So I'm writing this comic book script I was invited to pen by the
publisher of a horror anthology charmingly entitled "Charnel House".
It's a short 14-15 pager set in the days of the Great Depressions, a
kind of cross between "Hard Times" and "Curse of the Demon".
Anyways, whenever I set about writing anything - be it a comic or a
spec screenplay - I always assemble what I feel will be an appropriate
"soundtrack" for the experience. (The one I have for my "Six-Gun
Gorilla" comic is all John Barry, while the "score" for "Tequila
Moonrise" is all Rodrigo y Gabriela). For this one I'd like some sad,
moody, melancholy trumpet and trombone music, you know: the kind that
would put Tony Robbins into a quivering pile of self-defeating goo
with the first note.
Any suggestions, my dear comrades at the keyboard? I know jack shit
about jazz.
Cheers,
B
1930's slow tempo songs
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1930's slow tempo songs
Forwarding somethiing from a writer friend. Everything I can think of is too fast.
Re: 1930's slow tempo songs
Sugar Blues by Clyde McCoyremysun wrote:"...I'd like some sad, moody, melancholy trumpet and trombone music, you know: the kind that would put Tony Robbins into a quivering pile of self-defeating goo with the first note."
Minnie The Moocher by Cab Calloway
Blue Interlude by Benny Carter
The Ellington titles that Trev mentions were the ones that immediately came to my mind as well. Just make sure your friend gets recordings from the right era.
Also some slow Hot Five/Hot Seven Armstrong, such as West End Blues, Lonesome Blues, Wild Man Blues - hell, any song with the word "blues" in the title would probably do
Is this for inspiration only, or will it actually be used as a sort of "soundtrack" for the finished product, explicit or implied? If so, it would be good to know a little more about setting, characters etc.
Also some slow Hot Five/Hot Seven Armstrong, such as West End Blues, Lonesome Blues, Wild Man Blues - hell, any song with the word "blues" in the title would probably do
Is this for inspiration only, or will it actually be used as a sort of "soundtrack" for the finished product, explicit or implied? If so, it would be good to know a little more about setting, characters etc.
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With vocals,
Alex Pangman's "Melancholy Lullaby"
I'll second West End Blues.
Bessie Smith "Them's Graveyward Words"
Chris Barber "Basin Street Blues", probably a few other versions of the same.
For a really haunting clarinet, check out Monty Sunshine "Hushabye" or "Petite Fleur" (with Chris Barber's band).
Alex Pangman's "Melancholy Lullaby"
I'll second West End Blues.
Bessie Smith "Them's Graveyward Words"
Chris Barber "Basin Street Blues", probably a few other versions of the same.
For a really haunting clarinet, check out Monty Sunshine "Hushabye" or "Petite Fleur" (with Chris Barber's band).
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