You must’ve liked Boogie Nights then because Paul Thomas Anderson ended that film with the same song and a similar (though superior) sense of closure.
The first time I consciously noticed the impact of the music on the movie was when I saw To Live And Die In L.A..
Excellent soundtrack done by (believe it or not) Wang Chung.
I’ve always loved the opening suicide scene in Harold and Maude when he puts the Cat Stevens record on.
I luuurve me Giorgio Moroder’s soundtrack for “Cat People.” Really did a great job of creating a haunting atmosphere for the movie. Also, the soundtrack for the Bruce Willis version of “Last Man Standing” – it doesn’t work as music on it’s own, but it really made the movie what it was, whatever it was.
Finally, the incidental music for the Japanese anime "Saiyuki’ contains some really inspired jazz tunes – they make great driving music.
How about Ry Cooder in Paris, Texas?
Anytime the main theme played during In the Mood for Love.
I second the climax sequence of Last of the Mohicans.
I think Tarantino uses pop songs to fantastic effect all throughout Pulp Fiction.
Wow, I forgot all about Tarantino! One of my personal favorites is the song “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” played over the showdown between The Bride and Oren-Ishii. It fit so well, it could have been scored for the film. Gorgeous.
In Kill Bill, that is. :smack:
I remember a scene with a floating plastic shopping bag in American Beauty.
It was probably scored by James Newton Howard (name?), seems like that was his style. Also, seems like the light-smashing home run in The Natural may have been similar in style.
How about that single piano note stuff in Eyes Wide Shut? Too funny.
(note: all names of movies/composers may be incorrect due to Vicodin haze)
Beauty was by Thomas Newman while Natural was by his cousin Randy Newman.
The scene of a plane crash to Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3 in Fearless is a particularly memorable combination.
And even though its a complete cliche now, John Williams’ Jaws theme is worthy of mention too.
Haveta nominate the music someone decided to connect with the space sequences in 2001, a Space Odyssey. Also, the early man sequences in the same movie. I seem to remember hearing long ago that it was quite by accident that those particular classical pieces were chosen – like it was someone’s “oh, we need something to listen to while we watch the dailies” kind of thing.
Also, I think the music in Castaway with Tom Hanks has wonderful music accompaniment.
Several that came to my mind have already been mentioned or alluded to above:
–“I Can’t Stop Loving You” at the end of Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis
–the Khachaturian music; yes, but I was thinking about the “invention of the hula hoop” scene from The Hudsucker Proxy
–just about anything Tarantino did for **Reservoir Dogs ** (“Hooked on a Feeling”; “Stuck in the Middle with You”), Pulp Fiction, and Kill Bill. I would add **Jackie Brown ** to this list, but I really don’t care for the Delphonics at all.
–The end credits David Bowie song for Cat People.
To name a few.
Actually, that was the first one that came to mind when I mentioned Kill Bill – although I chose not to focus on it specifically, because the use of music throughout the whole pair of movies was just excellent. That was definitely one of the better ones, though!
I also particularly like “Flower of Carnage”, which is the song played at the end of that battle, between the Bride and O-Ren.
Star Wars Ep IV, A New Hope, The Original. John William’s score. ALL OF IT.
The beginning and ending scenes of Manhattan, where there are black-and-white shots of New York street scenes, and then of the skyline, while George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue plays. Man, that is great.
Agreed.
Actually, I agree with much of what has been posted. Run Lola Run, all of Tarantino’s work, and Last of the Mohicans in particular.
Also of note is anything 60s-70s, especially when set in Vietnam. Apocalypse Now, Platoon, (White Rabbit in particular), Full Metal Jacket, (the scene immediately after bootcamp), and hell, even Forrest Gump.
Where have I seen Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane in a movie? I always liked that song, and saw it once in a movie, but I forget which one.
I agree. Wang Chung is,. well,. Wang Chung. But that movie wouldn’t have been as 80’s slick without it.
Manhunter was the same way. Shriekback mixed in with wacky serial killer dude.
How about the graveyard sequence in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Ennio Morricone’s The Ecstacy of Gold playing loudly? Brilliant, I say, after almost three hours of buildup.
Another nod to “Stuck in the Middle With You” in Reservoir Dogs, I can’t hear that song now without seeing that scene in my head, Madsen doing that little dance before going to work with the razor…{shudder}
A recent favorite is “Don’t Stop Me Now” in Shaun of the Dead. That whole sequence is just fried gold.