by LaoWai » Sat May 04, 2013 10:58 pm
On a vaguely related note, I can remember one time watching an older film with my brother and feeling completely unmoved. We were basically MST3K-ing throughout the film. During what was clearly meant to be a particularly suspenseful moment, either he or I suddenly noticed why the movie was so odd: "There's no music!" Nothing has ever brought home the importance of a good soundtrack better than that experience. (The movie was basically an "Attack of the ____," where the monsters were plant-like aliens, and the finale takes place in a lighthouse, where it's discovered that the creatures' weakness is salt water. If anyone knows the proper title of the movie, tell me, and I'l promise you a good night of loving in return...or, well, maybe a Snickers bar or something.)
The only soundtrack I own is the one from "Edward Scissorhands." I love me some Danny Elfman.
It's always in the last place you look for it, unless you're the kind of person who keeps looking for it after you've found it.