Drive (2011, dir. Nicolas Winding Refn)

This shit sounds like it belongs on the Drive soundtrack.

This film was the biggest letdown of the last year for me. I went in with huge expectations and came out wanting my 100 minutes back. The opening scene was awesome and tense but everything afterward was boring, half baked and pretentious. I couldn't bring myself to care about the two main characters or, more importantly, to buy into their relationship/connection. I found the soundtrack jarring and out of place as well.

Now, I F***IN' loved "Drive", but since everyone else on this entire forum hated it, I thought we'd all share a laugh at this admittedly accurate image.

A Visual Summary of Drive:

Erica Ambler wrote:

This shit sounds like it belongs on the Drive soundtrack.

I dunno what I was thinking when I said the soundtrack was good. I think I only liked the Nightcall song because it worked well with the titles.

DRIVE needed something like this:

The BBC has replaced Drive's soundtrack for its showing next week:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11177029/Zane-Lowe-defends-BBC-decision-to-let-him-re-score-Drive.html

Interesting experiment or shape of things to come? Probably both.

Since I hated DRIVE and its music I don't care, but if they start fucking with Benny, Jerry, Barry or Johnny, it means war.

Quote :

The new score, curated by Lowe, will feature new exclusives from artists including The 1975, Bastille, Bring Me The Horizon, CHVRCHES, Eric Prydz, Foals, and Laura Mvula.

Hipster electronica replaced by indie shite.

What exactly is the reasoning behind this? Is it a gimmick?

Did you follow the link, Oppers?

It's a social experiment.

Erica Ambler wrote:

Did you follow the link, Oppers?

I did. It just mentions he was the lead of a project the re-score the movie. Unless I missed something?

It's a variation of the director's cut: a new contemporary soundtrack done with the full approval of the studio and director. With so many of today's films loaded with songs, such remixes and updates may become a trend.

I see. From what I can tell the director does not have much direct input beyond giving his permission, so would this not greatly compromise his original vision?

I would have thought so. However, it will generate more interest in his work.

The studio wanted to redo De Palma's SCARFACE with a new, rap-filled soundtrack. De Palma refused.

Harmsway wrote:

The studio wanted to redo De Palma's SCARFACE with a new, rap-filled soundtrack. De Palma refused.

That must be the last time anyone gave De Palma final cut.

I'm interested in seeing if this becomes "a thing".

Must be a sad state of affairs when studios are going back and fucking up their films for an extra buck, under the guise of a "social experiment".

At least it was done with DRIVE. I couldn't care less about what they do to this film.

Largo's Shark wrote:

Since I hated DRIVE and its music I don't care, but if they start fucking with Benny, Jerry, Barry or Johnny, it means war.

You're being, like, so closed-minded, Sharky. Imagine, like, if they used Jay-Z's music in, like, a film like THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER.

It'd be, like, so artistic. Like.