Monday, November 19, 2012

Top 200 Movie Songs

There will definitely be an original song in this movie.  In fact, I plan to write original songs for all of my scripted movies.

So while I was thinking of it, I reckoned I would give this list as well.

  1. Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Wizard of Oz
  2. White Christmas - Holiday Inn
  3. Rock Around the Clock - Blackboard Jungle
  4. When You Wish Upon a Star - Pinocchio
  5. When Doves Cry - Purple Rain
  6. Stand by Me - Stand by Me
  7. Born to Be Wild - Easy Rider
  8. Stayin' Alive - Saturday Night Fever
  9. Lose Yourself - 8 Mile
  10. A Hard Day's Night - A Hard Day's Night
  11. Fight the Power - Do the Right Thing
  12. Jailhouse Rock - Jailhouse Rock
  13. Mrs. Robinson - The Graduate
  14. This Land Is Your Land - Bound for Glory
  15. As Time Goes By - Casablanca
  16. Bohemian Rhapsody - Wayne's World
  17. Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's
  18. Thanks for the Memories - The Big Broadcast of 1938
  19. Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
  20. The Way You Look Tonight - Swing Time
  21. Everybody's Talkin' - Midnight Cowboy
  22. I'm a Believer - Shrek
  23. What a Wonderful World - Good Morning, Vietnam
  24. I'm Easy - Nashville
  25. Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
  26. A Whole New World - Aladdin
  27. Gangsta's Paradise - Dangerous Minds
  28. Born Free - Born Free
  29. The Way We Were - The Way We Were
  30. My Heart Will Go On - Titanic
  31. Try Again - Romeo Must Die
  32. Say You, Say Me - White Nights
  33. Take My Breath Away - Top Gun
  34. Be My Baby - Mean Streets
  35. Gonna Fly Now - Rocky
  36. Unchained Melody - Ghost
  37. God Bless America - The Deer Hunter
  38. Do Not Forsake Me - High Noon
  39. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  40. Theme from Shaft - Shaft
  41. Don't You (Forget About Me) - The Breakfast Club
  42. Kiss - Under the Cherry Moon
  43. Eye of the Tiger - Rocky III
  44. The Harder They Come - The Harder They Come
  45. Fame - Fame (1980)
  46. You've Got a Friend in Me - Toy Story
  47. Beauty and the Beast - Beauty and the Beast
  48. Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon - Pulp Fiction
  49. We Will Rock You - A Knight's Tale
  50. We Are Family - The Birdcage
  51. I Will Always Love You - The Bodyguard
  52. The Entertainer - The Sting
  53. Ain't Too Proud 2 Beg - The Big Chill
  54. People - Funny Girl
  55. Breakaway - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
  56. The Rainbow Connection - The Muppet Movie
  57. Singin' in the Rain - Singin' in the Rain
  58. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  59. King of the Road - Brokeback Mountain
  60. Colors of the Wind - Pocahontas
  61. Can You Feel the Love Tonight - The Lion King
  62. A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes - Cinderella
  63. Tequila - Pee-wee's Big Adventure
  64. Under the Sea - The Little Mermaid
  65. The Power of Love - Back to the Future
  66. You Can't Stop the Beat - Hairspray (2007)
  67. Evergreen - A Star Is Born (1976)
  68. My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music
  69. Up Where We Belong - An Officer and a Gentleman
  70. You're the One That I Want - Grease
  71. Beyond the Sea - Beyond the Sea
  72. Wind Beneath My Wings - Beaches
  73. Are You That Somebody? - Dr. Dolittle
  74. Theme from New York, New York - New York, New York
  75. I Got a Name - The Last American Hero
  76. Things Have Changed - Wonder Boys
  77. The Hands That Built America - Gangs of New York
  78. If I Were a Rich Man - Fiddler on the Roof
  79. Love Me Tender - Love Me Tender
  80. The Look of Love - Casino Royale (1967)
  81. I Just Called to Say I Love You - The Woman in Red
  82. Arthur's Theme - Arthur (1981)
  83. Love Is All Around - Four Weddings and a Funeral
  84. Blue Moon - An American Werewolf in London
  85. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Neptune's Daughter
  86. I Got You Babe - Groundhog Day
  87. Aquarius - Hair
  88. The Man That Got Away - A Star Is Born (1954)
  89. The Morning After - The Poseidon Adventure
  90. Yeah! - The Hangover
  91. In Your Eyes - Say Anything
  92. Believe - The Polar Express
  93. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - Independence Day
  94. The Trolley Song - Meet Me in St. Louis
  95. Yellow Submarine - Yellow Submarine
  96. Cabaret - Cabaret
  97. (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Dirty Dancing
  98. Last Dance - Thank God It's Friday
  99. My Guy - Sister Act
  100. If I Didn't Have You - Monsters, Inc.
  101. Misty - Play Misty for Me
