Best song associated with its impact within a movie

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 26, 2005, 8:06 am

The focus is on the song's emotional impact within the movie itself. I'm not talking about sad songs but you can throw those in if you want. The lyrics aren't even important. I'll start!

Song: Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider
Movie: Vision Quest

Situation: Music plays as Louden warms up by himself before entering the main auditorium for the big wrestling match.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » November 26, 2005, 11:00 am

Movie: Donnie Darko

Song: Mad World

I wouldn't really say this is sad, but it was definately melancholy. It served as a point of reflection in the film as the camera rolled past the characters in thier various daily lives after Donnie has died.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » November 26, 2005, 11:06 am

Movie: Apocalypse Now

Song: Doors - The End

Man, when this song fires up at the start of the movie just as the napalm strike lands amoung a line of trees, it still sends chills up my spine. It sets the tone for the entire movie. The song continues to play as we watch an extremely disturbed Martian Sheen binge drinking in a Vietnamese hotel reliving some terrible memory of the war.

Syenye · Post by **Syenye** » November 26, 2005, 1:49 pm

Movie: Trainspotting
Song: Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

this was the first time i'd ever heard the song, and it was such an anticipated movie for me, that watching the opening credits with the guys running about town with this song in the background has forever stuck in my head.

Movie: Closer
Song: The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice

this was the best part of the film, imo. it's used at the beginning and the end, when natalie portman is walking through a crowd.

Movie: Zoolander
Song: Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

enough said.

miir · Post by **miir** » November 26, 2005, 3:07 pm

Movie: Zoolander
Song: Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Janx · Post by **Janx** » November 26, 2005, 4:35 pm

Transormers the Movie
Stan Bush - The Touch (think thats right).

You got the touch
You got the power

After all is said and done
You've never walked, you've never run,
You're a winner

You got the moves, you know the streets
Break the rules, take the heat
You're nobody's fool

You're at your best when when the goin' gets rough
You've been put to the test, but it's never enough

You got the touch
You got the power

When all hell's breakin' loose
You'll be riding the eye of the storm

You got the heart
You got the motion

You know that when things get too tough
You got the touch

You never bend, you never break
You seem to know just what it takes
You're a fighter

It's in the blood, it's in the will
It's in the mighty hands of steel
When you're standin' your ground

And you never get hit when your back's to the wall
Gonna fight to the end and you're takin' it all

You got the touch
You got the power

When all hell's breakin' loose
You'll be riding the eye of the storm

You got the heart
You got the motion

You know that when things get too tough
You got the touch

You're fightin' fire with fire
You know you got the touch

You're at your best when when the road gets rough
You've been put to the test, but it's never enough

You got the touch
You got the power

You got the touch
You got the power

Awwwwwww yeah.

Ok this is partially inspired by the transformers movie thread in General. But still.

landertime · Post by **landertime** » November 26, 2005, 5:34 pm

i'm not great with my icelandic, but whichever sigur ros song is playing in vanilla sky when he's on the roof adds to the moment so much.

oh yeah, and that girl singing crying by roy orbison is spanish in mulholland drive really gets me. thats a really beautiful part of a thoroughly confusing film.

good call with the damien rice by the way. i love him. seeing him live really did blow me away.

Gonzoie - Luclin · Post by **Gonzoie - Luclin** » November 26, 2005, 6:30 pm

Transormers the Movie
Stan Bush - The Touch (think thats right).

you took mine

but yah, thats right!

Gamei · Post by **Gamei** » November 27, 2005, 12:46 am

[Show]: jesus fucking christ we have a spoiler tag I've been waiting to see Donnie Darko and now I fucking know he dies, god

[Show]: this

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[Show]: spoiler

[Show]: tag

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[Show]: case

[Show]: you

[Show]: didn't

[Show]: get

[Show]: it

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » November 27, 2005, 1:32 am

Movie: Donnie Darko

Song: Mad World

Trek · Post by **Trek** » November 27, 2005, 2:41 am

Gamei wrote:jesus fucking christ we have a spoiler tag I've been waiting to see Donnie Darko and now I fucking know he dies, god

I would say a movie made in 2001 doesnt need spoiler tags

Spang · Post by **Spang** » November 27, 2005, 3:04 am

in the movie "Titanic",

[Show]: it sinks.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » November 27, 2005, 3:50 am

Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
The Breakfast Club

Do I really need to say anything else?

