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Very Diff'rent Strokes
Posted by Mark Sinclair, 16 April 2009, 10:22 Permalink Comments (6)
As a great example of the power that music can have on the mood of a film, check out B3ta contributor Monty Propps' chilling recreation of the opening titles to 1980s US sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, where he's replaced the familiar jaunty song with an altogether more disturbing score...
Propps says that the new film is only "slightly edited in terms of colour and ageing filters" and that he just tweaked the new soundtrack in a couple of places to fit the titles. (The music is in fact taken from 1982 slasher flick, The Dawn That Dripped Blood).
Mr Drummond's car never looked so ominous.
More of Monty's work at his YouTube page, here. (Originally seen on BoingBoing).
6 Comments
That evokes so many childhood memories...
2009-04-16 15:18:18
Too funny, but not "haha" funny; more "peculiar" funny.
2009-04-16 21:07:29
Quality. Where did the other kids go to when Arnold scores the basket? Did Mr Drummond force them into the boot of his Caddie before anyone noticed? Hmmmmm.
2009-04-17 09:27:49
Somebody did this a few years ago with the Terminator 3 trailer and hillbilly-style comedy music. It was better than this too.
2009-04-17 21:15:33
I think you guys missed the funny here which is that a seemingly wholesome show is really creepy if you think about it.
2009-04-19 22:26:01
There are some very talented people in the B3ta community, they are so creative. This is perfectly timed but having never watched the show I probably don't get the full effect!
2009-04-20 11:00:54
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