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Recently I discovered a blog called The Playlist and it has quickly become one of my favorite places to read about what’s going on in the film world. The Playlist bills itself as “A place ostensibly dedicated to that sweet spot where movies and music meet but a place to discuss whatever the f we want”, so you can see why I dig it. A quick search of the word music on their main page yields 46 hits. A query for movies nets 24. Isn’t it refreshing to see weight given to the composers and recording artists who breathe life into film?

Perhaps I’m biased, but often I feel like it’s easy to overlook a score when watching a movie. Especially these days with our box offices being invaded by blue creatures from a galaxy far far away. Today’s films are extremely bombastic and there is so much eye candy that it’s easy for our thalamus to screw off our temporal lobe in favor of our friskier occipital. Also, maybe it’s just me, but it always seems like the best scores really go unnoticed because they mesh so well with a film. Often I feel like a notice a score more if the music doesn’t seem to work in concert with a scene. Que sera? At least it’s really nice to see a site like The Playlist helping to give some credit where it’s due. The only thing the writers there are missing is a spotlight for set builders. Those guys always get shafted.

If you have a moment, I’d highly recommend checking out what The Playlist is doing. Here are a couple of their recent articles I’ve really enjoyed. Happy clicking!

The Best Soundtrack, Scores & Music Moments of 2009
Grizzly Bear Contribute Songs To ‘Jack Goes Boating’
Marvel Head Confirms The Hulk Will Appear In The ‘Avengers’ Film
More Anticipated 2010: The 15 Most Anticipated Arthouse Films
‘Avatar’ Featurette Provides Insight Into Production, Footage of Sam Worthington With Plastic Ears

On an Avatar-related note, I couldn’t help but share this piece by Scott Wampler of the Dallas Comedy Examiner with you. I’ll just going to leave the video bit of it here…

Hope this finds you feeling healthy!

-Mason

P.S. If you enjoyed this post, you might like to read about My Top 10 Favorite Movies.