Best Songs In Films

The Last Waltz? documentry movie on The Band by Scorsese. live proformances by DYLAN,MORRISON,MITCHELL,DIAMOND,YOUNG,DR.JOHN,and many more!
 
A few that come to mind (and haven't been mentioned)...

-The entire soundtrack of Forrest Gump (each song more effective in flowing through the time period than the last.)

-Sinatra's Come Fly With Me from Catch Me If you Can (Just Wow)

-The songs that set the tone for 1955 in Back to the Future (For example: The Ballad of Davy Crockett, Mr. Sandman, The Wallflower, etc)

-Smoke Gets In Your Eyes from Always (The incredible film that shoulda been the hit that Ghost was)

-The entirety of the songs used in Stand By Me (Lollipop, Yakety Yak, Mr.Lee, etc)

-The Big Chill is another great example of good popular song utilized well (You Can't Always Get What You Want, Good Lovin', etc.)

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-I am surprised that the hard-core horror fans around here haven't mentioned the moon-themed songs used in An American Werewolf in London (Blue Moon, Moondance, Bad Moon Rising, etc.)
 
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I have one that no one else is mentioning.
Last Of The Mohicans.
time-relevant and stirring music. There's the great scene towards the end where they omit dialogue altogether and let the visuals and music move the story along.

I guess in that same vein I might mention "BARRY LYNDON"
Jeff P
 
CallaghanFilms said:
A few that come to mind (and haven't been mentioned)...

-The entire soundtrack of Forrest Gump (each song more effective in flowing through the time period than the last.)

-Sinatra's Come Fly With Me from Catch Me If you Can (Just Wow)

-The songs that set the tone for 1955 in Back to the Future (For example: The Ballad of Davy Crockett, Mr. Sandman, The Wallflower, etc)

-Smoke Gets In Your Eyes from Always (The incredible film that shoulda been the hit that Ghost was)

-The entirety of the songs used in Stand By Me (Lollipop, Yakety Yak, Mr.Lee, etc)

-The Big Chill is another great example of good popular song utilized well (You Can't Always Get What You Want, Good Lovin', etc.)

-and-

-I am surprised that the hard-core horror fans around here haven't mentioned the moon-themed songs used in An American Werewolf in London (Blue Moon, Moondance, Bad Moon Rising, etc.)
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Great selections... I knew you of all people would have some gems for this thread

Jeremy
 
Always the usual suspects in the Film Discussion area:

Callagahn
Hudson
Jeremy
Blaine
Filmjunkie677


They used Mr Sandman in Halloween 2 and it just works.

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How about the opening hook to Dawn of the Dead ? When the Man Comes Around - J Cash
 
John_Hudson said:
Always the usual suspects in the Film Discussion area:

Callagahn
Hudson
Jeremy
Blaine
Filmjunkie677
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Eh, what do you expect? We need more opinions, we're all starting to agree too much.


John_Hudson said:
How about the opening hook to Dawn of the Dead ? When the Man Comes Around - J Cash
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Dawn of the Dead has a great openning with that song and really sets the tone for the entire film. Also, although it was a bad film, the openning of Flight of the Phoenix with the Cash song 'I've been everywhere" (don't know if that's the real name) really sets the tone also.

For some reason I keep coming back to Top Gun and that Playin' with the Boys song during the volleyball game. Maybe I'm queer (but I'm not).

Hackers had some decent faux techno, and I'll get torn apart for this but Big Gun by AC/DC in Last Action Hero was pretty cool also...

-Jeremy
 
For me, the way QT uses music, along with dialogue is magical. You could turn off the picture and just listen and it would still be a good experience. Then add the pictures...wow.
 
I kind of liked Flight of the Phoenix (in a popcorn way)
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John i think you need to ban yourself for a few days for that one.

Yankee:
"Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" from Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (I beat Callahan to that one!).
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Ughhh.....


And Filmjunkie is dead on. Scorsese is soundtrack platinum.

I'm just gonna toss out Ennio Morricone even though some of his films have already been mentioned.

And how about the Queen score of Highlander?

"Who wants to live Foreeeeevvvvveeeerrrr?!!!"
 
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come on "raindrops keep falling on my head " over "if you want to be a bird" Nicholson with his football helmut flappying his arms like wings on the back of a Harley in Easy Rider.................................................................., must be a generational thing i guees
 
The Big Lebowski - Just Dropped in (to see what condition my condition was in) By Kenny Rogers & The First Edition.

Fantastic visual for a fantastic song. Nuff Said.
 
Whoever mentioned the Queen score for Highlander forgot that Queen's best stuff was done for Flash Gordon. "FLASH! Ahhhh-ahhhhhhh!"
 
but seriously - i love the music in O' Brother Where Art Thou, Ladykillers, Life Aquatic, Belly, and others....Lock, Stock...
 
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Whoever mentioned the Queen score for Highlander forgot that Queen's best stuff was done for Flash Gordon. "FLASH! Ahhhh-ahhhhhhh!"
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How could i forget that campy piece of synth rock glory? I love all the little pieces of dialogue from the movie that were randomly thrown into the soundtrack.

come on "raindrops keep falling on my head "
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Worst musical interlude ever. And i love that movie too but that scene pains me.


Life Aquatic
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Who doesn't love Bowie in portugese?
 
Fortunate Son by CCR in Forest Gump as the helicopters are flying in Nam.

Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix in Forest Gump in the Black Panther Party meeting.

Wild Thing in Major League as Rick Vaughn comes from the bullpen.

-Jeremy
 
How about Richard Wagner's Rise of the Valkaries over the helicopter scene in Apocolypse Now.

One of the greatest sequences ever.
 
Oh yes !

Of course!! Great example !!

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Speaking of the Nam'

How about Platoon's 'ADAGIO FOR STRINGS'

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FULL METAL JACKET '"These Boots Are Made For Walking"' when the Vietnamese hooker walks up to Joker and his buddy
 
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