#Pitchperfect set movie#

Inspired by Mickey Rapkin’s book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate a Cappella Glory, the film doesn’t quite get into the gutter of the world of college a cappella competitions in the manner that Rapkin’s non-fiction book manages to, but it gives you a sense of the somewhat intense chaos that can come from trying to make one’s way as a member of a college a cappella group. READ MORE: Smallville 4×01 – ‘Gone’ – TV Rewind If I happen across it on one of its many screenings on Sky Cinema Comedy or ITV2, I stop and watch it, regardless of where about it is in the run time, staying with it right through to its upbeat conclusion and well-chosen use of Simple Minds’ iconic ‘Don’t You Forget About Me’. Pitch Perfect is one of those films for me. The world can be a dark and scary place (and has only gotten scarier in the last few years), and the movies and television series that we love and have probably watched one too many times in the past can become a welcome distraction and a source of escapism from the real world. Sometimes you might even find yourself stopping and watching if you happen across them when they’re being shown on television. Some movies are comfort blankets that you cannot help but want to go back to again and again.

#Pitchperfect set movie#

For Music in the Movies, Set the Tape will explore musical biopics, the mixed successes of attempts to make musicians movie stars, and tales that revel in the wonder of music and lyrics.

While cinema loves a good musical, often musicians have tried to make the move to the silver screen, and cinematic stories themselves have tried to capture the life of a musician through works of fiction or Oscar-calibre biopics. Music and movies have frequently gone together.