Inglourious Basterds: the mewsik
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Same goes for Quentin Tarantino’s latest, Inglourious Basterds.
“Tarantino’s latest film, ‘Inglourious Basterds,’ debuted Aug. 21, three days after its accompanying soundtrack arrived on Warner Bros. Records,” says Billboard.
Tarantino uses an, “off-kilter mix of Ennio Morricone, Ray Charles and Elmer Bernstein, among others, as musical genres and era variations to underscore the mayhem onscreen,” says the story.
And ‘among others’ is David Bowie — Cat People (Putting Out the Fire).
“Is it easy for you to get the rights for these songs?” – Billboard asks.
Tarantino responds, “It’s actually quite easy to get the rights now, because I’ll use music that some people haven’t heard that much before. Then after my movie comes out, it seems like every commercial in the world buys it. They can double or triple and quadruple their income just by the exposure the movie gets it.”
And, “Talk about some of the specifics from ‘Inglourious Basterds.’ What was behind the Bowie song?” – it asks.
Tarantino says he’s always loved the song and was, “always disappointed at how [director] Paul Schrader used it in ‘Cat People,’ because he didn’t use it-he just threw it in the closing credits. And I remember back then, when ‘Cat People’ came out, going, ‘Man, if I had that song, I’d build a 20-minute scene around it. I wouldn’t throw it away in the closing credits.’ So I did.”
Is the soundtrack already online? – p2pnet wondered.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Billboard – Quentin Tarantino’s Glorious Film Soundtracks, August 21, 2009
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August 24th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
“Is the soundtrack already online? – p2pnet wondered.”
yes, at least since 18 august.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
So, it’s okay for movie producers to “give exposure” to the music without clearly acquiring the rights, as that exposure is considered beneficial. It’s just not okay for anyone outside the MPAA to do the same.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:40 am
There’s 2 different versions of “Cat People”; one on his “Let’s Dance” album and another on one of his Greatest Hits compilations. Here’s hoping it’s the one from the album…