Best music in a movie

SleepleSS · Wed, 26th May '04, 11:04pm

Right now I'm not talking about soundtrack albums (There is a post for those) But about the best music with a movie scene it's played in. A song that makes the scene wonderfull instead of good.

My 2 favourites:

Gypsy Kings-Hotel California (Spanish) In the big Lebowski (Gezus Bowling scene)

Slim Whitman-I remember You In House of 1000 corpses (The scene in witch they find the dead cheerleaders and the cop get's executed.)

Splunge · Wed, 26th May '04, 11:15pm

Just a couple to start it off:

The closing song by Neil Young in Philadelphia.

The main score from Jurassic Park.

Takara · Wed, 26th May '04, 11:55pm

The snap out at the end of Event Horizon. When it jumps into Funky Sh** by the prodigy....Excellent.

Also, the arabic type music in Spy Game was really good.

BOC · Thu, 27th May '04, 12:12am

"Apocalypse now", when the american helicopters are heading to a vietnamese village and the loudspeakers on one of the helicopters play Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyrie".

Sarevok• · Thu, 27th May '04, 1:23am

Shaft

Harbourboy · Thu, 27th May '04, 3:43am

"Twist and Shout" in Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Faerus Stoneslammer · Thu, 27th May '04, 5:44am

Movies with the best scores (IMO!):
-Lord of the Rings
-13th Warrior
-Knight's Tale (the score, not the rock...although the rock was good too)
-Braveheart

Aldazar · Thu, 27th May '04, 8:44am

Best overall Scores:
LotR trilogy and Last Of The Mohicans

Best scene-score/song:
Clannad playing over Nathaniel and co tracking Cora and co

Twist and Shout from Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The helicopters/Ride Of the Valkyries scene from Apocalypse Now

Most anything from Blues Brothers or Blues Brothers 2000 particularly Ghost Riders In The Sky

joacqin · Thu, 27th May '04, 11:25am

Ennio Morricone's music to "The Good, the bad and the ugly" and his music to "For a handful of dollars" are both brilliant.

The score to Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon" is also great, especially Händel's "Sarabande".

Sir Belisarius · Thu, 27th May '04, 12:06pm

"Stuck in the middle with you" during the ear scene in Reservoir Dogs! I always loved that song, and now whenever I hear it, it freaks me out!

That "Whoohoo" song in Starship Troopers. It's called "Song 3" or something like that, but I can't remember who performs it.

"When the Man comes around" by Johnny Cash during the opening sequence of the new Dawn of the Dead movie.

That's all I can think of right this second!

Nizidramanii'yt · Thu, 27th May '04, 12:17pm

Tarantino movies like Kill Bill, certainly Pulp Fiction and such.

Also LotR of course. 13th warrior like someone said. You know, all them.

Also Jay and Silent Bob features some ****ed up music. Just mentioning.

SleepleSS · Thu, 27th May '04, 12:33pm

quote/
"Stuck in the middle with you" during the ear scene in Reservoir Dogs! I always loved that song, and now whenever I hear it, it freaks me out!
/quote

Yeah I forgot that one. They play that song at my work now and then and I always ask the people I work with if i may cut off there ear! Most didn't see the movie so they don't get it!

Hacken Slash · Thu, 27th May '04, 4:58pm

Forrest Gump

Brilliant use of Popular music in a movie soundtrack.

"Bad Moon Rising" in the Original American Werewolf movie.

"Dude Looks Like a Lady" in Mrs. Doubtfire

"Twist and Shout" in Ferris Bueller's Day Off

I'll think of more later...

Harbourboy · Thu, 27th May '04, 10:20pm

Quote:

That "Whoohoo" song in Starship Troopers. It's called "Song 3" or something like that, but I can't remember who performs it.

That's "Song 2" by Blur.

Takara · Thu, 27th May '04, 11:48pm

I love the song in starship troopers sung by Zoe Poledouris at the dance. It isnt on the soundtrack, as it comes on just after into it. Cant remember its name though.

Gehn · Fri, 28th May '04, 12:31pm

@ Takara

Quote:

The snap out at the end of Event Horizon. When it jumps into Funky Sh** by the prodigy....Excellent.

You read my mind! That was, i think, the first thing that jumped into my head when i read the first post.

Also, Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart in Donnie Darko, the halloween party scene (just for it's sentiment within the film).
Also same movie, the getting off the school bus scene...i uh, can't remember the name of the song though...whoops.
Finally, Neon Genesis Evangeleon: Death and Rebirth, the end credits sequence, Pachabells Cannon. Most beautifull end credits sequence ever made in my opinion.

SleepleSS · Fri, 28th May '04, 12:52pm

and offcourse:

White Rabbit in fear and loathing in las vegas!

Beronar · Fri, 28th May '04, 1:27pm

The first "train" scene in "Once upon a time in the west" where Bronson plays the harmonica tune.

Sarevok• · Fri, 28th May '04, 9:27pm

The shaft theme owns all of them tunes.

Lynx Lupo · Fri, 28th May '04, 9:50pm

Quote:

Ennio Morricone's music to "The Good, the bad and the ugly" and his music to "For a handful of dollars" are both brilliant.

Quote:

Tarantino movies like Kill Bill, certainly Pulp Fiction and such.

Spybreak by Propellerjeads, The Matrix

Zurga · Sat, 29th May '04, 4:05am

If animated movies count, "hallelujah" by John Cale in Shrek

Faerus Stoneslammer · Sat, 29th May '04, 4:14am

John Cale? I thought it was Rufus Wainwright...or did he do the non-movie version?

Zurga · Sat, 29th May '04, 5:00am

IIRC hallelujah is a Leonard Cohen song so I'm not quite clear who sang it in Shrek, but I remember that the piano was predominant, so if it was a partnership between Cale and Wainwright, I don't know?

nior · Sat, 29th May '04, 9:10am

The theme from Jaws.

Septic Yogurt · Sat, 29th May '04, 9:15pm

The Killing Moon at the beginning of Donnie Darko was done nicely.

Fight Club credits - The Pixies - Where Is My Mind?

The entire score to Jurassic Park, and some of the songs on the blade runner soundtrack by Vangelis... nothing new mentioned in this post.

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Wed, 26th May '04, 11:04pm	#1
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Thu, 27th May '04, 12:06pm	#10
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Fri, 28th May '04, 9:27pm	#19
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