Seeing as how today is Malcolm McDowell’s birthday, it only seems right that today’s song of the day should be one that was used in his best-known film.
The Title Music For A Clockwork Orange was, of course, adapted from Music For The Funeral of Queen Mary, composed by Henry Purcell.
In this music video, Warrant, the band who gave the world Cherry Pie, shows off their sensitive side.
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Since today is Superman Day, it only makes sense that today’s song of the day should John Williams’s rousing Superman March from 1978’s Superman. In this video from 2023, John Williams conducts the Saito Kinen Orchestra.
This video is a reminder that the band that no one wants to admits to liking today actually used to really rock. In God’s Country was off of U2’s best album, The Joshua Tree. While the video still shows hints of the self-importance that would later come to define the band, the song itself is an absolute banger.
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Today’s song of the day is the haunting final song from Paul Lynch’s 1980 classic, Prom Night.
This dizzying music video is for Newsted’s …As The Crow Flies. Metallica never should have let Jason Newsted go.
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Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a belated happy birthday to the great composer, James Newton Howard! Today’s song of the day comes from his score for Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.
In the 80s, a lot of so-called “hair metal” bands had videos that revolved around flames and firefighters. That is the risk you take with all of that hairspray.
This video was directed by James Yukich, who was one of the busiest video directors around. Yukich pretty much directed at least video for everyone who was anyone.
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This is from the haunting soundtrack to the Quantic Dream video game, Heavy Rain. This short piece of music captures the sad feel of the game and the madness of the Origami Killer. This score was compared by the late Normand Corbeil, who also worked in film and television. He’s probably best remembered for scoring the 2009 reboot of V.
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve played Heavy Rain. I’ve gotten the good ending but really, it’s the bad endings that stick with you.
This cover of Carly Simon’s best-known song comes from Faster Pussycat. The song was recorded for a compilation album celebrating Elektra’s 40-year anniversary.
Director Rocky Schenck is still active today. He has directed videos for Adele, Robert Plant, Allison Krause, Van Halen, Alice In Chains, and many others.
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