Mix Tape Mastery

Remember how fun it was to make mix tapes and CD's?

Here's some quotes:

"The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don't wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules." - John Cusack, High Fidelity

"Picture this: You're in love. Great. Everything's perfect. Well, at least that's what you think in the beginning. Slowly you'll realize there is a missing void, a certain something begging to fart out. And what's worse is that this certain something is tearing up your relationship. So what is it and how can you fix your relationship? It's a mix tape is what it is, and you can start by making one." - How to Make the Perfect Mix Tape

Film Scenes:

Boogie Nights has the scene featuring the tape titled "awesome mix," a utterly warped scene with Night Ranger blasting in the the backgound. Side A of the mix ends abruptly mid-song (don't you hate that?) adding tension to an already tense scene. - The Art of the Mix Tape