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5 Great Film Soundtracks of 2010

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Syndicated from Yahoo! Music Blog: As Heard On…

2010 was a year of many noteworthy film soundtracks, ranging from lush scores to clever collaborations to unique choices in music supervision.

Below, a short list of some of the most notable – and inspiring – collections of the year!

1. The Social Network

One of the most unexpected and captivating soundtracks in 2010, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross teamed up to create music that speaks volumes to the electric energy of the film based on the social networking site Facebook.

The original score integrates seamlessly with the pacing and mood of the film, nearly making it an unseen character in itself.

iTunes: The Social Network (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

2. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Starring the quirky and beloved Michael Cera, Scott Pilgrim must battle to the death with seven ex-lovers to win the affection of his latest love interest.

The film features an all-star soundtrack curated by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. Godrich recruited Beck to create music for fictional band Sex Bob-omb, with tunes for rival band Crash and the Boys penned by Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene with Brendan Canning.

Other music featured in the film comes courtesy of rockers Black Lips, Metric, Plumtree, and T-Rex.

See Metric Perform “Black Sheep” live at the 2010 Comic-Con Conference:

iTunes: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Version] – Various Artists

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Interview: Shoot The Image

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Although Shoot the Image is a band of the new millennia, their story began the old-fashioned way–on a drunken night out with friends.

After being floored by their future lead singer’s voice at an after party, the friends put together some initial demos in Pro Tools. Through MySpace, they connected to their future producer Boz Boorer (Boorer is most known for his work founding the new wave rockabilly group The Polecats, and later for his work as a co-writer and guitarist with Morrissey).

The MySpace connection eventually led to the recording of their debut album with Boz, deep in the mountains of Portugal.

Below, the band discusses recording off the grid, finding inspiration in lost places, and their unexpected dream collaborator!

1. Wow, how cool that Morrissey guitarist Boz Boorer produced your debut. How did you initially link up? What was it like working with him?

Believe it or not, we initially got in touch with Boz Boorer through MySpace by sending him band and film recommendations.  This began a dialogue that carried on over the course of a year.  We booked a show at the 12 Bar Club in London England and invited him to come.  To our surprise he actually showed up.  We ended up hitting it off and he invited us to record at Serra Vista Studios in Portugal.

Working with Boz was amazing.  He really understood how to bring out the best in our band and the songs.  Serra Vista Studios is located deep in the mountains of Portugal, no cell phone or internet service meant no outside distractions and full attention paid to recording.

The work days were long but laid back and fun.  We had a ton of laughs, ate great food, drank great wine and made an album.  Boz and his wife Lyn were fantastic hosts.  What more could you ask for?

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