Word: songfulness
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...model--in the drama that probably lies closest to Benedict's heart: the secularization of Christian Europe. In the same 1996 book, he wrote that "the Islamic soul reawakened" in reaction to the erosion of the West's moral stature during the 1960s. Ratzinger paraphrased that soul's new song: "We know who we are; our religion is holding its ground; you don't have one any longer. We have a moral message that has existed without interruption since the prophets, and we will tell the world how to live it, where the Christians certainly...
...sets the bar very high for the rest of the film and, while the action thereafter never reaches that level, it still remains superior to most any other action movie this year.The score harkens back to the classic 007 vibe as well, except the film’s theme song. “You Know My Name,” performed by Chris Cornell of Audioslave and Soundgarden, may just be the worst Bond song. Ever. But as soon as the track ends, it is wisely not heard again for the rest of the film.As the media and Bond fans...
...overhyped-but-solid 2005 debut, The Game has returned, sans G-Unit and Dr. Dre, with “The Doctor’s Advocate,” a soul-draining experience that doesn’t deliver on the promise of his first album’s best songs. Indeed, save for a few bright spots, this album is never more than a guilty pleasure. The Game’s lyrical style is a straight-up rehash of the harder elements of early ’90s G-Funk, adding one element—an Eminem-esque fascination with...
...game, as Microsoft gleefully points out—pans down on the first shot, the plaintive piano melody of Gary Jules’ “Mad World” wafts into the scene. Originally performed by synth-rock legends Tears for Fears, Jules’ version of the song is most famous for its use at the end of cult classic film “Donnie Darko.” Its unabashed sentimentality and total abstention from narration is a breath of fresh air for a format usually characterized by overdriven guitar pyrotechnics and blaring hyper-sell voiceovers.But what...
...convey their political beliefs, and they don’t seem to care if it sounds good or not. While the audience doesn’t gain much here, I’m sure playing the voice of humanity strokes Bono’s ego splendidly. Releasing a mediocre song to push an already widely shared sentiment: whose minds the groups are trying to change? —Alina Voronov