![]() ![]() New Wavestyle editing, outsider-rock soundtrack, revelatory performance. Filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, John Hughes and Wes Anderson have also used existing songs in a sophisticated, story-driven way. star Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider heralded the arrival of a new voice in film. Greiving notes that in the decades since Easy Rider, Quentin Tarantino has famously incorporated song scores in his films, most recently in Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood. to New Orleans through the open country and desert lands, and along the way they meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap of which they had been unaware. Wary of the cost of hiring a composer and orchestra for a traditional score, Fonda and Hopper (who also directed) and co-writer Terry Southern swapped in songs from a pile of 200 records as they edited. With Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Antonio Mendoza, Phil Spector. The 1969 road movie, a smash hit starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson, included set pieces scored to “The Pusher” and “Born to Be Wild” by Steppenwolf, “Wasn’t Born to Follow” by the Byrds, “The Weight” by the Band, and “If 6 Was 9” by Jimi Hendrix.Įasy Rider‘s soundtrack evolved as much from necessity as by design, Greiving writes. to the music of Steppenwolf, The Band, Jimi Hendrix, The Byrds and Bob Dylan. Films like Blackboard Jungle (1955) pioneered the popular music soundtrack, and The Graduate (1967) was scored with Simon & Garfunkel songs, Greiving writes, but Easy Rider first demonstrated the break-out appeal of a “song score” to a youthful movie audience. Easy Rider smashed box office records at its time of release to become an. Tracks: The Pusher Born To Be Wild The Weight Wasnt Born To Follow If You Want To Be A Bird (Bird Song) Dont Bogart Me (aka Dont Bogart That Joint) If 6 Was. ![]()
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