Quentin Tarantino (More Specifically His Musical Choice in His Films)

After hearing Mrs. Healey tell how she believed Django Unchained to be a perfect example of movies as an art form, i began to think about all of Quentin Tarantino's movies, and while i don't believe myself to be in a position to tell what is art, i can tell how awesome i find each movie's soundtrack.  Let's begin with his first major film, Reservoir Dogs (which happens to be my personal favorite as well).  The most memorable scene from the movie ,which was also the most controversial, was the torture scene between Mr. Blonde and the kidnapped cop.  While very gruesome, the scene is also memorable because of the soundtrack chosen, which was Stealers Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle With You".  This unusual choice sort of reflects the entire mood of all the songs from the soundtrack.  Consisting entirely of tunes from a radio station in the movie, which was playing "K Billy's super sounds of the 70's".  The music featured was always upbeat and exciting, to match the fear of each of the characters, but to equally contrast what was going on in the film, which was betrayal and murder.  His next movie, also his most famous, was Pulp Fiction and it once again featured his unique style of sound, with every song in the film being its own production, and not composed solely for the movie itself.  This films soundtrack added to how stylistic the movie already is.  With each song having a sort of country western sound to it or a sort of "surfer" sound, no matter how subtle.  The most notable songs being "You Can Never Tell" which played during the dance scene, and the opening theme "Misirlou".  Both of these songs add to the movies style by bringing the scenes they accompany to life, with a sort of energy that draws you in.  The next couple movies i will cover in my next blog post.