When it comes to marrying music with film, Wes Anderson should be ordained. The man is a master of turning needle drops into full-blown movie magic.
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From Elliott Smith’s “Needle in the Hay” in The Royal Tenenbaums, to The Kinks’ “Strangers” in The Darjeeling Limited, Anderson’s soundtracks help define his characters and heighten the emotional payoff of his highly stylized films. For Rolling Stone, it doesn’t get better than Faces’ “Ooh La La” closing 1998's Rushmore.
Allow us to set the scene: Following the successful stage play directed by Jason Schwartzman's Max Fischer, the audience and crew celebrate at an after-party. Max dances with his new girlfriend, Sara Tanaka's Margaret, with the two complimenting each other’s performances. Bill Murray's Mr. Blume then cuts in, freeing Max to chat with Olivia Williams' Miss Cross. She asks Max to dance; he calls on the DJ to play something with a little more kick. The record skips, static plays, then Faces’ “Ooh La La” strums in.
As the two look deep into each other’s eyes, Miss Cross removes Max’s glasses, smiles, and the two walk hand-in-hand to the dance floor in a slow-motion display of youthful ambition and adult reflection. The curtain closes, the credits roll, and the scene becomes the perfect bittersweet life-affirming conclusion. Or as Rolling Stone put it, the “best ending ever, man.”
“Ooh La La,” described by the outlet as a “1973 pub-rock oldie,” was co-written by lead guitarist Ronnie Wood and bassist Ronnie Lane, with Wood singing. The song was released on what would become Faces’ fourth and final studio album, due to Rod Stewart’s fledgling solo career. Ooh La La was the band’s second-best performing album, following their 1971 release, A Nod Is As Good As a Wink to a Blind Horse.
Now, more than five decades later, the group have reunited (minus Lane and keyboardist Ian McLagan, who have both passed away) and announced a new album tentatively set for this year sometime.
As for Anderson, Rushmore was his sophomore film, following Bottle Rocket and preceding The Royal Tenenbaums. Though it was just a modest box office success, the innovative comedy about misdirected affection has garnered a cult following since its release and is consistently mentioned roundups and rankings.
Anderson's current untitled and tight-lipped project has been described as having “a darkness,” and sees the director reuniting with Roman Coppola and The Phoenician Scheme star Richard Ayoade.
Rushmore is available to rent or buy on Prime Video.
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