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Looknsee Photography
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I'm a big fan of movies, and I think placing the right song in the right movie at the right moment is an unnamed art form.

What are your favorite music in a movie moments?
Jul 03 12 10:00 am  Link  Quote 
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Looknsee Photography
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Portland, Oregon, US
For example:  gotta love Marty McFly rocking out to "Johnny B. Good" in "Back To The Future".
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Al Abbazia
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Orlando, Florida, US
Some things that came to mind:

Bob Dylan's "The Time's are a changing" at the opening credits of Watchmen.

"All along the Watchtower" at the end of one of the season's of Battlestar Galactica (which reveals Earth)
Jul 03 12 10:09 am  Link  Quote 
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Stone Groove
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
'Secret Garden' (Bruce Springsteen) during the date scene in 'Jerry Maguire'

'Stuck in The Middle With You' (Stealers Wheel) during the torture scene in 'Reservoir Dogs'

'Layla' (Eric Clapton) during the body finding scene in 'Goodfellas'

'Twist & Shout' (The Beatles) during the parade scene in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'

'I Will Always Love You' (Whitney Houston) during the final scene in 'The Bodyguard' (terrible movie, great song)
Jul 03 12 10:23 am  Link  Quote 
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NothingIsRealButTheGirl
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Los Angeles, California, US
2001
Jul 03 12 11:03 am  Link  Quote 
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NothingIsRealButTheGirl
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I generally don't like songs with lyrics in movies. I like soundtracks.
Jul 03 12 11:04 am  Link  Quote 
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Laurence Moan
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Huntington Beach, California, US
The Tiny Dancer scene in Almost Famous. Cameron Crowe has a knack for it as suggested above in Jerry Maguire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qn3tel9FWU
Jul 03 12 11:05 am  Link  Quote 
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NothingIsRealButTheGirl
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Los Angeles, California, US
Main titles to 'American Gigolo'
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Gallery 59 Photography
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Claremont, California, US
On the bus singing "Tiny Dancer" in "Almost Famous".

Oh, and the entire use of classic rock in "Dazed and Confused". Brilliant!
Jul 03 12 11:08 am  Link  Quote 
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NothingIsRealButTheGirl
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The Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone in the graveyard scene in 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubVc2MQwMkg
Jul 03 12 11:09 am  Link  Quote 
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Bubble77
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
The scene with Selma Hayak in From Dusk till Dawn.





... at least I think there's music playing while she's dancing.
Jul 03 12 11:12 am  Link  Quote 
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Chris Rifkin
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Tampa, Florida, US
The NiN song at the end of Natural Born Killers
Jul 03 12 11:14 am  Link  Quote 
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Laurence Moan
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Huntington Beach, California, US
The Phil Collins/Tangerine Dream interlude in Risky Business.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlTGhe3YoE
Jul 03 12 11:35 am  Link  Quote 
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ChrisFischerPhotography
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Otsego, Minnesota, US
I would say just about any of the songs in Pulp Fiction. Tarantino does a good job with the soundtracks to his movies.
Jul 03 12 11:36 am  Link  Quote 
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Compass Rose Studios
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Portland, Oregon, US
Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes playing on the boombox in Say Anything.
Jul 03 12 11:39 am  Link  Quote 
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Compass Rose Studios
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Portland, Oregon, US
It's not a movie, but Michael Mann's use of Phil Collin's 'In the Air Tonight' on Miami Vice's pilot.
Jul 03 12 11:40 am  Link  Quote 
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kickfight
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Portland, Oregon, US

Looknsee Photography wrote:
I'm a big fan of movies, and I think placing the right song in the right movie at the right moment is an unnamed art form.

What are your favorite music in a movie moments?

Pretty much all of O Brother, Where Art Thou

"Foggy Mountain Breakdown" in Bonnie and Clyde

Donovan's "Atlantis" and Nilsson's "Jump Into The Fire" in Goodfellas

Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle with You" in Reservoir Dogs

The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" in The Big Chill

Diamanda Galas' cover of "You Put A Spell on Me" and Jane's Addiction's "Ted, Just Admit It..." in Natural Born Killers

...for starters.

Jul 03 12 11:43 am  Link  Quote 
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Eros Fine Art Photo
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Torrance, California, US
"the surface of the sun" by John Murphy during Capa's jump in the movie "Sunshine".

"Lux Aterna" by Clint Mansell during the final scenes of "Requiem for a Dream".

"La Dolce Nouva" during the opera scene in "Hannibal".

"O Fortuna" by Carl Orff during King Arthur's return in "Excalibur".
Jul 03 12 11:44 am  Link  Quote 
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Orca Bay Images
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Lodi, California, US
"Ride of the Valkyries" in Apocalypse Now.
"I Can't Get No Satisfaction" in the same movie.

Pretty much everything used in American Graffiti.

"We'll Meet Again" in Doctor Strangelove.
"Try a Little Tenderness" in the opening credits of the same movie.

"The Blue Danube" in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Johnny Mathis' "Chances Are" during a terrifying scene in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" in Good Morning, Vietnam
Jul 03 12 11:51 am  Link  Quote 
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ArtisticPhotography
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Buffalo, New York, US
Here is THE BEST use of music in a movie and also the best opening of a movie, EVER.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNy887IGMOk

It is hard to tell if the music made the movie or the movie made the music.
Jul 03 12 11:54 am  Link  Quote 
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kickfight
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Portland, Oregon, US

ArtisticPhotography wrote:
Here is THE BEST use of music in a movie and also the best opening of a movie, EVER.

Oh, man. SO MUCH. +1.

