#movie music

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Tracklist:

Tire Swing • My Mom • Loose Lips • Caving In • Better Weather • Underground • I Like Giants • The Competition • France • I Miss You • 4565 • My Rollercoaster

Spotify ♪ Bandcamp ♪ Youtube

#hyltta-polls #polls #artist: kimya dawson #language: english #decade: 2000s #Anti-Folk #Folk Pop #Singer-Songwriter #Indie Pop #Twee Pop #Indie Folk #Movie Music

[dean-winchesters-clit]

With the release of the Little Mermaid (2023) trailer, I want to tell you all about the gay man who saved Disney

After the death of Walt Disney in 1966 and Roy Disney in 1971, the Disney Animation Studio floundered for over a decade and a half. The movies released following the Disneys’ deaths did not do well at the box office or with critics, and the company began losing money quickly. It didn’t help that during the production of The Fox and The Hound, Don Bluth along with a bunch of other Disney animators left the company to start their own animation studio.

After The Fox and The Hound released in 1981, Michael Eisner (best known as the inspiration for Lord Farquad) took over after Walt Disney’s nephew resigned as CEO. Michael Eisner came into the company with the sentiment that they “had no obligation to make art”, and released The Black Cauldron in 1985 to critical and commercial failure. The company hit rock bottom and in response, Eisner moved the animation studio out of the buildings that were DESIGNED FOR ANIMATORS TO ANIMATE IN and into various hangers, warehouses, and trailers. Eisner was about to get rid of the animation studio for good until Walt Disney’s nephew intervened. Thanks to the mild success of The Great Mouse Detective and Oliver and Company, Eisner gave the animation studio another chance.

That’s where our man comes in.

Howard Ashman was born in Baltimore, Maryland in May of 1950. He and Alan Menken (the composer for many many many Disney films) collaborated on The Little Shop of Horrors. Ashman was the lyricists, librettist, and director of the project while Menken wrote the music. They were nominated for a Grammy Award and Ashman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. Ashman then wrote the screenplay for the Frank Oz film adaptation of the musical.

Ashman was brought in to Disney to write a song for Oliver and Company. While there, he was told about several projects the animation studio had on the back burner, one of which was The Little Mermaid.

Ashman became a driving force behind the creation of The Little Mermaid and subsequently, all of the Disney films made between 1989 and 1999. He explained to the animation team how musical theater and animated films were made for each other, and how they had the exact same amount of suspension of disbelief for audiences, which made them a perfect substitute for live action movie musicals which had gone out of fashion after the 1960s.

Ashman wrote all the lyrics to the songs in The Little Mermaid and insisted that Alan Menken be brought on to write the score and music. It was Menken’s first ever movie score and he fucking nailed it. Ashman was the one who insisted on bringing on actors who had musical theater backgrounds. He also insisted that Sebastian the crab be Jamaican so he could include Caribbean inspired music and have an “up” number during the movie. He explained to the writers how musicals were structured, where to include songs, and how those song would weave themselves into the story and feel natural. Ashman was credited as a producer on the film, which was released in 1989 to ENORMOUS SUCCESS. Ashman then went on to write the lyrics to the songs in Beauty and the Beast and three songs from Aladdin, the latter of which he pitched to Disney as an animated musical and wrote a treatment for.

After the release of The Little Mermaid, Ashman revealed to Menken that he had tested positive for HIV/AIDs. Jeffery Katzenburg, the then animation director at Disney, fully supported Ashman during the making of Beauty and the Beast, even creating a studio near his home in New York so he could work easier while receiving treatment. He got to see a private early screening of Beauty and the Beast before he lost his eyesight. He died of heart failure seven months before the film was released in November of 1991.

Beauty and the Beast received a standing ovation at its premiere and was the first and only animated movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, a decade before the Best Animated Feature category was added. The film is dedicated to Howard Ashman, a message at the end of the film reading, "To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful.“ Beauty and the Beast won for Best Original Song at the Oscars, the award presented to Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Ashman’s partner Bill Lauch accepted the posthumous award for Ashman, making it clear to the audience that he and Howard were a couple and loved each other. Disney was furious that Lauch had said those things during his acceptance speech.

Following Ashman’s death, the 2002 special DVD release of Beauty and the Beast added the song “Human Again” which Ashman and Menken wrote but was cut from the original film. The DVD also featured a special short called Howard Ashman: In Memorium. It features many people from the animation studio talking about Ashman and his invaluable contributions to the films he worked on. Jeffery Katzenburg said that there were two angels watching over them during his days at Disney: Walt Disney himself, and Howard Ashman.

