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post #31 of 119
2/7/13 at 12:12pm
Cowboy Junkies, Sweet Jane. Natural Born Killers.
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post #32 of 119
2/7/13 at 12:32pm
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Cowboy Junkies, Sweet Jane. Natural Born Killers.

Yeh, that's a pretty iconic one, and a pretty tingle inducing scene the first time I watched it.

And speaking of Platoon above, the Adagio for Strings that is the main theme for Platoon is completely linked in my brain with that movie, and it gives it a really nice atmosphere.
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post #33 of 119
2/7/13 at 12:57pm
I don't think there's ANYONE left in the WORLD who doesn't associate Tubular Bells with the Exorcist.
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post #34 of 119
2/7/13 at 12:57pm
I may be totally misremembering something, but I thought "Eye of the Tiger" was featured in Rocky 3? I coulda sworn it was in there almost as crude product placement, with Apollo telling Rocky to get the eye of the tiger when he was trying to get him prepared to fight Mr. T.

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post #35 of 119
2/7/13 at 12:59pm
Rick James's Mary Jane from Friday. Actually, any song on that soundtrack makes me think of the particular scene it's used in cuz I've seen it so many times.
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post #36 of 119
2/7/13 at 1:38pm
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Originally Posted by Morpheo View Post

A few posts confuse me... Some of the songs mentioned above were written for those movies. I thought the purpose of the thread was to name songs that we associated with a particular movie, not "movie songs".

Well, I'm sure not everyone knows what songs were specifically made for which particular movie.... I was 5 when Top Gun came out for example, and I don't have the 'Pop Up Video' version that tells me Take My Breath Away was made for Top Gun.


Oh, another good one is Adele - Skyfall biggrin.gif


My Heart Will Go On...
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post #37 of 119
2/7/13 at 2:02pm
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My Heart Will Go On...

LOL!

...well I was merely pointing out the difference between the two "categories", maybe I'm just too picky biggrin.gif


oh, I got another one... Bobby Vinton's version of Blue Velvet in...... Blue Velvet! tongue.gif
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post #38 of 119
2/7/13 at 2:51pm
Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing, Chris Isaak. Eyes Wide Shut.
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post #39 of 119
2/7/13 at 3:18pm
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Originally Posted by Morpheo View Post

LOL!

...well I was merely pointing out the difference between the two "categories", maybe I'm just too picky biggrin.gif


oh, I got another one... Bobby Vinton's version of Blue Velvet in...... Blue Velvet! tongue.gif

The original idea was not songs that basiclly "is the movie theme":

E.g. the Robin Hood example or Eye of The Tiger in Rocky.

but as always the threads evolve in different directions smile.gif
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post #40 of 119
2/7/13 at 9:09pm
Singin' in the Rain - A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms - THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

It's The Same Old Song - BLOOD SIMPLE
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post #41 of 119
2/8/13 at 6:10am
Howling, by Babel. The Howling 2: Your Sister Is a Werewolf.
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post #42 of 119
2/8/13 at 7:53am
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Speaking of Pulp Fiction: "Girl, you'll be a woman soon" performed by Urge Overkill... And of course Dick Dale's Misirlou...

And Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell" for the Vincent/Mia dance scene at Jack Rabbit Slim's. Tarantino has an uncanny knack for getting the music just right IMHO.
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post #43 of 119
2/8/13 at 8:01am
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Originally Posted by Dean Roddey View Post

There are a lot of them, but I'm having trouble remembering many right now. Some that come to mind are:

1. Mad Mad World, used to devastating effect at the end of Donny Darko

This may be my #1 selection for a song fitting a movie in absolute perfection. Gerry Jules version of "Mad World" is just haunting and combined with the montage at the end of the movie it is as you say - devastating effect.
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post #44 of 119
2/8/13 at 8:51am
Wise Up

http://youtu.be/Qbfg96JcZ9A
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post #45 of 119
2/8/13 at 9:35am
Venus As A Boy – Bjork: The Professional

