What are the best and worst scores by pop musicians?
The news that Dan Deacon would score a new Francis Ford Coppola movie follows a time-honored tradition of pop musicians scoring motion pictures. That trend hit something of a peak last year, with Trent Reznor scoring "The Social Network" and Daft Punk scoring "Tron: Legacy." Gutter magazine compiled a list of the best and worst scores by pop musicians. In the worst category? A surprise: the Alan Parsons Project's score for "Ladyhawke," a Michelle Pfeiffer movie by the guy who made "Lethal Weapon" about a lady who, duh, turns into a hawk. No doubt Deacon can live up to their legacy. Gutter's list is here.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
Social Networks was pretty dern good.
Posted by: Anonymous | January 13, 2011 2:45 PM
The Edge & Michael Brook
featuring Sinead O'Connor
The Soundtrack to CAPTIVE
Erik -- look it up, some really great things happened prior to 2010.
Posted by: geezy | January 13, 2011 6:16 PM
biggest disappointment was probably the daft punk / tron legacy soundtrack.
Posted by: geoff | January 13, 2011 9:48 PM
Damon Albarn's "Ravenous" score collaboration was good. Am looking forward to hearing what he scored for his sister's book.
Posted by: Laura | January 14, 2011 3:28 PM
Danny Elfman from Oingo Boingo did a great job with Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Posted by: Adam | January 19, 2011 6:09 PM