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The Long Haul
| The Long Haul | |
| Created by: | Cassee |
| Tracks: | 22 |
| Length: | 01:15:07 |
| Keywords |
1. Road Trip 2. Film 3. Soundtrack |
| Created on | 9/16/08 08:29pm |
| Level | 4 |
| Points | 1833 |
| Total visitors | 31 |
| Unique visitors | 15 |
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This is mix I made for the FTOTZ club, for the wonderful derhay. The theme of the round was creating a soundtrack for a film that doesn't exist.
I decided on a little indie film, since they usually have the best soundtracks. This is a movie about four friends (male and female) who, in their youth, pledged to take an epic trip together in the distant future. When the time comes, they are all in very different places in their lives, but agree to reunite.
I love road movies, and movies about travel. I was going for a sort of hippie, lo-fi sound that evoked traveling on the open road and I wanted the music to reflect the fun of four friends on an adventure, while also acknowledging that they could never return to once was. So there had to be a streak of melancholy running through it all.
I decided on a little indie film, since they usually have the best soundtracks. This is a movie about four friends (male and female) who, in their youth, pledged to take an epic trip together in the distant future. When the time comes, they are all in very different places in their lives, but agree to reunite.
I love road movies, and movies about travel. I was going for a sort of hippie, lo-fi sound that evoked traveling on the open road and I wanted the music to reflect the fun of four friends on an adventure, while also acknowledging that they could never return to once was. So there had to be a streak of melancholy running through it all.
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| 1 | Bob Dylan : Don't Think Twice, It's Alright |
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While I didn't really link songs with particular scenes in the movie, I imagined this for the opening credits [...]
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Track 7 from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Length: 00:03:39 Year: 1963 |
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While I didn't really link songs with particular scenes in the movie, I imagined this for the opening credits and establishing the premise. It's not that the lyrics fit exactly, but the way Dylan looks back on a relationship with both affection and bitterness seems just right. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | silver jews : How Can I Love You If You Won't Lie Down |
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Ok, now the trip is starting, with something fun and upbeat and a great mix of male/female voices.
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Track 6 from Tanglewood numbers
Length: 00:02:02 Year: 2005 |
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Ok, now the trip is starting, with something fun and upbeat and a great mix of male/female voices. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | The Dodos : Winter |
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A gently propulsive track with a lovely ending. Reforging bonds.
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Track 6 from Visiter
Length: 00:03:44 Year: 2008 |
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A gently propulsive track with a lovely ending. Reforging bonds. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | The New Pornographers : Challengers |
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It's hard to top Neko Case. So peaceful.
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Track 3 from Challengers
Length: 00:03:31 Year: 2007 |
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It's hard to top Neko Case. So peaceful. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Paul Simon : 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover |
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A great number for singing along in the car with your friends.
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Track 4 from Still Crazy After All These Years
Length: 00:03:37 Year: 1975 |
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A great number for singing along in the car with your friends. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins : Handle With Care |
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Once again, a good singalong track. COED singalong!
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Track 9 from Rabbit Fur Coat
Length: 00:02:56 Year: 2006 |
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Once again, a good singalong track. COED singalong! SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Peter Salett : Sweet Dandelion |
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Twangy and wispy, from the excellent soundtrack to "Down in the Valley." Sun setting in the rearview mirror.
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Track 3 from Down In the Valley
Length: 00:02:12 Year: 2006 |
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Twangy and wispy, from the excellent soundtrack to "Down in the Valley." Sun setting in the rearview mirror. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Fleet Foxes : Tiger Mountain Peasant Song |
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Rather wrenching.
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Track 4 from Fleet Foxes
Length: 00:03:29 Year: 2008 |
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Rather wrenching. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Belle & Sebastian : The Boy With The Arab Strap |
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It's a new day, and we're feeling upbeat and positive again.
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Track 9 from The Boy With The Arab Strap
Length: 00:05:14 Year: 1998 |
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It's a new day, and we're feeling upbeat and positive again. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Bonnie "Prince" Billy : So Everyone |
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Duet. Starts off stark, and builds to a warm chorus.
