Random Factoid #403

4 09 2010

This factoid is about 175 too late, but better late that never, right?

I made my first “Marshall and the Movies” licensed product back in March as a thank you to someone who saved my hide during a performance by finding a misplaced prop.  My thank you was two CDs featuring my picks of the best movie music of 2009, both songs and score.  I won’t be making you all one because that would be piracy, but I’d be happy to share my selections with you all and link to any YouTube videos I can.

Have any other bloggers made unofficially licensed gear?  Or am I some sort of pioneer?  While you ponder those two questions, let me lay out my lineup for you below.

Best of 2009 – Songs

  1. This Land Is Your Land (Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings) – “Up in the Air”
  2. Us (Regina Spektor) – “(500) Days of Summer”
  3. Fallin’ and Flyin’ (Jeff Bridges and Colin Farrell) – “Crazy Heart”
  4. Almost There (Anika Noni Rose) – “The Princess and the Frog”
  5. You’ve Got Me Wrapped Around Your Little Finger (Beth Rowley) – “An Education”
  6. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths) – “(500) Days of Summer”
  7. Stu’s Song (Ed Helms) – “The Hangover”
  8. Angel in the Snow (Elliott Smith) – “Up in the Air”
  9. All Is Love (Karen O and the Kids) – “Where the Wild Things Are”
  10. Cinema Italiano (Kate Hudson) – “Nine”
  11. All My Days (Alexi Murdoch) – “Away We Go”
  12. Hold On You (Jeff Bridges) – “Crazy Heart”
  13. You Make My Dreams (Hall & Oates) – “(500) Days of Summer”
  14. Help Yourself (Sad Brad Smith) – “Up in the Air”
  15. Three Best Friends (Zach Galifianakis) – “The Hangover”
  16. Cat People (David Bowie) – “Inglourious Basterds”
  17. Smoke Without Fire (Duffy) – “An Education”
  18. I Can See In Color (Mary J. Blige) – “Precious”
  19. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (She & Him) – “(500) Days of Summer”
  20. The Weary Kind (Ryan Bingham) – “Crazy Heart”
  21. I See You (Leona Lewis) – “Avatar”
  22. Candy Shop (The Dan Band) – “The Hangover”
  23. Up in the Air (Kevin Renick) – “Up in the Air”

Best of 2009 – Score

  1. The Green Leaves of Summer – “Inglourious Basterds”
  2. Waltz in the Street – “An Education”
  3. You Don’t Dream in Cryo – “Avatar”
  4. Stillness of the Mind – “A Single Man”
  5. High-Speed French Train – “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
  6. Married Life – “Up”
  7. Discombobulate – “Sherlock Holmes”
  8. Jake’s First Flight – “Avatar”
  9. Jenny’s Theme – “An Education”
  10. Enterprising Young Men – “Star Trek”
  11. Carlos – “A Single Man”
  12. Carl Goes Up – “Up”
  13. Rabbia E Tarantella – “Inglourious Basterds”
  14. Finale – “Nine”

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5 responses

5 09 2010
Red's avatar Red

Nice list, although I’d probably have “The Weary Kind” at the top of my list. (500) Days of Summer had an amazing soundtrack, and Regina is usually solid for at least a couple spectacular supporting songs every year.

5 09 2010
Marshall Shaffer's avatar Marshall

Sorry, I forgot to mention that the songs were not in order of preference, rather to be listened to as a playlist. The songs were arranged to spread the different moods around. Look at the beginning and ending of each playlist and see how those tracks were at the respective poles of their movies.

Also, I tried not to clump all the songs from one movie together.

6 09 2010
Red's avatar Red

Ah, gotcha.

6 09 2010
Will Kouf's avatar Will Silver

Gotta give you some props for including Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings in your playlist! They are one of my favorite bands and that Woody Guthrie cover perfectly opens Up in the Air. Check out some of their albums, they’re awesome!

Also the two Crazy Heart songs you got are by far my favorites as well. Cool lists!

6 09 2010
Taylor's avatar Taylor

loved avatar! one of my fav films..among those is also the hangover! well done

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