Blog & Mixtapes
Greg’s Mixtapes
The 1980s were a powerhouse for music. Genres ranged in popularity but metal and rock had there time to shine. Soft rock. heavy metal, glam metal, thrash metal- you name it and the 80s probably gave it a platform to rock out on.
All of these different subgenres changed the game for how we know rock and metal music today. The vibes that were portrayed by the music really had the ability set the tone for the emotions you were feeling and the daily life you were living.
Making a film set in a time period of a kid who embodied this music into his daily life requires a musical teleportation back to the 1980s to share some of the emotion from the music. This playlist has some of the songs that Greg would have listened to and allow you to immerse yourself in the shredding guitar of the time.
Music is not only important in the film itself but also to the process by the authentic attitude of the metal glam you cannot get from songs of different periods.
25 Years Later
Twenty five years ago, I wrapped my first feature length film, emily’s ghost. Shot on 16mm black and white film in Lawrence, KS. I was a senior in college.