Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2017 September 24

Welcome to the Wikipedia Entertainment Reference Desk Archives
The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages.

September 24

Nollywood

Does anyone know that movie about immigration to N. America? I saw it in fall 2013, so I guess it was shortly before that when it was released.Lihaas (talk) 07:25, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

There are these [1] [2] although neither of them seem to be Nollywood movies per se. Immigration to North America is a very broad category considering the number of Nollywood releases there are. The date helps a bit, but still, more details may be needed. Did it concern one person? One family? Multiple people or families? Or not even really focus on individuals at all? And you said North America, does this mean it covered both Canada and the US and maybe even Mexico? Nil Einne (talk) 11:52, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Bojack Horseman music

What style of music is the opening theme? I mean, yes, it's electronic and non-vocal (seems inappropriate to call electronic music instrumental... :-)), but is there a name for that style of music? I'd like to find other music like that. Patrick Carney hasn't really released much stuff on his own and it doesn't sound like any of his work with The Black Keys. Matt Deres (talk) 13:55, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

It's difficult to classify this specific theme since it references several different genres of previous Opening Themes from Mad Men to countless others that utilize the solo Tenor Sax feel at the end; and the composer wrote it specifically for the show with a concept in mind. The opening is definitely Techno in feel; but over all it would be hard pressed for anyone to classify this theme as a specific style of music. Although, it is indeed "instrumental" simply because there are no lyrics or singing. There are elements of Jazz, Hip-Hop even. I'm sure others will weigh in; but over all: simply Theme music. Maineartists (talk) 15:59, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

According to this article the theme song was not actually composed for this series, or for use in television.

• Patrick Carney and his uncle Ralph Carney, have a long-standing habit of "sending cassette tapes back and forth", where one of them makes additions and improvements on music compositions started by the other.
• After opening up a new studio in Nashville, Patrick started working on a new composition to test his equipment. "Starting with a click track on a Roland Jupiter-4 keyboard, he layered in sound from an arpeggiator and drums." He then send the tape to Ralph, "who added in tenor sax and fleshed out the rest of the sound before sending it back."
• Noel Bright, executive producer of Bojack Horseman, approached Patrick with an offer for him to write the theme song of the series. Having this composition finished and with no other plans for making use of it, Patrick offered it to Netflix. The producers decided it fit their series, and purchased the rights to the composition.

A few online pages call the genre of the theme an "Electronic/jazz fusion". There is already a quite popular genre of Jazz fusion, which uses electric instruments and amplified sound, electronic effects and synthesizers. Dimadick (talk) 14:18, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for the replies; I guess I was hoping that it was a clear example of some well-defined subgenre, but music is seldom so easily quantified. Matt Deres (talk) 21:38, 27 September 2017 (UTC)