In my, hopefully, weekly Tuesday post, I'm going to share some of my favorite use of music in television in two categories: Original Score and Re-use, or re-appropriation, or whatever you'd like to call it. I'm going to call it re-use.
Music picks after the cut!
Inaugural week's Original Score (or composition, in this case) shout out comes from an oft overlooked recent episode of Doctor Who (Series seven episode titled "The Rings of Akhaten") Spoiler Alert. Don't watch if you haven't seen series seven and intend to watch it at some point. Time markers 34:06 to 38:00 (in case the link doesn't work right). Stop it at 38 minutes exactly for the full effect, but keep watching if you like.
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
The use of The Rapture's "Echoes" as the title sequence of Misfits is great. If I had to make a ranking of my favorite title sequences, it would probably be in my top five. It fits the hectic pace of the characters lives and their youth. In most episodes, the guitar rift leads in softly behind a cold open. And then you are inundated with the song blaring at twice the volume of the rest of the show. I have actually woken up my roommate and Ricky because there was such a dramatic difference in the volume between the dialogue and "Echoes". Bad sound mixing or is it done on purpose? I like to think it's done on purpose. You can catch Misfits on Hulu if you have a subscription. In a nutshell, Misfits is about a group of young people with ASBOs who receive super powers after a freak electrical storm.
Does anyone have any favorite music from television shows? Share in the comments section and maybe I'll feature it in coming weeks!
I watched a few Masterpiece Classic's based on 19th century literature this weekend. Perhaps I shall write a post on those miserable four hours of my life next?
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