality of voice. . . second gary Nov 22, 06:26

~One is the loneliest number.. ~ But yeah, examples are legion. Drive, three years ago. Sting in Leaving Las Vegas. Streets of Fire. Taxi Facto Nov 22, 07:07

Haven't seen "Drive" or "Easy Rider." But I had something quite specific in mind about vocal timbre. (no spoilers) second gary Nov 22, 07:25

Fair enough. It's quite an accomplishment. Here's a list of some movie soundtracks by a single artist. Facto Nov 22, 07:36

Thats a really interesting list. Most of these I haven't seen, but Karen O and "Where the wild things are" is a good second. . . second gary Nov 22, 07:57

Moulin Rouge {nm} RazorHawk Nov 22, 07:36

I'd rather say Chicago - the Musical, then. Moulin Rouge, like The Great Gatsby etc, use mostly familiar pop songs. Chicago has music writte Facto Nov 22, 07:43

I specialize in the instrument side of things... just for fun here are some interesting selections RazorHawk Nov 22, 08:01

Almost everything from Bladerunner, by Vangelis........ {nm} Facto Nov 22, 08:02





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