With the majority of ads making me want to throw my telly out the window, before making me realise the reason I hate them so much is that I see them too often and I should really get out and enjoy the lovely sunshine we're getting lately, I thought of two savage songs I came accross because of ads (but if anyone asks it's cos I'm just good at finding good music). They're below... if anyone has any other gems from ads that I can claim to've found then it'd be handy....
Subject: Re: Choons from ads Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:16 pm
I like the tune Vodafone use, the "keep on moving..you're the one for me" but I haven't identified who the artist is or indeed the actual name of the track.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:47 pm
He looks uncannily like Jimmy Cagney. The original composer of the song from the 20's was apparently miffed with this version. I guess he won't be buying any of their delicious tonic water any time soon.
Spike was the dude who had a hit with 'All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth'.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:05 pm
One of the main reason's I'm opposed to banning alcohol advertising is that they make such good ads. That's pretty selfish of me I know.
But I remember liking stella Artois ads (they don't seem to make them any more) partly because of their cinematic brilliance and partly because of their Verdi (ripped off from Jean de Florette).
Any excuse to put this up is good really:Stella Artois
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:37 pm
Subject: Re: Choons from ads Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:32 pm
Does anyone remember the ad for the Sunday Independent , radio (and maybe TV), featuring this beautiful music by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman? It's best known as the theme from the great 1973 movie Badlands, starring the anti-fluoridation campaigner, Martin Sheen.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:40 pm
soubresauts wrote:
Does anyone remember the ad for the Sunday Independent , radio (and maybe TV), featuring this beautiful music by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman? It's best known as the theme from the great 1973 movie Badlands, starring the anti-fluoridation campaigner, Martin Sheen.
Yes, I do. It's rather lovely and, as your face suggests far too good for the Sindo.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:36 am
Subject: Re: Choons from ads Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:02 pm
I think the classics should be off-limits to advertisers. Its very lazy of anybody to sell their product on the back of a genius, dead or not. I have a personal policy of downgrading any product advertised in this fashion. The way I figure it - who wants to be associated with anybody who has so little appreciation of fine music?
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:24 am
soubresauts wrote:
Does anyone remember the ad for the Sunday Independent , radio (and maybe TV), featuring this beautiful music by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman? It's best known as the theme from the great 1973 movie Badlands, starring the anti-fluoridation campaigner, Martin Sheen.
Gassenhauer. Absolutely beautiful. Was also in a volkswagon ad according to the CD I got. Jesus, finding the name of random pieces of music from TV was incredably difficult before the internet.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:27 am
905 wrote:
Well if it's memorableness we're talking aout, how's about this from when I was nine? Fits the thread perfectly.
An internet forum peer's girlfriend's next door neighbour's cousin.... hmmm... i don't think i can use that for my claim to fame...
Viz once had a section for 'Lame Claim to Fame'
One guy won a pen because his ex-girlfriend's brother-in-law met Rory Mc Grath's cousin's wife at a motorway service station.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:43 am
Sorry that was a useless post. My other claim to fame is that my uncle, a former publican once told Angus Macanally to f-off while he was obstructing business with his filming during the Fleadh Ceoil in 1994.
I've a horrible habit of posting off topic. As an act of contrition i'll add Jose Gonzales song that was used in the TV add with all the balls bounching down a street. Great add, excellent music. I actually bought the album on the back of it and was very disappointed by the rest of his work.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:44 pm
I did the same and felt the same, shutuplaura, but if you read the sleeve you'll notice that the only song he didn't write is the one you mention.
Subject: Re: Choons from ads Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:50 pm
soubresauts wrote:
Does anyone remember the ad for the Sunday Independent , radio (and maybe TV), featuring this beautiful music by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman? It's best known as the theme from the great 1973 movie Badlands, starring the anti-fluoridation campaigner, Martin Sheen.
Are you sure that wasn't for the Irish Times?
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:38 am
Kate P wrote:
I did the same and felt the same, shutuplaura, but if you read the sleeve you'll notice that the only song he didn't write is the one you mention.
Thank you very much, when i get home from work I'll take a listen. I heard his new album was inspired by The God Delusion. I seriously doubt any of the tracks will be used in any innovative, well convienced yet visually stunning advertisements.
The Carl Orff was definately for the Sindo by the way. I spent ages going around asking people in record shops who did the music to the Sunday independant ad. his music was also used in Excalabur (the Film not the alcohol free beer) and the guinness add with the surfer, which i don't remember personally I have to say. I had to get one of those music from the ads you love CD's to find it.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:29 am
soubresauts wrote:
Does anyone remember the ad for the Sunday Independent , radio (and maybe TV), featuring this beautiful music by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman? It's best known as the theme from the great 1973 movie Badlands, starring the anti-fluoridation campaigner, Martin Sheen.
Just heard the same piece of beautiful music in the film Finding Forrester (2000) with Seán Connery.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:31 am
soubresauts wrote:
Does anyone remember the ad for the Sunday Independent , radio (and maybe TV), featuring this beautiful music by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman? It's best known as the theme from the great 1973 movie Badlands, starring the anti-fluoridation campaigner, Martin Sheen.
Wow I always thought that was the True Romance theme tune. You learn something new every day.
I love that Levis ad Kate, that takes me waaaay back.
I used to get goosebumps watching this ad for Guinness though quite what the subject matter has to do with alcohol I can't say.
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:20 pm
Its also in used (slightly changed) In True Romance. Carl Orff was a genius, and It seems a nazi. Naughty boy...
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Subject: Re: Choons from ads Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:53 am
snapple drinker wrote:
I used to get goosebumps watching this ad for Guinness though quite what the subject matter has to do with alcohol I can't say.
It is drawing comparisons between the long wait and anticipation surfers have before a big, thrilling wave and the anticipation one has for enjoying a pint of Guinness as you watch it settle on the bar. The visual cue of the wave resembling the head of a Guinness makes this comparison clear. The ad also reinforces the idea that Guinness is a masculine creation given the absence of women surfers and a male voice-over which indicates the desired target market of Guinness. It's a good ad.