Bad things happen when you're trapped on a desert island. You begin talking to a volleyball, get stuck with your sworn enemy with whom you share no common language, fall in love with Brooke Shields, run into polar bears, and of course the inevitable clash with Michael Emerson. However, all of that happens later. Right now you're still smoking from the explosion, you've got a limp, and are weighing your udder distaste for seafood against the possibility of this island lacking a Steak n' Snake or Pizza Hut. Tough times lay ahead. So what do you need? The right CD to carry you onward. Without it, all you'll find your stay quite an uncomfortable one. However by some incalculable odds of fate, the on CD that survives this whole ordeal happens to contain 12 tracks, all from movie soundtracks. It's almost like this scenario is entirely hypothetical. As if, happened to me just the other day. Thank god I was rescued by those... I think they called themselves 'Somali Pirates' or something like that. We're still working out some of the 'kinks' in the conversation but I think it's going rather well.
I'm rambling, aren't I? I suppose you're there just thinking 'shut up and tell me your 12 tracks.' Fine. Here they are.
1. Cast Away, End Credits by Alan Silvestri - Cast Away
- Because I'm a sucker for irony
2. Superfly by Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
- Because it's Curtis F*@(!#*@ Mayfield and Superfly!
3. Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel - The Graduate
- Do you even know me? I would go crazy without a bit of Simon and Garfunkel!
LISTEN HERE
4. The Blue Danube Waltz by Johan Strauss - 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Oh Johan Strauss, you devil you. True pioneer of aviation.
5. Tiny Dancer by Elton John - Almost Famous
- Any chance I can call in a substitution on Brooke Shields for Kate Hudson?
LISTEN HERE!
6. I Believe by Stevie Wonder - High Fidelity
- Simply put, I love this song.
LISTEN HERE!
7. Eye of the Tiger by Survivor - Rocky III
- For those days when I feel like working out like a boss.
LISTEN HERE!
8. Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
- I would marry this entire soundtrack, let alone this tune!
9. The Untouchables Main Theme by Ennio Morricone - The Untouchables
- You always double down on Ennio Morricone - universal rule.
10. New Slang by The Shins - Garden State
- Wait, it is a requirement to have at least one song from Garden State, right?
11. Gondola No Uta by Takashi Shimura - Ikiru
- For those moments of great introspection and sadness. I'll accept this one might be a bit of a cheat since they never really did soundtracks, but I'm willing to stand by it.
12. Into the West by Annie Lennox - Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Perfect capping off for any journey, no matter what.
- Because I'm a sucker for irony
2. Superfly by Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
- Because it's Curtis F*@(!#*@ Mayfield and Superfly!
3. Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel - The Graduate
- Do you even know me? I would go crazy without a bit of Simon and Garfunkel!
LISTEN HERE
4. The Blue Danube Waltz by Johan Strauss - 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Oh Johan Strauss, you devil you. True pioneer of aviation.
5. Tiny Dancer by Elton John - Almost Famous
- Any chance I can call in a substitution on Brooke Shields for Kate Hudson?
LISTEN HERE!
6. I Believe by Stevie Wonder - High Fidelity
- Simply put, I love this song.
LISTEN HERE!
7. Eye of the Tiger by Survivor - Rocky III
- For those days when I feel like working out like a boss.
LISTEN HERE!
8. Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
- I would marry this entire soundtrack, let alone this tune!
9. The Untouchables Main Theme by Ennio Morricone - The Untouchables
- You always double down on Ennio Morricone - universal rule.
10. New Slang by The Shins - Garden State
- Wait, it is a requirement to have at least one song from Garden State, right?
11. Gondola No Uta by Takashi Shimura - Ikiru
- For those moments of great introspection and sadness. I'll accept this one might be a bit of a cheat since they never really did soundtracks, but I'm willing to stand by it.
12. Into the West by Annie Lennox - Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Perfect capping off for any journey, no matter what.
Thank you for going on this journey with me. Be sure you check out all the lists over at Anomalous Material!
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