Thursday, August 28, 2014

Once Soundtrack

Seven years ago, strolling through Vienna on a hot summer day we decided to recover and cool down in a small repertory cinema. There was this movie I heard of before: Once.
All I knew was it would be about music. So we watched it without big expectations. Well, we couldn't have been more wrong.


Once is a 2006 Irish musical film - and it's all about passion for music.
Set in Dublin, Once stars Glen Hansard (singer of The Frames) and Markéta Irglová as struggling musicians during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story:
It's a story in a pseudo-documentary style of two people which fell in love with music and each other.

Once lasted longer in the US top 30 box office list in 2007 than Spider-Man 3 and Shrek 3.  With a budget of 150.000 USD it grossed 20 million USD worldwide.

After filming "Falling Slowly", Glen Hansard jokingly said "and the Oscar for Best Song goes to..." He proved to be highly prophetic: Hansard and Irglová's song received a 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the soundtrack as a whole also received a Grammy nomination.

Steven Spielberg was quoted as saying 'A little movie called Once gave me enough inspiration to last the rest of the year'. When informed of Spielberg's comments, director John Carney told Sky News: 'In the end of the day, he's just a guy with a beard.'

Listen to:  Falling Slowly, When Your Mind's Made Up, Lies

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Friday, August 15, 2014

Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams (2014)

Three years after his last record Ashes and Fire, Ryan Adams is back. The new record simply called Ryan Adams will be out September 5, 2014.

The album was produced by Adams himself and Mike Viola at his own Pax Am Studios in Los Angeles.


Tracklist:
1. Gimme Something Good
2. Kim
3. Trouble
4. Am I Safe
5. My Wrecking Ball
6. Stay with Me
7. Shadows
8. Feels Like Fire
9. I Just Might
10. Tired of Giving Up
11. Let Go


Gimme Something Good at Jimmy Fallon:

Ransom & The Subset - No Time to Lose

Ransom and the Subset is an American alternative rock band based in Seattle, Washington.
With a refreshing pop-rock sound, their music is clearly driven by strong melodies and well-crafted arrangements. Along with infectious hooks and witty, insightful lyricism, Ransom and the Subset delivers a dynamic blend of power pop from decades past along with a strong element of modern rock.

Ransom and the Subset is the brainchild of singer/songwriter/guitarist RanDair Porter. Heavily stocked with self-made demos, Porter sought out and engaged with the talent of producer/multi-instrumentalist Brian E. King (OranJuly and Parks) and Grammy-winning engineer/mixer Ducky Carlisle (Mike Viola, Bleu, Major Labels, Taylor Locke and the Roughs). The team of three collaborated to create Ransom and the Subset’s debut album No Time to Lose


Over the course of a year, Porter flew to Boston to work with King and Carlisle on the album, making a stop in NYC where he worked with Jody Porter (Fountains of Wayne) as well. The famed artist contributed both guitar and bass guitar to the track “Sticking Onto You".

No Time To Lose will be out October 7th, 2014.

Start with: Anna, Million Out Of Me