ACROSS 110TH STREET MOVIE
We’ll look at two crime films ten years apart which did just that with the movie theme song from a tumultuous time. Small wonder later filmmakers re-used Womack’s superb effort referentially to spotlight those living “the life” in theirs. Tethered to a distinct period reacting to the downturns then affecting the country, especially those who had little in the first place and judged by the color of their skin. Across 110th Street, like those mentioned, a brooding soul-funk piece recognized as a “struggle song.”Ī time-honored tact meant to spark anger and/or uplift through music.
ACROSS 110TH STREET SERIES
Starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony FranciosaĪs we enter the Fall, the third series entry of the year features a critically praised number that charted high as a 45 single in 1973 from a Blaxploitation film the year prior. Like the theme from Shaft (1971) and Super Fly (1972) before it, this a title song from an iconic soundtrack of a turbulent era by a talented American singer-songwriter and musician-producer, the late- Bobby Womack. Writers: Luther Davis (screenplay), Wally Ferris (novel) “… there’s a deep connection between the two arts, and sometimes that winds up creating an inseparable bond between the two in the viewer’s mind.” As usual, I give credit to my blogging colleague over at Fog’s Movie Review for helping to ignite this series care of his excellent post, Tossin’ It Out There: What’s YOUR Favorite Song From a Movie?: Why not? Music and movies make for a wonderful tandem, and I regularly watch out for them. Some (not all) movie soundtracks have incorporated those songs the director or music programmer showcased in their production along with the film’s score.Ī few filmmakers have made it part of their work to incorporate well-known or popular song as a recurrent element. This convergence of the music and film arts I’ve spent much time toward. I’m fascinated by this in general, and movie soundtracks have long intrigued me. Both music forms are equally utilized as cues by filmmakers for a specific purpose or to elicit certain reactions by the audience. A score consists of those orchestral, choral, or instrumental pieces some consider background music. Yet they are not officially considered part of a film’s score.
This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of “ needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies.
Same Song, Different Movie: Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack
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