If it weren’t for Howard Ashman, a gay man who died of AIDs in 1991, Disney would not be what it is today. They would have continued to flounder and eventually have gone under. Ashman brought Disney back to life and gave us unforgettable films and inspired countless others. He was the backbone of the Disney Renaissance, creator of the formula that these films followed and allowed them to succeed where previous films hadn’t.

And the modern Disney Corporation refuses to acknowledge his existence. While doing research for this post, I found a documentary on Disney+ about Howard Ashman. It has a one minute long trailer on the Disney+ YouTube account and that’s it. There’s no other marketing for this documentary, no one posting about it, NOTHING. It came out in 2018. FOUR YEARS AND NO ONE KNOWS IT EXISTS. Disney has been erasing the existence of queer people in their history and continue to profit off of the work that queer people did to keep their company afloat. The Beauty and the Beast remake was the first Disney movie to make over a billion dollars and in doing so, they butchered the work of a dying gay man who didn’t even get to see the finished film he worked so hard on.

So, as you make art and gif posts about The Little Mermaid (2023) as more and more trailers and promotional material come out for it, remember Howard Ashman. Remember the man who gave many of us our childhoods, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul.

Rest in peace, Howard.

Here is a video the goes more in depth about Howard’s contributions to Disney and the history surrounding the importance of The Little Mermaid:

#the little shop of horrors #little shop of horrors #the little mermaid #howard ashman #disney #disney animated movies #disney animated classics #disney renaissance #musical #musicals #movie musicals #movie musical #movie music #history #lgbt history #LGBT+ history #LGBT historical figures #lgbt+ historical figures #tw aids #tw death #tw gay death #tw disney #alan menken #walt disney #jeffery katzenburg #michael eisner #roy disney #roy o disney #roy e disney #beauty and the beast

[krystal-prisms]

#my bs #poll #polls #tumblr poll #movie #movies #movie soundtracks #lord of the rings #harry potter (derogatory) #httyd #how to train your dragon #star wars #potc #pirates of the caribbean #jurassic park #music #movie music #band

[ivovynckier]

The victorious couple Ludwig Göransson (film composer) and Serena McKinney (violinist).

#ludwig göransson #göransson #serena mckinney #oppenheimer #robert oppenheimer #Christoper nolan #chris nolan #oscar #oscars #oscars 2024 #film music #soundtrack #soundtracks #film score #movie music #film composer #composer #composers #orchestra #violin #violinist #movie #movies #film #films #music #musician #musciians #manhattan project

[werthersamsa]

I love western! ♥️

#movie music #far west #cowboy

[thepariahcontinuum]

Okay but seriously can we talk about Miguel O'Hara's Suite by Daniel Pemberton in the Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack.... I've got this on a loop and it's good music to write to, but it's also making me want to start producing music again.

#Spider-Man #spiderman across the spiderverse #across the spiderverse #AsTV #miguel o'hara #spiderman 2099 #Movie music #movie soundtrack #Daniel Pemberton

[countesspetofi]

Barry Lyndon Soundtrack

Okay, I'm back. I managed to watch the first three episodes of Our Flag Means Death 24 hours earlier than I thought I would, and boy, there is so much stuff jangling around in my brain! Spoilers ahead.

But the absolute first thing I noticed was the music. In particular, at least two pieces ripped straight from the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick's 1975 masterpiece Barry Lyndon. I mean, yes, they are classical pieces in the public domain, but anyone who has seen Barry Lyndon will forever associate them with the movie.

The first piece is used in the very first scene, with the dream duel between Stede and Izzy. And the second is when Ed visits Izzy's sick bed. If you haven't seen the movie - and if not, then you really should - it's the story of an 18th century adventurer who lives from duel to duel, moving up and down the social scale in the process. The film ends when his leg is shot off by a man with whom he has a very complicated relationship. There is no way the presence of these pieces is a coincidence. Dammit, Jenkins, you clever bastard!

#our flag means death #ofmd #our flag means death season 2 #ofmd s2 #ofmd spoilers #ofmd soundtrack #barry lyndon #stanley kubrick #music #movie music

[mymusicbias]

#conquering lion of judah #kingsley ben adir #lashana lynch #bob marley #rita marley #one love bob marley movie #mmb #movie music #rastafari #rasta

[culturevulture73]

Terrific piece! For my Harrison Ford peeps, he’s in it!

