The person who gets Dido's Songs on TV

Tomorrow night at 8pm, Dido's song Quiet Times will feature on the new episode of Ghost Whisperer on CBS in the US. We caught up with Lindsay Wolfington of Lone Wolf Music Supervision, to find out how the song made it onto the show.

Hi Lindsay. We hear you've requested Quiet Times for two TV placements. Of all the songs at your disposal, what is it about that song that lent itself to use on the shows?
It's emotional, quiet enough to stay under dialogue and has movement, which keeps the episode moving along. It worked well for "One Tree Hill" because we needed a song that could tie together three different scenes and had a little suspense - a sense of "what's going to happen?" We always need songs like that. It also just happened that the lyric "I miss you" played under Peyton and Lucas on the phone with each other, and they almost said "I miss you" to each other along with Dido! As for the Ghost Whisperer use of Quiet Times, I can't say exactly because the episode doesn't air until Dec. 5th! Let's just say the mood is right and the lyrics hit perfectly - the song expresses what the characters cannot. Tune in to see what I mean. CBS, Fridays at 8pm. Hey, I'm not afraid of a shameless plug!

When placing music, do you choose a song because its lyrics connect with the storyline or because the music itself is suited for the mood of the scene?
As you can probably tell from my answer above, both lyrics and music are important factors in picking a song for a scene. Sometimes you pick a song more for the mood because you don't want to hit the viewers over the head with a lyric, but sometimes the lyrics say what the characters don't, and that is why the song works. When both of these combine, that's the best possible scenario.

Would you say that Dido's music is "cinematic"?
Dido's music definitely fits pictures nicely. Each album is different, but I think she works well for TV and film because her vocals are soft - they don't get in the way of dialogue, which is important because dialogue is telling the story and is the first priority if a producer or director. She also has that "girl with a heartache" thing going for her. Music Supervisors always need those emotional songs on hand for the next sad or longing moment. Interestingly, I don't think Quiet Times is a typical sad ballad - it works because it has pace and momentum, but still has heart and emotion. It's hard to find a song that moves along but can still make you want to cry.

Did your educational background prepare you for a career as a Music Supervisor?
I took one class called "Soundtracks" in college, but it wasn't really about Music Supervision. It was literally the study of all sounds in film - foley footsteps, sound effects, score. There was nothing about picking songs for scenes and then learning how to license them. I worked in radio for four years and that definitely gave me a good base for working in the music industry. But moving to LA and working for two Music Supervisors was where I really learned how to do the job. Nowadays, there are many more classes about Music Supervision/Licensing/Business, but I still think the best way to learn it and get into this world is by working for a Music Supervisor. I get tons of young people who email me via MySpace wondering what classes they should take in high school and what they should major in college, and I want to say "Enjoy school while you can! Take the classes you like, and if they involve the music business, great. But you have to work in the field to really learn it, make connections and prove yourself."

Finally, what's your favorite Dido song?
I'm going to cheat and name two, because they are so different. I loved Dido's first album, No Angel, during my senior year in college -
before it became a best seller. It was my little secret and I got all my girlfriends to fall in love with it too. And then I remember hearing Thank You on Dawson's Creek and thinking "The world has found Dido!" But I digress... Hunter was my favorite track on that album. There were a couple "kickass girl" songs on it, and that was mine. And now with the new album, I love The Day Before The Day. It is so genuinely beautiful, simple and sad. I've always had a soft spot for sad songs. It's amazing to think how different No Angel and Safe Trip Home are, yet they both have some real gems on them!

(Big thanks to Lindsay for taking the time to answer our questions)

Note: All of this was taken from Dido's site and I highly recommend all of you watch Ghost Whisperer on TV tomorrow!

DON'T BELIEVE IN LOVE - DIDO

YES IT IS NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE :D

Movie Review: Max Payne

Look, they're twins :P


On Thursday XTR, my younger brother & I decided to go to the movies and watch Max Payne. And God was it extremely lame. This movie looked as if it was made by using a low budget. Seriously. And then they added "the devil" which made it looked stupid. Basically the movie was about this "drug" that whenever you take it, you think the devil is chasing you. It was just like taking a lot of ecstasy, lol. And there weren't enough action scenes, they were mostly talking a lot. blah blah blah crap blah blah blah more crap blah blah blah..... Need I go on?
I would give a rating out of 10 for this movie a 2/10!
I also would Highly Recommend not watching this movie!

Announcement:

The contest about meeting Dido and getting a chance to listen to her new album before it's released will begin tomorrow around 9:00Pm Dubai Time, that's about Noon in the secret location in London and they said the following:
"As you know, Dido is hosting a special advance playback for Safe Trip Home tomorrow afternoon at a secret UK location.

