Bianca SBest Music Moments on film
March 17th 2008 06:20
The soundtrack to a motion picture can be pivotal to the movies success. I know personally I have come home after seeing a movie and searched for the music on the net.
The perfect music to accompany a movie/scene can leave you with chills, make you cry and leave you with a smile on your face.
This is a very, very short list of some of my own personal favourite soundtracks or music tracks in films.
In no specific order:
1. Cruel Intentions – Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon.
The song – The Verve ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ The perfect song for the perfect ending.
After Sebastian’s death, his beloved journal is passed on to Annette. Who reproduces the journal to her and Kathryn’s classmate’s. Kathryn discovers all her dark secrets have been exposed in the climatic ending.
2. Dirty Dancing – Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.
The Soundtrack – Arguably one of the best movie soundtracks. From the opening song to the big finale. Standout tracks include: ‘Be my little baby’ by The Ronettes, ‘Hungry Eyes’ by Eric Carmen and the Grammy and Golden Globe award winning song ‘I’ve Had The Time Of My Life’ by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.
3. Platoon – Starring William Dafoe, Charlie Sheen and Johnny Depp.
The song – The standout track is the hauntingly beautiful ‘Adagio for Strings’ by Samuel Barber.
4. The Virgin Suicides – Starring Kristen Dunst, James Woods, Kathleen Turner and Josh Hartnett.
The Soundtrack – Full of 1970’s hits including: ‘Magic Man’ and ‘Crazy On You’ by Heart, ‘The Air That I Breathe’ by The Hollies, ‘Alone Again’ by Gilbert O’Sullivan. As well as French electronica duo Air, who provided the score for the movie.
5. Marie Antoinette – Starring Kristen Dunst, Jason Shwartzman, Judy Davis and Rose Byrne.
The Soundtrack – Again Sofia Coppola should be commended for her tremendous taste and use of music. Popular bands from the 80’s, modern bands and classic pieces make up the Marie Antoinette soundtrack. Standout tracks include: ‘Ceremony’ by New Order, ‘Pulling Our Weight’ by Radio Dept, ‘Aphrodisiac’ by Bow Wow Wow and ‘Hong Kong Garden’ by Siouxsie and the Banshees. A must have album!!!
6. Into the Wild – Starring Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Stewart, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener.
The soundtrack – Beautiful original music from Pearl Jam’s front man, Eddie Vedder. Standout tracks include: ‘Society’, ‘Hard Sun’, ‘Guaranteed’ and ‘End of the Road’.
7. Hard Candy – Starring Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson.
The Songs – The techno track ‘Freak’ by Lfo and ‘Elephant Woman’ by Blonde Redhead.
8. Donnie Darko – Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Patrick Swayze.
The Soundtrack – 80’s powerhouses ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ by Joy Division, ‘The Killing Moon’ by Echo and the Bunnymen, ‘Head Over Heels’ by Tears For Fears and ‘Under the Milky Way Tonight’ by The Church.
9. Closer – Starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman and Jude Law.
The Song – ‘The Blowers Daughter’ by Damien Rice.
10. The Notebook – Starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
The Song – Billie Holiday’s, ‘I’ll be Seeing You’ as Noah and Allie dance.
The perfect music to accompany a movie/scene can leave you with chills, make you cry and leave you with a smile on your face.
This is a very, very short list of some of my own personal favourite soundtracks or music tracks in films.
In no specific order:
1. Cruel Intentions – Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon.
The song – The Verve ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ The perfect song for the perfect ending.
2. Dirty Dancing – Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.
The Soundtrack – Arguably one of the best movie soundtracks. From the opening song to the big finale. Standout tracks include: ‘Be my little baby’ by The Ronettes, ‘Hungry Eyes’ by Eric Carmen and the Grammy and Golden Globe award winning song ‘I’ve Had The Time Of My Life’ by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.
3. Platoon – Starring William Dafoe, Charlie Sheen and Johnny Depp.
The song – The standout track is the hauntingly beautiful ‘Adagio for Strings’ by Samuel Barber.
4. The Virgin Suicides – Starring Kristen Dunst, James Woods, Kathleen Turner and Josh Hartnett.
The Soundtrack – Full of 1970’s hits including: ‘Magic Man’ and ‘Crazy On You’ by Heart, ‘The Air That I Breathe’ by The Hollies, ‘Alone Again’ by Gilbert O’Sullivan. As well as French electronica duo Air, who provided the score for the movie.
