Janelle Monae’s The Archandroid: Suites II and III is one of my albums of the year. First, ‘Tightrope’ was released (free download via iTunes right now), Monae covered Charlie Chaplin, impressed (or freaked out Prince) and then I saw her live show in London and it blew me away. The album is on repeat around Nialler9 HQ of late. With thanks to Warner Ireland, I have five copies of the album on 12″ vinyl to giveaway.
All you have to do is answer the question below in the comments before Monday the 19th of July.
Q :The Archandroid is inspired by Fritz Lang’s classic sci-fi film Metropolis. If you were to record an album inspired by a movie, what would it be? For bonus points – who would perform it?
Janelle Monae – ‘Tightrope’ – Wondamix feat. Lupe Fiasco & B.O.B
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
If I’m going for a silent film (so as to give the tunes maximum exposure) , I’d go for Sunrise; a song of two humans by FW Murnau (best known for Nosferatu)
Beautiful cinematography that still holds today. For this kind of movie, with its mix of quiet contemplative moments and frenetic crescendos I couldn’t think of a better contemporary act to do it than Conor O’Brien.
So if the IFI are reading – a Sunrise screening with Villagers soundtrack please!
‘A day in the life: music inspired by Ferris Bueller’s day off’.
A sure fire hit waiting to happen I think
John B Keane’s – the Field
A contemporary modern day longplay featuring Cas Pas Cap, adebiski Skank, two door cinema club etc interspersed with Spoken Dialogue of selected quotes by the Bull McCabe given by Mick Pyro and Senator David Norris
King Kong (original version) recorded by chilly gonzales with Feist.
The Commitments – with any other band that are not the commitments
I would like the new Predators movie to spawn the show Predators On Ice, and for that show to inspire R Kelly to put out another concept album and hip-hopera, tentatively titled “Predators: Trapped In The Ice”.
Blue Velvet – PJ Harvey with WIldbirds & Peacedrums
That’s easy.
‘The Net’ – Prince
(…or, failing that, John Lydon’s ode to ‘Hackers’)
with both albums to be given away free inside The Mail On Sunday!
It’d be an all-new version of Rocky Horror Picture Show, performed mostly by Bitches With Wolves. MayKay would be my Magenta!
Movie: Woyzeck
Performer: Nomi
another option:
Movie: Top Gun
Performer: Styx
Slaughterhouse-five, performed by Vast Aire, produced by El-p…
OR…
Circle of friends, performed by Mary Black, produced by El-p
I would ask Sigur Ros to compose – and perform live – a soundtrack for F.W. Murneau’s ‘Nosferatu’. Just did a quick mash-up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcQwWaEOVBI
Im gonna go fro Tron, performed by Daft Punk… wait…
…. Bladerunner performed by Nosaj Thing!
The Darjeeling Limited.
Performed by the Velvet Underground.
S.
I’d pick Korkarlen (The Phantom Carriage) and have Benoit Pioulard do the soundtrack. It’d be all wispy and ethereal…wooooo!
PS Nialler if someone breaks into your house and steals these LPs it WASN’T me, K?
YO,
Love story
With the antlers: Hospice no stratch that
Future Islands: in evening air
“The Holy Mountain” soundtracked by Flying Lotus.
500 days of Summer, as soundtracked by Sunn 0)).
If I were to record an album inspired by a movie, that movie would be A Clockwork Orange and I’d like it to be performed by Crystal Castles.
2001 : A Space Odyssey / Boards of Canada
Dumb & Dumber, Jedward.
Withnail & I as soundtracked by The Pogues. Songs could include ‘Get in the Back of the Van’, ‘Streams of Whiskey and Child’s Piss’ and ‘Fuck the Lighter Fluid, Where’s the Bleach?’
Mean Girls – Christina Aguilera
Because Christina Aguilera reminds me of Regina George, and it’d be hilarious.
I tried coming up with a proper entry but I can’t get over a bladerunner-esque scarface with music by flying lotus.
So who done won?