Is there anything similar to Paul Oakenfold's Urban Soundtracks?
April 4, 2012 2:43 PM   Subscribe

Is there anything similar to Paul Oakenfold's Urban Soundtracks?

I'm after anything that mixes music (preferably dance music) with excerpts from books or films. The only similar thing I have found are Above and Beyond's Essential Mixes which I have really enjoyed.

Is there anything else out there?
Do audiobooks that mix the story with music exist?
posted by poxandplague to Media & Arts (5 answers total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
 
Oh wow, I've never heard of these, I'll have to track them down.

I can't recommend many mixes besides all of Oakenfold's many, many essential mixes which you can find on soundcloud pretty easily. He used soundtrack music a lot, but not so much actual dialogue and spoken word.
posted by empath at 3:19 PM on April 4, 2012


Now that I think about it, I vaguely remember a neuromancer audiobook with U2 music that came out in the early 90s?
posted by empath at 3:37 PM on April 4, 2012


Along with what empath said, I'd even venture to say that Oakie's Essential Goa Mix from 1994 practically invented that style. Even now, it's amazing. Hunt down a copy immediately.
posted by THAT William Mize at 3:57 AM on April 5, 2012


Response by poster: I must admit I don't actually like his Goa mix. I've listened to it several times but its just never really grabbed my attention. I love his World Tour essential mixes but haven't really tried any of his others which I will have to remedy. You can find some of the Urban Soundtracks on YouTube.
posted by poxandplague at 3:35 PM on April 5, 2012


Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (plus "Ulladubulla" remixes)?
posted by zombieflanders at 6:25 AM on April 11, 2012


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