Soundtrack/Scores Prompt
Mad Fat Diary is Good Music Education
Rae Earl’s music taste is golden.
My Mad Fat Diary is set in Stamford, Lincolnshire in the mid-1990s and recounts the narrative of Rae Earl, a 16-year-old 16 stone (106 kg) teen who just left a mental ward where she had spent four months. She begins to reconcile with her closest friend, Chloe, who assumes she has spent the previous four months in France. Rae tries to conceal this knowledge from her while also impressing Chloe’s mates Finn, Archie, Izzy, and Chop. It is based on Rae Earl’s novel My Fat, Mad, Teenage Diary.
Why am I telling you all of this? Well, for one, it’s a bloody brilliant series. But, more importantly: the music in the show is bloody good!
Here are some examples:
1. High and Dry
Flying on your motorcycle, watching all the ground beneath you drop
Kill yourself for recognition. Kill yourself to never ever stop
2. Down by The Water
Little fish big fish swimming in the water…
3. Some Song by Weezers?
Ok, I honestly don’t remember any song in particular. But, we know that Rae is a fan, and she wants their new album in season two, so…
Other examples of Tv-Series or movies with too-good music?
- Russian Doll
- Carol (if you like composition)
- Buffy
- The Witcher…yes, toss a coin to your Witcher! Oh, valley of plenty!!
What are some tv-series or movies that got stuck in your mind thanks to their soundtracks and music scores?
And, like always, everyone is welcome to respond to the prompt, and to tag new people and get this party going.
Initial tags: Carlos Garbiras, Christopher Robin, Will Hull, yesnodunno, Liz BlackX, Charlie Tango, Reece Beckett, Fabio Turel, Mackenzie Plunkett, Erica J, Wittney, Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她), Arthur Dewson, kasey sparks, Sadie Seroxcat, Angelina Der Arakelian