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Track 3 from Lie Down in the Light
Length: 00:04:02 Year: 2008 |
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Duet. Starts off stark, and builds to a warm chorus. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Luna : California (All The Way) |
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A nice change of pace after Mr. Oldham, and one of my favorite "road" songs.
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Track 1 from Bewitched
Length: 00:04:16 Year: 1994 |
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A nice change of pace after Mr. Oldham, and one of my favorite "road" songs. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | The Hold Steady : Citrus |
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An alcoholic's lullaby. Imagine someone falling asleep on your shoulder in the back seat.
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Track 9 from Boys and Girls In America
Length: 00:02:44 Year: 2006 |
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An alcoholic's lullaby. Imagine someone falling asleep on your shoulder in the back seat. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Cat Power : Free |
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I see ... a campfire. Frolicking around a campfire.
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Track 2 from You Are Free
Length: 00:03:36 Year: 2003 |
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I see ... a campfire. Frolicking around a campfire. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Devendra Banhart : Dragonflys |
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Brief and magical.
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Track 11 from Cripple Crow
Length: 00:01:00 Year: 2005 |
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Brief and magical. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Liz Phair : Explain It To Me |
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The rhythm of this really says "driving" to me.
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Track 7 from Exile in Guyville
Length: 00:03:12 Year: 1993 |
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The rhythm of this really says "driving" to me. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Iron and Wine : Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car |
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You can almost see the dust rising off the backroads.
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Track 1 from The Shepherd's Dog
Length: 00:04:33 Year: 2007 |
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You can almost see the dust rising off the backroads. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Jose Gonzalez : Crosses |
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But things are getting bleaker.
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Track 5 from Veneer
Length: 00:02:39 Year: 0000 |
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But things are getting bleaker. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Beth Orton : Best Bit |
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This is the last uptempo song, but Beth never really sounds all that happy, does she?
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Track 1 from Best Bit EP
Length: 00:04:19 Year: 1997 |
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This is the last uptempo song, but Beth never really sounds all that happy, does she? SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Califone : The Orchids |
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Gorgeous. Ambiguous.
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Track 8 from Roots & Crowns
Length: 00:02:55 Year: 2006 |
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Gorgeous. Ambiguous. SHOW LESS
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| 20 | Bon Iver : For Emma |
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Bon Iver is getting ready to wrap things up.
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Track 8 from For Emma, Forever Ago
Length: 00:03:41 Year: 2007 |
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Bon Iver is getting ready to wrap things up. SHOW LESS
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| 21 | Sibylle Baier : I Lost Something In The Hills |
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The starkest, saddest sound imaginable. She kills me.
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Track 2 from Colour Green
Length: 00:03:28 Year: 2006 |
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The starkest, saddest sound imaginable. She kills me. SHOW LESS
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| 22 | Yo La Tengo : Our Way to Fall |
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And to wrap things up, something really beautiful and hopeful. "We're on our way to fall in love."
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Track 2 from And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Length: 00:04:18 Year: 2000 |
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And to wrap things up, something really beautiful and hopeful. "We're on our way to fall in love." SHOW LESS
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awarded on 2007-02-14
Level 16
Wow, this is incredible! So many songs that a absolutely love + so many that I don't know... I can't wait to look them up!
9/25/08 11:33am
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awarded on 2009-01-28
Level 17
Awesome mix!!!!!!!!!
9/19/08 02:18pm
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awarded on 2007-08-27
Level 27
I love this mix. Cassie already knows which tracks I like. This is a solid, fun, mellow, wonderful mix. There are songs that don't float my boat, but they all contribute to the mix. This is my new iTunes shopping list (I have purchased two, so far). Thank you, thank you, Cassie. :)
9/17/08 03:18pm
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awarded on 2009-03-07
Level 18
I'd watch any movie that had a soundtrack like this. No movie with music this good could be truly bad.
9/17/08 06:17am
