Yet just like the scene in Bond, when the two of them are combined, the effect is something amazing. The written music of Coldplay accentuates the lyrical skill of Jay-Z, it adds more weight to his words, which are already poignant.
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November 17, 2008
Viva La Hova, Viva La Musica
In the new James Bond flick, there is a remarkable scene staged in Austria at a floating Opera in Austria. Marc Foster, the director cuts between a chase, a shootout, the opera singer, and the actors on the stage. It's a fascinating example of how anything can change with a little bit of juxtaposition. A perfect example of this is the new mixtape "Viva La Hova", which takes Coldplay songs and matches them up with Jay-Z songs. Below are the singular versions of "Lost" by Coldplay and "Mama Loves Me" by Jay-Z.
Yet just like the scene in Bond, when the two of them are combined, the effect is something amazing. The written music of Coldplay accentuates the lyrical skill of Jay-Z, it adds more weight to his words, which are already poignant.
One can not say that the combination of two musical giants is not interesting, yet it should be surprising to anyone. In the 21st century, traditional roles are blurring in media. A movie star could be on TV shows, TV writers could be making huge movies, rap stars can be "making" records with rock stars, video games can sell make more money than movies. It's all new, it's all part of this world we live in and this LA life.
Yet just like the scene in Bond, when the two of them are combined, the effect is something amazing. The written music of Coldplay accentuates the lyrical skill of Jay-Z, it adds more weight to his words, which are already poignant.
November 5, 2008
The Brighter Day
Here is a list of the things that will happen , now that change has come, and Barack Obama has been elected President.
1. People will believe in America again.
2. Millions of children around the country will believe in hope.
3. People around the world will have faith in America and it's ideals.
5. After being inspired from the grassroots campaign of Obama, Californians, hopeful for the future, will work together to eliminate traffic from LA.
6. Feeling anything it is possible, Tom Brady, will start on Sunday and score 38 touchdowns and win the game 266-7.
8. The Change Machine All Star Band will begin practicing for the Inaugural ball. The line-up will comprise of the following artists. Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder,Will Smith, Bob Dylan, Coldplay, Common, and Pearl Jam
9. Jack Bauer will realize that he is a product of Bush Administration policies, and in a shocking turn in episode 3 of the new season, will quit the military. His new career path, community organizer in LA.
10. Aliens will come to earth to tell us how cool we are for making the right decision, then leave, but then they'll come back for a minute, and be like "we forgot to give you the cool cure to all your problems. Welcome to Earf!
11. Everyone will believe in Santa Claus, well everyone who wants to or once believed in Christmas magic
12. Thanksgiving this year will be the best meal since the last supper, and I will crush everyone in my family in the weight gain competition.
13. Rappers Nas and Young Jeezy and any other musician who wrote a song about Obama will breathe a sigh of relief
14. Arnold will start making movies again. His first movie will be "The Power of Hope", an inspirational commando drama starring Stallone, Jean Claude Van Damme, Dolph Ludgren, and himself.
15. Realizing that it brings people great joy, the government will give the people vouchers for Rock Band and Guitar Hero. The thrill of rock and roll will fill the land.
October 14, 2008
The Ecstasy of Sweet Commercials
So on Sunday, I watched the Patriots get tortured and destroyed the by the San Diego Chargers, but one positive thing came out of the loss; I saw an amazing commercial for Nike Football. Check it out below.
The music playing here is the "Ecstasy of Gold", by legendary film composer Ennio Morricone. Of course, it has a sick break beat playing with it, something which is not new, Jay-Z sampled this track on the Blueprint 2 album on a nas dis track called "Blueprint 2."
The video is very similar to the previous "take nothing" spot, which was directed by the legendary Michael Mann. I don't know if he directed this one, but it is very similar.
The generally concept, from the womb to the, um, confrontation on the football field is very cool and unique, some sort of pigskin Destiny. I guess Nike is trying to say that both of their lives built to that moment, which is pretty deep on psychological, philosophical, existential level. But when they collide, they are children again. What does it mean?
I don't know, my football side of the brain and my deep philosophical side of the game are not programed to work together.
The music playing here is the "Ecstasy of Gold", by legendary film composer Ennio Morricone. Of course, it has a sick break beat playing with it, something which is not new, Jay-Z sampled this track on the Blueprint 2 album on a nas dis track called "Blueprint 2."
The video is very similar to the previous "take nothing" spot, which was directed by the legendary Michael Mann. I don't know if he directed this one, but it is very similar.
The generally concept, from the womb to the, um, confrontation on the football field is very cool and unique, some sort of pigskin Destiny. I guess Nike is trying to say that both of their lives built to that moment, which is pretty deep on psychological, philosophical, existential level. But when they collide, they are children again. What does it mean?
I don't know, my football side of the brain and my deep philosophical side of the game are not programed to work together.
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