5. Marie Antoinette – Starring Kristen Dunst, Jason Shwartzman, Judy Davis and Rose Byrne.
The Soundtrack – Again Sofia Coppola should be commended for her tremendous taste and use of music. Popular bands from the 80’s, modern bands and classic pieces make up the Marie Antoinette soundtrack. Standout tracks include: ‘Ceremony’ by New Order, ‘Pulling Our Weight’ by Radio Dept, ‘Aphrodisiac’ by Bow Wow Wow and ‘Hong Kong Garden’ by Siouxsie and the Banshees. A must have album!!!
6. Into the Wild – Starring Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Stewart, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener.
The soundtrack – Beautiful original music from Pearl Jam’s front man, Eddie Vedder. Standout tracks include: ‘Society’, ‘Hard Sun’, ‘Guaranteed’ and ‘End of the Road’.
7. Hard Candy – Starring Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson.
The Songs – The techno track ‘Freak’ by Lfo and ‘Elephant Woman’ by Blonde Redhead.
8. Donnie Darko – Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Patrick Swayze.
The Soundtrack – 80’s powerhouses ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ by Joy Division, ‘The Killing Moon’ by Echo and the Bunnymen, ‘Head Over Heels’ by Tears For Fears and ‘Under the Milky Way Tonight’ by The Church.
9. Closer – Starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman and Jude Law.
The Song – ‘The Blowers Daughter’ by Damien Rice.
10. The Notebook – Starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
The Song – Billie Holiday’s, ‘I’ll be Seeing You’ as Noah and Allie dance.
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Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
I love the moments you listed in Donnie Darko, Virgin Suicides and Hard Candy.
A few that jump to mind for me are:
American Werewolf in London
A distorted "Blue Moon" follows "bad Moon Rising" during the painful transformation from man to beast.
American Graffiti
Bob falfa shows up for the final race to Booker T's "Green Onions"
Boogie Nights
So many to choose from but Charlie Wright's "Do Your Thing" playing over the entrance to Jack Horner's party is solid gold.
Reservoir Dogs
Steeler's Wheel "Stuck in the Middle with you" as Mr Blond goes to work.
Devil's Rejects
"Free Bird" wails over the closing showdown as psychos armed to the teeth drive at top speed towards cops unleashed.
Big Lebowski
"Just Dropped in to see what condition my condition was in" during the Gutter Balls dream sequence.
Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid
Bob Dylan's "Knockin on Heavens Door" is possibly more poetic in the context of the scene where the old man goes out to die.
Fight Club
Pixies play as the financial corporate infastructure explodes
Natural Born Killers
L7's "Shitlist" plays as Juliette Lewis tears apart soem horny males in the opening Diner scene.
Apocalypse Now
The Doors "The End" plays as napalm decimates Vietnam
Say Anything
Peter Gabriel's "In your eyes" plays on a stereo held above John Cusack's head.
Goodfellas
Cream's "Layla" picks up half way through as bodies are found littering the underworld.
Wow, I could go on but I won't, that is a few i really dig anyway.
Comment by James Rickard
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Angling Fish
Comment by Nomad
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and any movie where there is a car driving down a highway and AC/DC's Highway to Hell is playing.
Comment by Nathan 1
Film Banana
Cruel Intentions soundtrack is brilliant (Love 'every me and every you')
Virgin Suicides is another darn great choice. Air are such a hypnotic band. Walkie Talkie is probably slightly better but only because the first few tracks are bliss.
The song 'bin-jip' by Natasha Atlas is probably the greatest track for a film (3-Iron) ever, and if you like Air, then this is another track you should try and get hold of
I'd probabaly add the Queen of the Damned soundtrack (the original one with the Jonathan Davies tracks), Pulp Fiction because of tracks like 'surf rider' and 'girl, you'll be a woman soon'. Also, the Pink Panther ost by Henry Mancini is classy if you're in the mood for some Parisian styled sax, string, accordian music (plus it has 'it had better be tonight' on it; one of the catchiest songs ever).
Nathan
Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
I also love the soundtracks from Moulin Rouge!, Forrest Gump, Priscilla, Pulp Fiction, Strictly Ballroom, Bridget Jones, Save the Last Dance.
Michaelie
Comment by Michaelie
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Comment by Aimzster
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The Jeepney Stop
Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
Some of my other favourites include:
Magnolia - I HATED the movie (really, really, really, really hated it). But the soundtrack by Aimee Mann.......divine.
About a Boy - one of Hugh Grants better movies, and the soundtrack by Badly Drawn Boy is perfect.
