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Tarantino and Anderson and their film soundtracks

More than just being filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson are auteurs. Auteurs are filmmakers who have a very distinct personal style and retain almost complete creative control over their films - from the visual style and cinematography to the art direction and even some aspects of production. Other modern examples of auteurs include the Coen Brothers (who I love) and Guy Ritchie (who though I particularly don't like, fits the mold).

Tarantino and Anderson are very intimately involved with their film soundtracks. As I sit here and listen to the soundtrack from Kill Bill 2, I realize Tarantino's film music choices play such a large role in his films, they simply would not be the same films without his choice of music. And it goes without saying that Wes Anderson's soundtracks rest comfortably among my favorite albums.

If someone were to put a gun to my head and demand that I name one over the other, I'd probably take the bullet.

Ok, I'd take Anderson over Tarantino. In part because I prefer Anderson's films and film style and in part because his music taste is more closely aligned with my own. But I want Tarantino to know that this wasn't an easy decision and that if he had a role open for me, he should not let this blog post, in any way, factor into his opinion of me.