100 Best Movie Soundtrack Songs
87Blue-Eyed Soul from Dublin ... The Commitments.
The songs listed below don't have to appear on a soundtrack album to be eligible for this list and they are not automatically eligible if they were. These are basically 'Movie Moments" where no other song could have captured the moment like these did. I also tried to avoid using musicals like 'Grease' or 'Willie Wonka' or biographical films about musicians like La Bamba or Walk The Line since that's just too easy.
How powerful can the music be?
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The Greatest Musical Movie Moments or MMMs
Listed by SONG, (Scene in which the song appears) and MOVIE.
- MOVING IN STEREO by THE CARS (Phoebe Cates comes out of the pool and adolescence will never be the same in) FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
- STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU by STEALER'S WHEEL (The ear-chopping scene with the cop Marvin in) RESERVOIR DOGS
- GOODBYE HORSES by Q LAZZARUS (The tuck your penis in and dance like a total trans-gender psycho song in) THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
- JUMP IN THE LINE (SHAKE SENORA) by HARRY BELAFONTE (The amusing seance song from) BEETLEJUICE
- IN YOUR EYES by PETER GABRIEL (John Cusack's overhead boombox for unrequited love in) SAY ANYTHING...
- THEME FROM "FLASH" by QUEEN (The greatest soundtrack theme ever created by a rock band from) FLASH GORDON
- I GOT YOU BABE by SONNY & CHER (The wake up and start it all over again song from) GROUNDHOG DAY
- JUST DROPPED IN (TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN) by FIRST EDITION (The Dude's bowling montage / acid-flashback in) THE BIG LEBOWSKI
- GIMME SHELTER by THE ROLLING STONES (The drug-induced spinout of Henry Hill and his cocaine mistress in) GOODFELLAS
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LUST FOR LIFE by IGGY POP (The opening chase scene / hit by a car in) TRAINSPOTTING
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DAMN, IT FEELS GOOD TO BE A GANGSTA by GETO BOYS (Getting seriously gangsta on the Copy Machine in) OFFICE SPACE
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ROCKY'S THEME (GONNA FLY NOW) by BILL CONTI (Running through the Streets of Philly with all the kids and then up the steps from) ROCKY and ROCKY II
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ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) by CHRISTOPHER CROSS (Take me through the park Bitterman, you know how much I love the park! from) ARTHUR
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IT'S HARD OUT HERE FOR A PIMP by THREE SIX MAFIA (The studio recording scene in) HUSTLE & FLOW
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HOLIDAY ROAD by LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (Griswold traveling theme to) NATIONAL LAMPOON'S "VACATION"
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SHOUT by Otis Day & The Knights (Live from the frat house in) NATIONAL LAMPOON'S "ANIMAL HOUSE"
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW by JUDY GARLAND (The final shootout in) FACE/OFF
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BRAND NEW KEY by MELANIE (The Rollergirl Strip song in) BOOGIE NIGHTS
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ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU by THE MOLDY PEACHES (The closing duet between Cera & Page in) JUNO
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WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE by GUNS N' ROSES (The violent opening scene transition in ) LEAN ON ME
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EYE OF THE TIGER by SURVIVOR (training montage in) ROCKY III
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THIS WOMAN'S WORK by KATE BUSH (Kevin Bacon's maternity waiting room song from) SHE'S HAVING A BABY
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MRS. ROBINSON by SIMON & GARFUNKEL (The coming of age pool scene in) THE GRADUATE
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TROUBLE by CAT STEVENS (Teenage heartbreak of a whole other kind from) HAROLD AND MAUDE
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QUE SERA SERA by SYD STRAW (Backyard Croquet in) HEATHERS
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BATTLE WITHOUT HONOR OR HUMANITY by TOMOYASU HOTEI (The Battle with the Crazy 88s in) KILL BILL VOL. 1
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NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU by THE FOUNDATIONS (Closing theme to) SHALLOW HAL
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YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT by THE ROLLING STONES (Funeral procession in) THE BIG CHILL
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FIGHT THE POWER by PUBLIC ENEMY (used throughout the amazing and important) DO THE RIGHT THING
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BURNIN' FOR YOU by BLUE OYSTER CULT (Vampire in the Backseat song in) LET ME IN
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FOOTBALL RAP by LL COOL J (The closing credits song with Goldie Hawn and cast) WILDCATS
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IT'S COLD OUTSIDE by WILL FERRELL & ZOE DESCHANEL (The funny shower-room scene in) ELF
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SON OF A PREACHER MAN by DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (Picking Up Mrs. Mia Wallace in) PULP FICTION