Human Traffic - a 90's film about ecstasy use. I'm not a fan usually of dance or techno music, but this soundtrack is just so upbeat you just want to run out and pop some pills and party for days!! hahahaha
Pulp Fiction - edgy and cool soundtrack for a very cool flick
Reservoir Dogs - I've never been able to hear Stuck in the Middle without thinking of that scene with Mr Blond.
Practical Magic -a reasonably crappy movie, with a surprisingly good soundtrack that includes artists as varied as Joanie Mitchell and Faith Hill.
Spice Girls the Movie - I can't believe nobody's mentioned this one yet???? C'mon, Spice Girls. Awesome!!!!! (I know I'm a tragic spice girl lover!!!)
I could keep going.......but I'll spare you all
Kylie
Comment by Lara M
Love Speaks
To add to it, my other favs are Save the Last Dance, Love Actually, Moulin Rouge, One Fine Day and the score from In the Mood for Love -- simply divine...
Bianca...agree, Sofia Coppola's taste and choice in music is exquisite.
Nathan...Air is v. cool.
Comment by www.thedissector.com
I think there's a difference though in giving credit to a soundtrack, say Star Wars: A New Hope, where the music was made for the film, and most of the films you've given credit to, where they have just bought a bunch of popular songs and stuck them in there.
Sure, it's someone's decision to pick the songs, but it's not that hard. These popular songs are already loaded with their own meanings, feelings and emotions. Insert a sad song for a sad bit of film = good soundtrack.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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i was so inspired i put my favourites into my own blog post Top Ten Film Soundtracks on MOVIETRAIN
fantastic idea for a post!
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Loved Everybody's Talkin at Me from Midnight Cowboy and Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Along soppy lines how about Goodbye Girl from the movie of the same name by David Gates of Bread fame.
Cheers
MNG
Comment by Lilla
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An Extra Ordinary Life
Dream Herald
Must add ...Saturuday Night Fever, and good ole Grease.
Shrek (2)
TARZAN (the Kids one which made great use of the skills and telents of Mr Phil Collins),
Bridget Jones (1),
The Commitments (which was to showcase the soundtrack in the first place),
Music and Lyrics was pretty boppy ... as was Love Actually.
I'm with the others on Moulin Rouge...and adore the Star Wars Soundtrack too and the Big Chill…
((laughs)) …loved the soundtracks from Sleepless In Seattle and Forest Gump more than the films themselves!
There are more, but of course they fade into oblivion when one tries to think about them… I’ll come back if La belle should stat ringing …
Lilla …
Comment by Danceswithwords
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Yes I'd agree - music maketh the movie! I'd have a small correction to make in that the song in the Donnie Darko soundtrack is "Love will tear us apart" - not "Love will keep us together" - I think the later is a 70's track by Captain & Tennielle and I'm sure it's featured in a soundtrack to a film - though wouldn't have a clue as to which one.
There's a movie called 'Moonlight Mile' - by Brad Silberling - which is based loosely on his own life. The most fascinating aspect for me was that he based the movie around the soundtrack - each of us can relate to how a song puts you in a place and time of your life - well he used this to brilliant effect in this stunning film.
The thing that blew me away by this soundtrack is that most people would automatically know the artists recording the tracks - but not these songs. Most of the soundtrack are b-sides and obscure songs that Brad was in love with - again I think we all do this too, buy an album and then fall in love with THAT song that wasn't thrashed on the radio. There's an Elton John track called "Razorface" that is stunning and if you ask most Elton John fans they have never heard it. Same goes for a Rolling Stones track and others. The most familiar track is Dave Edmund's - "I hear you knocking...but you can't come in" which you've probably just started singing out loud about now. Note this song also featured in John Carpenter's film "Christine" based on the Stephen King novel.
The other thing about "soundtracks" which deserves a mention is a movie isn't just about recording artists songs - it's ALL the music and all the sound. I was shocked to find out most films are recorded largely without a soundtrack at all. The sounds get added later and its in this amazing process that a film comes into life. Credit needs to be given as much to the sound-engineers editors roles as to the musicians. The other part of this is more the movie score.
Like the best score I have heard to transform a film (gee I thought of the jaws theme all of a sudden) FOR ME... the winner goes to: Jerry Goldsmith for Planet of the Apes (yes the original!) Compare this to the later re-make soundtrack from the awesomely talented Danny Elfman (and conducted by Pete Anthony) and they are light years apart. If you try watching the original planet of the apes without sound it is comedic and farcical - you add the Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack and as eclectic and crazy as it is - it works brilliantly for that film.
I love films and music, and couldn't agree more with the highlights from everyone's posts.
Keep up the good work
Dances