Music Supervisor cheat sheet (April 2008)

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Welcome back, kiddies. Since the last Music Supervisor cheat sheet was such an unwieldy success (read: c’mon, someone read it… right? Is this thing on?), we here at Burst Labs decided to make it a regular feature.

I like to think of myself as the production music world’s Sally Struthers… if I help just one person, it will all have been worth it.

Alphabeat - “Fascination”

I would buy anything from a company that seduced me with this song. It’s one of those songs you want to feel superior to, but then find yourself singing it in the shower.

Walter Meego - “Girls”

Just reeks of a montage of nerdy boys attempting to make themselves desirable to attractive girls. Perhaps one of them find success by dousing himself in a quart of Axe Body Spray (hint, hint)?

Does Offend You, Yeah? - “We Are Rockstars”

Part hipster dance jam, part vocoded Daft Punk-y rave-up, this seems suited for some tech company that doesn’t mind to loosen its tie a little and bang the hell out of a cowbell.

Plastic Operator - “The Pleasure Is Mine”

(a phone rings)
Daughter: Hello?
Dad: It’s Dad. How is school going?
Daughter: It’s hard being away from all of my friends.
Dad: Well maybe this will help you make new friends. Look outside.
(Daughter looks outside, Dad is standing there in front of an Audi TT convertible. There is a bow on it.)
VO: Audi… make people like you.

The Aluminum Group - “Headphones”

The repeated use of the word “headphones” somehow evokes an image of someone walking around, wearing headphones. Perhaps the headphones improve this person outlook on life, turning everyday mundanities into quirky little dance sequences. Perhaps.

The Ting Tings - “Great DJ (IDC Rerub)”

A feel good club song with a party theme. Catchy-as-herpes chorus featuring girls and handclaps, plus very few lyrics, so as not to confuse people.

El Debarge - “Who’s Johnny”

OK, I issue this one with a challenge. With the news that the greatest robot-feels-up-Ally-Sheedy movie ever made is going to be remade, my hope is that El Debarge’s paean to early-stage Alzheimer’s will find its way back into cultural ubiquity. You could get in on the ground floor with this one. Don’t waste an opportunity here.

And here’s another way we’d love to help… if you end up using any of these tracks in your projects, drop us a line and we’ll post the results here. [ms]