Best music use in a film in Prosebox Desert Island Discs

  • Feb. 3, 2014, 10 p.m.
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Okay I have two for this... and one is slightly cheating because I put the music in the film!!!

So first one:

I love this film - it has loads of references and reminds me a lot of my time in London, ex boyfriends and the madness which is growing up... The title sequence slides over a beautifully lit range of tattoos as the Sterophonics "Just Looking" kicks in. The rest of the film is sweet if a bit silly.

This film is one of the reasons I was inspired to take my Evil Corporation job - the idea of being able to suggest music for films like this totally rocked my boat.

And the second one:

This is a cheat because it's actually some music I put into a film - the artist Cat Stevens decided about 30 years ago to become a Muslim and withdraw from his secular life. He hadn't allowed his music to be used for years, believing it to be an evil force. My old boss KC persuaded him to let one track be used on a cancer advert and he reached the conclusion that people still wanted to hear his music and that it actually had a positive message to spread. Knowing he wouldn't actually watch this film, he trusted me enough to make sure the music was being used in a positive way - it's a very sweet and innocent moment in what is a debauched film. I love it and I love that he let me pitch it for this moment.


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