Songs that were supposed to be in movies
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Songs that were supposed to be in movies
Does anyone know of any songs written specifically for a movie, and then not used, but released by the band/artist anyway? The song that inspires this question is "A Girl Like You" by the Smithereeens, originally intended to be in "Say Anything."
So, any others?
So, any others?
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Pretty much the entirety of Belle & Sebastian's album Storytelling. It was all written for the movie of the same name, but very little of it actually made it in.
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The hit song "Maniac" from Flashdance was originally written for, but not used in, the slasher horror film Maniac.
(disclaimer, since sometimes people aren't sure: this post is not a joke)
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The title song that you hear in Thunderball was supposed to be a song called "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" performed by Dionne Warwick. Warwick's vocals and lyrics were removed from this particular version, but you can still hear the horns saying "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang".
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I remember reading that the British band Stereophonics was supposed to do some songs for A Bug's Life - but I don't think anything was actually written nor included in the final cut (obviousily).
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Neil Youngs album "After the Goldrush" was written for a movie. Alice Cooper a big James Bond fan wrote "The Man With The Golden Gun" for the Bond movie of the same name but they didn't use it.
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I always figured "Dazed and Confused" should've been in the movie of the same title. I heard Linklater couldn't afford the rights.
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Zeppelin songs were supposed to permeate all of "Almost Famous" but Cameron Crowe couldn't get the rights. I think even one of the commentary tracks mentions exactly where at least one of the songs should have begun and ended.
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"Who Let the Dogs Out" by the Baha Men was supposed to be in Titanic.
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Easily the greatest song to (sorta) fit this discussion is the Simon & Garfunkel classic "Mrs Robinson" which only appears in a rough, placeholder version in The Graduate. I don't know the story there, maybe they couldn't wait for Paul Simon to finish the lyrics before locking the print? The same thing with Nothing Is Good Enough by Aimee Mann. It's only an instrumental in Magnolia, but finished by her next album.
Also the original song from Moulin Rouge "Come What May" was ruled ineligible by the Academy, because it was written (but not used ) in Baz Luhrmann's previous film : Romeo + Juliet
Also the original song from Moulin Rouge "Come What May" was ruled ineligible by the Academy, because it was written (but not used ) in Baz Luhrmann's previous film : Romeo + Juliet
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Originally Posted by durden007
Didn't The Pixies want "Bam Thwok" in Shrek2?
I've also heard that Pink Floyd - Echoes was written for 2001. Not sure how true that one is though.
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I'm pretty sure I've heard tale Ben Folds was told the update of the Grinch movie was going to be adult-orientated and dirty, so he wrote a nasty, swearing-filled Christmas song for it. Then he found out it was a family flick, and wrote the song that appears in the movie now.
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Another rejected song for a Bond film is Pulp's "Tomorrow Never Lies" (for Tomorrow Never Dies). Pulp eventually released the track as a B-side.
I also remember hearing that "To Sheila" by the Smashing Pumpkins was supposed to be in Cruel Intentions, but I don't think the song was written specifically for the film.
I also remember hearing that "To Sheila" by the Smashing Pumpkins was supposed to be in Cruel Intentions, but I don't think the song was written specifically for the film.