  102. A Love Before Time - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  103. Three Coins in the Fountain - Three Coins in the Fountain
  104. Pennies from Heaven - Pennies from Heaven (1936)
  105. Ave Satani - The Omen (1976)
  106. Streets of Philadelphia - Philadelphia
  107. On the Road Again - Honeysuckle Rose
  108. Cheek to Cheek - Top Hat
  109. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah - Song of the South
  110. Wicked Game - Wild at Heart
  111. The Rose - The Rose
  112. Stuck in the Middle with You - Reservoir Dogs
  113. 9 to 5 - 9 to 5
  114. When You Believe - The Prince of Egypt
  115. Swingin' on a Star - Going My Way
  116. High Hopes - A Hole in the Head
  117. Footloose - Footloose
  118. Al otro lado del rio - The Motorcycle Diaries
  119. Pure Imagination - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  120. You'll Be in My Heart - Tarzan
  121. Flashdance…What a Feeling - Flashdance
  122. Upside Down - Curious George
  123. Life's a Happy Song - The Muppets
  124. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Shall We Dance (1937)
  125. Because You Loved Me - Up Close & Personal
  126. My Kind of Town - Robin and the 7 Hoods
  127. Baby Mine - Dumbo
  128. Jean - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
  129. Chim Chim Cher-ee - Mary Poppins
  130. Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Summer Lovers
  131. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Shallow Hal
  132. The Living Proof - The Help
  133. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing - Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
  134. I Need to Wake Up - An Inconvenient Truth
  135. Into the West - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  136. Jackson - Walk the Line
  137. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  138. You Must Love Me - Evita
  139. It Might as Well Be Spring - State Fair (1945)
  140. You Light Up My Life - You Light Up My Life
  141. Suicide Is Painless - MASH
  142. Life Is a Highway - Cars
  143. Somewhere in My Memory - Home Alone
  144. Call Me - American Gigolo
  145. For All We Know - Lovers and Other Strangers
  146. Alfie - Alfie (1966)
  147. Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Scrooged
  148. Days of Wine and Roses - Days of Wine and Roses
  149. The Day I Fall in Love - Beethoven's 2nd
  150. We Belong Together - Toy Story 3
  151. Suddenly I See - The Devil Wears Prada
  152. Skyfall - Skyfall
  153. Georgy Girl - Georgy Girl
  154. It Had to Be You - When Harry Met Sally…
  155. One Week - American Pie
  156. The Shadow of Your Smile - The Sandpiper
  157. It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) - Mermaids
  158. Goldfinger - Goldfinger
  159. Iris - City of Angels
  160. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going - Dreamgirls
  161. Some Day My Prince Will Come - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  162. Endless Love - Endless Love
  163. Book of Days - Far and Away
  164. Tiny Dancer - Almost Famous
  165. Falling Slowly - Once
  166. Somewhere - West Side Story
  167. As I Lay Me Down - Now and Then
  168. Lean on Me - Lean on Me
  169. You'll Never Know - Hello, Frisco, Hello
  170. Tubular Bells - The Exorcist
  171. Build Me Up Buttercup - There's Something About Mary
  172. Change the World - Phenomenon
  173. Magic Moments - Bridget Jones's Diary
  174. It Must Have Been Love - Pretty Woman
  175. It Might Be You - Tootsie
  176. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Beetlejuice
  177. The Bare Necessities - The Jungle Book
  178. The Ballad of Cat Ballou - Cat Ballou
  179. Love Is a Song - Bambi
  180. Somewhere Out There - An American Tail
  181. Father and Daughter - The Wild Thornberrys Movie
  182. Live and Let Die - Live and Let Die
  183. The Longest Day - The Longest Day
  184. Whatever You Imagine - The Pagemaster
  185. Belleville rendez-vous - The Triplets of Belleville
  186. Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) - Dick Tracy
  187. Blue Velvet - Blue Velvet
  188. Accidentally in Love - Shrek 2
  189. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) - The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
  190. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - Benny & Joon
  191. How Do I Live - Con Air
  192. Tammy - Tammy and the Bachelor
  193. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Armageddon
  194. True Grit - True Grit (1969)
  195. Blazing Saddles - Blazing Saddles
  196. Tomorrow - Annie
  197. No Ordinary Love - Indecent Proposal
  198. What's New Pussycat? - What's New Pussycat?
  199. Bring Me to Life - Daredevil
  200. Where the Boys Are - Where the Boys Are

