Not sure if this has been posted before, I did a quick search and didn't find anything. Anyway, we were having a discussion at work about certain songs that when you hear them you always associate a movie they were used for. I am not talking about soundtracks but just regular songs that may or may not have been made specifically for the movie. Examples:

Pixies "Where Is My Mind" in Fight Club
Simon & Garfunkel "Mrs. Robinson" in The Graduate

Anyway, lets see if we can think of some more.

Funny you ask this... because I was just listening to a song because of another thread talking about one of my favorite bands..... Well known for the movie it's song was in .. Shallow Hal... see if you can guess the song...


Comfort Eagle - Cake

Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta - Jordan, B.
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Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings
Always reminds me of the scene in Platoon when they are leaving the village after they torch it.

Was also in Elephant Man, but each time I hear it I see the scene from Platoon in my mind

The End by The Doors

Apocalypse Now

Ride of the Valkryies-Apocalypse Now

Also Sprach Zarathustra: 2001: A Space Odyssey

A Clockwork Orange:
Singing in The Rain

I know a little twisted but that one stuck.

Bad to the Bone - Terminator 2. It felt perfect for the scene....

A Clockwork Orange:
Singing in The Rain

I know a little twisted but that one stuck.

Good one
The scene where he rapes the writers wife.

The movie Easy Rider is chock full of good tunes....Check out the soundtrack release.

ZZ Tops song called Doubleback from the Back to the future #3

whenever I hear a song from either Boogie Nights or Dazed and Confused, I instantly start quoting lines in the movie.
My favorites:
'Jessie's Girl' - Boogie Nights - Dope deal scene where the chinese kid is setting off fireworks
'Why Can't We be Friends' - D&C - Parker Posey screaming "Air raid!"

Ride of the Valkryies-Apocalypse Now

Also Sprach Zarathustra: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Good ones David.

Bolero: 10

"One Of These Things First" from Garden State.
Jimmy

The End by The Doors

Apocalypse Now

absolutely.

OK.. I can't believe everyone has missed these... These are just "given" songs because they are so easy to remember and pick out..

Ballrom Blitz from Wayne's World

Moving in Stereo from Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Rawhide from Blues Brothers

Tubular Bells from Weird Science

Old Time Rock and Roll from Risky Business...

It's a LONG list I could write...

OK.. I can't believe everyone has missed these... These are just "given" songs because they are so easy to remember and pick out..



Tubular Bells from Weird Science


It's a LONG list I could write...

'Tubular Bells' in The Exorcist?

'Chariots of Fire' theme (Vangelis)

"Where do the Children Play" and "Trouble" - Cat Stevens, as heard in 'Harold and Maude'.

"Stuck In The Middle With You" - Steelers Wheel, as heard in 'Reservoir Dogs'.

'Tubular Bells' in The Exorcist?

'Chariots of Fire' theme (Vangelis)

No.. Tubular Bells are playing in a scene when Wyatt and gary are waking up... In Weird Science..

"Stuck In The Middle With You" - Steelers Wheel, as heard in 'Reservoir Dogs'.

That one is pretty hard to forget. :shock:

A few off the top of my head -
Lust for Life and Dark and Long Train in Trainspotting
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in Manhattan
Ruby Tuesday in Royal Tenenbaums
In Your Eyes in Say Anything
Sweet Emotion and School's Out in "Dazed and Confused" (most of that soundtrack, in fact -- Low Rider, etc.)
Time Warp and Sweet Transvestite in Rocky Horror :thmbsp: f-cking Time Warp, that song rocks. :D
Also whenever I think of American Splendor I think of that jazz song in the intro, Paniots Nine it's called. Cool song.

No.. Tubular Bells are playing in a scene when Wyatt and gary are waking up... In Weird Science..

I've only heard Tubular Bells in a radio and now home setting, but have always heard it associated with The Exorcist...

And Tubular Bells as breakup music?! Little odd....

