The days of movies and music

As I was checking out the AP entertainment wire at work when I came across this article about the downfall of movie themes. I really didn’t notice it until the article pointed out how Celine Dion can’t get a No. 1 single for a movie soundtrack song these days.

Then, I analyzed my own soundtrack collection and realized that the last two soundtracks I purchased were “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” and “Lost in Translation.” Before 2003, I purchased an average of three soundtracks per year. The first CD I ever purchased was a soundtrack (it was for “Sliver,” best known for UB40 doing an Elvis cover and introducing Americans to Massive Attack and the Verve).

I think that the soundtrack has mostly evolved. Quentin Tarantino’s movies don’t have original music; it’s more of a collection of old and obscure favorites that fit perfectly in a movie. Nowadays, even TV shows don’t have a theme tailored to them.

There is some hope. Shakira has three songs for Love in the Time of Cholera which the AP applauds for the soundtrack (not the movie). Even the critic wished that she was in it. And some of the original songs from “Dreamgirls” were great.

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