#star wars #Indiana jones #John Williams #Harrison Ford #Steven Spielberg #movie music #film scores

[asocial-skye]

what are all your guys' heretic star wars music opinions? of course, we love and respect john williams, but what are the real meaty, gets-you-excommunicated-from-fandom opinions? i have LOTS of opinions, particularly ones that will probably get my ass kicked.

#star wars #starwars #star wars music #john williams #sw prequels #sw original trilogy #sw sequels #star wars prequels #star wars original trilogy #star wars sequel trilogy #prequel trilogy #original trilogy #sequel trilogy #music #movie music #i'll start #i think anakin's betrayal is the worst 'major' piece in ROTS #it's powerful but i never really liked it that much #anakin's dark deeds and i'm so sorry are way better

[douglasbradburyverne]

The complete playlist of Academy Award-winning Best Original Songs, from 1934 to 2024

#movies #music #oscars #spotify playlist #academy awards #movie music #oldschool #vintage #movie history #songs #playlist #disney #billie eilish #elton john #henry mancini #lady gaga #emma stone #ryan gosling #adele #idina menzel #phil collins #celine dion #mariah carey #whitney houston #madonna #frank sinatra #fred astaire #bing crosby #hollywood #awards

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#Moving Music #Movie Music #Cymbals #Symbols #Drums #Drumkit #Dubbers #1987 #Archive #Photography

[scoreconnaisseur]

Read at your own risk of spoilers!

The score for “Across the Spider-Verse” is one for the books. Truly in awe of this masterpiece, and I love it just as much (if not more) as the first one. I can’t believe how well it meshes together all the themes of the characters and brings back motifs from the first movie. My only critique is that I wish Spider-Woman’s theme had been in the first movie too!!

#across the spiderverse #spiderverse #daniel pemberton #movie scores #movie soundtracks #movie music #miles morales #gwen stacy

[ivovynckier]

Looking for more violin wizards? Here's Joshua Bell in Hans Zimmer's soundtrack "Angels & Demons" (Ron Howard).

#joshu bell #hans zimmer #ron howard #angels and demons #film music #soundtrack #soundtracks #film score #movie music #film composer #composer #composers #orchestra #music #musician #musicians #violin #violinist #movie #movies #film #films #Youtube

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

saw the tracklist for jonas kaufmann’s next album and i am DYING here

#did not have ‘jonas sings les mis’ on my 2023 bingo card #opera tag #opera #movie music #movie musicals #HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEE #jonas kaufmann #tenors…

[power-chords]

All right one more Tumblr post and then I have to get back to freedrafting: It's so funny [heartwarming] to see the original SAW movie experiencing this very fandom-oriented resurgence amongst Tumblr zoomer horror nerds because that was Literally Me almost 20 years ago, age 15 (and one of the original administrators of the Chainshipping community on Livejournal, I might add). At some point during my early twenties I underwent some inexplicable biological/intestinal change and lost the stomach for excessively sanguinary movies, and most horror fare in general, but at the time I was obsessed.

And it really was this fascinating pop culture phenomenon to experience in real-time. It was powerfully influential. So much so that I recognized it instantly — it wasn't one of those films whose stylistic shockwaves become apparent only in retrospect. And it reached a much bigger audience than some of the indie predecessors to which it is indebted, like Cube. A $100 million return on a $1.2mm investment. Everybody I knew went and saw it, even people who had no taste for that stuff ordinarily.

I remember the posters on the subway platform, Amanda with the reverse-beartrap affixed to her head, exposing only her eyes, wide with terror. HOW MUCH BLOOD WOULD YOU SHED TO STAY ALIVE? Sparse and stark, disturbing and enchanting. It was a genius advertising campaign. I went in that October weekend with no idea what to expect beyond the basic premise; the trailer revealed only what was necessary to lure your ass to the box office and plant it in a theater chair.

Say what you will about the franchise that followed, that has (with poetic irony) bled itself dry of any substance, but nobody saw that twist coming. We were all squirming and groaning and shielding our eyes while Lawrence committed himself to the inevitable and gruesome task of auto-amputation, but that didn't hold a candle to the reaction when John Kramer got up from the bathroom floor. The eruption of disbelief. Gasping, cursing, exclamations of dread and delight. By the time that door sealed shut to black and Charlie Clouser's brilliant "Hello, Zepp" motif reached its terminal crescendo, my jaw was in my lap. The lights came up and my high school boyfriend at the time and I just looked at each other. It was great. It was so much fun. It remains one of my top ten theater-going experiences ever.

#saw #saw (2004) #leigh whannell #james wan #film scores #movie music