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FREE BIRD by LYNYRD SKYNYRD (The final highway shootout in) THE DEVIL'S REJECTS
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IF YOU WERE HERE by THOMPSON TWINS (The closing kiss, wish 'already came true' song in) SIXTEEN CANDLES
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MAKING TIME by CREATION (Bill Murray's bicycle run-over revenge in) RUSHMORE
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SINGING IN THE RAIN by Malcolm McDowell (The shockingly funny rape scene in) CLOCKWORK ORANGE
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HIP TO BE SQUARE by HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS (The greatest murder in the film is done to this hilariously bad song from) AMERICAN PSYCHO
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SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY by ESQUIVEL (The Troublemakers theme in) FOUR ROOMS
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TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS by THE COMMITMENTS (their best performance before utter implosion) THE COMMITMENTS
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UP WHERE WE BELONG by JOE COCKER & JENNIFER WARNES (The romantic warehouse ending to) AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
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TOO YOUNG by PHOENIX (The streets of Tokyo in) LOST IN TRANSLATION
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PEOPLE ARE STRANGE by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (Welcome to Santa Carla theme from) THE LOST BOYS
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BAD TO THE BONE by GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS (The theme to one evil car in) CHRISTINE
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DECK THE HALLS (The ultimate Christmas song in a Chinese Restaurant on Christmas Day) A CHRISTMAS STORY
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CANNED HEAT by JAMIROQUAI (The 'VOTE FOR PEDRO' big dance contest winner in) NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
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WHERE IS MY MIND? by THE PIXIES (The world collapsing on itself in) FIGHT CLUB
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ALL BY MYSELF by ERIC CARMEN (The hilarious funeral boombox in) TO DIE FOR
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NOT READY TO MAKE NICE by THE DIXIE CHICKS (The Free Speech anthem from) SHUT UP & SING
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I AM A MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW by THE SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS (live performance in) O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
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BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP by THE FOUNDATIONS (the closing theme to) THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
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THE BABYSITTING BLUES by ELIZABETH SHUE (Nobody leave this place without sangin' the blues song from) ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
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AIN'T THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD by DEAN MARTIN (Budding romance in) A BRONX TALE
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LITTLE GREEN BAG by GEORGE BAKER SELECTION (The opening slo-mo shot in) RESERVOIR DOGS
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BLACK BETTY by RAM JAM (for the Dope runs to South America in) BLOW
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WHITE RABBIT by JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (The hysterical attempted bathtub suicide in) FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
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GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Pt. 1) by MARVIN GAYE (The song that keeps the peace in the) BARBERSHOP
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WISE UP by AIMEE MANN (The song they all spontaneously start singing in) MAGNOLIA
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LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL by HOWARD JONES (The 'Fix up the car with a foreign exchange student' song in) BETTER OFF DEAD
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SWEET JANE by THE COWBOY JUNKIES (The love scene in) PRELUDE TO A KISS and also used in NATURAL BORN KILLERS
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ROLLING WITH MY HOMIES by COOLIO (the hilarious Brittany Murphy version in) CLUELESS
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UNDER PRESSURE by QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE (Music Therapy in) IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY
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WAVE OF MUTILATION by THE PIXIES (Walking home paranoid as hell in) PUMP UP THE VOLUME
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EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' by NILSSON (Gigolo Cowboy Street-combing in NYC) MIDNIGHT COWBOY
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HEY YOU by PINK FLOYD (The Un-original song sung by Jesse Eisenberg in) THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
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I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY by THE EAGLES (Will Ferrell's version is heartbreaking in) WINTER PASSING {a must-see}
