The Claude Mono Blog

Sofia Coppola Mixtape 3

<UPDATE – Fully Remastered December 2020>

The third and possibly final (unlikely) volume in my very occasional Sofia Coppola Mixtape series. Like the others its lush and also lo-fi, full of hazy soundscapes and dreamlike cinematic interludes. The series of mixtapes started back in 2009 with ‘Lost in Translation 2’ (link below) – an imaginary soundtrack created while trying to dig deeper into the incidental music of the original Lost in Translation soundtrack that was so essential to the on-screen imagery,  and then wishing there was a second volume or that the original soundtrack had been a luxurious double LP. 

On music in her films…

“I enjoy movies when they’re sincere, from personal experience. I like taking your time meandering with the music. There’s so much that isn’t said in a look. I like observing things. I’m not interested in a lot of dialogue.” – Sofia Coppola, 2003

On The Bling Ring…

“I saw this culture growing and growing, so I wanted the audience to experience it for themselves, and by the end of [the movie] to think about what’s important to them and how they feel about it—not to tell them what to think. It seems like it’s from reality TV and social media—this idea that kind of anyone and everyone can be famous. It’s just such a big part of our life now. In the beginning, to shoot all of this stuff in a really seductive way and make it look fun—you want to be able to be part of it so you understand where they’re coming from. But then by the end of it, you kind of have a shift and take a step back and, you know, kind of look at it. I thought, How am I going to make a movie where the characters are so unsympathetic? Usually there’s a girl or a character that I connect with and see part of myself in, and in this one I didn’t. It was really a challenge to find a way to tell the story in a way that would engage you, ’cause if you don’t care about the characters how can you get into it? But then I met Nick Prugo, and I thought he was really the most sympathetic one—you could understand how he could have gotten caught up in this group and why he wanted to be a part of it. I remembered being that age and, you know, you do things you wouldn’t do as an adult because you want the excitement of feeling like you’re part of something.” Sophia Coppola 2013 interview in Rookie Magazine.

Listen to the HQ Mixcloud Mixtape here

TRACKLIST

Brian Reitzell and Daniel Lopatin – The Bling Ring Suite (excerpt) –  The Bling Ring OST – 2013

Pistol Disco –  Goo –  Hoga Nord Rekords 45 –  2015

Foxes in Fiction –  Heaven or Las Vegas (Cocteau Twins Cover) – 2012

Casey MQ – Lou and Chantal – Firecrackers OST – 2019

Roxy Music – Dance Away (Extended 12) – 1979

Phoenix – Trying to Be Cool (A-Trak Remix) – 2013

Aberdeen – Sunny in California – The Very Most (Syntherely Yours Remix) – 2018

Brian Reitzell and Daniel Lopatin – The Bling Ring Suite (excerpt) – Bling Ring OST

My Bloody Valentine – Don’t Ask Why – Glider EP – 1990

Je suis Animal – Sparkle Split – Self-Taught Magic From A Book – 2008

Puro Instinct – Six of Swords – Autodrama – 2016

Casey MQ – Sounds of An Empty Mall – Firecrackers OST – 2019

The Kyoto Connection – Alone in Kyoto (Air Cover)

Sound of Ceres – Gemini Scenic – The Twin Demonstration Cassette – 2018

Devonte Hynes Palo Alto – Palo Alto OST – 2014

Devon Hynes – Soccer Field – Palo Alto OST – 2014

Chromatics – Tick of the Clock – 2012

Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti – Round and Round – Before Today 2010

Palmbomen II – Wilco’s Funeral (excerpt) –Memories of Cindy EP – 2017

Still Corners – Strange Pleasures – Strange Pleasures – 2013

Sonoda – Goodbye (live on UCLA Radio 2019) – Clearing – 2017

Foxtail Somersault – Birthday (Sugarcubes Cover)

WANT MORE

More listening

Check out the first and second Sofia Coppola mixtapes

The second… Sofia Coppola Mixtape 2

The first… Lost in Translation 2 

More music in films

Music in the films of Sofia Coppola article

More Bling Ring Story

The Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist (2022)

The new three-part documentary. Did we really need this? We already have Sophia Coppola directing Emma Watson in the original dramatized The Bling Ring.

If you must then the recommended order is as follows:

1. The Bling Ring film (2013)
2. Sofia Coppola Mixtape 3 9you are here) 
3. The new documentary on Netflix – very optional 

Better to read about it all. Check out the true story of The Bling Ring: The Suspects Wore Louboutins 

Sofia Coppola’s Art Collection – now we are talking 

A glimpse into her art collection over at the ‘ I Want to be a Coppola’ blog here 

And also a whole lot of Sofia Coppola photos all nicely categorized – check out the photo collection.

Sofia Coppola Ad-work

Watch the whole lot here

This one featuring Bryan Ferry has the vibe.