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  "Come What May" - Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, 2001     Moulin Rouge! is quite an interesting musical film in my opinion. I am not very fond of the movie but have a lot of memories of it. Since my mother would play this movie non-stop through my childhood. She thought I would love this movie since I was obsessed with star wars. So, she thought somehow that correlated I would love this movie since Ewan McGregor was the star of the movie. Never really understood her reasoning for that. But I actually really liked the music throughout the movie. The movie has a very unique aesthetic. That I have never really seen done by anyone else.      The entire movie is based during the bohemian revolution in France. Where writers lived an unconventional lifestyle to create a story.  The main character, Christain, in the movie is living that type of lifestyle. Where he eventually falls in love with a dancer, Satin, at the Moulin Rouge. He sings a song called " Co...

 Thriller , Micheal Jackson, 1982, USA Smooth Criminal , Micheal Jackson, 1988, USA     Micheal Jackson's entire life has been revolved around music. He joined the Jackson 5 when he was 6 years old. He first started out being a backup musician for the musical group. Shortly after, he started sharing lead vocals with his brother Jermaine. Micheal was an instant sensation in America. When people came to see Jackson 5, they would be going to see Micheal Jackson. He would not break out with his performances until his solo career. It was not till the late 1970s to early 1980s where Micheal would go solo with his music. One of the most iconic music videos of all time is Thriller. Which ended up sealing MTV's reputation in the music industry. Micheal Jackson blew up in fandom after the music video and album were released. Thriller was the best-selling album of all-time in the U.S.  After thriller, Micheal released his next album labeled as "Bad". Which stirred up some contr...

 New Age Brazilian Music "Bossa No Se" -Cuco, 2019 " Lo Que Siento" - Cuco, 2017     Brazilian music is some of the most diverse music in the world. It has about 18 different styles of music. One of the styles of Brazilian music that I will be talking about today is called Bossa Nova. It is described as a "different beat". Bossa Nova introduced unconventional chords with altered harmonies. The style is mainly characterized by the Samba. Which is another style of Brazilian music that is one of the most important cultural phenomena. Both styles of music stem from Afro-Brazilian communities. These two styles of Brazilian music are what characterizes the music of Brazil the best.     In recent years there has been a resurgence of Brazilian music in American culture. One of the artists that are at the front lines of this resurgence goes by the name Cuco. He is at the age of 22 with his first hit being Lo Que Siento. Which was released soon after he graduated h...