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SOUNDTRACKS - AGAIN! 

Or, as properly said, songs that adorn 

the actual soundtrack of a film; 

as the "soundtrack" as the term says it 

is the entire film's worth 

of every sound it contains - 

it has been so since the advent 

of the "talkie"... folks! 

A good soundtrack - rife with SFX and 
the appropriate music to emphasize the exact 
moments it needs to, when it pertains 
to the action on the screen - 
greatly enhances a movie. 
Verily, it makes all the difference! 
Some songs end up embodying the entire thing: 
as they sum up everything you need to know 
about that epic production! 

And now that that has been clear again... 

ONWARDS WITH THE TUNES! 

First came the enigmatic Sia 

(with a little help from Labrinth) 

who was clearly inspired 

-by Rupert Gregson-Williams, 

among other notables- 

when she came up with this song 

for the first super heroine: 

Celine Dion saw that - 

and she thought she would 

establish that, as she did 

in 1997 with her song for "Titanic" 

she is supposed to be 

the uncontested queen of 

movie tunes - 

de facto queen of the super hero 

theme song as well... eh? 

Alas - she chose the wrong 

"hero" to do so...

And the result was... this: 

And then... the real deal! 

Inspired by a true hero, 

an amazing heroine in Mera 

the dynamic between the two 

and another epic score by 

Rupert there...! 

Skylar Grey came and eclipsed 

everyone that came before 

-much like Aquaman did, 

with all super hero films ever!- 

with this end credits song: 

It is not to even be debated here: 

THE WINNER IS 

SKYLAR GREY 

And the entire soundtrack 

for Aquaman - trailers and movie; BOTH! 

At times, it becomes, all at once, the aquatic version
of James Bond 007... Blade Runner... Tron... and Star Wars!
Tremendous job, Rupert - and everyone!

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Year-End Box-Office Drawn-Out

... FIGHT TO THE FINISH ... 

(of 2018) 

!!! 

THE TWO MARIES... 

cancel each other out, 

really! 

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There's always 

''Three Marys'' 

though... 

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But then there is 

that buzz floating around - 

BUMBLEBEE 

--- silly Tinseltown, though; 

haven't they heard that 

CARS POLLUTE, 

ROBOTS ARE EVIL and 

BEES ARE DEAD.

And we will die with them.  

But that's another story. 

Onwards with the MOVIES: 

what about those 

MORTAL ENGINES... eh 

... well ... 

That one was dead in the water 

right out of the gate as well! 

But speaking of water...

How is THAT for a perceived to be 

perennial "fifth wheel" --- EH! 

none of the above competitors 

(Mary Queen of Scots, 

Mary Poppins Returns, 

Mortal Engines, 

Bumblebee) 

and none of the other 2018 rivals 

for both cash and great honors 

(Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, 

Welcome To Marwen, 

that atrocious Venom 

or anybody else you would care 

to make a mention of here...!) 

can touch this film: 

AQUAMAN 

is, without a doubt, 

head and shoulders above 

ALL of those productions 

AND ALL SUPER-HEROES EVER 

PUT TO FILM --- 

for the sheer splendor of its 

ATLANTIS! 

And the directorial prowess of 

James Wan! 

And its incomparable cast 

which includes so many notables 

surrounding Amber Heard's Mera 

and Jason Momoa's Aquaman: 

Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, 

Dolph Lundgren, Patrick Wilson, 

Temuera Morrison, Otis Dhanji, 

Djimon Hounsou, Graham McTavish, 

Sophia Forrest, Natalia Safran, 

Randall Park, Michael Beach, Ludi Lin, 

John Rhys-Davies, 

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II 

and Julie Andrews...!!!

AND WAIT UNTIL 

DVD AND DIGITAL SALES 

START COMING IN, TOO...!!! 

You may snub it for Oscar contention, 

Academy STIFFS - 

but you better not be giving it 

to a Marvel instead 

solely based upon sheer 

box-office tally 

or alleged 

"social significance" 

either! 

 AQUAMAN 

has changed 

super-hero movies 

and the industry 

FOREVERMORE - 

not anybody else! 

Isn't it too bad 
STAN LEE 
isn't alive to see it 
happening either... 
hmm? 

*JL* SDTK!

You didn't like the Justice League movie, 

released last year and just issued 

in Blu-Ray and DVD...? 

Curse you to Apokolips - and beyond! 