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AMERICA by NEIL DIAMOND (the big concert at the end of) THE JAZZ SINGER
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DON'T BE SHY by CAT STEVENS (The amazing opening of) HAROLD AND MAUDE
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MARY JANE by RICK JAMES (For a joint over at Smokey's house in ) FRIDAY
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BOYS BETTER by THE DANDY WARHOLS (The Sound of New York City in) IGBY GOES DOWN
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UNCHAINED MELODY by THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS (The clay mold love scene in ) GHOST
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WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE by DANIEL REY (a/k/a Weiner Dog's theme from) WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE
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SUMMER IN THE CITY by THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL (Opening credits and a bomb going off in Manhattan in) DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE
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READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN by BARRY MANILOW (The opening West Coast Highway song in) FOUL PLAY
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GIRL, YOU'LL BE A WOMAN SOON by URGE OVERKILL (Uma dances and then...Overdose!!!! in) PULP FICTION
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SUMMER BREEZE by SEALS & CROFTS (Out til the morning light in) DAZED & CONFUSED
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SOMEBODY'S BABY by JACKSON BROWNE (The losing your virginity at a baseball field song in) FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
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AMERICAN GIRL by TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (The final victim in) THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
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DANCING IN HEAVEN (Orbital Be Bop) by Q-Feel (The Dance Contest Song from) GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
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MIDNIGHT RIDER by GREGG ALLMAN (The opening credit sequence to) THE DEVIL'S REJECTS
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MAY THIS BE LOVE by JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE (the "gettin to know you" song in) SINGLES
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NEW JACK HUSTLER (NINO'S THEME) by ICE-T (The big chase after Chris Rock on the bike from) NEW JACK CITY
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IT MUST BE LOVE by MADNESS (The funny love scene in which Jeff Goldbum & Emma Thompson trash the apartment in) THE TALL GUY
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BOOM SHAK-A-LAK by APACHE INDIAN (The Shaggin' Wagon theme to) DUMB AND DUMBER
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WALKING ON SUNSHINE by KATRINA AND THE WAVES (Used in too many films to count but hilarious in) HIGH FIDELITY
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LOVE IS STRANGE by MICKEY AND SYLVIA (Dance lesson classic in) DIRTY DANCING
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SUPERSTITION by STEVIE WONDER (Watching the infected dog walking around camp in) THE THING
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[tie] NO EASY WAY OUT by ROBERT TEPPER (The angry drive-history montage); HEART'S ON FIRE by JOHN CAFFERTY (Training montage in the snow from) ROCKY IV
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THE PROMISE by WHEN IN ROME (The tether-ball song in) NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
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HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO by BONNIE TYLER (Playing chicken on the tractors) FOOTLOOSE
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YOU'RE THE BEST! by GERALDO ESPOSITO (the karate finale in) THE KARATE KID
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I'M CASTING MY LASSO TOWARDS THE SKY by SLIM WHITMAN (The song that saves the earth in) MARS ATTACKS!
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BORN SLIPPY by UNDERWORLD (The 'how it worked out' ending of) TRAINSPOTTING
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DUELING BANJOS by ??? (The Holy Shit, where the hell are we? song in) DELIVERANCE
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SWEET EMOTION by AEROSMITH (The opening minutes of the first day of school 1976 from) DAZED AND CONFUSED
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LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR by Pete Townshend (Steve Carell vs. Dane Cook love triangle song in) DAN IN REAL LIFE
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IT MIGHT BE YOU by Stephen Bishop (The realizing you're in love with a woman who thinks you're a woman song from) TOOTSIE
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YOU NEVER CAN TELL by CHUCK BERRY (The twist contest at Jack Rabbit Slim's in) PULP FICTION
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HEY PAULA by PAUL AND PAULA (The guitar smashing Belushi in) NATIONAL LAMPOON'S "ANIMAL HOUSE"
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EVERYBODY WANTS SOME! by VAN HALEN (The claymation hamburger song in) BETTER OFF DEAD
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Of course not. I'm so glad you wrote. The only reason I deleted our past convo was I overreacted and killed the thread.
