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Old 07-16-24 | 03:39 PM
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Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Letting my playlist run on shuffle, I just heard the classic 1950s chorale version of Little Drummer Boy, and I immediately thought of the final funeral scene from the West Wing episode "In Excelsis Deo."
I will always think of that scene whenever I hear this, and imagine the rifle shots from the 21-gun salute punctuating the drumbeats.
I probably have not seen that episode since the West Wing was on Bravo, but it has burned into my memory.
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Old 07-16-24 | 03:45 PM
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Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Don't think I even need to specify the movie, but it is the ending of The Breakfast Club of course.
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Old 07-16-24 | 03:53 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle / Reservoir Dogs
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Old 07-16-24 | 03:54 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Running on Empty - Forrest Gump
I'm Alright - Caddyshack
Cruel Summer - Karate Kid
I Got You Babe - Groundhog's Day
Layla - Goodfellas
If You Leave - Pretty in Pink
Danke Schoen - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Old 07-16-24 | 04:36 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

The Car Hop Song (Burger On A Bun) - The Flintstones

Old 07-16-24 | 05:18 PM
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Kinda surprised it's taken this long already ...


Moving In Stereo - Fast Times At Ridgemont High


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Old 07-16-24 | 06:24 PM
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The most famous has to be Mrs. Robinson from The Graduate.


And Risky Business' dance scene

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Old 07-16-24 | 07:56 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Deeper and Deeper (The Fixx, during the end credits) with Streets of Fire (along with I Can Dream About You).
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Old 07-16-24 | 07:58 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Singles

(played over the end credits)
Paul Westerberg - Dyslexic Heart




Soundgarden - Birth Ritual




Alice In Chains

- It Aint Like That


- Would ?

Old 07-16-24 | 08:10 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Stuck in the Middle with You- the Michael Madsen Torture Scene from Reservoir Dogs
Old 07-16-24 | 08:13 PM
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Rock Star

- Blood Pollution

Old 07-16-24 | 08:22 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Girls of Summer (an early Julia Roberts movie with Justine Bateman)


- I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Rolling Stones cover)



IIRC, the first one was played over the end credits.


Old 07-16-24 | 08:29 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Scrubs- The Book of Love - Peter Gabriel
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Oh Yeah - Yello
Old 07-16-24 | 08:39 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Saturday Night Fever


Bee Gees - Stayin Alive
(Travolta opening scene)


Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing
(Travolta main dance scene)
Old 07-16-24 | 09:10 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

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Scrubs- The Book of Love - Peter Gabriel
Definitely, such an iconic pairing of song and scene
Old 07-16-24 | 09:22 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Terminator 1

(Sarah and Ginger scene)
- You Can't Do That



(First Tech Noir scene)
- Photoplay



(Tech Noir scene T800 vs Kyle Reese)
- Burning In The Third Degree




The singer on these ^ three songs is actress Tane McClure. She previously made a video for another song "Holdin On".



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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Originally Posted by The Cow
Scrubs- The Book of Love - Peter Gabriel
Originally Posted by Count Dooku
Definitely, such an iconic pairing of song and scene
I always think of Scrubs every time I hear - How to Save a Life by The Fray.
Old 07-16-24 | 09:38 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Originally Posted by Toby Dramit
Kinda surprised it's taken this long already ...


Moving In Stereo - Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Speaking of Fast Times, the Spicolli car crash scene music is by Sammy Hagar with the same namesake of the movie.




Old 07-16-24 | 09:57 PM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

(Not a "song" per se).

The "guitar solo" in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie. It was played by Steve Lukather of the band Toto.



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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

"Stuck in the Middle with You" - Reservoir Dogs
"Misirilou" - Pulp Fiction (Really, I identify just about any song in Pulp Fiction with that movie)
"In Your Eyes" - Say Anything (And I don't think I've even seen that fucking movie! )


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Old 07-17-24 | 12:01 AM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Film: Real Genius
Song: Everybody Wants To Rule The World
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Old 07-17-24 | 12:35 AM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Kinda meaningless if you select a song that was specifically written for the movie, isn't it? It's like saying I associate "You're the One That I Want" with Grease, or "America" with West Side Story.

That said, back in college, everytime I slid my tray on that rail in the cafeteria, I'd hum to myself, "Don't know much about history...."
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Old 07-17-24 | 03:15 AM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight" in Miami Vice

I know most people think of if with the Hangover but Miami Vice came first.
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Old 07-17-24 | 03:26 AM
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Stranger Things pretty much owns "Running Up That Hill" now.

And if I hear "Brand New Key" I immediately think of Heather Graham pulling off her dress to reveal her naked body so Eddie can aim it at her tits. (And, nice as they were, the best stuff was a little further south if you catch my drift.)

And, also from that same movie, "The Touch," which was actually a signature song from one movie that Boogie Nights stole and made it own.

Also surprised no one has mentioned this one yet...









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Old 07-17-24 | 07:17 AM
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Re: Songs you always associate with a Movie or TV scene

My Hero in Varsity Blues



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