The Music of Mad Men, True Blood and Sons of ...

The Music of Mad Men, True Blood and Sons of Anarchy

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Posted 2 months ago by wdweditorial
Some shows are really creative with their use of music, and one that stands out for me is Mad Men. In last night's episode (read Bob's review here), the song that played over the end credits was "Sixteen Tons," and they couldn't have picked a better song. After signing that contract, Don Draper did indeed owe his soul not only "to the company store," but also to Betty and to a life he doesn't seem all that happy about leading. Another show with great use of music is Sons of Anarchy. In his review of "Tears," Danny noted, "Letting Katey Sagal sing a solemn cover of the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" was really a great move on whomever made that call." I couldn't agree more. The song just washed all of the sadness and weight of her rape over us in a big way. Continue reading The Music of Mad Men, True Blood and Sons of Anarchy Filed under: OpEd, Reality-Free, Mad Men, True Blood, Sons of Anarchy Permalink | Email this | | Comments
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