In honor of Alex Ross Perry's first movie in six years, how about an unpublished interview from the archive, huh? Perry's latest, Pavements— described as a "meta documentary" about the legendary 90s alt band Pavement—premiered to glowing reviews at Venice Film Festival and just found a distribution home at Utopia. While I haven't had the chance to see Pavements yet, nor have I spoken to Mr. Ross Perry about that project, I do happen to have a five-year-old interview with him about his amazing last film, Her Smell. I hope that's cool. Her Smell explores the harrowing and tragic arc of fictional 90’s era punk star Becky Something (Elizabeth Moss) in a Shakespearean five-act epic. Becky, the leading woman of the likewise fictional Something She, is an accumulation of many a tragic grunge-pop star—a little Axl Rose, a little Courtney Love, but, at the same time, original in-and-of herself. Similarly, the musical soundscape in Her Smell is an amazing medley of pop punk, 80’s power ballads, original music, and an anxiety-ridden score.Below, we chat with Perry about crafting the different stages of Her Smell's soundscape—writing in carefully selected cover’s as early as the first draft, working with Bully’s Alicia Bognanno to create lived in original music, and using unconventional methods to create the perfect synchronized score.Editor's note: the following quotes from Alex Ross Perry are edited for length and clarity. Alex Ross Perry on Some Key Music Choices in 'Her Smell'“Another Girl, Another Planet” (The Only Ones)"For me, with several...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 12 September, 2024