What Music Makes Your Butt Wiggle In The Morning?
I make no apologies for today's Mike's Music Morning headline.
It’s been a fun morning. I did some reading, wife and I had some time together, there was coffee…
There are mornings when I just throw something on for mood, then times when stuff comes up in the shuffle that just resonates. Today, it was a bunch of orchestral soundtrack/score stuff. Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, etc…
It’s fun for me, seeing what pops up. Let’s start with some Hollywood composer royalty, Thomas Newman, from one of my favorite PIXAR movies. The story of a geek in love with a hot girl with a big gun:
My friend
was talking about Peter Gabriel the other day, who did the closing credits for this movie (which are amazing in and of themselves)…Thomas Newton also did the score for one of my other favorite PIXAR movies, “Finding Nemo”:
I had a dental procedure a while back and I got to bring my iPod and headphones. Listened to this score and floated. With the aid of sedation medication.
Anyway. Here’s what I meant about Hollywood composer royalty. His dad was Alfred Newman, a film composer in his own right, to be sure, but also the guy that came up with the 20th Century Fox fanfare. Oh, and then there’s his cousin…
I love this version of the song too, from the Gipsy Kings:
That last one is definitely wiggle-worthy.
Good morning from Western Wishes.
Kilgore
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