We're going along and we're planning to post photos and updates from the event as it happens, direct to the site. We say "planning" because apparently there isn't much of a phone signal (and certainly no wi-fi), so getting online might be a little tricky. But we're confident we'll be able to post something.

Tune in to the site from about 3pm tomorrow afternoon to (hopefully) join in the fun."

I will be posting ALL the updates during the show if I have no work due for the next day ;)

New Movies to be released during the year of 2008-2009:

1. The Sims: The Movie
   
2. Spider Man 4
3. Saw 5
4. Clover Field 2
5. Transformers 2
6. Ice Age 3
7. Madagascar 2
8. Open Season 2
9. Austin Powers 4
10. The Grudge 3
11. The Host 2
12. Jeepers Creepers 3
13. The Messengers 2
14. Metal Gear Solid: The Movie
15. Saw 6
16. School of Rock 2
17. The Strangers 2
18. X-Men: Origins
19. Butterfly Effect 3
20. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
21. Star Trek
    
22. Night At The Museum 2
23. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
    
24. Final Destination 4

Note: All these movies are not 100% confirmed.

Evening (2007)

The love which binds mother and daughter -- seen through the prism of one mother's life as it crests with optimism, navigates a turning point, and ebbs to its close. Overcome by the power of memory, Ann Lord reveals a long-held secret to her concerned daughters; Constance, a content wife and mother, and Nina, a restless single woman. Both are bedside when Ann calls out for the man she loved more than any other. But who is this "Harris," wonder her daughters, and what is he to our mother? While Constance and Nina try to take stock of Ann's life and their own lives, their mother is tended to by a night nurse as she journeys in her mind back to a summer weekend some fifty years before, when she was Ann Grant, a young woman who has come from New York City to be maid of honor at the high-society Newport wedding of her dearest friend from college, Lila Wittenborn. The bride-to-be is jittery, and turns to her maid of honor rather than her own mother for support. Ann stays close to her friend, yet is even closer to Lila's irrepressible brother Buddy. Unexpected feelings surge forth once Ann meets wedding guest Harris Arden, a lifelong friend and intimate of the Wittenborn family. Ann's love for Harris will change her life, and those of her daughters, forever

Special song in the trailer: Dido - White Flag

The ratings out of 10 is:
9/10

The Sims: The Movie

No, I am serious. People are starting to talk about this online. Even on the site that has some information on Heroes. So here I was reading things about Heroes, when all of the sudden I look through the topics and they are talking about The Sims: the movie. IMDB says that it will be released sometime during the year of 2009. If it happens I am so going to get that movie lol.
Anyways back to the topic. So I quoted something from Movie Web and they said:

"Collider recently caught up with producer John Davis and managed to get a quote from him about the upcoming movie based on The Sims video game. When asked about the project, Davis said that it would actually be a great video game adaptation.

Davis was quoted as saying:

“With The Sims, as you know, you can control your imaginary world, right? In our movie, a young man, a 16-year-old kid and his friend, get their hands on this thing called the Sims Infinity Pack. Which comes from this very strange video game store, which was there just for that moment, and seemingly wasn’t there at all that. They realize that they can scan their own world into it, because this is the most life like, real Sims game ever. And as they are playing this game, they are all of a sudden realizing what they are playing in the game is having an effect on the real world. So in effect, through the game, they are able to control their world. It’s wish fulfillment, and obviously it turns against them.”

Davis agreed with the fact that it sounded a little like Weird Science, saying:

“Exactly! And there definitely will be somebody coming out of the game into the real world, like Weird Science did.”

To read more about The Sims Movie, check out the full story on Collider."

If you have any questions about this movie please comment on this post.

WATCH 90210 ON MY BLOG

I'm sorry to tell you that you have to watch each part. It's divided into 5 parts. Enjoy!

DIDO Update:

I was just browsing online and I found sort of a new video about Dido. It's all about her last tour with Life For Rent. watch it below.

Top 10 Movies to watch during the summer vacation

1. Hancock
2. Iron Man
3. The Incredible Hulk
4. Get Smart
5. Kung Fu Panda
6. What Happens In Vegas
7. Don't Mess With Zohand
8. Wanted
9. Baby Mama
10. The Chronicles of Narnia 2

This is my opinion on all these movies. They rock! :P
The worst movie is Indiana Jones 4 - I'm not a fan of it!

Do Not Watch

Does anyone remember Sarah Michelle Gellar? She's also known as Buffy The Vampire Slayer or as Daphne from Scooby Doo The movie.
well moving on...
I recently saw her in a movie called South Land tales. Does anyone know what she had quoted from the movie?
"Today's headlines: Crime, Poverty, Racism, Quantum Physics, Telekinesis and Teen Horniness. all that and more on NOW!"
My God she was acting as a porn star in that movie. Might I suggest that everyone AVOIDS watching that movie.