If they made a movie from “Theo and Sprout,” I would like these three songs on the Soundtrack.
I’m not sure how they would make a movie out of “Theo and Sprout” with the gender-bendy, physical twist going on between Theo and Sprout, but I would sure like it if they gave it a shot. I’ll leave the cinematic creativity to the professionals. Maybe David Lynch or David Cronenberg would be good directors, but that’s for another post.
Here we’ll talk about the soundtrack for the awesome movie they’ll make. So in no particular order, here are Three Songs that would go with certain scenes. If you get a chance, certainly go take a listen.
- “I’ll be Your Mirror” by Velvet Underground and Nic
In Chapter 1, Theo sees Sprout in the bathroom mirror for the first time. Amidst all the confusion, Sprout tries to explain why she’s there. Once back in his bedroom, Theo works to come to grips with situation and eventually tries to find a way to get dressed. I can hear this playing as he paces the room, sits down, gets up, tries on clothes, sits down. A soothing voice that’s there to help.
I’ll be your mirror
Reflect what you are, in case you don’t know
I’ll be the wind, the rain, and the sunset
The light on your door to show that you’re home
When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside, you’re twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
‘Cause I see you
2. “And She Was” by The Talking Heads
In Chapter 3, there is a flying theme, the kind of flying escape you have in dreams the dreams of liberation. In this song as in the story the idea of flying seems inexplicable at first but then becomes accepted. She just was. And so were Theo and Sprout.
And she was lying in the grass
And she could hear the highway breathing
And she could see a nearby factory
She’s making sure she is not dreaming
See the lights of a neighbor’s house
Now she’s starting to rise
Take a minute to concentrate
And she opens up her eyes
The world was moving and she was
Right there with it, and she was
The world was moving, she was
Floating above it, and she was
And she was
3. “Man” by Neko Case
In Chapter 26, the climatic chapter, Theo and Sprout have a final confrontation with Theo’s older brother. While at first I thought Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Going to Take It” would be a good fit, I thought more fitting would be a statement of unabashed confidence in who they were. A this is who I am statement. “A woman’s heart is the watermark of which I measure everything” is the perfect embodiment of what Sprout stands for.
I’m a man
That’s what you raised me to be
I’m not an Identity crisis
This was planned
I’m a man
As in a citizen of mankind
It’s what kind of animal I am
It’s that simple, oh
I’m a man
And not just casually
I pull this barge full-time
The tree house cannot support me
I’m not the runt of the litter
The fat-finger bullies were no match for me
I still taste them in my teeth
I’m a man
I’m a man’s man, I’ve always been
Make no mistake, what I’ve invested in
A woman’s heart is the watermark
Of which I measure everything
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