Top music moments in film history

[DinoDeLaurentiis]

watching Jeffrey Jones as Ed Rooney drag his sorry arse onto that bus makes me laugh every time.

Hehehe... although inna hindsight, it's a kind of a like a the recovering alcoholic who works inna the liquor store, no?

[godzillasushi]

One of the most entertaining and favorite scenes of mine.

"Master of Puppets" playing in Old School when they drive that van around the corner and kidnap the pledges. I have laughed many an ass off at that scene before.

[tapehead]

watching Jeffrey Jones as Ed Rooney drag his sorry arse onto that bus makes me laugh every time.

Hehehe... although inna hindsight, it's a kind of a like a the recovering alcoholic who works inna the liquor store, no?

Bueller.... your ass is mine!

[DinoDeLaurentiis]

IPEDOLASH!!!

[tapehead]

IPEDOLASH!!!

I will treasure this... sadly and pathetically.

[Lord Voldemoo]

The Simple Men dance as highlighted by KC. Sonic youth are coming to Shanghai next week, should I go?

Yes! It's been a LONG time since I've seen them live but they were great.

How is it that I haven't discovered this thread until now?

One of the first times I remember being genuinely moved by source music in a movie was--I shit you not--when Charlie Sheen's Ricky Vaughn walks out of the bullpen at the end of Major League and they blare "Wild Thing" over the loudspeakers. The crowd roars, everyone sings along... Chills. Just, chills.

Yes! And I always feel a little stupid but it totally gives me chills too. I wish 50,000 people would roar for me just once.

I would add:

Twin Peaks Theme by Angelo Badalamenti from Fire Walk With Me.

Blame Canada from South Park: Bigger Louder and Uncut

for the kids (and me, I love it): Friend Like Me by Robin Williams from Aladdin

Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins- Top Gun (I know it's cheesy but YOU know you loved it at the time)

The Imperial March by John Williams- The Empire Strikes Back. Still gives me chills hearing the march for the first time in the trilogy with all of the Star Destroyers being eclipsed by the big SSD (man I'm a geek).

[LaDracul]

I always thought that (I don't know the title) "Hello darkness, my old friend" when Will Ferrell fell in the pool after being shot with a tranquilizer was great.

That's "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel.

[Brocktune]

I always thought that (I don't know the title) "Hello darkness, my old friend" when Will Ferrell fell in the pool after being shot with a tranquilizer was great.

That's "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel.

*ahem*

(I don't know the title) "Hello darkness, my old friend"

"The Sound Of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel.

[Hollywood_Bob]

(I don't know the title) "Hello darkness, my old friend"

"The Sound Of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel.

I always liked the acustic version of "Here I go Again" that is played after Blue dies...

[Lord Voldemoo]

(I don't know the title) "Hello darkness, my old friend"

"The Sound Of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel.

I always liked the acustic version of "Here I go Again" that is played after Blue dies...

Will Farrell singing "Dust in the Wind" always chokes me up...

[John-Locke]

What no love for the Roy Orbison Classic Crying/Ilorando sung in Spanish by Rebekah Del Rio at Club Silencio in Mullholland Drive?

Pure Genius.

[TonyWilson]

Down To The River To Pray and Hardtime Killing Floor Blues in O'Brother Where Art Thou

[Hollywood_Bob]

How about the selected collection of "Creedence" in the Big Lebowski...

the Dude abides by this

[St. Alphonzo]

"Puttin' On The Ritz" in Young Frankenstein
"You Never Can Tell" - Chuck Berry in Pulp Fiction
Whatever that adaptation of "Bye Bye Love" is called at the end of All That Jazz. That movie hasn't aged real well, but damn if I don't still love it!
"Moving In Stereo" - The Cars in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. I can't hear that song without thinking of Phoebe...

[DinoDeLaurentiis]

How 'bout a the goddamn "Jaws", eh?

dunh-dunh Dunh-Dunh DUNH-DUNH DUNH DUNH!!

Anna what, no Stayin' Alive Strut from a the Saturday Night Fever??

Anna Old Time Rock-n-Roll from a the Risky Business?

Anna FOOTLOOSE?!?

Heheh...anna the oldie but a the goodie.... Beautiful Dreamer from a the Mighty Joe Young, eh?

[St. Alphonzo]

How 'bout a the goddamn "Jaws", eh?

dunh-dunh Dunh-Dunh DUNH-DUNH DUNH DUNH!!

Anna what, no Stayin' Alive Strut from a the Saturday Night Fever??

Anna Old Time Rock-n-Roll from a the Risky Business?

Anna FOOTLOOSE?!?

Heheh...anna the oldie but a the goodie.... Beautiful Dreamer from a the Mighty Joe Young, eh?

Once again the old putz, he schools us all! Gotta throw in whatever Carpenter called the Halloween theme. DA da da DA da da DA da DA da da...

[Tubbs Tattsyrup]

The ship-to-bomb jump in Sunshine is one I experienced recently.

And the thunderstorm scene in Black Snake Moan (or hell, ALL of that fucking movie).

The Fifth Element, with the blue tentacley singing bitch intercut with the ginga fighting bitch.

The closing credits of V For Vendetta made me want to blow something up, in a good way.

