Interactive Poll: Music Goes to the Movies

As I wrote in the other thread, I have little memory for what music was in films. One strange exception is Clerks, which was big fun to watch in 1994, and I realised that there was quite a bit of music in it that was different from what I usually listen to, but that I liked and made a lot of sense in the film.

Girls Against Boys - Kill the Sexplayer

Hi you music lovers ! This is not about film music!

Well, not entirely... This is more about music used in films, but that also has (had) an existence outside of that film, and by that I don't mean on the soundtrack, but on an album of the band/artist you want to bring forward.

As an example (and to get that one right out of the way... ): Radiohead - Exit Music (For a Film)

End of 1996 I went to see Baz Luhrmann's wonderful Romeo + Juliet. A great film, full of great pop/rock songs. The best came with the end credits, but I didn't know the band yet, called Radiohead (because I'm always staying to read the end credits of a film, especially when I want to know who wrote/played what music... I discovered their name only then).

So, immediately after the screening I ran out to the record store to buy the soundtrack (well that's not true because it was late in the evening and the shop would be closed anyway, but this is to make the story a bit more juicy), only to find out that this end titles track was not on it! Well, damned ...

Fortunately, a couple of months later OK Computer was released... Actually, this song was specifically written for the film, but only first released on Radiohead's new album.

So, what are we looking for? Music, songs, tracks that was/were not (necessarily) written for a film but has been used in a film where you noticed it. So, no theme music or film compositions that only exists thanks to the films or their soundtrack albums (so most Ennio Morricone, Lalo Schifrin, etc. won't qualify), but music that also or especially has an existence (before or after the film's release) outside of the film thanks to the artist/band of your choice. No James Bond theme music, but I would allow some of those famous title songs. You see, there are rules, but in this mad house...

There are many directors who use a lot of pop and/or rock music in their films (e.g. Wim Wenders, David Lynch, Baz Luhrmann, thus... and many many others, so I don't think you will have difficulties to find something. It doesn't have to be pop or rock, but since we are on a prog rock site... (and prog is allowed). However, we also like to discover lesser known or unknown music - even if it is by known bands/artists - so if you can avoid those songs that everybody already knows (James Bond title songs, for example ), that would be better (but not an obligation).

To sum up:

- Choose one or more (up to three, four...) songs that you noticed - not necessarily discovered - in a film, but that was not - necessarily - written for that film and that as such also exists independently on a band's/artist's own releases (before or after the film's release);

- Present your choices, mentioning the film and preferably with a youtube embed (and a nice story with it, if you wish);

- After one or two weeks (or so) we will ask you to nominate one of your choices to be put up in the poll;

- Once the poll is up you can vote for three of your favourites, other than your own.

I hope I didn't forget anything. Enjoy!

Here is the playlist of the final nominations for the poll (thanks Greg!):



https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4L2fjTTZ6xeAvIjKGywcl74