However, before you're deported via a 

good old-fashioned ''boom tube'' 

(kirbyism - not my fault!) 

and become Granny Goodness' b!tch... 

Try and make sense - for once - 

LISTEN to this GREAT 

SOUNDTRACK - 

and pick a tune. 

NOW

Oopsy-do... 

Got carried away there... once again! 

BUT YOU ALL DESERVE IT - 

TO BE SHOT FULL OF H20 HOLES! 

Giving billions to BP and Coco... COCO! 

And not to the Justice LEAGUE... 

THE... JUSTICE... LEAGUE! 

What an Injustice! 

So... I got carried away here. 

But surely, although you're most likely 

a third Marvel Zombie... 

a third BIASED CRAP... 

and a third plain moron... 

you can still tell the difference 

between the actual film's music 

and other tracks... that come from elsewhere 

and elsewhen... RIGHT?!? 

See if I care!!!

SIGRID WINS - 

(because everybody knows; you're in trouble!)

I HAVE BLOGGED!

BvS versus BvS - lol

I have had very little luck with embedded music on this -or any other of my blogs! STILL... Here we shall go again, simply due to the fact that I like to be able to supply a listen in order to properly judge the material... right? It cannot be done otherwise! Hence - here we are now...

I have previously stated my belief that Hans is a hack - I know... And someone named ''Junkie XL'' should NEVER get my luminous nod of approval here - anywhere! But this has been haunting me ever since I first heard it...
Let's take it to the people!  Let THEM decide...
Which one of these tracks is LESS OF A not-so-subtle-HACK then: in other words, which one comes the closest to being almost-original...?!?

The soundtrack of that somewhat-maligned film certainly delivered what it was supposed to - it enhanced the action on that screen, rendering it less ''comic-booky'' and elevating it to a level that it may not have been supposed to reach - ever. (And that goes for ALL ''comic-booky flicks'' - but that is another story, another debate - for another blog!)

CHOOSE between the two best pieces of music from the ''Dawn of Justice'' (the much better title for that flick - its subtitle!) that raked in somewhat less than expected, at the box-office: 850-some millions, when they hoped for more than a billion. Boo-hoo.

THE PIECES ARE...    ''BEAUTIFUL LIE''

and ''IS SHE WITH YOU''

And, in closing...
may I add my true feelings here...
(as if they were not obvious enough!)
and say ''why, oh but why
wasn't there MORE of a true DAWN
of JUSTICE in this film:
more Wonder Woman
more Aquaman
more Flash
more Cyborg
- more LEAGUE!!!''

Unbelievably enough,
most of fandom out there
thought the exact OPPOSITE...!

DC Fans - as bad as Marvel Zombies!
(must be the ultimate insult right here!)
:-)

A Special DC-CW-WB Taste Test...!!!

Which attempt to make a quick buck
is mightiest ?!?

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The AQUAMAN pilot episode
shot for in excess of 11 million$
and mistitled as
''Mercy Reef''
to try and lure
ALL sea travellers
to its shores...?

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This ludicrous riff
-a BALLAD, no less-
made to attempt to
''unridicule''
two of the most absurd
aliens of all time -
Zan and Jayna
aka
the Wonder Twins!

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OR...
this inane series
starring whatshername
(Christina Applegate)
and the lone episode of note
would be this one, Jesse [NR] Sea. 1, Ep. 4
which we are tempted to call
''LIVE NUDE GIRL VERSUS JESSE''
In it, "Jesse assumes the worst
when she spies a naked woman
(model MARCI BRICKHOUSE)
in Diego's home."
Boo-hoo.


...

THESE are the videos we can find on AOL's
''In2.TV''

SOMETIMES!

Yay...

Which AQUAMAN is witch... uh, which!?

and definitely last and least of all...

VOTE FOR ONE 
- ANY ONE - 
 JUST PICK A NUMBER...!

So... This Is Aqua Music?

What is good enough for TONY HAWK, DARTH VADER and STREET FIGHTER - and the venerable city of Boston too - is good enough for the King of the Seven Seas... in his formative years anyway! This song was used in the pilot episode of MERCY REEF; ''Downfall'' by up-and-comer rockers TrustCompany - MR is the Aquaman series project for the former WB network now known as the CW network!

Vote for which property this song truly does justice!
Hawk, Darth, Aqua or... S.F.?!?