Drolgin Steingrinder · November 27, 2005, 10:01 am

David Bowie - I'm Deranged
Lost Highway

Nick · Post by **Nick** » November 27, 2005, 2:12 pm

Agree Fairweather on The Doors.

Tegellan · Post by **Tegellan** » November 27, 2005, 3:59 pm

Danish movie called Vildspor (Means something like sidetracked or lost)

Song: Big sky above me (or whatever its called)

Plays at the very end, as ossy is fleeing again in a plane, he has been fleeing most of his life and now he is doing it again. It conveys the total feeling of failure he has, and the way he has been sinking deeper and deeper into the shit

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » November 27, 2005, 6:29 pm

Local Hero

the entire freakin score by Mark Knopfler, especially "Going Home (the theme of the local hero)"

Sartori · Post by **Sartori** » November 27, 2005, 11:35 pm

Not sure exactly why this sticks in my mind: the entire scene in Donny Darko when they swing open the back of the bus, and go into the school hallway introducing some characters while Tears for Fears is playing.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » November 27, 2005, 11:36 pm

Sweet Emotion
Dazed and Confused

and i hate Aerosmith

masteen · Post by **masteen** » November 28, 2005, 6:10 pm

Imperial March - Empire Strikes Back

Ride of the Valkyries - Apocalypse Now

These Boots Were Made for Walkin' - Full Metal Jacket

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » November 28, 2005, 6:24 pm

Oh yeah:

'Misirlou' by Dick Dale and his Delltones
in "Pulp Fiction"

miir · Post by **miir** » November 28, 2005, 6:30 pm

Clint Mansell/Kronos Quartet : Requiem for a Dream (the entire soundtrack).

Probably the best original score of any movie Ihave ever seen. Disturbing and unsettling.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » November 28, 2005, 9:45 pm

Voronwë wrote:Sweet Emotion
Dazed and Confused

and i hate Aerosmith

On that same train...

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynryd
Devil's Rejects.

I fucking hate freebird.

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » November 28, 2005, 10:56 pm

Donnie Darko is from 2001. No spoiler tags are needed after 1 year.

Deneve · Post by **Deneve** » November 29, 2005, 12:12 pm

miir wrote:Clint Mansell/Kronos Quartet : Requiem for a Dream (the entire soundtrack).

Probably the best original score of any movie Ihave ever seen. Disturbing and unsettling.

This was where my vote was going.

Post by **Sylvus** » November 29, 2005, 12:22 pm

Rellix wrote:Donnie Darko is from 2001. No spoiler tags are needed after 1 year.

You don't make the rules!

While I agree that the longer away from a movie's release the less need there is for spoiler tags, it's still good form to put something like the death of the title character in spoiler tags.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » November 29, 2005, 12:29 pm

The Silence of the Lambs

[Show]: The score playing while Hannibal kills the two officers guarding his cell.
Watching him wave his hands in the air to the music with a mouthfull of blood is still one of my favorite scenes.

Sartori · Post by **Sartori** » November 29, 2005, 6:43 pm

The LOTR score played over the very beginning of Fellowship while Cate Blanchett narates was nicely done IMO

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » November 29, 2005, 6:48 pm

Sartori wrote:The LOTR score played over the very beginning of Fellowship while Cate Blanchett narates was nicely done IMO

i actually really like the part when Gandalf is riding into the Shire and meets up with Frodo.

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » November 29, 2005, 9:00 pm

Bunch of also ran pussy movie/song combo.

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd's The Wall

nuff said

Nick · Post by **Nick** » November 30, 2005, 1:25 am

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » November 30, 2005, 2:20 pm

i actually really like the part when Gandalf is riding into the Shire and meets up with Frodo.