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

One more cast member (for now)

I am definitely considering Queen Latifah—rapper, singer, and actress born Dana Owens—for a part in this movie.  However, no longer will I tell my readers what parts these actors will play.

By the way, I've decided to use an unknown actor for the lead role.  It would lend a bigger touch of realism.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

'Tree of Life' shapes production possibility

Before tonight, I had seen no Terrence Malick films.  Now I have - specifically, The Tree of Life - and not only does it live up to its reputation as the best film of the 2010s so far, but presently it is influential to my plans.

None of his other notable films - Badlands, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line and The New World - are as experimental, but they are also very acclaimed.  So I've got an idea: Write my script and sell it to him.

He's never directed something he hasn't written, but if, at almost 69, he is still capable of making such a work of genius as The Tree of Life, I have high hopes IF - and that's a very big IF - he is interested.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

No longer a solo project!

I'm going to find a co-writer, because I feel this movie would be inadequate if I were left entirely to my own devices.

100 Best Versions of Christmas Songs

Now that the season that ACTR is named after is impending, I thought I would share this list I created - unrelated to the movie, but who cares?

  1. White Christmas (1947 single version) - Bing Crosby
  2. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
  3. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
  4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
  5. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Perry Como
  6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
  7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Nat King Cole
  8. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
  9. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
  10. Sleigh Ride - The Boston Pops
  11. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  12. O Come All Ye Faithful - Nat King Cole
  13. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
  14. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
  15. Silver Bells - Bing Crosby & Carole Richards
  16. Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters
  17. Adeste Fideles - Luciano Pavarotti
  18. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (1954 version) - Perry Como
  19. Christmas in Dixie - Alabama
  20. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
  21. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
  22. A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
  23. The Christmas Song - Carpenters
  24. Christmas in My Hometown - Charley Pride
  25. Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano
  26. White Christmas - The Drifters
  27. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
  28. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Bing Crosby
  29. If Every Day Was Like Christmas - Elvis Presley
  30. Winter Wonderland / Sleigh Ride - Dolly Parton
  31. O Holy Night - Perry Como
  32. In Dulci Jubilo - Vienna Boys' Choir
  33. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Johnny Mathis
  34. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Johnny Mathis
  35. Deck the Halls - Mannheim Steamroller
  36. Carol of the Bells - Robert Shaw Chorale
  37. Coventry Carol - Cambridge, King's College Choir
  38. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians
  39. The Christmas Song - Tony Bennett
  40. Caroling, Caroling - Nat King Cole
  41. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Perry Como
  42. Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
  43. Jingle Bells - Jim Reeves
  44. O Holy Night - Nat King Cole
  45. Frosty the Snowman - Red Foley
  46. The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks
  47. Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics
  48. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Michael Bublé
  49. O Come All Ye Faithful - Celtic Woman
  50. What Child Is This? - André Previn
  51. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) - Elvis Presley
  52. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Sarah McLachlan
  53. Angels We Have Heard on High - Gordon Langford & Orchestra
  54. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Bing Crosby
  55. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Aimee Mann
  56. Sarajevo 12/24 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  57. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Perry Como
  58. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
  59. What Christmas Means to Me - Stevie Wonder
  60. It's a Marshmallow World - Vic Damone
  61. Here We Come A-Caroling / O Tannenbaum / I Saw Three Ships - The Boston Pops
  62. The Twelve Days of Christmas - Roger Whittaker
  63. O Tannenbaum - Vince Guaraldi Trio
  64. Joy to the World - Mannheim Steamroller
  65. Irish Carol - Julie Andrews
  66. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong & The Commanders
  67. Pretty Paper (E-flat version) - Willie Nelson
  68. Jingle Bells - Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
  69. Sleigh Ride - Harry Connick, Jr.
  70. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Lena Horne
  71. The First Noel - Andy Williams
  72. Joy to the World - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  73. Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
  74. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Philadelphia Chorus
  75. Silver Bells - Kate Smith
  76. Good King Wenceslas - The Ames Brothers
  77. Silent Night - Jim Reeves
  78. O Little Town of Bethlehem / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Canadian Brass
  79. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Virgil Fox
  80. Baby It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
  81. You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch - Thurl Ravenscroft
  82. The Christmas Waltz - Nancy Wilson
  83. Ding Dong Merrily on High - Roger Whittaker
  84. The Toy Trumpet - Al Hirt & The Boston Pops
  85. Frosty the Snowman - Gene Autry
  86. O Come All Ye Faithful - Sergio Franchi
  87. Silent Night (Oiche Chiún) - Enya
  88. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays - Carpenters
  89. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra + Chorus
  90. What Child Is This? - Ed Ames
  91. Good King Wenceslas - Morton Gould & The RCA Symphony Orchestra
  92. The First Noel - Sergio Franchi
  93. Away in a Manger - Ed Ames
  94. We Three Kings of Orient Are - Dick Liebert
  95. My Favorite Things - Tony Bennett
  96. White Christmas (1953 version) - Perry Como
  97. The Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby
  98. Deck the Halls - Ottmar Liebert
  99. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby
  100. Silent Night - Sergio Franchi
Actually, maybe I can relate them - I'll release this as a boxed set someday to coincide with the movie's release.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

A *series* to remember

It's official: ACTR is not just going to be one movie.

If it's successful enough, I plan to make it a series, each one taking place during a different season.

So when you walk out of that theater three years from now, it will be just the beginning.

I would reveal more about each one, but to do that I might have to give away crucial points.