Favorite song used in a movie?

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Permalink Reply by GodDamnRobots on July 14, 2009 at 11:40pm

Sometimes using a very sweet or banal song with a super violent scene has been useful, for example "Stuck in the Middle With You" in Reservoir Dogs, "Danny Boy" in Miller's Crossing and "In Dreams" in Blue Velvet. Anybody know any others like that?

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Permalink Reply by Phillip444 on July 15, 2009 at 2:12pm

"Ungorgettable" in Watchmen was like that

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Permalink Reply by GodDamnRobots on July 19, 2009 at 3:04pm

Right on. "Watchmen" wasn't great but it wasn't nearly as bad as it was supposed to be.

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Permalink Reply by Javert on July 14, 2009 at 11:47pm

Rule the World by Take That at the end of Stardust. Great tune.

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Permalink Reply by Boatloads1017 on July 14, 2009 at 11:53pm

I don't know if this is a song, per se, but I loved the Requiem for a Dream theme, the one that keeps getting played in trailers, like LOTR. the piece, whatever it is, is so beautiful. other than that, I'd have to say Back in Black in the Iron Man opening.

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Permalink Reply by The Mighty Celestial on July 14, 2009 at 11:59pm

I'll have to think a bit more on this question,
but off the top of my head,
I'd say Layla in Goodfellas.
And maybe Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous.

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Permalink Reply by MiCaH on July 15, 2009 at 12:01am

Shaun of the Dead...Don't Stop Me Now by Queen
Pure Excellence!

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Permalink Reply by ProtoEva00 on July 15, 2009 at 1:11am

Had a few that flittered through my mind, and changed it to, It's a Dark Night, From Dusk till Dawn.

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Permalink Reply by Machohervey on July 15, 2009 at 1:21am

My favorite use of a pop song in a trailer is in the trailer for The Layer Cake. Unfortunately the use of the song in the movie was not used as well. We've seen someone get beat up to pop music before (like in Goodfellas.) I don't know the name of the son. It's the one that goes "As I try to make my way to the ordinary world, I will learn to survive." Which reflects the films story perfectly.

Speaking of Scorsese. "Rubber Biscuit" as used in Who's That Knocking on My Door? was an inspired moment. I'll probably think of a better candidate later but that's my best under duress.

If you like musicals the number "Anderson, Topeka & Santa Fe" from a Judy Garland film (I'm not gay I swear * not that there's anything wrong with that) called The Harvey Girls is simply epic in scale and entertainment. Everytime you think it's ending it turns into something else. Unfortunately the rest of the film isn't anything to sing about.

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Permalink Reply by Badman3000 on July 15, 2009 at 1:25am

Purple Rain in Purple Rain.

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Permalink Reply by steven cowie on July 15, 2009 at 7:51am

search & destroy by the stooges in "the life aquatic".

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Permalink Reply by MyWifeDave on July 15, 2009 at 8:03am

"Nasty Letter" used in Shooter

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