DJ Le Clown: “So this is my latest crime against copyrights !It’s a Michael Jackson vs Daft punk from their “Face To Face (Demon Remix)” with a pinch of Ray Charles extract from the Blues Brothers B.O. “Shake Your Tailfeather”. Is it necessary to say how much I love Smooth Criminal from MJ, I always wanted to do somethin’ with that brilliant song; it’s done ! I had a lot of pleasure doing the strings and woodwind arrangements. It’s a lot more melancholic than the original, but it’s how I felt that song…For the video I’ve stolen some Hitchcock bits from “Psycho”, his chef d’oeuvre.”
Inspired by lifelong obsessions with beats, rhymes and feature films, Jordan Laws delivers an ingenious mega-mix of classic movie lines. But this isn’t some slapped-together highlight reel. Laws produced an original beat, scoured movie scripts for memorable lines that fit his masterful puzzle and matched up these segments line-by-line, rhyme-by-rhyme. The result is an energetic and poetic ride thru cinema history, both high and low art merged into a single piece. This unique achievement cements Jordan Laws’ status as one of the most innovative video remixers on the planet. #Werk
Can you name all the movies in this mix? For those who require instant gratification, here’s the breakdown:
1. Hangover 2
2. Empire Strikes Back
3. Fight Club
4. Scarface
5. Dazed & Confused
6. American Beauty
7. Superbad
8. The Godfather
9. Are We There Yet?
10. There Will Be Blood
11. Road to Perdition
12. Coming To America
13. Airplane
14. Borat
15. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
16. American Pie
17. Ghost
18. The Graduate
19. The Karate Kid
20. Hangover
21. Death To Smoochy
22. Wedding Crashers
23. Half Baked
24. Fatal Attraction
25. Jerry Maguire
26. Little Shop of Horror
27. Tron
28. A Christmas Story
30. The Last Starfighter
31. The Dark Knight
32. Anchorman
33. E.T.
33. Along Came Polly
34. Wanye’s World
35. Devils Advocate
36. 40 Year Old Virgin
37. Jaws
38. GoldFinger
39. Delirious
40. Full Metal Jacket
41. The Cooler
42. Ferris Bullers Day Off
43. Men In Tights
44. Men In Black
45. Blazing Saddles
46. Cable Guy
47. My Girl
48. Napolean Dynamite
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APC40 Mashup created by Chris from Ithaca Audio (via MC Winkel)
Tracks used:
Isaac Hayes – Theme from Shaft
John Williams – The Imperial March
Leftfield – Phat Planet
Chemical Brothers – Galvanized
Sugarhill Gang – Apache (Switch Remix – A bit patchy)
Fatboy Slim – Praise You
Doug Wood Band – Drag Racer (BBC Snooker Theme)
Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
The Streets – Push things forward