Plus I was genuinely confused about Bandits, which may look from DVD box like just another Bruce Willis bad comedy. Or another perverted BillyBob comedy. This movie has genuine sparkle. It was touched by the film gods, you could say.
Where did we first get on the subject, was it not on the 100 greatest of the 2000s list?
It all started when I read your profile and your top 10 all-time favorite movies. Thought I recognized a kindred spirit. Keep up the great work, I love your hubs.
Would you consider Things Have Changed by Bob Dylan, from the Wonder Boys soundtrack?
Love the song and love the soundtrack but it does it strike you as a movie moment. I love that movie but there isn't a defining moment in the film to draw from.
That is the topic if you read the intro.
Did read the intro, sorry...haven't watched the movie in a very long time, it's what I think of when I hear the song. But you're right, I guess it really is more of a connection than defining moment thing.
What the....
Yeah Right!
Happy Birhtday to You! Happy Birthday to You! You deserve cheap-assed steak knives. Happy Birthday to you!
Sorry I haven't been around. I've been soooo friggin' busy. (Which is a good thing)
You can email me here. (Take out the EATSPAM)
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Not that I see a lot of movies, unless they are kid movies anymore, but of those that I have watched, the ones on your list, when I hear them now, I think of the movie. Especially holiday road and the Shallow Hal one.
Great job. Donna
Thanks guys!
FOOTBALL RAP by LL COOL J (The closing credits song with Goldie Hawn and cast) WILDCATS
Aw Hell yeah!
OH NO! The inmates have left the asylum! What up fellas!
i would of put football rap way higher...not sure if you had any songs from the departed on the list? i could go back and check but i am lazy...how bout the end credit song? who is that Ray Lamontagne? prob the most underated guitar player ever.
The Dueling Banjos - Deliverance.... :O)
EXCELLENT CHOICE Fletch. That might have to get a mention.
I dig the whole list, but when I got to number 51 (Rolling With My Homies, in Clueless), that brought me baaaaaaaaaack. That movie was full of great music pairings. Another one that comes to mind:
"All The Young Dudes," with Cher talking about the greasy highschool boys being the reason she's a virgin...
Anyway, great list. As always, your hubs are full of thought and show your love for music, plainly!
Great choice Maddie! I almost used ALRIGHT by Supergrass too where they are posing for the photo by the fountain.
I have just deleted Flashdance in favor of Fletch's EXCELLENT CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah, the memories! You know, I still sometimes find myself singing "Supermodel" (by Jill Sobule, from the movie, NOT the RuPaul song, in case there's any ambiguity) in the shower, getting dressed, or walking down the street with girlfriends...
Although, actually, I've been known to sing the RuPaul song too. ;)
Thanks for reminiscing with me Maddie. i don't know if you've been to my new
100 Funniest Movies Series (I've only gotten from 100-80 so far) but since it's you and you're in with the big guys I can reveal ahead of time that CLUELESS starring Silverstone, Murphy and RUUD as in Paul! or is it Rudd.? yeah it's Rudd, I'm a dumbass, anyway it will be coming in on our countdown at # 39!
Paul Rudd, yes. Paul Ruud is my father, among others. It's a rather popular name among Scandinavians and Scando-Americans.
I'll check it out. Sounds right up my alley!
PS: I loved "The Commitments." Been many years, perhaps I should rent it again...
Brilliant Hub... your list is eclectic, superior and that of a raving lunatic. I love your organized madness. I can't wait to read more.
Wow. Thank You very much.
DJ - EXCELLENT JOB !!!
Boy!! This Must Have Taken you a year to gather info on and write about
Loved the BeetleJuice Number
Just Wanted To add one to the list of my own personal favorites:
Remember The Breakfast Club and The Simple Minds Tune "Don't You Forget About Me"
This only took me two hours off th etop of my head actually. I don't have a hard time drawing on these moments for some reason.
Re: your selection >> Good call, Judd Nelson pumps his fist at the end, sure.
I have to nominate another one. "Let my love open the door" Pete Townshed. During the family talent show in Dan In Real Life. Gets me every time.
I LOVED that moment. It's in!!!! Which 1 do I take off ? hmmmm.
