My Favorite Movies: Donnie Darko

     Donnie Darko is an American science fiction and drama film. It was released in 2001 and was written and directed by Richard Kelly. This movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swazye, Noah Wyle, and Mary McDonnell. The movie follows the main character, Donnie Darko, and documents his journey while seeking the meaning and significance behind Doomsday-related dreams and visions he has been having. Donnie Darko had a budget of $4.5 million and was filmed in twenty-eight days. It grossed $4.1 million worldwide. Since it's release, Donnie Darko has received favorable reviews and has gathered a very large cult following. A sequel was released in 2009 by the name of S. Darko. This movie follows Donnie's younger sister, Samantha. Although, many people do not like the sequel.

     The Donnie Darko Soundtrack was created by Michael Andrews. It was released in 2002. It consists of 16 instrumental tracks and also two covers of "Mad World" by Tears For Fears. Songs featured in the movie include "The Killing Moon" by Echo & The Bunnymen, "Head Over Heels" by Tears For Fears, "Ave Maria" written by Guilio Caccini, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" written by Steve Baker and Cameron Daye (not Metallica), "Show Me" written by Quito Colayco and Tony Hertz, "Notorious" by Duran Duran, "Proud to be Loud" by Pantera (credited as The Dead Green Mummies), "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division, "Under the Milky Way" by The Church, "Mad World" performed by Gary Jules (cover of Tears for Fears).

  My favorite song from Donnie Darko is a tie between "The Killing Moon" by Echo & The Bunnymen and "Under the Milky Way" by The Church. For the purpose of this post, I will use the one I have been listening to the most lately, which would be "Under the Milky Way".

Sometimes when this place gets kind of empty,
Sound of their breath fades with the light.
I think about the loveless fascination,
Under the Milky Way tonight.

Lower the curtain down in Memphis.
Lower the curtain down all right.
I got no time for private consultation,
Under the Milky Way tonight.

Wish I knew what you were looking for.
Might have known what you would find.

And it's something quite peculiar,
Something shimmering and white.
It leads you here despite your destination,
Under the Milky Way tonight.

Wish I knew what you were looking for.
Might have known what you would find.
Wish I knew what you were looking for.
Might have known what you would find.

Under the Milky Way tonight.

And it's something quite peculiar,
Something shimmering and white.
It leads you here despite your destination,
Under the Milky Way tonight.

Wish I knew what you were looking for.
Might have known what you would find.
Wish I knew what you were looking for.
Might have known what you would find.

Under the Milky Way tonight.
Under the Milky Way tonight.
Under the Milky Way tonight.



Capital Records, Warner Bros. Records, Parlophone, EMI Records, Arista Records, Carrere Records, Festival Records, Mushroom Records.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko_(soundtrack), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/soundtrack.