Jul 03 12 11:57 am  Link  Quote 
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Bubble77
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
I've always enjoyed seeing what song they're going to put over the intro to the latest James Bond movie, too.
Jul 03 12 11:58 am  Link  Quote 
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NothingIsRealButTheGirl
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Los Angeles, California, US

ArtisticPhotography wrote:
Here is THE BEST use of music in a movie and also the best opening of a movie, EVER.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNy887IGMOk

It is hard to tell if the music made the movie or the movie made the music.

Good one

Jul 03 12 12:02 pm  Link  Quote 
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Jennifer Barker
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Houston, Arkansas, US

Bubble77 wrote:
The scene with Selma Hayak in From Dusk till Dawn.





... at least I think there's music playing while she's dancing.

Yes .. there was music playing  lol

Jul 03 12 12:09 pm  Link  Quote 
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Jennifer Barker
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Houston, Arkansas, US

NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote:
I generally don't like songs with lyrics in movies. I like soundtracks.

This tongue

Jul 03 12 12:10 pm  Link  Quote 
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GK photo
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Laguna Beach, California, US
malick and zimmer teamed up for a masterpiece in the thin red line.

point:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkqiWhAx … re=related

counterpoint:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ltLp9Vi … re=related

the scene where they take the last of the japanese soldiers is stunning. i can't find it on youtube.
Jul 03 12 12:44 pm  Link  Quote 
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Christopher Hartman
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Buena Park, California, US

Looknsee Photography wrote:
I'm a big fan of movies, and I think placing the right song in the right movie at the right moment is an unnamed art form.

What are your favorite music in a movie moments?

fwiw...I think Horner's music in Braveheart is awesome and my notable moment is when William Wallace appears to be surrendering after magistrate slit his wife's throat.

Love that rebellion scene!

Jul 03 12 12:44 pm  Link  Quote 
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Cait Chan
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CraXMW9s06E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en … kaveikyikE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6npuEdett-E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AFnThY472c
Jul 03 12 12:50 pm  Link  Quote 
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Looknsee Photography
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Portland, Oregon, US

NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote:
I generally don't like songs with lyrics in movies. I like soundtracks.

Honeymoon In Vegas has the best soundtrack, but there are lyrics in pretty much every song.

Jul 03 12 01:03 pm  Link  Quote 
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Cynthia Serrano
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Newark, New Jersey, US
Transformers 1
Player-Baby come back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWXySUb02gs

Lost Boys
Gerard McMahon-Cry little sister
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fFo-WZsm5Q

13 going on 30
Pat Benetar- We are young (during the slumber party)

I agree with this too Amost Famous bus scene
Elton John Tiny Dancer
Jul 03 12 01:15 pm  Link  Quote 
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Jennifer Barker
Posts: 7,912
Houston, Arkansas, US

Christopher Hartman wrote:

fwiw...I think Horner's music in Braveheart is awesome and my notable moment is when William Wallace appears to be surrendering after magistrate slit his wife's throat.

Love that rebellion scene!

Excellent!

Jul 03 12 01:48 pm  Link  Quote 
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Greg Holt Photography
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Brunswick, Georgia, US
Not a movie, but for me some of the best five minutes of film combined with music ever shot is the end of "The West Wing" two cathedrals.

Brothers in arms - Dire Straits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivW0PTGF … re=related

And then  as if just to show how insanely brilliant the team behind the show really was they also got the Code Black ending with Massive Attack- Angel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAIKFxmbozc

20 Hours In America
Tori Amos - I don't like mondays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBh8gMlJ … re=related
Jul 03 12 01:57 pm  Link  Quote 
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Stone Groove
Posts: 267
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Greg Holt Photography wrote:
Not a movie, but for me some of the best five minutes of film combined with music ever shot is the end of "The West Wing" two cathedrals.

Brothers in arms - Dire Straits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivW0PTGF … re=related

And then  as if just to show how insanely brilliant the team behind the show really was they also got the Code Black ending with Massive Attack- Angel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAIKFxmbozc

20 Hours In America
Tori Amos - I don't like mondays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBh8gMlJ … re=related

Great stuff. All the proof needed to show that truly good episodic television can rival (or surpass) any feature film.

Jul 03 12 02:17 pm  Link  Quote 
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Let There Be Light
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Los Angeles, California, US
Just about any Bernard Herrmann score, particularly Psycho, Vertigo and Taxi Driver.
Jul 03 12 02:24 pm  Link  Quote 
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Music N Pics
Posts: 352
San Diego, California, US
I know its not a movie but that Nike commericial with MJ crushing the competition as a youngster, I love how they play "La grimosa" in the backround!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8NPt-0s4n0
Jul 03 12 02:31 pm  Link  Quote 
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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 50,227
Buena Park, California, US

Jennifer Barker wrote:

Excellent!

everything is kind of slow motion and the music helps build this tension until the action blasts out!

Jul 03 12 02:35 pm  Link  Quote 
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ArtisticPhotography
Posts: 7,645
Buffalo, New York, US
There was once an obscure movie called "Unchained" that had at least one good song out of it.
Jul 03 12 02:36 pm  Link  Quote 
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Ms Selina K
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Huntington, West Virginia, US
The entire soundtrack of Hanna, courtesy of the Chemical Brothers. Great music for a great movie
Jul 03 12 03:00 pm  Link  Quote 
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Looknsee Photography
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Portland, Oregon, US
More & more -- I'm thinking that we need to name this art form, where the artist matches music with dramatic situations.
Jul 03 12 03:13 pm  Link  Quote 
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L E O III
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Toledo, Ohio, US
In "Dirty Dancing" when Swayze is teaching "Baby" how to dance the song "Hungry Eyes" is used............works perfectly for that scene and words are right on.
Jul 03 12 03:20 pm  Link  Quote 
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