There’s a nice US Magazine Q & A that Cameron conducted with Kate Hudson last October that’s available now.
EW’s 100 Best Soundtracks
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The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly declares its 100 Best Soundtracks of All Time. Singles checks in at #66 with the following comments:
Cameron’s Crowe’s ode to grunge-flecked Seattle was sweet and free-spirited. Not so its intense soundtrack, on which Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees rouse themselves to musical high points. Singles is both a terrific period-piece sampler and a now poignant flashback to that fleeting moment when hirsute guys in flannel ruled the world.
Crowe also picks some of his favorite soundtracks as well:
Cameron Crowe’s Faves
Like John Cusack in Say Anything…, Cameron Crowe has been holding up a boom box to the world, with his soundtracks for Singles, Jerry Maguire, and Almost Famous. EW asked the director of the upcoming Vanilla Sky to name some of favorite from his own collection.
- The Graduate (1967) – Can a movie and its music work any better than this?
- Friends (1971) – The great forgotten Elton John album is one of his best.
- The Strawberry Statement (1970) – In the post-Woodstock haze came this great and odd combination of Thunderclap Newman, Neil Young, and classical music.
- Over the Edge (1979) – The movie is a gem of a suburban teen classic, and so is the Van Halen and Cheap Trick-laden soundtrack.
- Trouble Man (1972) – Marvin Gaye called this his finest album. It’s an intoxicating, druggy thing of beauty. Oddly, the film barely used the music. Here’s the challenge: Someone make the movie that truly deserves this music.
- Percy (1971) – The Kinks composed this rock baroque soundtrack after their success with “Lola.” The movie, by the way, is about a penis.
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Vanilla Sky Trailer
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You can view the Vanilla Sky trailer courtesy of Entertainment Tonight. You’ll also hear music from Looper (“Mondo 77”), Peter Gabriel (“Solsbury Hill”) and The Chemical Brothers (“Where Do I Begin?”) in the trailer. Here’s a few more pictures to whet your appetite.
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Vanilla Sky Soundtrack Details
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The Vanilla Sky soundtrack will be released December 4th. Radiohead and Paul McCartney are among the artists, plus there’s a few tunes from Nancy Wilson. The Red House Painters (Mark Kozelek’s band) will also be featured. Sadly, there will be no Beatles’ songs (not sure if that rumor was true).
Here’s the mini press release and tracklisting:
As with all of rock journalist-turned-screenwriter Cameron Crowe’s films, from “Singles” to “Jerry Maguire” to his most recent, the Grammy-winning “Almost Famous,” music not only plays an important role but has resulted in best-selling albums. The soundtrack album to “Vanilla Sky” promises to be no exception. From the title song by Paul McCartney to classic rock, from modern heroes such as R.E.M. and Peter Gabriel to Generation X, Y and Z stars such as Radiohead and Sigur Ros, from Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley to Todd Rundgren and the film’s score composer, Heart’s Nancy Wilson, “Vanilla Sky” paints a musical landscape appealing to the ears of a wide audience.
Soundtrack Selections (tentative/not sequenced):
- Everything In It’s Right Place – Radiohead
- Last Goodbye – Jeff Buckley
- Vanilla Sky – Paul McCartney
- Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
- I Fall Apart – Nancy Wilson
- Afrika Shox – Leftfield
- Fourth Time Around – Bob Dylan
- Vanilla Pills – Nancy Wilson
- Svefn-G-Englar – Sigur Ros
- My Robot – Looper
- Porpoise Song – The Monkees
- Sweetness Follows – R.E.M.
- Can We Still Be Friends – Todd Rundgren
- Guitar Beat – Nancy Wilson
- Have You Forgotten – Red House Painters
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Crowe on Larson
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Here’s an interview with singer Nicolette Larson that Cameron did for the December 14, 1978 issue of Rolling Stone. I’m sure many of you know who Larson is, but she was an accomplished singer, who among other successes, had a Top 10 hit in 1978 with a cover of Neil Young’s “Lotta Love.” Sadly, Nicolette passed away in December of 1997 due to complications from a cerebral edema. She is survived by her husband, Russell Kunkel, and their 8-year-old daughter, Elsie May. If you would like to learn more, there’s an official website honoring her life and music.
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Jerry Maguire Journal
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Here’s Cameron’s Jerry Maguire Journal from the December 1996 issue of Rolling Stone. Among the gems included here is Cameron’s story about trying to get Billy Wilder to play Dicky Fox in the film. There’s also a great follow up where Tom Cruise and Crowe try to convince him to take the part after he’s decided to drop out.
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Crowe Postage Stamp
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Believe or not, you can get your very own Cameron Crowe Oscar postage stamp! These limited edition tribute stamps were issued by Kyrgyzstan. The stamp measures 2″ by 1 1/2″. Where can you get one? I’ve seen em on Ebay, so you might look there..
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Vanilla Radiohead?
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Reports from the excellent Radiohead site Follow Me Around, suggest that the group maybe a part of the Vanilla Sky soundtrack. Cameron’s a big fan (who isn’t?), so this would be great. More info as soon as it breaks…
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