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I haven't watched many films, but I'd like to change that :)
I've noticed I really value great cinematography and unique use of color in movies. I'm a big fan of action and witty dialogue. Also love love love when there is something to discuss about the movie afterwards, especially if it's an ambiguous plot interpretation.
Some of my favorite movies include:
1. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
It's just a low-stakes, fun dancing movie with a sweet romance at its core. I love the neons, the music, and the view into 80's culture.
2. Modern Girls (1986)
A beautiful and fun shot into 80s nightlife, though the themes are a little more adult in this one. I love the set decor, the neons, and the characters in this one.
3. Sixteen Candles (1984)
One of my favorite movies, definitely less stimulating than the other choices though. I love John Hughes films, but when they're sweeter. (The Breakfast Club is not as sweet IMO, though still an amazing film)
4. Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
I like the premise of this one, and the peek into high school culture during this time. I absolutely adore the fashion as well.
Especially where there is a love triangle and the main character is awkward or shy.
I love art and nature. Looking for recs like:
Princess mononoke
The Iron Giant
Watership Down
The Hobbit(1977)
Ferngully
The Secretof Nimh
The Secret of Kells
The Last Unicorn
I have seen and love all of the studio ghibli movies, except for earwig and the witch. Turned that thing right off.
Looking for any similarly gritty films, with that same paranoid, claustrophobic atmosphere as The Hateful Eight. Especially Westerns.
Out of Tarantino's other films I've seen and enjoyed Django Unchained, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (favorite film period), and Inglourious Basterds. I do plan to watch the rest.
I love horror and drama:
The Lost Boys (for the homoerotic vampires and nice practical effects)
Stand By Me (for the beautiful drama but mostly for Ace Merrill 'cause I do enjoy asshole villains)
Heathers (for JD mainly and the very intense dark comedy it is)
What else will I like? I looked at a movie map and ironically I could get to all of these from starting one of them. I do realize that my fixation is on a good villain, usually unintentionally likable. That or maybe The Lost Boys and Stand By Me means I just love seeing Kiefer Sutherland in a villain roll.
Similar songs I'd be looking for in this:
Pretty much all Bon Iver, especially 715 creeks
No Surprises - Radiohead
Meet you in the maze, Lindisfarne I, Trying Times - James Blake
Funeral - Phoebe Bridgers
Just For Us Pt. 2 - benny blanco
Same Boat - Lizzy McAlpine
Touch - Sleeping At Last
Just love that intense solo musician part (or however you call it). I dont mind if its purely instrumental or with lyrics I just love that powerful instrumental
My 12 yr old son loves anything with massive monsters and/or robots, he’s seen all Godzillas, Jurassic Park/Worlds, King Kong, Kong Skull island, Rampage, all Transformers, all Pacific Rims… What else will he like? TIA
https://open.spotify.com/track/4evaFLFrakIzktmlCYRDKA?si=bf76bc3d93ef4352
I have no clue what genre this song is and i like the band mauled in general. I really enjoy the slower and crushing part if u get what im saying. Any help and song recommendtions would be highly appreciated :)
I just relistened to In the Court of King Crimson for the first time in almost two decades and loved it. I was really impressed with the softer songs like I Talk To The Wind and Moonchild. The closest album I can think to these songs is Pink Floyd's Meddle. Does anyone have recommendations? Album doesn't need to have long songs
Looking for melodic hardcore, the "punkier" side of pop-punk, and a mix of clean and screamo vocals. I like their other albums but Siren Song is my favorite.
Hey guys, I'm trying to get into rock music. I mostly listen to dark, atmospheric R&B and hip-hop like The Weeknd. I have listened to Arctic Monkeys and liked them, but when i heard the soothing part of sir this is cutthroat fashion, i was mind blown. i figured this is also my taste. i also heard the dark side of the moon, specifically liked "breathe". i was an average teenager listening to rap and hip hop, but want to go into rock or alternative ( i dont even know the name of the genres well)
I recently listened to White Pony and "Passenger" is the absolute perfect blend for me, again, soothing part of sir this is cutthroat fashion is also good—I love that heavy, driving, cinematic tension and the smooth, soaring melodies, but I really don't want harsh screaming/aggressiveness (songs like "Elite" are way too heavy for me).
I'm at my wits end trying to find music anywhere close to these songs that are beloved to my heart, songs i've searched usually have only one out of three of the elements of what I'm trying to find those three elements being
1: Grand Orchestral beginning/hook
2: Church Choir vocals
3: Grimdark/Desperation feeling
its so hard to find songs that combine all three of these things at once without overly committing to one aspect like either it being just latin or greek chants solely or grimdark music but its just for ambience and just really being long background music which is not what I'm looking for
I've had the most success with warhammer music but there has to be a another genre that has music like this!?
Here are the ONLY tracks I've found that have blessed my ears. if they are too many then I'd only want you to listen to the first two as those are the ones that I'm itching to find more of:
Dawn of war - Imperial guard theme - incredible start that makes you lock in immediately
Winter Assault Main Theme - also dawn of war, the composer inon zur really nailed the spirit of 40k
Battlesector - another perfect example, the start has that hook im talking about, but it really starts getting juicy at 00:27 Seconds in
Chaos Gate - Main Theme - ancient song from the dark age of technology (1998) but its also another extremely good example
Cleric Beast - Bloodborne - the song kicks in at 00:16 the only non warhammer example, i was elated to find this song because it proved to me that it exists outside of 40k ill just need to eventually stumble on it
Two other examples that don't really qualify as full songs but still perfectly capture what im trying to find are the WH40K 10th and 11th edition trailers both of them are masterpieces that im so sad aren't full songs you can listen to, they're so good it's heartbreaking
I hope anyone that comes across this post can recommend some absolute bangers I've never heard before, and if not I hope atleast you discover these tracks I've listed and love them aswell
I love that era of post-hardcore/alternative music(I also like Circus Lupus, the Jesus Lizard, and others like that) but I don’t want my taste to be stuck 30 years in the past.