Sister Act nuns was lame anyways. Good job Rhym.
how about down with the sickness-dawn of the dead
and we belong-talledaga nights
Great hub! You are all of the place but I want to read more. :)
-Your newest fan
Wow! I'm just going to quote Rhym here "May I start out by saying that no one could possibly read any of your hubs and not realize the incredible amount of thought you put into them." Over and over...I'm fascinated by your columns! Fantastic!
hi so much
#64, "Everybody's talking". That one song made the movie. Midnight Cowboy, itself, was a very disturbing movie. If it had not been for Voight's acting, a few nude scenes and some great music, it would be a bust. Instead, it is an American classic.
wow this is really great list.... most of the listed songs i know about..and they are really nice ...thanx for sharing...
aren,t there hindi songs???????????????
No. Make your own list.
I love this list and would be hard pushed to pick my number one from it thre are only two films mentioned that I have not seen.
I'd have to add 'Superfreak' from "Little Miss Sunshine" - defining moment in which the vision of a stoned (and very recently dead) grandfather propels his grandaughter willingly into the spotlight where she totally teras apart the sick notion of beauty pageants for little girls.
Great list.
I tried to listed/watch some of the videos, but they have all been removed.
I love this one
NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU by THE FOUNDATIONS (Closing theme to) SHALLOW HAL
Great songs! Great scenes! Great hub!
I'm glad you included Wise Up from Magnolia. It's a great scene.
Not on your list, but the scene in Almost Famous where the characters (one by one) start singing along to Tiny Dancer always get my full attention.
Summer Nights in Grease is a fun scene.
Uncle Fucka in South Park is hilarious!
I don't think I could compile a list this comprehensive even WITH Google! You are amazing! Makes me want to soundtrack my own life!
Here are two that I would add:
1. "Afternoon Delight" as sung by Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his cronies (in harmony) in Anchorman.
2. I like the one you picked for Goodfellas, but my absolute FAVE is the cocaine-paranoid-helicopters-are-on-your-tail-and-the-shit's-about-to-go-down scene. I can never listen to Nilson's "Jump Into the Fire" without thinking of Henry Hill...
Disappointing. I thought these were going to be movie songs. These are songs thrown into movies probably because they didn't want to pay some song writers and performers to do original music for the movies. Why promote such a cheap-ass way of donig things?
Yep a really great list...great memories of songs and movies....and a fantastic resource for a night of relaxation!
the song sweet jane was originally by velvet underground in the late sixties and is the greatest song of all time you should listen to it
Don't forget "the touch" from Transormers 86 AND Boogie Night!!STAN BUSH!
good start but I suggest you see more movies and try again. I mean you don't even have neil young's philadelphia from the movie philadelphia or bob dylans knockin on heavens door from pat garrett and billy the kid or the doors the end from apocalypse now or mr. sandman from halloween etc etc etc try again
I must tell you JOHN, that I am quite happy with this list HOWEVER, every single one you mentioned is incredible. So my only reaction is...why don't YOU try putting together 100 and we'll compare them. Rather than me try again to appease you, why don't you step up to the plate. You obviously have a grasp of the concept at hand.
What about "My Heart will go on" in Titanic?
Great list and I agree with 80% of the songs listed. But you forgot a couple. Theme song to The Good, Bad and the Ugly and the theme song to Cool Hand Luke. You really should consider putting these at least in your top 25.
Hi maybe you could add Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' to the list? Its from the movie 8 Mile and its a pretty classy song also 'Little Wonders' by Rob Thomas from Meet the Robinsons and 'You're Gonna Go Far, Kid' by The Offspring from Van Wilder: Freshman Year?
Hey just wondering did you consider Elton Johns-Tiny Dancer from ALmost Famous i thought that scene was priceless.
Other then that good list, keep up the good work and i totally agree with you when you say Queens album, Flash Gordon is the greatest soundtrack ever made by a rock band.
Peace Out and Keep Up The Good Work!
Whitney Houston's I will always love you, from the the best selling movie soundtrack of all time is not on this list?
Read the criteria Whitney, not eligible.
I agree with most of it. I would add, "If You Were Here" by the Thompson Twins for the last scene in Sixteen Candles.
