I don’t know what inspired this thought this morning, but I was reminded of what a great opening sequence the movie “Trainspotting” has. The story revolves around a group of friends in an economically struggling part of Scotland who are also combating their addiction to heroin. The opening sequence depicts the group of friends on the run after shop-lifting and intertwines it with their daily life and drug use. But what really drives this scene is the use of the song “Lust for Life” by Iggy Pop and the hard-hitting voice over by Ewan McGrewgors character, “Choose life, choose a career, choose a family…now why would I want to do a thing like that?”. It really defines a moment in the Generation X cinema legacy, but also teaches us how a great film and great music go hand in hand.
It seems we’ve lost touch with this concept though, which is a shame because so many amazing moments in film are really connected to a great song. Take for instance, the opening credits of “Pulp Fiction” using the song Misirlou or “In Your Eyes” being blasted from John Cusack as he declares his love in “Say Anything”.
However, “Garden State” may actually prove this last statement wrong in that it took music to a whole new level making the soundtrack to a film almost more recognizable then the film itself. Even the trailer itself uses the soundtrack beautifully to capture the story.
I would like to see more of this…
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I love the Trainspotting soundtrack – “Born Slippy” by Underworld is the jam
http://listen.grooveshark.com/song/The_Wicked_Messenger/10740691