M83

[Danny Boy]

StarWaves, from the Oblivion Soundtrack, out on April 9

StarWaves (Oblivion) - M83 - YouTube

M83 Records 'StarWaves' for Sci-Fi Movie 'Oblivion' - Song Premiere | Music News | Rolling Stone

 

[bono_212]

Well that was gorgeous. They need to do a full score.

 

[Danny Boy]

Hit the link. Anthony Gonzalez scored the entire film.

 

[bono_212]

Oh shit....

 

[cobl04]

I was going to post it yesterday but I didn't like it much

 

[bono_212]

I was going to post it yesterday but I didn't like it much

It's a movie soundtrack, what do you want?

 

[lazarus]

Looks like the "M" in M83 stands for "money".

 

[u2popmofo]

At least he's not doing Budweiser commercials like other "artists".

 

[lazarus]

I was being facetious. Obviously composing a score for a major feature is a big step for Gonzalez. I'm excited to hear it.

 

[bollox]

Can't hate on the dude for getting some coin. As shitty as that movie looks, it looks like the perfect type of movie for him to score. It might even be good; Daft Punk turned in an awesome score for a mediocre Tron sequel.

 

[FitzChivalry]

StarWaves (Oblivion) - M83 - YouTube

It'd be a good intro song for their shows.

 

[u2popmofo]

I like the title track M83 did for that Oblivion movie. May have to get the soundtrack when it's out.

Listen: Title Track From M83's Score for the Tom Cruise Film Oblivion, Featuring Susanne Sundfør | News | Pitchfork

 

[bono_212]

Oh man....so hot.

 

[u2popmofo]

Stream of the soundtrack:

Listen to M83's Soundtrack to the Tom Cruise Sci-Fi Film Oblivion in Its Entirety | News | Pitchfork

 

[bono_212]

Yessss

 

[Danny Boy]

So is the deluxe (30 track) edition of this iTunes only or will there be a CD release? Amazon only lists the single CD version as far as I can tell.

 

[u2popmofo]

They don't have a track listing either. The CD version is like double the price of the mp3 on Amazon as well, hopefully it's the full thing. I'm only 5 songs in, and absolutely love it.

 

[Imperor]

Mondo is gonna be doing a pressing. What up.

 

[bono_212]

Alright, I have not had the chance to listen to this, but I'm doing it now. Can't tell you how HYPE'd I am.

 

[bono_212]

Well...that was certainly a thing.

I don't expect to love the movie, by any means, but I can't wait to see those songs in context. Beautiful. Loved how much it tended to sound like an 80s movie soundtrack (would you expect less?) and also the song title "You Can't Save Her". Being a sci-fi, it immediately made me think of Blade Runner. I'm excited for this film.

 

[u2popmofo]

There's definitely an "ode to Vangelis" vibe throughout the entire thing.

 

[phanan]

I need to hear this still.

An ode to Vangelis is not a bad thing in my book.

 

[Danny Boy]

So the deluxe version is iTunes only? I can't seem to find any evidence that it exists on CD.

 

[u2popmofo]

I can't find any details either. The official M83 website lists the CD, but makes it look like the normal version. I think I'm going to see if I can find it in a store tomorrow and check (if stores actually receive movie soundtracks on CD still...).

Not sure how much I want / need the bonus tracks anyways, but more M83 is always nice.

 

[bono_212]

There's definitely an "ode to Vangelis" vibe throughout the entire thing.

Oh yea, and that is definitely a good thing.

I can't find any details either. The official M83 website lists the CD, but makes it look like the normal version. I think I'm going to see if I can find it in a store tomorrow and check (if stores actually receive movie soundtracks on CD still...).

Not sure how much I want / need the bonus tracks anyways, but more M83 is always nice.

I left out my major "criticisms" for the album last night in my happiness, but, I seriously question how much of this soundtrack M83/Gonzales are responsible for. There's a lot of orchestration and stuff far beyond anything we've heard from the band. I'm going to go ahead and say about 30% of the album was clearly M83 based. The rest of it, I heard hints, but never strong showings of M83.

However, the rest of the score is just as fantastic, there's nothing wrong with it, I'm just pointing out the fact that if you're wanting all 30 tracks cause ZOMG M83, you might be barking up the wrong tree.

 

[iron yuppie]

$5 for the mp3 version on Amazon this week.

 

[u2popmofo]

Sheesh, maybe I'll have to pass on a physical version then.

 

[bono_212]

May get that for now and buy a vinyl later if Imps is right.

 

[Danny Boy]

I bought the uber version from iTunes.

 

[Imperor]

Check Out Mondo's Illustrated Gatefold Vinyl 2xLP For M83's 'Oblivion' Soundtrack | The Playlist

Not usually super crazy about Eng but this looks good. In for one.