Every time I hear that song I think of Natalie in the apartment.
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post #46 of 119
2/8/13 at 9:43am
Mick Smiley, Magic. Ghostbusters. For me it sounded apocalyptic. Still does.
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post #47 of 119
2/8/13 at 10:47am
Johnnie B. Goode - Back to the Future
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post #48 of 119
2/8/13 at 4:10pm
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Johnnie B. Goode - Back to the Future

Yup, long time since I saw the movie but that song reminds me that I need to see it again smile.gif
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post #49 of 119
2/9/13 at 11:20am
Your children are gonna love it!
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post #50 of 119
2/9/13 at 8:06pm
Ride of the Valkyries from Apocalypse Now. "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"
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post #51 of 119
2/9/13 at 9:18pm
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Ride of the Valkyries from Apocalypse Now. "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"

It smells like.......... VICTORY!
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post #52 of 119
2/9/13 at 9:31pm
I always thought it smelled like Napalm. Maybe he used a different brand.
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post #53 of 119
2/9/13 at 9:46pm
Fat Guy In a Little Coat, Chris Farley. Tommy Boy.
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post #54 of 119
2/9/13 at 9:47pm
Holiday Road, Lyndsay Buckingham. National Lampoon's Vacation.
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post #55 of 119
2/9/13 at 9:51pm
Mine are all pretty cheesy. Feel free to take away my man card:

"Cupid" Sam Cooke - Innerspace
" Tenderness" General Public - Clueless
" Eyes Without a Face" Billy Idol - Les yeux sans visage (he wrote the song after getting F*'d up and watching the movie)
" If You Leave " OMD - Pretty in Pink
" Send Me an Angel" Real Life - Rad
" More than a Woman" Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever

Two from Boomerang I hear a lot more than I probably should but love them (The Braxton track is my go-to SQ tester):
" Love Shoulda Brought You Home" Toni Braxton
" Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" PM Dawn
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post #56 of 119
2/10/13 at 2:11am
To test the premise of this thread, im just going to name the songs and see if you guys instantly associate them with the same movies and scenes that I do. Some I would consider "iconic" but some are just songs that played in particular scenes that have stuck in my head.

Warren Zevon - Werewilces of London

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

Eric Clapton -Layla

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Were Made For Walkin'

Not sure of the artist but a particular cover of Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright

Aretha Franklin - Respect

The Cars - Moving in Stereo
Jackson Brosne - Somebody's Baby

Heart and Soul on piano

Also Sprach Zarathustra

Beethovens symphony no 9 (ode to joy) and Let it Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow - both used in the same movie

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Edited by simontan - 2/10/13 at 2:32am
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post #57 of 119
2/10/13 at 4:01am
Nice! smile.gif

Here we go.... (I've left in white those that I don't recognize)

Warren Zevon - Werewilces of London

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild
Borat (I don't paricularly associate the song with Borat, but they used it)

Eric Clapton -Layla

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Were Made For Walkin'
Full Metal Jacket

Not sure of the artist but a particular cover of Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright

Aretha Franklin - Respect
Platoon (among others)

The Cars - Moving in Stereo

Jackson Brosne - Somebody's Baby

Heart and Soul on piano

Also Sprach Zarathustra
2001, A Space Odyssey

Beethovens symphony no 9 (ode to joy) and Let it Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow - both used in the same movie
Die Hard

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
This one has been used so many times... but recently in Rock Of Ages.
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post #58 of 119
2/10/13 at 5:26am
Tape Hiss Between Tracks On A Cassette, Unknown Artist. Zero Dark Thirty.
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post #59 of 119
2/10/13 at 6:05am
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" - Dr. Strangelove & Die Hard with a Vengeance

Jean Sibelius' "Finlandia" - Die Hard 2

Georges Bizet's "Carmen" - The Bad News Bears

"In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida" - Manhunter

"Notre Dame Victory March" - Airplane!
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post #60 of 119
2/10/13 at 7:38am
And while we're still on Die Hard

"Don't you have any Christmas Music?" - McClane. "This IS Christmas music!" - Argyle

Christmas in Hollis (1987) - Run-D.M.C.
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