Songs of Inspiration
To give our songwriter an accurate view of what and how we want the songs to sound for the film, we constructed a list of appropriate songs that convey the correct emotion / ‘feel’ we are going for. We also included a few films as ideal reference points for him to watch. The director and I went through and listened to a range of soundtracks and songs to find ones we both agreed would be fit the film, but also would fit Conor’s writing style.
Alex Turner – Piledriver Waltz (Submarine soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg294Jyiuuk
Alex Turner – It’s Hard to Get Around the Wind (Submarine soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZZomkMZLk
The Kinks – A Well Respected Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bQsGiiPVFo
Kimya Dawson – Sleep [Instrumental] (Juno Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYOFpQ0L9_E
Galaxie 500 – Tugboat
(less reverb, not as 80s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEwouUjDTTE
Ralfe Band – Stephen (Bunny & The Bull Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr__qUBjquU
Ralfe Band – Museum (Bunny & The Bull Soundtrack)
(First minute only)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1VxHWPqT8Q
Ralfe Band – Shut Inside (Bunny & The Bull Soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIpUoQiI6XY
The Phoenix Foundation – Hitchcock (Eagle vs Shark soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6wFvwQmIUs
Beck – Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime (Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaI1sLqFOuE
17 – Dream Upon Waking (Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tt-BmuLXns
Jon Brion – Strings that Tie to you (Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EKwGS8dHmo
25 – Spotless mind (Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tARRyE5B4-k&list=PL9A26C61C0D36C198&index=25
Sufjan Stevens – Chicago (Little Miss Sunshine)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_-cUdmdWgU
Sufjan Stevens – All the trees of the Field will clap their hands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVkgtdAWLGo
Sufjan Stevens – The Dress Looks Nice On You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTYiz88GmQo
Moonrise Kingdom Soundtrack: The Heroic Weather-Conditions of The Universe
Really cool multi-part instrumental, builds nicely
Part 1: A Veiled Mist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5B8wza-XRc&list=PLZ9vqWo2r7tSM5OSIoTIja9fqOYJ3IOzf&index=6
Part 2: Smoke/Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGS_uAamDaA&list=PLZ9vqWo2r7tSM5OSIoTIja9fqOYJ3IOzf&index=7
Part 3: The Salt Air
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoiSq3rNNwA&index=8&list=PLZ9vqWo2r7tSM5OSIoTIja9fqOYJ3IOzf
Part 4-6: Thunder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVplIIkJEns&list=PLZ9vqWo2r7tSM5OSIoTIja9fqOYJ3IOzf&index=16
Films of Inspiration
Submarine (similar film soundtrack)
Eagle vs Shark (similar film soundtrack)
Mary & Max (Film style)