"I Believe" by Stevie Wonder for the last scene/ending credits of High Fildelity. That one is perfect because Jack Black makes such a big deal out of not having "I Just Called To Say I love You" and he also asks if it wrong to punish a formerly great artist for his latter day sins, is it better to burn out or fade away? And then of course because Rob is making the mix tape for Laura, with things she would like. Multiple reasons it is a great movie song.
I always think of Bandits, not Footloose for "I Need A Hero." I also think of Bandits for "Total Eclipse of the Heart.
what about "chariots of fire"
didn't make the list, but easily better than any here.
Two songs from Pulp Fiction and no Ghostbusters? Come on. Who ya gonna call?
Correction: THREE songs from Pulp Fiction and no Ghostbusters. That's a crime.
what about "Tiny Dancer" in Almost Famous
what about "I don't want to miss a thing"?
"Bittersweet Symphony" Cruel Intentions
Guns and roses You could be mine. Terminator 2
awesome list.
Vanilla Ice, Ninja Rap TMNT2
What about "My Sharona" by the Knack...from the movie Reality Bites?
showdown, from kingpin.
What an awesome selection! Great hub.
Great list. Do you happen to know what movie that starred Cher, Bette Midler, and sorry, can't remember the third. The three of them ( at least Cher was) sang Mr. Sandman. Neither my husband or I can think of the name of the movie.
.... and "Midnight run" By Danny Elfman
Enjoyed the list. I didn't see Leaving Las Vegas in there anywhere. I haven't seen the movie in a while, yet I remember "Lonely old town" and "Angel eyes" beautifully interwoven with the emotion of the story.
And the movie "Thief" (a while back) used Tangerine Dream to great effect.
Karate Kid song needs to be moved up to top 20 imo!!
No banana splits by dickies in the film kick-ass?
ultraviolence with a childrens tv theme song...
works. really. well.
Trisha Yearwood - How Do I Live. closing scene of Con Air.
perfect.
Great list - this is something to be proud of. A couple of my choices - Top Gun tunes - Danger Zone, Take my Breath Away, and Mess Around from Planes, Trains, and Autos.
Dueling Banjos: Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
Love the list, but I would have to include, from Purple Rain, "The Beautiful Ones." I cannot hear the song without visualizing the movie.
Amazing! Thanks!
This list is amazing! Thank you!
Hmm... Not too shabby, but I'm confused how Neil Diamond's America could be in a movie made in 1927...
Few of them are my lifetime favourites!! By the way, Thanks a million for the list, I will try other tracks also!
Great List One That Should Be in the top 10 is Gary Jules' "Mad World" at the end of Donnie Darko. Or even Echo and the bunny mens' "The Killing Moon" at the beginning of Donnie Darko.
What about New Divide from Linkin Park in Transformers 2 and Lose Yourself by Eminem in 8 Mile? C'mon, those were great!
SPACE JAM by QUAD CITY DJs
You forgot sugarhigh by coyote shivers in empire records!!
First of all...Great list ! I spent much time with your Hub's !! Q Lazzarus caused Goose pimples (is that the right word ?!), great song :) But i miss Oliver Onions Songs, the whole "Death Proof" Soundtrack is great, Top Gun, Old habits die hard (Alfie), All i need is you (Over the Top), No easy way out (Rocky), Oakenfold - Ready steady go (Collateral) and things like that !
Greets from Germany ;)
Statler Brothers - Flowers on the wall.... Bruce Willis in this Honda !
great list, thanks for sharing
oh god your 100 is so wrong, you forget about platoon, fight club, 28 days later, the pianist. i dont think i need to go on but i will ammend your whole site of you like so that its actually sane
these days - nico (margot gets off bus to see brother in) The Royal Tenenbaums
Hi movieman
Some excellent choices - some weird i.e. the one from Silence of the Lambs - that gave me shivers! I was surprised no Against all Odds, Phil Collins. Great reading though, thanks.
the doors - the end. opening scene of apocalypse now
I just got finished watching The Warriors and got to thinking about the best songs played at the end of a movie. In the city has got to be one of the best for me. So I did a search for others and found this list.
Duuude, just reading through that list brought back so many good memories of great movies!
