Day 26 - 30 Day Movie Music Challenge

Music from an animated film

Because the album isn't psychedelic enough...

The foothills of the headlands. Far out man!

Day 25 -30 Day Movie Music Challenge

Music from a documentary film about music

It Might Get Loud is a film I've written about before (see It Might Get Loud). This is my favourite bit:

It's just like he is the wee schoolboy, listening to it for the first time. Brilliant!

Day 24 -30 Day Movie Music Challenge

Music from an operatic film (rock opera, operetta, whatever)

First heard this album that led to the film, on the Tommy Vance Friday Rock Show and I was completely gobsmacked! I used the same track in my response to day five of the 30 Day Song Challenge (see A song from your teens/childhood) and you can read my trip down memory lane there.

Here's a clip from the film this time:

The film isn't as good as the album... but it's still pretty stunning.

Free Download Friday #115 B: Oops! Within Temptation

Oops! My memory is clearly going. It seems I featured exactly the same Voodoo Six track for download in January 2010! (See Free Download Friday #41: Voodoo Six.)

So here's an emergency backup download from Within Temptation courtesy of Roadrunner Records: Faster.

A bit of acoustic rock to make up for yeterday's repeat.

Free Download Friday #115: Voodoo Six

I won tickets from Rock Radio Real Radio XS to see Voodoo Six in concert tonight. Unfortunately, the lead vocalist, Luke Purdie, has a a throat infection and the gig was cancelled. :-(

But every cloud has a sliver lining because it made me hunt down their website for more details... where I found they are offering a free download of Take The Blame from their latest album:

You know the drill. Give them an email address and they will give you a free download of a belter of a rock track.

Day 23 -30 Day Movie Music Challenge

Music from a film where one or more of the actors have also had musical success

I've changed this challenge from how it was originally to try and make it more open but for me, it was always going to be Spinal Tap day:


  Now, where did I leave my model of Stonehenge?

Oh, and here's the secret to Spinal Tap's success.

Day 21 - 30 Day Movie Music Challenge

Music from a film where a real band plays a fictional band. 

Easy choice today - Slade In Flame.

According to Mark Kermode this film is the "Citizen Kane of rock musicals" (see the Wikipedia entry).