Songs That You Automatically Associate With a Specific Movie or TV Scene (1 Viewer)

[zamboni]

Probably have done this before, but it often comes up in the various music drafts/threads. What song immediately conjures up a particular movie or TV scene - or even a commercial?

I'll start with an obvious one: "Layla" from Goodfellas

 

[higgins]

Stuck in the Middle With You

 

[Don Quixote]

Considered Frank Patterson’s Danny Boy in the British Isles song thread just for this scene…

Millers Crossing Danny Boy Scene

Best Scene in Millers Crossing

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[ChicoCat]

JUmpin Jack Flash......Mean Streets.

 

[zamboni]

Thriller - Revenge Of The Nerds

 

[Osaurus]

Desperado - Seinfeld

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I thought "Moving In Stereo" would have already been chosen.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

The Simpsons - In the Garden of Eden - S07E04

At the First Church of Springfield, Bart replaces the opening hymn with "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly. Oops, I mean... "I. Ron Butterfly." These kid...

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I. Ron Butterfly

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I probably have like 40 such songs on various playlists that are there purely because of the movie tie-in and associated nostalgia value. Some of them are blindingly obvious to everyone, like aforementioned Layla/Goodfellas. Similar examples include Somebody's Baby (Fast Times), Jessie's Girl (Boogie Nights), and Slow Ride (Dazed and Confused).

But there are a bunch of other examples that are probably idiosyncratic to me personally. The brief little scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with Brad Pitt and the hippie girl with Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show playing on the radio is sublime. It's a cool shot that was constructed by a director who goes out of his way to construct "cool" moments in his movies for no other reason than just to be cool. And it works even if you don't listen the lyrics of the song, which very strongly inform what happens next. This example probably fits the question posed by the thread the best, because I would never listen to this song were it not for the connection to the film.

 

[zamboni]

I thought "Moving In Stereo" would have already been chosen.

Yeah, I was waiting for that one.

 

[massraider]

Tiny Dancer-Almost Famous

 

[loser]

Woke Up This Morning

 

[Apple Juice]

Where Is My Mind

 

[belljr]

It's Tricky - Road Trip

 

[loser]

Goodbye Horses

 

[Uruk-Hai]

"Fortunate Son" - every movie, ever, about the 1960s

 

[zamboni]

Post links if possible - not all songs are obvious to everyone.

 

[supermike80]

This

Six feet under The last scene - ending scene (Edited)

SIX FEET UNDERLAST SCENETHE ENDING SCENESIX FEET UNDER FINALBREATH ME

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[IvanKaramazov]

Other examples of "I would never listen to this song if it weren't for the movie/show, but now I have it saved somewhere:"

Vacation -- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (the "Jersey Shore" episode)
Surfin' Bird -- Full Metal Jacket
In Dreams (or, more amusing, "Candy Colored Clown") -- Blue Velvet. This scene is nightmare fuel, and the actor that did the song died recently.
Baby Blue -- Breaking Bad finale
I Saved the World Today -- Sopranos (Richie April's last episode)
Son of a Lovin' Man -- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, again.

 

[zamboni]

Just Once

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Probably have done this before, but it often comes up in the various music drafts/threads. What song immediately conjures up a particular movie or TV scene - or even a commercial?

I'll start with an obvious one: "Layla" from Goodfellas

First one I thought of.

Immigrant song in Ragnorok will always be connected to me now just because of the timing and visuals of it.

 

[zamboni]

Surfin' Bird -- Full Metal Jacket

Same flick - These Boots Are Made For Walking

 

[kylechoffman]

Beverly Hills Cop

 

[kylechoffman]

Bueller?

 

[ThaPenguin]

Bitter Sweet Symphony - Cruel Intentions

 

[Sam Quentin]

Surfin’ Bird - Pink Flamingos

 

[Juxtatarot]

Monsters of Folk - His Master's Voice (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)

The song is His Master's Voice by Monsters of Folk.sam rockwell becomes an oscar winning actor by throwing caleb landry jones out a window.Buy the blu-ray.

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[bryhamm]

Werewolves of London for The Color of Money

 

[massraider]

pretty much everything in Tarantino or Ritchie movies

 

[massraider]

Beverly Hills Cop

This really was the sound of Eddie becoming effing massive

 

[Ilov80s]

Ride of the Valkyries from the helicopter scene in Apocalypse Now is the first that comes to mind.

 

[zamboni]

Ride of the Valkyries from the helicopter scene in Apocalypse Now is the first that comes to mind.

That and The End for me in that film

 

[fatness]

Knockin on Heaven's Door --- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

 

[massraider]

Was just listening to my 80s list during bike ride, and this bad boy came on:

Kevin Bacon/Chris Penn Dance Montage baby

 

[brun]

I'm Alright - Caddyshack

 

[zamboni]

Everybody Wants Some

 

[massraider]

Crockett and Tubbs, with the top down

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Sister Christian in Boogie Nights

 

[gianmarco]

Bananarama -- Cruel Summer (The Karate Kid)

Tears for Fears -- Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Real Genius)

 

[zamboni]

At This Moment - Family Ties

@Alex P Keaton

 

[Chaz McNulty]

In Your Eyes. From Say Anything.

For all you hopeless romantics.

Say Anything... (3/5) Movie CLIP - Boombox Serenade (1989) HD

Say Anything... movie clips: http://j.mp/1IpuSzXBUY THE MOVIE:FandangoNOW - https://www.fandangonow.com/details/movie/say-anything-1989/MMV2BD842EB481B771FE3...

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[massraider]

Bananarama -- Cruel Summer (The Karate Kid)

Hunnert percent

Tears for Fears -- Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Real Genius)

Definitely not

 

[STBootleg]

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

 

[zamboni]

Free Bird solo - Forrest Gump

 

[Gally]

Sweet Freedom - Running Scared

Running Scared: Michael McDonald Sweet Freedom

Best scene from the Movie Running ScaredNOTE: I do not own this film or it's rights.

youtu.be

 

[Gally]

Bananarama -- Cruel Summer (The Karate Kid)

I was coming in to post this one.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko first scene. Killing moon

First scene Donnie Darko movie.

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[gianmarco]

Another obvious one for me:

Kenny Loggins -- Danger Zone (Top Gun)

 

[Jayrod]

Bueller?

Wrong song

This song plays in my head every time I drive into a large city.

 

[Jayrod]

Running up that Hill

I know it got overplayed last year, but the scene it was first used in was incredible.