I've only heard Tubular Bells in a radio and now home setting, but have always heard it associated with The Exorcist...

And Tubular Bells as breakup music?! Little odd....

Unless maybe you're possessed by the devil and the "breakup" is you getting exorcised. :lmao:

Yeah.. it's in the Exorcist.. but I was trying to associate it with something others may not have noticed, but I remember when I heard it and was kind of surprised..

No ones mentioned Lux Aeterna (Requiem for a Dream) yet? Must be the most movie associated score ever.

So many serious movies listed here....I'll say the opening song from the first Austin Powers movie. I had really liked that song from listening to it on the radio - had even taped it to cassette. What was the name of it?

"My Definition" by some "Bombastic" band??

Now I'll have to hunt down that tape to find out.

Rob

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop from the movie Trainspotting.
Jimmy

CIA Man - The Fugs
Burn After Reading

Yeah, it's disco, but the opening to Saturday Night Fever is forever tied to the Bee Gees...

Booker T and the MGs, Green Onions, drag racing in American Graffiti...

The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird...Full Metal Jacket. I also think of Paint it Black and the Mickey Mouse theme because of that movie :D

Workin' at the Car Wash........

Dueling Banjos from DELIVERANCE. Darn good Bluegrass in this flick by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, but unfortunatly it seems like most folks only want to talk about the Ned Beatty "squeal like a pig" hillbilly rape scene....Pretty intense I guess but I'll stick with the Bluegrass.....

I figured 'Foxy Lady' was tied to Garth on Waynes World.

'Death March' - Empire Strike Back, I know its the score but cmon, its soooooo cool

'We Dont Need Another Hero' - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome!!!

ALL the James Bond Theme Songs, duh!!!'View to a Kill' is my fav!!!

Breakfast Club? when they all get baked and run around?

SUPERFLY!!!!!

'Stayin' Alive' in Virtuosity when Crowe is wearing that purple suit

Scorcese is always good for magical musical moments in his films. I loved the use of Donovan’s “Atlantis” when Deniro, Pesci, and Liotta are kickin’ the crap out of the Billy Bats character in Goodfellas. I can’t listen to that song without thinking of that scene.

Quint, dude, I just saw Jaws the other day. One of my new best all time movies ever.
that score is about the most recocnizable 2 note scores ever.
duuuuh duh, duuuuuh duh, duh duh duh duh duh!!!
HAHA

Quint, dude, I just saw Jaws the other day. One of my new best all time movies ever.
that score is about the most recocnizable 2 note scores ever.
duuuuh duh, duuuuuh duh, duh duh duh duh duh!!!
HAHA

I’m feelin’ ya on that one, Geno! :thmbsp: Jaws is my favorite movie of all time. I’ve now watched it over 200 times, and pretty much have every bit of dialogue committed to memory. Hell, I even have a framed original poster from 1975 signed by Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss hanging in my living room! And that score . . . every time water touches my skin, I can hear it, LOL. :D

I’m feelin’ ya on that one, Geno! :thmbsp: Jaws is my favorite movie of all time. I’ve now watched it over 200 times, and pretty much have every bit of dialogue committed to memory. Hell, I even have a framed original poster from 1975 signed by Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss hanging in my living room!

:cool:

"You're gonna need a bigger boat" is one of the all time great lines in film! :D

Joe Walsh "In the City" THE WARRIORS

Who's The Man That Won't Cop-out, When There's Danger All About,

SHAFT! Right On :banana:

Breakfast Club? when they all get baked and run around?

Actually, I always think of Simple Minds "Don't You (Forget About Me)"

For Top Gun, it's gotta be Kenny Loggins and "Danger Zone"

Not my favorite movie, but a lot of associations from the Big Chill: Ain't Too Proud to Beg, Heard It Through the Grapevine, Whiter Shade of Pale, Can't Always Get What You Want

Suicide is painless-----M*A*S*H
The Glass Menashery (sp)--- Star Trek

Scorcese is always good for magical musical moments in his films. I loved the use of Donovan’s “Atlantis” when Deniro, Pesci, and Liotta are kickin’ the crap out of the Billy Bats character in Goodfellas. I can’t listen to that song without thinking of that scene.

