Decided by a jury of 500-ish musicians and whatnot, via the American Film Institute. Star Wars – 1977 – John Williams Gone With The Wind – 1939 – Max Steiner Lawrence of Arabia – 1962 – Maurice Jarre Psycho – 1960 – Bernard Herrmann The Godfather – 1962 – Nino Rota Jaws – 1975 – […]
AFI Top 25 Film Scores
Posted by Ben on February 23, 2006
https://www.swordbilled.com/afi-top-25-film-scores/
Ubu is back!
Not that you necessarily knew it was gone—or in existence, for that matter—but rest assured you won’t believe you could live without the totally & brazenly obscure audio treasures and whatnot that UBUWEB provides. (via WFMU’s Beware of the Blog blog)
Posted by Ben on November 21, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/ubu-is-back/
On a related note
Fake bands and science songs: two databases you pretty much can’t do without. Let’s face it, they’re essential. The former’s a comprehensive list of fake bands, musical groups which do not exist. The latter’s a list of actual songs about—you guessed it—science. And math, too. Though there probably aren’t as many songs about math. (If […]
Posted by Ben on January 4, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/on-a-related-note/
The Beastles
…get ’em while they’re hot! The Beatles meet The Beastie Boys, courtesy of dj BC. It’s music.
Posted by Ben on January 2, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/the-beastles/
Long Article, Long Tail. Big Idea.
Chris Anderson’s “The Long Tail” in Wired Magazine makes for a great read; it takes a stab at explaining a whole host of pop-culture phenomena by linking them together under a seemingly counterintuitive proposition: people’s tastes are not reined in by scarcity. Put more simply, in a physical world—the one defined by movie theaters, book […]
Posted by Ben on October 31, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/long-article-long-tail-big-idea/
Oddiooverplay
“This little website exists to spread some happiness all over the planet by sharing sounds. Most of these sounds are far from the mainstream, so you might just find something your ears have never experienced!”
Posted by Ben on October 25, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/oddiooverplay/
365 Old Favorites that you didn’t know were Old or Favorite
Ubuweb relaunches (though I have to confess, I missed the initial launching) its 365 Days Project: 365 mp3s of crazy, eccentric, off-the-wall recordings. Wild and crazy stuff, like Casper The Friendly Ghost singing Motorcycle Policeman (yes, that Casper the Friendly Ghost), and Van Morrison singing songs called Ring Worm, You Say France And I Whistle, […]
Posted by Ben on July 21, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/ubuweb-365/
Music To Your Ears
Ease your way into the weekend with a listen to the madly wonderful tunes of Lederhosen Lucil. Enough good things I cannot say; it’s excellent stuff, virtually guaranteed to hit just the right spot in your ears and nestle in your brain. Absolutely destined to [eventually, hopefully] become a cherished and keystone component of my […]
Posted by Ben on June 11, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/music-to-your-ears/