The Asteroid Field sequence in Empire Strikes Back. Most exciting Williams music ever IMO.

[Fievel]

Anything in The French Connection.

Don Ellis was a god amongst men.

[tapehead]

I would add:

Twin Peaks Theme by Angelo Badalamenti from Fire Walk With Me.

Blame Canada from South Park: Bigger Louder and Uncut

for the kids (and me, I love it): Friend Like Me by Robin Williams from Aladdin

Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins- Top Gun (I know it's cheesy but YOU know you loved it at the time)

The Imperial March by John Williams- The Empire Strikes Back. Still gives me chills hearing the march for the first time in the trilogy with all of the Star Destroyers being eclipsed by the big SSD (man I'm a geek).

I hate to be a pedant, but;

for the lazy, the guidelines are as follows...The song couldn’t have been written specifically for the film or have made its debut on the film’s soundtrack.

actually I love being pedantic

What no love for the Roy Orbison Classic Crying/Ilorando sung in Spanish by Rebekah Del Rio at Club Silencio in Mullholland Drive?
Pure Genius.

always loved the more traditional use of Orbison's 'In Dreams' in Blue Velvet as well - Including Frank Booth quoting the lyrics... now I'm getting deja vu regard this thread.

[havocSchultz]

One of the first times I remember being genuinely moved by source music in a movie was--I shit you not--when Charlie Sheen's Ricky Vaughn walks out of the bullpen at the end of Major League and they blare "Wild Thing" over the loudspeakers. The crowd roars, everyone sings along... Chills. Just, chills.

Yes! And I always feel a little stupid but it totally gives me chills too. I wish 50,000 people would roar for me just once.

Awww...me too...seriously...
I thought I was the only one...

I fucking love that movie...

[Tubbs Tattsyrup]

OK then...

"Magic Carpet Ride" in Star Trek: First Contact.

[magicmonkey]

(I don't know the title) "Hello darkness, my old friend"

"The Sound Of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel.

[thebostonlocksmith]

What about Michael J Fox singing that...

"do you love me... do you love me....now that i can dance..."

in teen wolf... that truely was a magical moment in the history of film/music...

[Fievel]

I Can't Stop Loving You.


Metropolis.

[burlivesleftnut]

Muse - "New Born" in High Tension. That sequence made the movie for me.

[Tubbs Tattsyrup]

Muse - "New Born" in High Tension. That sequence made the movie for me.

I concur - I got amped up in the revenge-movie feel of that scene (plus I'm a huge Muse fan so I was wetting myself over the use of the music). Shame about the ending though.

[burlivesleftnut]

Now that I know about the ending, I am not as bothered by it as I was when I left the theater. Someone gave me the DVD and I have to say this is hands down one of the best horror flicks around AND it introduced me to Muse.

[TonyWilson]

The bit in Dazed In Confused when Wooderson, Pink and Mitch slo-mo walk in to the Emporium poolhall to the sound of The Hurricane by Bob Dylan, they look so damn cool and iconic, I swear that film alone is responsible for the 70's revival that the 90's suffered.

[Lord Voldemoo]

Dropkick Murphys: Shipping up to Boston

The DePAHted...

[Chris a.k.a StuntMike]

"It's So Easy"- Willy DeVille. End credits of Cruising.

[Chris a.k.a StuntMike]

Resurrecting Thread...

Why? Because I just can't get over the fucking perfect use of "In The Court Of The Crimson King" in Children Of Men. Just fucking awesome.

I'm suprised that hasn't been used in more films. What a fucking good song.

How about "Conquistador" by Procul Harem in Scorsese's segment in New York Stories?

[Maui]

What about when U2 got stuck in that giant lemon on the PopMart concert tour in Mexico City. hahhahah Spinal Tap all over again.

Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival.

Shit, the topic is in film. Oh well, still cool moments!

[Chris a.k.a StuntMike]

What about when U2 got stuck in that giant lemon on the PopMart concert tour in Mexico City. hahhahah Spinal Tap all over again.

Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival.

Shit, the topic is in film. Oh well, still cool moments!

Well, the Hendrix burning was ON film, so your solid.

[Maui]

What about when U2 got stuck in that giant lemon on the PopMart concert tour in Mexico City. hahhahah Spinal Tap all over again.

Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival.

Shit, the topic is in film. Oh well, still cool moments!

Well, the Hendrix burning was ON film, so your solid.

*Maui does the Snoopy dance*

[Keepcoolbutcare]

I don't even know if this should count, seeing how it's a Joy Division song in a film about the lead singer of the band, but when Ian is going off to work, the long tracking shot as he leaves his place, wearing a leather, HATE embossed jacket, set to the opening riff of "No Love Lost"?

it's the epitome of simplicity, really, camera just tracks along, mostly behind Ian, but man, I could watch that on a loop forever.

[Brocktune]

Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival.

that was only one of the amazing moments in that film. fuck, i hate janis joplin, and even I adored her performance in that flick But for me, the best two performances in that flick were Ravi Shankar's 30 minute opus "Raga Bhimpalasi" to close the film (awe inspiring). and Otis Redding bringing the fuckin house down. really, it is a breathtaking account.