I agree :thmbsp:

Every time I hear the piano exit from "Layla" I see dead gangsters in trash bins..

Here are some that I relate with...

Boogie Nights - Melanie - Brand New Key
Waynes World - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Pee Wee's Big Adventure - The Champs - Tequila
Napoleon Dynamite - Jamiroquai - Canned Heat
Do the Right Thing - Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Pulp Fiction - Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
Animal House - Otis Day & the Nights - Shout
Rocky III - Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - The Beatles - Twist & Shout

Actually, when I think of Ferris Bueller, I think of Yello's "Oh Yeah". The Matrix (First one) Rob D's "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Mix)"

How about Handel's Sarabande from "Barry Lyndon". Powerful, and instantly recognizable.

To sir with love. Lulu.

"Reservoir Dogs" and Stealers' Wheel's, "Stuck in the Middle with You"

Michael Madsen dancing around with the razor...

"Where do the Children Play" and "Trouble" - Cat Stevens, as heard in 'Harold and Maude'.

"Stuck In The Middle With You" - Steelers Wheel, as heard in 'Reservoir Dogs'.

"Little Green Bag", George Baker Selection, is another neat song, from this movie, "Reservoir Dogs".

A couple more that come to mind: "Everybody's Talkin'" - Harry Nilsson - Midnight Cowboy, "Burning Bridges" - Mike Curb Congregation - Kelly's Heroes and my choice from "Goodfellas", "Into the Fire" also by Harry Nilsson.....

My favorites:

Fred Neil, Everybodys Talkin' --- Midnight Cowboy.

That whole coked up scene in Goodfellas with Monkey Man and Magic Bus ... thats great stuff.

Somebody mentioned blues brothers above ... rawhide, thats ok, but what I remember from that movie is John Lee Hooker singing Boom Boom with Willie Big Eyes Smith and Shakey Horton out on the street...

And I know it isnt the movies, but David Chase creator of the sopranos or whomever was involved in putting the music together in that series.... wow! That was brilliant stuff!

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postscript, while I was typing so was the above poster... seems we have similar tastes jgmacv

Or this classic from Scorcese with "Rubber Biscuits" I forget the doowop group who sang it like in the clip, im a youngster, I just remeember the blues brothers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCHJAEuSyVo

recently 'won' off ebay and it was delivered today, an MGM factory reel to reel tape of

'THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, 'THE WIZARD OF OZ'.

so i'm playing it tonight.
1st song up is 'somewhere over the rainbow'.

pretty cool!
quite a bit of dialog 'tween tunes.
maggie hamilton, 'my honey, my babe', even makes an appearance!
:music:

Wasn't Up Where we Belong (Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warren) in Officer And a Gentleman?
Warren or Warne or what?

Scorcese is always good for magical musical moments in his films. I loved the use of Donovan’s “Atlantis” when Deniro, Pesci, and Liotta are kickin’ the crap out of the Billy Bats character in Goodfellas. I can’t listen to that song without thinking of that scene.
And Layla is playing when the corpses fall out of the back of the garbage truck.

No one has said: The Cars-Moving In Stereo? When Phoebe Cates emerges from the pool, dripping wet!:drool: NM! Simi beat me to it.

I've Had The Time Of My Life-Bill Medley-Dirty Dancing
Sweet Caroline-Neil Diamond-Beautiful Girls
ANY of the songs from A Hard Days Night or Help!

Iron and Wine's cover of The Postal Service's Such Great Hights and Simon and Garfunkel's Only Living Boy In New York, Make me think of Garden State everytime.

David Bowies Queen Bitch always makes me think of The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, as does many other Bowie songs.

Those are the first to pop into my head, but there are many......many......many more:D