Great list. I really like "Love on railtrain" with tangerine dreams from the movie Risky Business and "don´t fear the reaper" with blue oyster cult from the stand. Another favorite is the main theme from das boot or "pet semetary" with the ramones from Pet semetary.
But your list was truly amazing.
you make my dreams by hall and oates in (500) days of summer. that. scene. rocks. mostly because of the contrast between that scene and the next one, otherwise, an astoundingly good list
Great playlist!! Thanks a million
Great suggestions for both classic movies and amazing songs !
What a great list. Thank you!
I miss the soundtrack from "Requiem for a dream"!!!!!!!!!
best soundtrack ever!!!!
hear the original at youtube and i promise you, that you want to watch the film!!! ;)
Pretty cool list! Thanks
Bennie and the Jets from the bar scene of 27 Dresses!!
Great List!!
John Murphy's - Sunshine
Twist and shout, Ferris Bueller's Day Off? Really?! How memorable was that. Its just a transient song in that film.
But yet no Ghostbusters, Neverending Story, Magic Dance (Labyrinth), the Last Unicorn, He's Back (Jason 7), The Gael (The Last of the Mohicans), The Living Daylights, Story Book Love (The Princess Bride) and more.
These are all exciting, memorable and canonical songs written specifically for those great movies.
Unlike "WALKING ON SUNSHINE by KATRINA AND THE WAVES (Used in too many films to count but hilarious in)"
New Dawn Fades - Moby (joy division cover) used when Pacione follows Deniro on the highway in HEAT
I'm looking for another movie soundtrack.
Pretty huge list of movie soundtrack songs.
Thanks.
lisa gerrard now we are free in gladiator, music couldnt sum up the situation any better
How about Gimme Some Loving from Days of Thunder. Fits in perfectly with Tom Cruise learning about NASCAR
Thank you so very much for taking the time to compose this list it totally ROCKS! :)
Great list! One of my favorite movie moments highlighted by a fantatic song would be in the movie "Like Father, Like Son" when Kirk Cameron decks the school bully. As his fist makes contact with the bully's face, in slow-mo, Motley Crue's Wild Side comes blasting in! AWESOME!
How come "Cruel Intentions" soundtrack is not anywhere on the list?
The Rock (1996) undefeatable soundtracks and best of the bests from the beginning till the end.
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huey lewis' hip to be square is not a terrible song!
i do love your article
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Great list ... one add: THe amazing E. Coli mix of Pete Townsend's "Let My Love Open the Door" from Grosse Point Blanke
Whoops ... How could I forget David Bowie's "The Heart's Filthy Lesson" from Se7en?
first off, GREAT LIST! Second, where are the Righteous Brothers with You've lost that lovin feelin? Top Gun Soundtrack. End credits.
Hi, really enjoyable choices, was humming away with memories. My age late 40's so if I did a list from the 60's/70's/80's I would name 'The Way we Were' (Barbara Streisand) and also Barbara for the movie she did with Kris Kristofferson 'A Star is Born' for the music, which sadly at this time the exact name of the theme tune escapes me, although I can remember the tune and words! It goes 'Love, soft as an easy chair, love, fresh as the morning air, One Love, that is shared by two...you know!! Anyway good read, thank you!
Woke up this morning (Sopranos)
u didnt see 'my heart will go on' anywhere. dissapointing :/
have you considered sympathy for the devil by the rolling stones in the credits for the movie Fallen
Thanks for your list!
How about "All Summer Long" at the end of American Graffiti?
Or "Bohemian Rhapsady" from Wayne's World...
Battleme - "Hey Hey, My My"
The last song, in the last show, on the 3rd season of SOA..Sweet potatoe!
I love the connection of pop/rock songs and movies. How about Charlie Sheen's theme in Major League, Wild Thing by the Troggs? How about (I can't get no) Satisfaction while going up river in Apocalypse Now? Bad to the Bone in Terminator 2? or 3? Just too many to get them all. I love this stuff......
surprised not to see any from almost famous on here that film has a amazing soundtrack
whats about soundtracks film """the messege?