When I think about the entire run of that movie, that scene is probably my favortie/most memorable. I think that's when the movie really hooked me during my first viewing and that's why it has stuck with me.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » November 30, 2005, 3:18 pm

movie: eurotrip
song: scotty doesnt know

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » November 30, 2005, 3:22 pm

[Show]: anakin is darth vader
frodo puts the ring in mt doom
the guy in psycho is psycho
there's guns in pulp fiction
citizen kane doesn't have a cane
luke is vader's son
there's a red dress in schindler's list
what's his name stops the verdict in 12 angry men
HELLO CLARICE
stragi's a fag
it's a wonderful life is a horrible movie
neo is the one
hotel rwanda was epic
million dollar baby was overrated
knights say ni in the holy grail
the rain in singin' in the rain was fake rain
saving private ryan had tom hanks
the incredibles was also overrated
crash was a pretty amazing film (not the one in 1995 where people jerk off to car crashes)
the great escape was FANTABULOUS
the wicked witch dies in oz
jaws used a fake shark
kill bill was bloody
donnie darko dies in donnie darko
finding nemo was a hit
forrest gump JUST KEPT ON RUNNIN'
steers and queers come from texas
the kid sees dead people
lucas was a sexy film
they went back to the future in back to the future
patton slapped a guy
toy story 2 was animated
that guys head completely blew up in glory
the kid REALLY wanted a bb gun in a christmas story
gandhi sat in spot for a while
frankenstein was actually the scientist not the monster
there were monsters in monsters inc.
they drank wine in sideways
king kong liked the ladies
damn those dirty apes
and arnold WILL BE BACK.

take that.

Drinsic Darkwood · Post by **Drinsic Darkwood** » November 30, 2005, 3:28 pm

[Show]: Verbal Kint is Keyser Söze!

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » November 30, 2005, 4:33 pm

Rellix wrote:
[Show]
the wicked witch dies in oz

Noooooooooo0.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » November 30, 2005, 11:29 pm

Crash is ridiculously overrated.

After you get the social commentary side in the first 5 minutes it just goes downhill.

Post by **Sylvus** » December 1, 2005, 1:02 am

Rellix wrote:
[Show]
it's a wonderful life is a horrible movie

That's it, I'm officially never listening to another opinion of yours.

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » December 1, 2005, 2:08 am

I was waiting for someone to catch that one =P

Trek · Post by **Trek** » December 4, 2005, 1:23 am

Sionistic wrote:The Silence of the Lambs
The score playing while Hannibal kills the two officers guarding his cell.
Watching him wave his hands in the air to the music with a mouthfull of blood is still one of my favorite scenes.

WTF! I was waiting to see this movie, now its ruined. Why cant you use spoiler tags?????

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » December 4, 2005, 2:23 am

Because you should of known there would of been movie spoilers in the audio forum!

Trek · Post by **Trek** » December 4, 2005, 12:08 pm

Sionistic wrote:Because you should of known there would of been movie spoilers in the audio forum!

I guess in an audio forum with the title "Best song associated with its impact within a movie" it would be a stretch to think there may be some discription of whats going on when the song is played.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » December 4, 2005, 1:00 pm

I thought you were kidding, but the movie is 15 years old and won an oscar for best movie. I didnt feel like a tag was needed. But since you insist.

Trek · Post by **Trek** » December 4, 2005, 3:20 pm

Why would I be kidding about this!1!!!1

Psyloche · Post by **Psyloche** » December 5, 2005, 10:19 am

This speaks volumes for itself. I'm listening to this all day at work. Janx got it with the Transformers movie, but this was suggested by a coworker. I can't stop laughing. If you don't know the movie from the song, its not worth me writing :/

Burke · Post by **Burke** » December 5, 2005, 11:29 am

WTF! I was waiting to see this movie, now its ruined.

Waiting for what?

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » December 5, 2005, 1:29 pm

Midnyte_Ragebringer · December 5, 2005, 4:44 pm

Movie: Shine
Song: Rach. 3, The (Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No 3 In D Minor, Opus 30)

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » December 5, 2005, 5:09 pm

Sionistic wrote:

No worries though, Jesus comes back

if you believe in that sort of thing

On topic, that Gonna Fly Now song in Rocky was pretty good at intensifying the moment

masteen · Post by **masteen** » December 5, 2005, 7:30 pm

I forgot this little gem:

"Stuck in the Middle With You" - Reservoir Dogs

Ever since I saw that flick, I think of that song as the ear-cutting song.