Ty Listens to "Film Scores for Films that Don't Exist"

I'm a fan of Eric Andre. I've seen him do his show live. I loved "The Eric Andre Show" when it was on Adult Swim. I'm actually hoping for another season. He was my favorite part of the very underrated show "Man Seeking Woman". When he pops up in a movie I get stoked because I know he is going to bring it. "Bad Trip" is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. I'm stoked that he is going to be in the new "Street Fighter" movie. So when he was on social media recently talking about a new album he was going to release, it piqued my interest.

Andre is a very accomplished musician. He went to Berklee College of Music for a while. He has shown a propensity for upright bass. He is talented. But for him to put out a record, I didn't know what to think. I then saw the title of the album, "Film Scores For Films that Don't Exist" and it had me even more intrigued. It was released last Friday, the same day as the new Black Keys record, so it took a little time before I finally listened. I tuned in later last week and I'm here to tell you, this record is fascinating.

The album only has eight songs that last about 31 minutes, but it left a mark. The record is all instrumental. It is truly scores for movies that haven't been made. The record has strings and all of the usual stuff that you expect from film scores. But then some wild stuff starts to happen in a few of the songs. The strings will be doing their thing, playing like the experts they are, but then some metal music will start. There will be heavy guitars and drums. The guitar and drums come on late and strong. It hits like a ton of bricks in the best possible way. It is so unexpected and adds so much extra to the scores they have created.

Blarf is a project that Andre has been doing for some time with his buddy, the electronic musician The First Seed. Andre also has Prateek Rajagopal as a producer. It has also been rumored, and most likely confirmed, that Blarf is an alter ego of Andre's. He used to perform, very rarely, as Blarf wearing a Ronald McDonald mask. Now though, at least on this record, Andre acts as the conductor of this orchestra on this album and it rips.

I don't know if they're going to take this on the road, but it is something I'd very much like to see live. I really enjoyed seeing "Blade Runner" recently with a live orchestra playing the score. So, add that with Andre doing his comedy and his antics, that would be an absolute joy for me to see. I'd also love to see him play the upright bass live. He has that skill, and even though I have seen him live, I've never seen him play an instrument live before.

I also appreciate that the song titles are legit film score titles. From "The Final Shootout" to "Piano Concerto No .0" to "Stars Without Light", I could easily see these being in some movie down the line. I'd also like to see Andre take these scores and make a movie out of them. He could kind of reverse engineer it, already having the music and just making a movie from there. I think it could work and it would be super interesting, especially coming from Andre.

Last week gave us two really good, really different albums that I have found myself enjoying for different reasons. The Black Keys new record, which I wrote about yesterday, is a nostalgia bomb in the best way for me. "Scores For Movies That Don't Exist" was a total surprise and knocked my socks off when I heard it. I have listened to it a few more times since then and it is really growing on me.

I say check this record out, but go into it knowing very little. Read up on Eric Andre and then check out the album. it will surprise you in the best way. 

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast.

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