![]() ![]() There’s a disappointment in the duo and like many musicians, the time it takes to hone your craft can be frustrating, and that shows even in the songs which comprise the film’s soundtrack. When we catch up with Bill & Ted in 1991’s Bogus Journey, the duo are confused as to why their talents haven’t reached the level they’re held up to in the future. The soundtrack is important to not only Excellent Adventure, but to the sequels that followed. From Extreme’s “Play With Me” to Robbie Robb’s “In Time,” the music in the first film not only accents their respective scenes, but brings the duo’s passion to life, allowing the film’s audience to experience why Bill & Ted love what they love. Through it all, though, Bill & Ted’s love for metal is the driving force in everything they do.įeaturing an impressive as hell soundtrack, Excellent Adventure’s music plays a big part in how that’s all highlighted. ![]() Like the second and third films in the series, in Excellent Adventure, it takes almost losing their partnership (and lives) to take them up and show that passion can only take you so far, and that the work and dedication that comes with achieving a dream is just as important. Those experiences inform how they look at everyday life, not to mention how they should approach their dreams of being musicians. ![]() During the course of the film, they’re tasked with discovering the importance of being educated in not only history, but life as well. We’re all passionate about something and what Bill & Ted represent is that love and dedication to a dream, sometimes to a fault. This might seem silly to some, and it is, but there’s a sense of youthful naïveté in the guys that feels so relatable to anyone who has had dreams of being something special, but not knowing how to achieve those dreams. Like most young musicians, the passion overshadows the work, the duo work at creating a music video without knowing how to play a single song, no drummer or bass player, and without much talent as well. How we meet Bill & Ted shows how out of touch they are with the realities of being a professional musician and how to get there. In 1989’s Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, we meet the duo knee-deep in their dreams of not only being in a successful band, but more importantly to them, wanting to be good enough to score Eddie Van Halen as a member of their Wyld Stallyns band. We thought we’d take a look at the driving force between all three films and the one thing that fuels two of our favorite characters around: the love for all things metal. There is such an affinity for the music which drives them, that true to from, it takes a while to realize that your love for the music that moves you should serve as a catalyst to succeed, instead of being the thing that holds you back. ![]() What drives Bill and Ted throughout the entire series isn’t smoking and scoring pot, no, it’s a sincere, genuine love for rock and roll. and Ted “Theodore” Logan are your run-of-the-mill, cliché-laden stoners, that’s never been the case. While many jump to the assumption that, like Cheech & Chong, Bill S. There’s something special about the characters Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter brought to life (thanks to some excellent writing from Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson), something that allowed viewers to immediately latch onto the absent-minded, but well-intended metalhead duo. With Bill & Ted Face the Music finally upon us, it’s such a great feeling to revisit two of the most lovable characters around. ![]()
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