Thoughts of the month and
A Fistful of Soundtracks episode
previews for August 2001.
Jim
Aquino hosts and produces A Fistful
of Soundtracks (Sundays 2-4PM on KZSC
88.1 FM in Santa Cruz), writes for Silicon
Valley Community Newspapers and Metro
Newspapers in San Jose and has
noticed a new trend that's a follow-up to the "Butt-Kicking
Babes" craze (which has been written
about constantly by folks like former
Metro colleague Mary Spicuzza):
Racial Slur-Spouting Sex Bombs. If Extra did a segment
on it, the promo would probably go something like this: "First
J-Lo! And now Sarah Silverman! 'Nigga' and 'chink' never sounded
so sssssex-ay!"
The wails of August
Ugh. Is it August already? I usually
don't like August because it's the least eventful month of the
summer — as well as the year — it's the month that signals
the end of the summer and the movies that come out this month
usually suck (although there are occasional exceptions like The
Fugitive, which hit theaters back in August 1993; maybe Ghost
World and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back will be exceptions
also). I also usually take a break from A Fistful of Soundtracks
during August, and I will again, but not before producing new
shows like "Fistful on the Run." While trying
to brainstorm for ideas for the edition that's set to air August
12, I was choosing selections from the soundtracks to the Tom
Tykwer movies Run Lola Run and The Princess and the
Warrior for that show's playlist and then noticed that both
Lola and Princess had "on the run" plots.
Then that inspired me to choose selections from scores to other
movies that involve characters who are "on the run"
or have the word "run" in the title, like True Romance,
The Fugitive, Midnight Run, Chicken Run,
Logan's Run and Blade Runner. So the August 12 edition
of Fistful will be "Fistful on the Run."
I'm not sure if it will be another "Up, Up and Away,"
but it should be an alright show.
And please, try the Swordfish
Before I go, here are five favorite
new kickass tracks that have been (or will be) featured on Fistful
this summer and are great for burning onto your latest mixtape
CD:
1. Paul Oakenfold & Christopher
Young, "Stanley's Theme," Swordfish (London/Sire)
2. Pale 3 featuring Michael Brook, "Opening
(Sissi Search)," The Princess and the Warrior (Superb/Trauma)
3. Danny Elfman, "Main Titles,"
Planet of the Apes (Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax)
4. VRO Flemish Radio Orchestra featuring
Heitor Pereira, "Nyah and Ethan (from Mission: Impossible
2)," The Wings of a Film: The Music of Hans Zimmer
(Decca)
5. Thievery Corporation, "Il Grande
Silencio," Morricone RMX (Reprise)
Jim Aquino
August 5, 2001
© 2001 Jim Aquino
See previous "Intros"
July 2001:
On new Fistful IDs and the Fistful episode "Up,
Up and Away"
June 2001:
On Fistful's fourth anniversary