The esteemed directors in this round are:
Darren AronofsRC
Peter Brackson
Laurlie Chaplin
Fencis Ford Coppola
Ruggermo del Toro
Alfred Hitchmarnock
Kamtin Kazetino
John Lord (of Awesome)
Christopher NolDN
Steven Spielboog
Weas Toberson
Kerm von Trier
Doddson Welles
And now, for our featured productions:
1.
”Mad World”- Gary Jules (
Donny Darko, 2006)
2.
The Bells of Notre Dame”- Paul Kandel, David Ogden Stiers, and Tony Jay, in the roles of Clopin, Archdeacon, and Judge Claude Frollo (
Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1996)
3.
“Elastic Heart”- Sia (
Catching Fire, 2013)
4.
“I’ve Seen It All”- Bjork in the role of Selma Ježková feat. Thom Yorke providing vocals for the character of Jeff (
Dancer in the Dark, 2000) [Director's commentary: "In Dancer in the Dark, main character Selma is a poor factory worker with a degenerative eye condition which is causing her to go blind. She is saving up money so that her young son can have an operation that would keep him from also becoming blind, but does not have the money to do the same for herself. Fellow factory worker Jeff initially wants to ask her out, but realizes she's going blind and the song starts when he asks if she can see. The rest of the song is their back and forth in which she tries to downplay her sadness about going blind by saying she's already seen everything worth seeing."]
5.
“You Know My Name”- Chris Cornell (
Casino Royale, 2006) [Director's commentary: "Rosebud"]
6.
“Live and Let Die”- Paul and Linda McCartney (
Live and Let Die, 1973)
7.
“Face to Face”- Siouxsie and the Banshees (
Batman Returns, 1992) [Director’s commentary: “This song is inspired by the movie’s interpretation of Catwoman/Selina Kyle, with emphasis on her mental instability and her relationship with Batman/Bruce Wayne. The song plays during a plot-pivotal and well-executed scene in which Bruce and Selina discover the truth about each other during a ball, where Selina also reveals she wants to murder her abusive boss who was responsible for her transformation into Catwoman. Note that they are the only two not in costume, which is a nice detail.
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8.
“The Greatest Show”- Hugh Jackman in the role of P.T. Barnum (
The Greatest Showman, 2017)
9.
“Big Shot”- Patrick Cowley (
The Afternooners, 1982)
10.
“Hellfire”- Tony Jay, in the role of Judge Claude Frollo (
Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1996)
11.
“Cut to the Feeling”- Carly Rae Jepsen (
Ballerina/Leap!, 2016)
12.
“Over the Love”- Florence + the Machine (
The Great Gatsby, 2013) [Director's commentary: "This song only briefly comes up in the movie, but the lyrics reveal that the song is from the perspective of the character Daisy (Carey Mulligan). Daisy is one of the most unsympathetic characters in the story, but through Florence Welch's lyrics and style, it does add some dimension to her and shows how her conflict of choosing between the secure but abusive Tom and the exciting but unstable Gatsby plays into the 2nd and 3rd act of the story. While it doesn't make her entirely sympathetic, it gives an idea of the internal conflict she faces in the tale and how that plays into the tragedy of The Great Gatsby."]
13.
“The Challenge”- Jon-Miki Thor and The Tritons (
Rock and Roll Nightmare, 1987) [Director's commentary: "This song plays over a pivotal moment in the film where bandleader Jon Triton of the Canadian band known as the Tritonz faces off against his deadly enemy, Rubber Satan. By "accepting the challenge", Jon transforms into the archangel Triton and vows that he will "fight and never lose" against his immobile enemy, and that in fact the entire film has been but a "challenge" that Triton has set up to lure Satan out in the open. Satan's hurls rubber starfish at Triton much like trucks "riding down the highway going 110" but Triton knows that "luck is on his side" and Satan must be "shot the hell away" as we can see with the Roman candle explosion at the end. -
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Now, here’s the guidelines for voting:
You vote like this:
12- Song Name
10- Song Name
8- ...
7- ...
6- ...
5- ...
4- ...
3- ...
2- ...
1- …
With 12 as your favorite, 10 as your next, and so on. We have a 13 person round this time, and the four with the least number of points will be considered flops, and thus will not join us for the awards ceremony.
Please get all votes done by
the first intermission.
Also, a final note: I’m still accepting concerns, questions, and so on. If, for example, I somehow missed you and your song, please let me know and I’ll see if I can slot you into next round. Again, it’s my first time hosting, and I’m willing to talk things over if I make a mistake, or if things can be done more efficiently. X3
