Word: musics
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...TIME: In talking to friends about this interview, they all agree: you have the best job in the world. Von Foerster: There's no debating that. This is one of the best jobs in the world. I get about 200 music downloads a week and 500 CDs delivered at home, but it's not just about listening to music all day. There's a lot of paperwork and politics that people don't understand because it's less tangible. Being the music supervisor doesn't mean you have final say about what gets into the film - the director...
...does the music in (500) Days hit these emotional highs and lows? In the beginning, it's the Smiths' "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out," when he realizes he's in love with her. When you're a dude, and a hot chick in the elevator sings along with the song you're listening to, and that's your favorite band, there's a connection. Then there's the Smiths' "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want," which he plays on his computer as she's passing and you can already see the yearning. And then...
...Most films have three or four emotional moments where you need a great song, but this film probably has six or seven moments where you absolutely needed music. From the beginning, Marc filled up some iPods and gave them to the actors and said, "Here you go - this is the direction we're going...
...What sound tracks do you look to for inspiration? Oh, there are so many. Anything by Danny Boyle - Shallow Grave is my favorite. With all his films, the music and the story are completely tied together. One can't exist without the other, and that's the same way I'd make a film. High Fidelity is one of my all-time favorites...
...that pretty common, where you can't even get access to the songs you want to use? Oh yeah. Writer Scott Neustadter and I couldn't have more similar music tastes, and we loved, loved, loved the new Kings of Convenience album, but it didn't come out in time. A big theme for the film could have been one of their older songs, "Toxic Girl," but it didn't really fit any of the scenes because it was a little too much on the nose and told the story almost exactly...