Favourite Song Used In A Film
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Topic: Favourite Song Used In A Film
Posted By: Tony R
Subject: Favourite Song Used In A Film
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 19:08
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Just watched Highlander (again) and was reminded that although I'm not a big Queen fan,their songs used in that film are excellent and very poignant. So, I nominate "Who Wants To Live Forever" by Queen. A brilliant rock track that really strikes a chord with me (sad man me genuinely wants to live forever) and works so well in the film itself.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 19:28
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I nominate "Veteran of a Thousand Psychic Wars" by Blue Oyster Cult in the film "Heavy Metal" becuse thats what occurs to me immediately! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 19:32
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Never been able to sit through that film despite the great soundtrack Snowy! Not many films contain Prog music but Rush can be heard in "Small Soldiers" (Tom Sawyer) |
Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 19:37
Thats right, but isn't it a remix version? How about "The Sound Of Silence" (or any song) from "The Graduate? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 19:47
My favourite (original) film soundtrack is Gladiator- love every second of it!
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 19:52
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Not as good as Flash Gordon! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 19:58
Jeez Doggy,you must be deaf or something...... |
Posted By: gleam
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 20:02
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The sound track from "The magnificent seven".
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 20:03
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Well, I always loved Brand New Day from The Wiz. It works extremely well in the movie. Especially with the images of slaves being liberated. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 20:11
Sorry,Gleam-"Favourite Song From A Movie"............. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 01:40
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I personally like Cousin Kevin off of The Who's Tommy film. It really does justice to the album version. ------------- 
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 04:27
I just love all of Woody Allen's southern Jazz Band intro's ..always puts me in the mood for a great 90 minutes with the genius himself... gosh, I feel like watching the whole collection again, just thinking about it.... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 04:58
I must agree with snob dog here, I think Flash is an overlooked Gem of progressive post punk Queen
Also the sound of music has a great soundtrack (do a dear, a female dear
------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: barbs
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 05:25
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Man of constant sorrows - Coen brothers movie 'O'brother Where Art Thou' The Sirens song wasn't bad either (Movie soundtrack - Gabriels Oboe from The Mission by Ennio Morricone is sublime and Theme from On Golden Pond) and wasn't Bohemian Rhapsody in either Waynes World or Bill and Teds excellent adventures? ------------- Eternity |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 05:45
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^ Yeah, the man of constant sorrow is a great track. Also, every song
by Jon Brion in "The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind" are great.
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Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 09:15
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Gary Jules' cover version of 'Mad World' worked really well in Donnie Darko. And of course Goblin's soundtracks to 'Deep Red' and 'Suspiria' were great. -------------  |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 09:24
Me too... I'm going to get frozen when I die - if I don't have enough money to do it properly just in ice |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 10:34
I'm already frozen! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: felixxx
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 10:34
Easy Rider sountrack is amazing with a very good track list
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 10:41
than all there's left for you to do is to die ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 12:02
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oh, and of course it goes without saying that I love Ennio Morricone's filmscores, especially for the Leone westerns... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 14:54
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Well, there are many soundtracks I love, there are 2 of them I remember at the moment: 1. CLANNAD's "Legend" - soundtrack to the TV series "Robin Of Sherwood", especially beautiful song "Robin (the hooded man)"... Clannad is one of my favourite folk/ambient/new age bands  2. Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" that appears in "Exorcist" ------------- Pablo P. |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 21:51
You beat me to the punch. What an awesome remake.
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Posted By: bamba
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 23:13
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well i love all the morricone stuff in the movies like in "the mission" But i like more the "east hastings" of Godspeed You Black Emperor in he movie 28 days later It fits perfectly to the scenes that appear On the screen. ------------- Learning Flute [Amigo de Manticore y Memowakeman] (primo)[IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/2437702285_fbb450500d_o.jpg |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 26 2005 at 23:32
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I actually agree...the Flash Gordon soundtrack is an overlooked gem. An interesting turn for Queen to be sure, doing a mostly instrumental album, but for me anyway, it works. Also, Veteran of the Psychic Wars is also a very good choice. One of my favorite BOC tracks. The Pink Floyd album Obscured by Clouds was an incredible album and was the soundtrack to some film or other, which I obviously have never seen. O.k. this probably makes me a geek, and these aren't prog, but I like the Doctor Who theme, and the soundtracks to the six Star Wars movies. Oh, wow, I almost forgot Who Wants to Live Forever, until I saw it posted above. Another great tune. The whole soundtrack of Highlander was awesome. By the way, I want to live forever too. But not by being frozen at the moment of death. I would personally like to skip the whole death thing altogether. And who cares if love must die. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 03:07
Vote number three for Gary Jules's "Mad World"; great cover version, even greater film. Although it's not my favorite Doors track, using 'The End' in "Apocalypse Now" was an inspired choice. ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 03:58
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Love Reign o'er Me - The Who (Quadrophenia) Heart of the Sunrise - Yes (Buffalo 66) Killing Moon - Echo & the Bummymen (Donnie Darko) White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas)
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Posted By: Borealis
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 08:02
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I believe Clockwork orange's sountrack is one of the (multiple) reasons why the movie is so good. Not too long ago, I watched 'Friday Night Lights' (something like that, a football film anyway) And I couldn't believe it, there was some Explosion in the sky from 'The Earth is not a cold dead place' album during the whole movie! ------------- Vive le Québec libre!... |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 08:11
Gary Jules "Mad World"? I hate that song sooooooo much! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 08:41
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Yeah me too, I find it kinda funny, I find it kind of sad, you know what I mean..? But frankly it's sh!t!! IMO.. ..and that was bad enough.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
I'd rather have the Tears for Fears version any day.Posted By: MustShaveBeard
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 21:31
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The theme from Dead Man by Neil Young is AMAZING. The whole soundtrack for the film has basically just one distorted guitar repeating the same things, but its very effective. ------------- Your life or your lupins!!! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 29 2005 at 12:43
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Gary Jules 'Mad World' for me as well (4th vote??!) 'Self Preservation Society' at the end of the Italian Job 'One More Kiss Dear' - Vangelis/Peter Skellern (Blade Runner)
Not really favourite songs,but the only ones I can think of that I like in films I've seen.I can't think of any prog songs that have been used in films at all,just instrumental stuff (TD,Oldfield,Vangelis etc).
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Posted By: shaden
Date Posted: June 29 2005 at 20:11
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[QUOTE=fandango] oh, and of course it goes without saying that I love
Ennio Morricone's filmscores, especially for the Leone westerns...[/ QUOTE] Yeah, "The Untouchables" soundtrack is awesome. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 29 2005 at 20:21
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