Untitled Revenge Motivated Costumed Vigilantes Soundtrack
inspired by the less-than-inspired "mix tape" soundtracks of Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, and Suicide Squad.
as a huge fucking comic nerd, i found a lot to like about those films. as a huge fucking mix-tape soundtrack nerd, i found little to like about those films.
utilized properly, Mix Tape Soundtracks can add to the atmosphere of a film, as well as compliment the characters and the situations. John Waters, Martin Scorsese, Greg Araki, Quentin Tarrantino, David Lynch, Abel Ferrara, Seijun Suzuki, Sion Sono, and many others use pop songs (and not-so pop songs) in such a way that you can't imagine the scenes without them. the current crop of superhero films though seem to rely on the most obvious of A-Sides that have little-to-nothing to do with the events they are scoring.
initially, this playlist started as an alternate Suicide Squad playlist (hence tracks like "Ha Ha Ha" by Flipper, "I Started a Joke" by FNM, "Targets" by Rotten Sound, and others you could probably guess), but it quickly spun out into songs that could fit into any superhero narrative. a lot of these artists are on the more mainstream side, but i snuck in some underground metal/grind favorites (Meatwound, Triac, Dendritic Arbor, 9 Shocks Terror) cause another thing that's cool about mix-tape soundtracks is throwing a few curveballs and shedding light on some bands and artists that otherwise may go unnoticed.
mostly though, i just don't need to hear "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" or "Fortunate Son" ever again.
