(12-19-2012, 09:31 PM)Tom22 Wrote: The guy sounds like the type of director I've been predicting will be the key to a large audience discovering Haley.
It could also help shatter the "former idol contestant" type-casting..
David Lynch (director) somewhat occult film "Wild at Heart" really launched Chris Isaac's career. It wasnsn't even a well recieved movie at first but intrigued some people while turnign off others I guess.
Quote:Early test screenings for the film did not go well; Lynch estimated that 80 people walked out of the first test screening and 100 in the next. The film received mixed to negative critical reviews and was a moderate success at the US box office, grossing USD $14 million, above its $10 million budget. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival,[2] at which it received both negative and positive attention from its audience. Diane Ladd was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes.
Chris had been scraping along but making music even if it wasn't getting heard by a ton of peopel... the song that caught on was on his third album and it wasn't till 2 years after that third album came out that the momentum started.
Quote:Isaak's third album, Heart Shaped World (1989) proved to be a breakthrough effort for the singer, when famed director David Lynch used an instrumental version of Isaak's song "Wicked Game" for the film Wild at Heart (1991). A disc jockey in Atlanta took notice of the haunting track and started playing Isaak's album version—complete with vocals—on his station. The song soon caught on with listeners, and the album started to climb the charts in America as well as around the world. Reaching as high as number six on the Billboard pop charts in 1991, "Wicked Game" gave Isaak's career a tremendous boost.
Soon, Herb Ritts' unforgettable video of the song helped make Isaak a multi-media star and sex symbol. In the video, Isaak famously nuzzled model Helena Christensen on the beach. Not surprisingly, the steamy clip proved to be wildly popular with both sexes. Another track from the album, "Don't Make Me Dream About You," would also earn significant airplay, turning Heart Shaped Box into a multi-platinum album in the U.S. and a smash-hit internationally.
http://www.biography.com/people/chris-is...948?page=2
I'm not sure "oh my" has cult favorite all over it.. but there are other songs.. spiderweb, follow me I'm right behind you .... or maybe songs on a yet to be released album with a grittier edge to them ? ..
Just mostly saying that ... I know it will happen ! . She's got that something special that will mean something special to a creative director... even if it is a long struggle between now and when it actually happens.
"Spiderweb" has cult written all over it, Tom. IMHO!
