Post by babyzoomer on Jul 12, 2017 13:32:26 GMT
Jeff Lynne's Bluesky and DBMD etc have featured in countless movies, tv shows & ads, but JL also has composed or recorded quite a bit specifically for the 'sliver screen'.
'76 "All This & WWII".
'80 "Xanadu"
'84 "Electric Dreams"
'91 "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves"
'98 "Still Crazy"
'13 "American Hustle"
I presume the he did the first one simply because he loved the Beatles.
He poured enormous effort into Xanadu and it bombed - badly. Not his fault (at all - the music lives on & on); but the failure would certainly be enough to scare most composers away. JL is a tough & persistent bloke.
Electric Dreams did moderately well; so nothing to complain about - but hardly Rogers & Hammerstein territory.
I recently watched Robin Hood (I was busy being a dad in the 90's and didn't see it then) and I was struck by how monumentally bad the movie actually is. Not JL's fault.
Still Crazy - well I suspect JL did it as a favour for a friend; it did ok but again no cigar.
Hustle is a damn good movie - I would defy anyone not to be entertained (and perhaps shocked); JL's contribution is good but not 'make or break'.
He obviously wants to contribute to the medium; but I think the 'hit or miss' nature of the movie industry (along with the almost inevitable loss of product control) makes it a poor fit for JL. Any thoughts? Did I miss one?
, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?