soundtrack review – Perisphere

I’ll Let You Trip for Awhile: Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly

By Finn Odum July 7, 2023 July 16, 2023 Uncategorized

Actor Carl Lee, a Black man wearing sunglasses and a fur coat, and actor Ron O'Neal, a Black man with long hair, a mustache, a white turtleneck and a gray and white peacoat are seen in still from the film Super Fly that depicts a nightclub scene with numerous extras in the background.

|Jay Ditzer| Where would movies be without music? Even in the silent era, movie theaters had a pianist on hand to provide accompaniment. Since the advent of “talking pictures,” music of some sort—whether it be a full score or contemporary tracks either licensed or custom-written… Continue reading

Five Super Fly Hip-Hop Samples

By Finn Odum July 7, 2023 July 6, 2023 Uncategorized

A band of men are playing a song in a well-lit room. The photo is in black and white. At the bottom of the image is text that reads "Warner Bros presents the Sig Shore production "SUPER FLY" starring RON O'NEAL

|Matthew Tchepikova-Treon| Blaxploitation cinema and hip-hop developed in tandem throughout the 1970s. From Harlem to the Bronx, music technicians like Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and others developed vinyl scratching and sampling techniques… Continue reading

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