Movie Soundtrack Masterpieces (3)- Dead Man's Shoes
2009-06-24 by The Mighty AlboySmog- “Vessel in vain”
Not quite in keeping with the previous two postings in this vein, as these tracks were not written specifically for the movie, but near enough to give me an opportunity to put out some stuff I’ve enjoyed listening to, that wouldnt normally sit well on DC.
The first of two tracks from the soundtrack of Dead Man’s Shoes comes from US singer/songwriter Bill Callahan, aka Smog. His output has apparently been described as “the soundtrack for throwing in the towel” and having listened to a fair bit of it since coming across this track in DMS, that’s pretty fair to an extent, except that the towel is generally thrown in with good humour.
This track features over a montage of home movies, at the start of the movie, introducing us to Richard and his brother and their arrival back in the beautiful peak district- the opening lines “I cant be held responsible” are pretty important to the concept of the movie.
The film is a powerful one, very similar in theme to Get Carter- in that it’s about a return to a home town and it’s about revenge. If you havent seen it, dont be misled by the cover images on the DVD which make it look like a kind of “Midlands Chainsaw Massacre”- it is violent and it is dark, but it is also very moving and insightful- not to mention full of humour (mostly pretty dark).
Co-written by Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine and apparently shot in around three weeks, it explores some of the darker goings on in small towns the world over- “atrocities commited in the name of leisure” as Considine describes them- that go unanswered.
They dont go unanswered in Dead Man’s Shoes…
Download MP3 (0:00min / 0MB)
- buy smog output at rough trade
- Supper is the album this track is on...
- dead mans shows soundtrack on warp
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