Music is integral to films. It is one of these facts that you do not always realise until you think about it. Take your favourite film and remove the music and it will be a completely different experience. It’s also true that movies have always depicted music in a variety of ways. Whether that be the ridiculousness of Spinal Tap or the freedom and enjoyment of Good Vibrations, music is a ripe subject area to be plucked and enjoyed.
Boyhood and Plot
Plot is a pretty important thing in the movies. Not just movies really. Books, games and even some music all relies on the idea of a story. It is something that it is hard to go without. Yet this week I saw what is probably my movie of the year and if you asked me to describe the plot I think I would seriously struggle. The answer, it is just life, just make me sound like a pretentious arse (which I may well be, but I should at least try and hide it). Yet if you ask me to describe Richard Linklater’s Boyhood in any other way, I really struggle. Because it is just life man.
Sonisphere Review: Sunday
By the Sunday of a festival it becomes very easy to spot the day ticket holders. They lack that feral look in their eye that people living in a field for several days have gained and aren’t that lovely British shade of red we all go when we get a bit too much sun. They’re also the ones most likely to not be holding their head and groaning.
Sonisphere Review: Saturday
With the weather continuing to be surprisingly strong, despite some light showers overnight which as it meant waking up to a tent that didn’t feel like a sauna was actually quite welcome, the Saturday at Sonisphere kicked off with Tesseract on the main stage. I only caught about five minutes of them before I headed off to Bohemia, but I felt it was worth throwing in that they sounded awesome. Continue reading “Sonisphere Review: Saturday”
Sonisphere Review: Friday
So last weekend was the return of Sonisphere, something I’m sure the majority of rock and metal fans were very happy about. I managed to make my way to the festival and watch a whole bunch of fantastic (and not so fantastic) bands do their thing, so read on for Ramblings About’s official opinion on everyone we managed to catch at Knebworth.
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