You may have heard of Wingo through his recent project Ola Podrida. They released their folky self-titled debut last year. (the ones who share with Interpol a love of the Natural History Museum's taxidermy collection)
Wingo has extensively worked with film, scoring David Gordan Green's George Washington & All the Real Girls and now Craig Zobel's debut comedy Great World of Sound, which features "New National Anthem" (lyrics by George Smith)
NYC / Atlanta director Zobel who co-created Homestar Runner with the Chapman brothers and like Wingo has been greatly involved with David Gordan's productions now has them working for him. Great World of Sound tells the story of two wanna-be producers who come to find they have been scammed into scamming others. Based on events Zobel's father encountered, the film warns us of a real music industry scam: song sharking, while demonstrating how even the well-intentioned can inadvertently fall into a career of hurting others.
The 2007 film amalgamates 'documentary' and 'narrative' creating a blend of American Idol and The Office. Zobel placed ads in local papers guised as the production company "Great World of Sound" & used elaborate hidden camera set-ups to record real musicians trying desperately to make it big. The result is a deceptive but honest, comic yet sad exploration of our culture's obsession with $ and fame.
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oh, here is a crazy video for Ola Podrida's "Lost & Found"
