Movies are a great way to get your name out in the music industry. I mean, look at all those bands that jumped on the Twilight bandwagon and are now on all your sisters iPods and you're like: "Ah man, my sister likes the same bands as me now... thanks a lot Stephanie Meyer." No? That didn't happen to you? Yeah... me either. Anyways, sometimes movies just hide little gems of bands without you even knowing that they're there! Take the movie,
The Strangers (2008), your average Imma spook up on ya horror flick, for instance. If you've ever seen it you might remember that scene where that actually kind of sketchy song that came on the record player during the kind of actually spooky part (if I remember correctly). That's actually Joanna Newsom's "Sprout and the Bean" from her 2004 release, The Milk-Eyed Mender. I literally rewinded the movie and Shazam'd the scene that featured the song to find that out, instantly falling for her like a child. Newsom is a folk singer-songwriter who is also a quite skillful harp player. She's got a big heart and very obscure voice which makes for a rather interesting listening experience. So yeah, her childlike voice is actually pretty frightening when you put it in a horror movie.
She's the best part of the movie other the fact that Glenn Howerton (Dennis) of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is in it for about a minute before getting himself slashed.
Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004)
(Just look at that album artwork! it's the opposite of a scary movie!)
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