Music and Tarantino

Music and Quentin Tarantino  

Are you familiar with Quentin Tarantino and his films? Do you have a favorite? What do you think of his soundtracks? Why are they so popular? 

Vocabulary: 

Soundtrack: the recorded sound accompaniment to a film. 

Score: is original music written specifically to accompany a film.  

Get chills: tener escalofríos 

Hands down: sin lugar a dudas 

By the way: Por cierto 

Geek: friki 

Watch the video and answer these questions: 

1. Where did Tarantino get the idea for “Stuck in the Middle with you” for the ear cutting scene in Reservoir Dogs?  

2. Where was Tarantino working when he got the idea for the song for the lap dance scene in “Death Proof”? 

3. According to Tarantino, what’s the most important track to get right when making a film? 

4. How many music tracks were used in the first four Tarantino films? 

5. What movie is his favorite opening song from? 

6. Why did he prefer to have a soundtrack, as opposed to an original score, in his films? 

7. How long has he loved music? 

8. What is the significance of the jukebox he mentions at the end?

I wish you would...

I don't know whether or not you are familiar with the American singer Ryan Adams, but I highly recommend his music. While my favorite Ryan Adams' song will always be this one, his cover of Taylor Swift's "I wish you would" fits in perfectly with our current unit on wish constructions. You can listen to it here and then read the lyrics here.

To practice wishes and hypotheses read and do the exercises here.

And for extra conditional work click here

Have a great weekend!