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June 11th, 2009
Last month I pointed out some albums that customers often overlook because nothing in the title seems exceptional. So here's an insider's viewpoint on which albums give the office staff goose bumps because they're just that good:
Predicaments & Pratfalls (#BFUT11)
Composer James Driscoll hit a pitch perfect home run with this collection of tongue-in-check masterpieces. What sets this album apart from other light-hearted, quirky music you see in movies or videos is that it's not shmaltzy like some slapstick Tom and Jerry cartoon. Nor is it inappropriately sentimental like the music that tries too hard in romantic comedies. For example, "Fishin' Hole (#BF200921)" is a true blue rendition of Huck Finn whistling while fishing at the water hole. The genius lies in the fact it's done with a straight face.
Nuthin But Upright (#BFDB06)
There's actually a scientific reason that upright bass works so well under dialog: it occupies most the frequencies south of 2K, which is the range most sensitive to the human ear. That leaves your voice talent plenty of sonic room to do their thing while a warm bed of non-distracting music supports the spot. When you then factor in the associations most people make to jazz (timeless & harmless), you've got yourself a "can't miss" music bed for all things informal. Check out "Mr. Bones (#BF201859)". We can easily hear Kathleen Turner reading snarky copy over that track explaining how much cooler you are than the competition.
Drama King Drums (#BFRP14)
Movie trailer music is a huge industry that pays relatively high music license fees. That's because of the old Hollywood studio formula: "You spend the same amount of money to market a movie that you do to make a movie". With dollar signs in our eyes we commissioned L.A. based composer Matt Hirt to take the "big scary drums" genre and make it his bitch. Listen to "The Escape (#BF201957) to hear the chaos wrought. Had we applied the same business formula mentioned above it's possible movie trailer houses would actually know about this disc, but for now we just think it as "the best movie trailer tracks nobody's ever heard of."
Christmas Jazz (#RFM1678)
Towards the end of 2008 we released nearly six discs. This laid back Christmas disc didn't get quite the attention it deserved with so much going on. Since listening to Christmas music is more fun in June, put an ear to "Jolly Old St. Nicholas (#RFM120575)" and check out composer/arranger Ryan Almario's impeccable studio work. What strikes us as amazing about this disc is that the production values could easily hold up in Starbuck's right along with Bing Crosby, Mel Torme and those damn chipmunks.
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