"[The Coen brothers] write and direct their films with spaces for music. When you see their films, you can clearly tell which scenes are going to be told by music. They think about telling a story visually and musically." - Composer Carter Burwell This is the fifteenth year I've written my year in review using music,… Continue reading 2012 in Review
Category: The Playlists
If your year were a movie, what songs would make up the soundtrack? That’s the premise of The Playlists: a list of music that encapsulates the feelings and vibes of each year’s story, anchored by one lead Song of the Year (think of that as the song they’d play during the trailer).
2009 in Review
The playlist for 2009:1. Scars ----- Papa Roach"My weakness is that I care too much. And my scars remind me that the past is real..."While the competition for song of the Year was intense for 2009, Scars takes top notch just by the unmistakable, universal truths it holds. Our greatest strengths and weaknesses are the… Continue reading 2009 in Review
2008 in review
Playlist for 2008: I Don't Wanna Be In Love -- Good Charlotte When a song has catchy music, it makes it that much more likely that I will steal said music and make up my own words to sing to it. "I Don't Wanna Be In Love" was the song I did that to the… Continue reading 2008 in review
2007 in Review
Originally published in my LiveJournal Dec. 22, 2007 Well, ho ho ho, readers. Sick for almost two weeks now, I seem to be finally on the mend, which means that although I'm running this a little later than I usually do, I can share part one of my traditional Year in Review! I'm trying some… Continue reading 2007 in Review
Year in Review: Playlist for 2006
Soundtrack for 2006 (ordered) Part One: The Calm Before The Storm 1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day 2. Drunken Lullabies – Flogging Molly 3. History of a Boring Town – Less Than Jake 4. Bad Day – Daniel Powter 5. Hard Candy – Counting Crows 6. Erin Shore – The Corrs 7. Better… Continue reading Year in Review: Playlist for 2006
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