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Threaded: When Music and Movies Intertwine

The clip at the top is from the classic movie The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). It is one of my favorite films, and I believe, a fine example of when music and the motion of a movie have been “threaded” together. In fact, this scene is one of my favorite scenes in any movie because the music and motion are so clearly intertwined. Every detail between the music and the motion of the camera has been thought through. The way the bus stops...

Memory Crusades: Is This It? The Strokes

  Sometimes our memories pick odd items to hold onto. A seemingly innocuous moment from our life is given over to the past, and is somehow framed with far greater importance than we believe it deserves. Nevertheless, it takes hold in our mind, shapes itself into a memory worth cherishing and brings forth either a warm nostalgia or a wistful melancholy. There is certain music that takes me back to a definable moment when I could remember the vivid details surrounding...

Memory Crusades: A Periodic Post

Do you remember the smell of your first girlfriend’s perfume? I still remember that perfume. It was distinctive, it smelled both fruity and brimming with youth. It was junior high. I actually smelled that exact perfume just the other day when I was walking down the street. It was unmistakable. It hit me like a ton of bricks, and all the feelings from that first relationship came sweeping forward in waves. I was instantly transported back to that school corridor, walking...