Only english music
Only american films...
the list has no credibility
Hi, the song that slim whitman sang in "Mars attacks" that saved the world was "Indian Love Call" and not "I'm Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky". Hope this is of help.
tracks of my tears - deer hunter
Forest Gump almost all the songs
Butch cassidy - Raindrops keep falling on my head
Layla instumental exit good fellas
Cant you hear me Knocking Blow
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (REAL GENIUS) ... every time i hear it, i think of a house exploding from popping popcorn.
sinnerman - cellular
Great great list! loved it! although i was looking for "Angel" by Massive Attack, from Snatch, you know that scene where Brad Pitt's mum's caravan is burning, with his mum inside...I thought that was a genuine scene-maker.
Somebody else might have already suggested that, i was too lazy to read all the comments.
Where Is? Eddie & The Cruisers...On The Dark Side
What about when Ferris says goodbye to Sloane and The Edge of Forever by The Dream Academy.
great list but as far as fear and loathing goes i always thought of "expecting to fly" by buffalo springfield as the song the truly defines a moment in the movie as it occurs when thompson realizes the falseness of the ideals he had set out to live due to those "who never understood the essential old mystic fallacy of the acid culture"
what about 'Men In Black' by Will Smith
My goodness - where is Arms of an Angel?
John Murphy - Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor) from the movie Sunshine should be up there.
You obviously haven't seen the movie otherwise it would be one there. In fact there's no John Murphy or Danny Elfman or even Hans Zimmer which basically makes this list invalid.
Just letting you know that Making Time by creation is a fabulous song in one of my all time favorite movies Rushmore BUT it's not during Murray's run over bicycle revenge scene, its during the very beginning when they show all the clubs he is in at Rushmore. The bicycle scene has another great song A quick one while he's away by The Who.
"Jump in the Line" was used at the end of "Beetlejuice"
"The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" was the song used in the seance.
No Blues Brothers?
# 32 "Baby, it's cold outside" performed by Zooey Deschannel & Leon Redbone (not Will Ferrell)
What about Kashmir by Led Zeppelin? Defos one of the best movie soundtracks
What about "Staying alive" in Saturday night fever, "East bound and Down" in Smokey and the Bandit, "Fight to Survive" in Bloodsport, "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan in the Hurricane, "Don't you forget about me" in Breakfast Club, "Mad World" Donnie Darko, "Looking for Love" or "Cherokee Fiddle" in Urban Cowboy by Johnny Lee
Or "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis in Back to the Future, "Only the Young" by Journey in Vision Quest, "Born to be Wild" from Easy Rider, "White Wedding" from Wedding Singer,
good list. animal house scene with "hey, hey paula" was when Donald Sutherland smoked with his students. Check out "lunatic fringe" in the movie "Vision Quest". how about that Motown? song scene in Platoon when they were smoking through their guns.
Great list.
I love #3.
I would have gone with 'Let's Stay Together' from Pulp Fiction. "Walk On By" by Issac Hayes in "Dead Presidents" is also great. The whole Dead Presidents soundtrack is actually pretty money.
1.Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Jonny B Goode - Back to the future?!?
Titanic. My heart will go on!!?!
Rhym O'Reison 4 years ago
DJ Funktual,
May I start out by saying that no one could possibly read any of your hubs and not realize the incredible amount of thought you put into them. I would also be surprized if there were a movie or song made that you HAVEN'T seen or heard. That being said, I shouldnt have tried to joke around with you like someone I know, because I dont. Sorry about that.
I also tried to think of what the "defining" moment was in the movie when Just Another was playing and you were right in that there wasn't any real action going on then .......and maybe this is a chick point of view, but....you have two best friends that are not just attracted to, but truely in love with the same woman and that same woman finally finds what she has been looking for, but only with both of them and knows that choosing just one will ruin everything. Then there is the song that takes all the things you feel right then and wraps it up like a gift that you get to open again and again. I can never hear that song now without immediately remembering that moment, and also maybe an impossible situation from my own past, and the bittersweet feeling that comes with it. To me, that is a defining movie moment.
You dont have to keep this comment either, as I really just wrote it to you to help explain what I meant before. I really wasnt trying to be a smartass.