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A great backdrop to this Olympic AT&T commercial, The Crane Wife 3 builds to a great bass riff as AT&T touts its connectivity solutions for the 2008 Olympics. Hailing from Portland, The Decemberists are a successful indie band. Primary songwriter, Colin Meloy, drew inspiration from an interesting source: a Japanese folk tale, The Crane Wife. …
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The soulful music from Ooh Child highlights the rambunctious and light-hearted scene from the last episode in Brothers and Sisters, Matriarchy. The Five Stairsteps originally recorded Ooh Child in 1970 and were the “First Family of Soul.” A title which was later bestowed upon the Jackson 5. Find out more about their music & story …
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Israel’s medley rendition of Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World has a become a hugely popular song given the mellow vocals and sweet ukulele. 50 First Dates uses this song to cap an emotional happy ending, as have other movie including: Finding Forrester (2000). Over the Rainbow was written by Harold Arlen (music) …
A memorable Coca-Cola ad from the 2008 Olympics. Breathe Me by Sia has an amazing energy as the piano rolls through the Coke commercial. Find out more about Sia at siamusic.net. Originally from Adelaide (Australia) she has crafted some pretty fantastic tracks over the past few years. Get Breathe Me on [youtube yZVj_niY7R0]
New Slang by the Shins is surreptitiously slipped into this Garden State scene. Garden State was written and directed by Zach Braff. He accepted a Grammy for best compilation soundtrack since he pulled together the tracks (mixed tape style) as he was writing the screenplay. Garden State earned a loyal following thanks to grassroots marketing …
Once is the type of movie that only happens once in a while. The story is compelling, the characters real, and the music is phenomenal. Falling Slowly would make any drama scene burst with emotion. Interesting fact: The lead characters were played by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglová even though neither were established actors. Given …
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This Levi’s commercial tricks the audience into thinking something much more racy is about to happen…however in 501 innocent style – It’s Going by John Gold rolls through as the teens jump off the dock into the water below. Find out more about John Gold here. Get It’s Going on
No doubt a cult classic, Office Space brought a whole new spin to this gangster ballad…amid cubicles, TPS reports, and red staplers. Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta highlights one of many memorable office scenes. Office Space is the product of Mike Judge (also known for Beavis & Butthead). The movie Office Space …
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Folksy, mellow rock in Ain’t No Reason by Brett Dennen makes this Scrubs scene all the more poignant. Played in the episode, My No Good Reason, from the 6th season. Get Ain’t No Reason on
Train Song is the epitome of light, “hippy-folk” music from the 1960’s. And having Vashti Bunyan juxtaposed with the brawny NFL migration makes for a great commercial. The grid iron is back… Find out more about Vashti Bunyan at anotherday.co.uk (not sure if this is her official site…but it has her discography and other info). …