LWA Blog — mixtapes
The Bear
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I feel like lately there's been a lot of R.E.M. discourse happening, maybe thanks in part to The Bear, the excellent Hulu drama (seriously, watch it, I didn't think I'd like it but guess what), which features a couple R.E.M. songs. Strange Currencies, Half a World Away and Oh My Heart. I had to look up that last one, late-period R.E.M. kinda escapes me. I'm not one of those "Oh I only listen to the I.R.S. stuff" assholes, but I did kinda fall off after Up. It just didn't feel the same at the time, I was more on the...
Possible Spring Break Road Trip Film Soundtrack
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This is the last one of this "Possible Soundtracks" series. It definitely sounds good in the car.
Possible Sci-Fi Film Soundtrack
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This one might be my favorite, I just love post-rock, ambient and space sounding shit.
Possible RomCom Film Soundtrack
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This one is pretty light, just like a romcom, I like it. Track 9 is supposed to be the original Ada cover of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Maps, but it isn't available on this platform. You can check it out here if you like. This Thomas/Mayer remix is pretty nice, though, and still fits the bill.
Possible Horror Film Soundtrack
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I was digging around my Spotify playlists and found some old ones I actually like. I guess I did a "possible soundtrack" series, because there are four of these. Gonna post them separately, maybe someone will like them?