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Post by kevin on Oct 28, 2018 12:00:55 GMT
What are some examples of the best use of an existing song in a movie?
So songs that have been specifically made for the movie don't count.
A few examples that I can think of:
Back to the Future - Johnny B. Goode (cover)
Baby Driver - Hocus Pocus, Focus
Children of Men - King Crimson, The Court of the Crimson King
Children of Men - Radiohead, Life in a Glasshouse
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - The Beatles, Twist & Shout
Kill Bill - Tomoyasu Hotei, Battle Without Honor or Humanity
Pulp Fiction - Chuck Berry, You Never Can Tell
Pulp Fiction - Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon (cover)
Scott Pilgrim - Frank Black, I Heard Ramona Sing
Shaun of the Dead - Queen, Don't Stop Me Now
What I notice is that I have 3 instances of Tarantino & Edgar Wright in this list. They're both masters with picking good songs for their movies. Another recent example I can think of is Immigrant Song in Thor: Ragnarok. And two instrumental tracks or melodies that were around before the movie:
2001: A Space Odyssey - Richard Strauss, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
The Exorcist - Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells
Edit: The Breakfast Club - Simple Minds, Don't You (Forget About Me)
is an original song written for the movie and therefore it doesn't count.
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Post by James on Oct 28, 2018 12:03:15 GMT
Shrek - Smash Mouth, All Star
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 28, 2018 12:38:41 GMT
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Post by Xcalatë on Oct 28, 2018 12:54:58 GMT
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Heroes by David Bowie
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Post by kevin on Oct 28, 2018 13:05:16 GMT
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Heroes by David Bowie Agreed, I forgot about that one. It's always great when a movie uses a Bowie song. |
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Post by politicidal on Oct 28, 2018 13:38:40 GMT
Most of the songs in the first Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2018 14:36:55 GMT
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Post by koskiewicz on Oct 28, 2018 15:20:22 GMT
Bob Dylan's "The Times They are a Changing" used at the end of The Wanderers after it is broadcast on a publicly viewed TV that JFK was assassinated. As Ken Wahl wanders the street after hearing the news, he walks past a coffee house where Dylan is performing the song.
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Post by Sulla on Oct 28, 2018 17:25:25 GMT
The Cars - Moving In Stereo - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Tom Petty - American Girl - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
R.E.M. - Sweetness Follows - Vanilla Sky (2001)
James Brown - My Thang - Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Lloyd Nolan and Maureen O'Sullivan - Bewitched - Hannah and her Sisters (1986)
George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue - Manhattan (1979)
Enrico Caruso - Una furtiva lagrima - Match Point (2005)
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy - Goodfellas (1990)
Van Morrison - T.B. Sheets - Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart - I Ain't Superstitious - Casino (1995)
Cream - Strange Brew - A Bronx Tale (1993)
Schooly D - Am I Black Enough For You? - King Of New York (1990)
Franz Schubert - Piano Trio in E-Flat - Barry Lyndon (1975)
Richard Wagner - Vorspiel to Das Rheingold - The New World (2005)
Richard Wagner - The Ride of the Valkyries - Apocalypse Now (1979)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2018 17:45:36 GMT
Bad to the bone - T2
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Oct 28, 2018 17:54:11 GMT
Free Bird = Kingsmen
Theme from Cat People - Cat People
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Post by koskiewicz on Oct 28, 2018 18:19:12 GMT
The Phillip Glass score used in Koyanisqatsi
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Post by fangirl1975 on Oct 28, 2018 18:27:02 GMT
Halloween (1978)- Don't Fear The Reaper
Who Let The Dogs Out- Men In Black 2
have to second the use of Free Bird in Kingsman
Wedding Singer- Love Stinks
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2018 18:46:01 GMT
"On the Nature of Daylight," by Max Richter. ARRIVAL
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2018 18:48:49 GMT
Scratch Massive - Nuit de mes reves from AS ABOVE SO BELOW
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Oct 28, 2018 19:31:43 GMT
Go Mama Said (Lenny Kravitz)
Pulp Fiction Jungle Boogie (Kool and the Gang)- in the opening credits
Serial Mom Daybreak (Barry Manilow)
The Social Network Ball and Biscuit (The White Stripes)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(David Fincher) Sail Away (Enya)
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Post by shannondegroot on Oct 28, 2018 19:36:42 GMT
What are some examples of the best use of an existing song in a movie? So songs that have been specifically made for the movie don't count. A few examples that I can think of: Back to the Future - Johnny B. Goode (cover) Baby Driver - Hocus Pocus, Focus Children of Men - King Crimson, The Court of the Crimson King Children of Men - Radiohead, Life in a Glasshouse Ferris Bueller's Day Off - The Beatles, Twist & Shout Kill Bill - Tomoyasu Hotei, Battle Without Honor or Humanity Pulp Fiction - Chuck Berry, You Never Can Tell Pulp Fiction - Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon (cover) Scott Pilgrim - Frank Black, I Heard Ramona Sing Shaun of the Dead - Queen, Don't Stop Me Now The Breakfast Club - Simple Minds, Don't You (Forget About Me) What I notice is that I have 3 instances of Tarantino & Edgar Wright in this list. They're both masters with picking good songs for their movies. Another recent example I can think of is Immigrant Song in Thor: Ragnarok. And two instrumental tracks or melodies that were around before the movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey - Richard Strauss, Thus Spoke Zarathustra The Exorcist - Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells Wasn't Don't You Forget about Me written for the movie by Johnathon Hughes? |
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Post by kevin on Oct 28, 2018 19:51:23 GMT
What are some examples of the best use of an existing song in a movie? So songs that have been specifically made for the movie don't count. A few examples that I can think of: Back to the Future - Johnny B. Goode (cover) Baby Driver - Hocus Pocus, Focus Children of Men - King Crimson, The Court of the Crimson King Children of Men - Radiohead, Life in a Glasshouse Ferris Bueller's Day Off - The Beatles, Twist & Shout Kill Bill - Tomoyasu Hotei, Battle Without Honor or Humanity Pulp Fiction - Chuck Berry, You Never Can Tell Pulp Fiction - Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon (cover) Scott Pilgrim - Frank Black, I Heard Ramona Sing Shaun of the Dead - Queen, Don't Stop Me Now The Breakfast Club - Simple Minds, Don't You (Forget About Me) What I notice is that I have 3 instances of Tarantino & Edgar Wright in this list. They're both masters with picking good songs for their movies. Another recent example I can think of is Immigrant Song in Thor: Ragnarok. And two instrumental tracks or melodies that were around before the movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey - Richard Strauss, Thus Spoke Zarathustra The Exorcist - Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells Wasn't Don't You Forget about Me written for the movie by Johnathon Hughes? You're right, I will update my original post  . I never looked it up online until now and just assumed that it was an original song. I never knew that Don't You Forget About Me was specifically made for The Breakfast Club. |
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Post by shannondegroot on Oct 28, 2018 20:27:33 GMT
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Post by OldAussie on Oct 28, 2018 21:26:12 GMT
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. I never looked it up online until now and just assumed that it was an original song. I never knew that Don't You Forget About Me was specifically made for The Breakfast Club.