I wanted to continue along the theme of soundtrack music to political films (that Neon Vincent started two weeks ago), although I am sticking to fiction. This track was part of the Children of Men soundtrack.
Note that I am posting via Firefox and not using the standard embed feature, as Sucuri is still blocking that. To see how I managed an embed I used some old code. You can figure out what I did by using your browser to go to the page source. The code I used begins with and ends with . It is not ideal, but at least it works. And be careful – the same eleven digit video code has to go in two separate locations within that source code, otherwise you’ll end up with something you don’t quite want. Where there is a will, there is a way. Many thanks to Frank Schnittger at Eurotrib (and here) for the tip!
So, hopefully we can get the jukebox going and the bar restocked! Virtual drinks (adult and non-alcoholic) are on me.
Enjoy! I’ll try to trouble shoot video embeds as I can. Avoid Google Chrome. That much I can tell you. Stick to Firefox. That seems to work.
Since you posted music from a post-apocalyptic science fiction film, (in fact, the Best Science Fiction Film of 2006 at the Saturn Awards, beating “V for Vendetta,” a song from which you posted in the comments), I am sharing two drink recipes for apocalypse, beginning with one for The Fake Mayan Doomsday of 2012 from Tipsy Bartender, Mayan Hot Chocolate.
Next, a drink for a more generic Doomsday, Flaming 4 Horsemen of The Apocalypse Shot.
This may be a bit too on the nose, but hot damn!
The bartender is taking requests.
This track was from the closing credits to the film V for Vendetta, one of the Wachowskis’ better efforts. The film itself explores how an authoritarian regime could rise in an otherwise seemingly stable democratic state, and explores the interpersonal and structural violence inherent in such regimes, along with the propaganda needed to continue to manufacture consent. I’ve also read the comic book. Both are drastically different experiences, but each offers something worth the effort.
Note that the embed code I use begins and ends with “object” and “/object – basically if you look at the old faq for this blog, what I am now doing is consistent with that.
It’s been ages since I last saw Good Night, and Good Luck, a biopic about the late Edward R. Murrow. Any of us with any basic knowledge of the McCarthy era and its fear-based politics grasp the importance of early television anchors like Murrow. The film is a testament to the potential role of mass media as a force for enlightenment, even if in reality it our media have often fallen far short of that particular mark. Democracy dies in the darkness, as Murrow well understood. It’s a film that seems as timely now as it was when first released a bit over twelve years ago.
The period piece soundtrack was wonderfully arranged and performed. I’d have a heck of a time picking out one single track, but I enjoy this one a good deal.
Here’s how I created a workaround for embedding videos after following along what Frank Schnittger was telling me. The code in the image I believe will reproduce the “Antiwar Dub” video. Basically just make sure that the 11-digit video code that each YouTube video has appears in both locations requiring the address of the video in the code, otherwise, bad things happen. Hope this helps.
And as a friendly reminder, keep in mind that I seem to have no trouble using this method of embedding videos in Firefox. Google Chrome blocks me. I have not tried Microsoft or Opera. Since Opera works a lot like Chrome, I would not hold out much hope for video embeds through that browser. Of course Firefox is not particularly nice to me when I embed images on BT, so I am pretty much accustomed to just having two browsers open at once. I just chalk it up to having an old laptop that I am too cheap to replace.
I had a feeling the pre-iframe YouTube embed code would work and it looks like you have recreated it.
Now let’s see if this will embed.
Hah! Success!
Bravo! Between this and the drink suggestions, I’d say we are back in business! It’s a good day to be alive. 🙂