It's oscar night ... that might not mean anything to you ... but it was a great year for film and music in film. I'm a huge fan of the soundtrack. Music can really make or break a film for me. I hope to one day supervise the placement of music for a few great films. In lieu of this, I'm gonna make an effort to post more film-inspired music.
With that said, I came home early last night and found Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men on the television - a favorite of mine in '06. I spotted a musical cue underscoring a scene between Clive Owen and Michael Caine that inspired this post . It was buried deep in the scene, but I could make out the faint guitar chords from Junior Parker's cover of the Beatles tune, "Tomorrow Never Knows". Its one of those musical cues thats easily overlooked, but I had just found the record a couple months prior at the Sound Library so it was fresh on the brain.
Its a beautiful piece. One of the best Beatles covers I've ever heard. Junior Parker, a blues master, reworks the song into an ominously sweet ballad of uncertainty. Its included on the film's soundtrack. Kudos to Cuaron and his music supervisor - excellent little gem.
Junior Parker - Tomorrow Never Knows
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