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Why 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Deserves More Love
Ayyyyy-Ohhhh! Oh my goodness, Bohemian Rhapsody, what an amazing and beautiful film and absolutely worthy of the great Freddie Mercury's legacy. While many critics didn't appreciate the film, many Queen fans such as myself, look past the "flaws" and still see a beautiful story about a legendary man who went from being some kid who immigrated to London all the way to a legend who was immigrated into our hearts forever.
Nathan MillerPublished 5 years ago in BeatHow Bradley Cooper Prepared to Sing with Gaga
A Star is Born has become one of the biggest hits of 2018, with nominations for five Golden Globe Awards and seven Academy Awards, winning for best song “Shallow” written by Lady Gaga. Bradley Cooper was especially captivating in the film, breaking from any comedic portrayal and playing an incredibly talented, but very troubled and tortured musician. One of the talents that he demonstrated most people weren’t aware of before the movie (besides his directing) was his ability to sing. Though having some obvious raw talent, Bradley Cooper went through extensive preparations before he considered himself ready to sing with the famous Lady Gaga.
Donna MaurerPublished 5 years ago in BeatDocumentaries About Fyre Festival Have Been Released
Remember when Ja Rule was relevant? His deep raspy vibe flooded the radio airwaves, balancing Ashanti's high pitched voice in their hit “Always on Time.” Well, get your ears ready, because he is kinda sorta relevant once more, just not for his music this time. In late 2016, Ja Rule and Billy McFarland—the creator of a company that was already in the process of being found out as a scam called Magnises—decided to create another company. They not only made the company and announced it, but made a festival coinciding with its release. The idea of Fyre Festival was born. Billy, his employees, and some of the most influential models in the world like Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner started advertising something that they hadn't even started building. They promised jet skis, five-star catering, fancy villas, and music acts who found the idea sketchy themselves. The best part? The Fyre team only had five months to make everything they promised a reality.
Sydney MoorePublished 5 years ago in Beat'Burn the Stage: The Movie'
The YouTube Original series has come out with a movie version and I had the chance to finally witness the experience of watching it last night. To be honest, I actually had watched the series on YouTube but the movie takes the story they told to a whole new level. It was a little more like a natural documentary rather than one where it's an interview plus documentary, which is something I liked.
Heerin ParkPublished 5 years ago in BeatMovie Review 'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda'
For years, for me, the music of Ryuichi Sakamoto was some throwaway music reference. In the movie High Fidelity, Ialways intended to look up but never did. I took note of his work recently when I saw The Last Emperor, for the first time in more than a decade, but it wasn’t until this week when I saw the remarkable documentary Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda that I finally came to understand his genius.
Sean PatrickPublished 6 years ago in BeatPointless Scene Reveals Fatal Falsehood of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
There are many, many, many things wrong with Bryan Singer's Bohemian Rhapsody from the joyless portrayal of Freddie Mercury's life to the script which features Mercury spouting music producer jargon to explain the creative magic of Queen, to Mike Myers being, well, Mike Myers in a role that amounts to little more than a dimwitted meta gag.
Sean PatrickPublished 6 years ago in BeatReview: 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
I wouldn't call myself a music nut. But I am a huge fan of Queen and I firmly believe Freddie Mercury is the greatest front-man of all-time has the best sounding singing voice I have ever heard.
David GricePublished 6 years ago in Beat"Escape! No Escape!"
Escape! No Escape! In 1985, Monty Python alumni Terry Gilliam released Brazil which is considered by many to be his magnum opus. The film is heavily inspired by George Orwell’s novel 1984, with both taking place in a society that is under the ruling of a totalitarian government. Gilliam’s film however focuses on the corruption of government and bureaucracy, and how society has become slaves to commercialism. The most powerful part of the film is the ending, which sees the main character Sam captured and interrogated by the state. Just as he is about to be lobotomized, he is rescued by his friend and manages to escape the totalitarian regime of Brazil with the woman of his dreams. As the film ends, we see Sam out in the countryside that he envisioned in his dreams, just when the film is about to end we soon realize that it was all in his head. Finally, the film cuts to a close up of Sam looking sedated but humming the theme of the film, the camera then cuts to an extreme interior wide shot of the cooling tower where Sam is being held and slowly start to hear him sing "Brazil."
Walter DukePublished 6 years ago in Beat'Braven': An Analysis of the Score
The thing that I love about film scores from a wide range of genres is their ability to comprehend and convey a certain type of emotion. A lot of people think that writing a film score is simple and that it’s not a really ambitious job; but it is. Anyone can write music but if you make your music different then you could be climbing the ladder. Hans Zimmer, a leading composers of the 21st century, said in his masterclass advert that anyone can write a blockbuster score, even a kid in a garage with an iPad in the Bronx. Everyone has the music in their lives but some people know how to get what they hear and feel in their head through the fingers onto paper for others to hear as well.
Tube MediaPublished 6 years ago in BeatMark Mancina's Music for 'August Rush'
The story of August Rush is undoubtedly a fairytale style film, and music is meant to be a driving force for that. Evan/August is a young musical prodigy living in an orphanage, determined to find his birth parents. The musical landscape and sound design Kirsten Sheridan’s film is created in such a way to combine the musical languages of Evan, his mother Lyla, and his father Louis. This is to carry the narrative concept that Evan can hear the music of his parents (who are both professional musicians), and is strongly influenced by it, and eventually follows it to them. The music heard throughout the film is a growing accumulation of themes and motifs that eventually make up the debut composition of Evan, and therefore it is most logical to discuss the music in relation to the events of the film in chronological order.
David Raksin's Music for 'Laura' (1944)
Background on the Composer David Raksin was musically trained in America, his father was the conductor at Philadelphia’s Metropolitan, and Raksin himself started in Hollywood as a staff musician. (Kalinak 159). He arranged “Modern Times” and then worked at Universal Studios and in a team of musicians on “B films,” specializing in main titles, montages and battles sequences (Kalinak 159). Raksin’s specialty was horror films and Laura was his first “A film" (Kalinak 160).
Best Music Documentaries on Netflix to Stream Right Now
Everyone starts from the bottom. Everyone. Many artists started from the bottom before they became hugely successful. They've gone through tough obstacles, major struggles, and much more that continuously pushed them down. But they managed to surpass all of that and reach the peak of their career. And many of these artists are truly inspirational and show us what hard work looks like in the end.
C.C. CurtisPublished 6 years ago in Beat