September Shenanigans

I haven't really written a lot this month. That's because I've been out actually having something of a life. And working. Mostly working. 

Goofy out-pimping Pluto at Studios

September is the transition month. The transition from summer to fall. Or in Orlando's case the transition from hot as balls to insanely hot. Movies that are released aren't really very good. Just like January and February, September is the "dump month" for studios. I have watched a few very good independent movies plus a lot of "so bad, they're good" movies at home. Otherwise movies released in theaters are kinda meh.

The one good thing about September is MY BURFDAY!!! It's at the beginning of the month, but I never wrote about it so it's like it didn't even happen. I decided at the last minute since I already had some vacation time that I would spend it back home in the Nan (that's Newnan, Georgia for the uninitiated) (that's a half hour outside Atlanta for the unaware). 

AHHHHHHH

I had a wonderful time with the familia of course. I saw my mother very scantily clad in my hometown's production of "Sordid Lives". We took a long, sweaty trek down Stone Mountain in 100 degree weather. We saw Bill Murray at his deadpan best in Ghostbusters... on the big screen! I got a new tattoo (!!!). For those who don't know, I LOVE the 80s band Tears For Fears. They are my favorite forever and ever. They don't have a symbol for their band so I grabbed something off one of their album covers. The original sun from "Sowing the Seeds of Love" is all golden, but the tattoo artist thought adding some color would make the tattoo POP more. So I said, "Go ahead, man. You're the pro." It looks absolutely amazing!

Let's see. What else? 

The Halloween season is upon us. No pumpkin flavored references here. Except experience Ben & Jerry's Pumpkin Cheesecake ice cream if you never have. Okay let's move ahead. 

*hums Halloween theme*

I have already attended Halloween Horror Nights once. I decided to buy a Frequent Fear pass yet again even though I probably won't be able to attend the event as much as I usually do. *cue sad face here* However, I will definitely try to go as many times as possible. I love Horror Nights!! The big update this year is that for the first time ever they have a Halloween (as in the 1978 classic) house!! I geeked out the entire time walking through that house. It was amazing. I giggled and screamed with glee. I will definitely be walking through that house the next 2 or 3 times I attend the event.

The Food and Wine Festival at Epcot has also begun. I haven't attended yet, but I do intend to on Friday after I get off work. Starship is the band playing that night, and 80s music is my favorite ever (in case you couldn't tell up above) so obviously I will be there no matter how tired I am after work. I need to jot down the other artists who will be performing for the rest of the event and plan accordingly.

So yeah that's September in the life of Joe Moore. Not the most exciting month ever but nearly the most awesome by default. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go be a hooker at the Kingdom.

A Little Known Fact

WELCOME TO MY BLOG POST!

Something you may not know about me: I love movie soundtracks. Seriously I love them. Soundtracks are how I've gotten most of the tunes in my music collection. In my teenage years I used to listen to the soundtracks for Dick and Charlie's Angels all the time. Both of these albums contained numerous 70s hits, some still popular today and some more obscure. Donnie Darko was the movie that launched my LOVE for all 80s music, especially anything new wave. The montage set to Tears For Fears' "Head Over Heels" introducing most of the main characters is possibly one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. You can check it out here!!

GAH. That was awesome!!

Okay moving on.

Last year's The World's End (you may remember me gushing about that film here) had an excellent soundtrack jam-packed with new wave 80s and 90s songs both Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg remembered from their college years. Apparently they listened to said songs while they were writing the film's screenplay. This is a genius idea, and it's something that I've started doing while writing my coming-of-age flick.

2014 has been a great year for movie soundtracks! This summer's huge gamble/most successful movie Guardians of the Galaxy takes the cake for best soundtrack of the year. Its jumble of 60s/70s tunes is probably more obscure than both Dick and Charlie's Angels combined, and you know what? I love listening to new music! Granted I did already know at least 4 songs on the album, but others have quickly become personal favorites.

A couple of other little known flicks released independently have also flown through my radar. John Carney, director of Once, released his second feature film called Begin Again. Sure it's basically Once with bigger stars and a bigger budget, but it still has a lot of heart and an awesome soundtrack. Who knew Keira Knightley could sing? I sure didn't. Her cover of "Lost Stars" (also sung by Adam Levine in the film) is beautiful and a must listen right now.

A more obscure film is God Help The Girl. It just had an extremely limited release this past week. It's written and directed by indie band Belle & Sebastian's frontman Stuart Murdoch. The film is based off Murdoch's 2009 musical project also titled "God Help The Girl". Apparently the film is a straight up musical, and it looks adorable. Kind of like That Thing You Do but with even more music. Oh! The soundtrack... right. I haven't listened to the whole thing, but the title track is pretty awesome. I can't stop listening to it.

Oh, and while we're on the topic of indie movies, I cannot wait to see Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig flex their acting muscles in The Skeleton Twins. The trailer already has me both in tears and stitches. Their lip-synch to Jefferson Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" will probably be one of my favorite scenes of the year. That is not even an understatement. I cannot wait to watch that scene!!

I could keep going on and on about even more movie soundtracks that you should all check out, but I'll stop there. I hope this has at least peaked your interest, and you'll look into some of these movies and the AMAZING music that comes along with them. 

So. There ya go. That's a little known fact that now... YOU KNOOOW!!!