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American Psycho, Hip To Be Square, Huey Lewis and the News
I think the song was chosen as they were able to work within the writing of the script to make comments about the bands music and then directly after use this song as its upbeat catchy feel that gets you tapping your foot works completely against the imagery of the scene yet it works so perfectly as we sit in shock of whats taking place. The song is rock but I would say the pop side of rock. The song was written by Huey Lewis, Bill Gibson and Sean Hopper and is performed by Huey Lewis and the News. The master rights are owned by Capitol Records Inc.
Drive, Nightcall, Kavinsky
This songs synthwave sound matches beautiful to the films dark shots of LA at night as well the shots following from within and outside the car. The song has a very 80s feel due tot he synth sounds used and the font used in these opening credits is also very 80s which pairs the two nicely. The song has a mysterious feel about as well just tonally as well as due to the vocal effects used on the male voice and as this is right at the start of the film after only a few scenes we know very little about the main character and even by the end of the film we don't even know his name. The song was composed by Kavinsky and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. And performed by Kavinsky. The master rights are owned by Record Makers.
GTA V, Crack Rock, Frank Ocean
GTA V has 18 in game radio stations that become available when in vehicles. Each radio station has its own pre recorded show and playlist of songs. Blonded Los Santos 97.8FM was added within an update for the game. The station is based upon Frank Oceans Beats 1 Radio show which was called Blonded RADIO. This station mainly consists of R&B music which is why Frank Oceans tracks works so as they fit the genre but also specifically with the track Crack Rock fit some of the themes scene throughout the game. And also why not play your own music on your station? The song was written by Frank Ocean and also samples the drums from the Jimi Hendrix track Little Miss Lover. The Master rights are owned byThe Island Def Jam Music Group.