Sorry, the iconic music from 2001: A Space Odyssey was Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra.
Fanfare for the Common Man is the theme associated with the Olympics.
Speaking of the Olympics, Chariots of Fire from Chariots of Fire.
Also Smashmouth’s All Star and Shrek.
“Doo Wah Diddy” and Stripes.
Non, je ne regrette rien and Babe 2 A Pig in the City.
Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Faure from Babe.
People. Come on. Y’all are getting soft on me.
How could anybody forget “Eye of the Tiger” from the Rocky movies?
“In Too Deep” and “Sussudio” are the two Phil Collins songs in *American Psycho".
The song I can’t hear without thinking of that movie is “Hip to be Square”.
Actually, “You Sexy Thing” is by Hot Chocolate
While I don’t link the song and the movie, I think that using “Where Is My Mind” by The Pixies at the end of “Fight Club” was just brilliant. It just fit musically.
“Judy Is A Punk” by The Ramones from “The Royal Tennenbaums”.
“Also Sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss and “The Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss from “2001: A Space Odyssey”.
That “Oh, Yeah” song from “Ferris Buller’s Day Off”. Ch’chicka. Bow bow. Oh, and “When Cameron was in Egypt Land… Let My Cameron Go”.
Actually, pretty much any synth-pop song from any John Hughes movie.
“Tequila” by The Champs in “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure”
“Driver’s Seat” by Sniff’n the Tears, a song I liked before the movie, is now completely associated with Boogie Nights.
For years I thought of The Deer Hunter every time I heard Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.”
One day a few years ago I was riding around town with my then-beau on a Sunday afternoon when that song came on the car radio. I told him what I just told you, and he said, “you are so weird. Why would you think of that association; nobody but you remembers that; blah, blah, blah.”
Imagine his amazement when the song ended and the DJ came on and said, "Aah, remember that great scene in the pool hall in The Deer Hunter?
“Highway to the Danger Zone”
Top Gun
“In Too Deep”! Thank you, Fibber McGee!
The thing about Wes Anderson’s movies is that every song in them so perfectly fits the scene(s) they’re matched with that pretty much any song in Rushmore or The Royal Tennenbaums (Haven’t seen Bottle Rockets) could become forever associated with that film in your mind.
How about Dark Side of the Moon and The Wizard of Oz?
Shirley Bassey’s Goldfinger and, um… Goldfinger.
“All I Want is You” by U2, from Reality Bites
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“Don’t Dream It’s Over” from The Stand. I know Neil Finn from Crowded House wrote it, but I’m not sure if it’s his version they use. Definitely not the new one by Sixpence None the Richer.
Whenever I hear All Star by Smashmouth, I think of Shrek. And lately “I’m a Believer,” too.
But after rereading the OP, I do remember All Star was in Mystery Men, too.
Ease On Down the Road from The Wiz
Van Halen’s Eruption from Back To the Future
Van Halen’s Tora Tora Tora from Tora Tora Tora (no wait, that’s just in my head)
Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” from Pulp Fiction
Weezer’s “Suzanne” from Mallrats
The Rolling Stone’s “Paint it Black” from Full Metal Jacket
Holtz’s The Planets reminds me of Star Wars, even though what’s his name says he changed it up some.
One Star Wars theme in particular owes a lot to “Mars” of Holst’s planets. The one that plays at the begining as the huge star destroyer fills the screen in pursuit of Princess Leia.
Dick Dale’s Misirilou from Pulp Fiction.
Day-O or The Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte will forever be associated with Beetlejuice.
“Dueling Banjos” – Does it really need saying?
“Flower’s on the wall” – Pulp Fiction In my head it’s always Bruce Willis singing.
“You and Me and the Bottle make three” – Swingers
“Because I got High” – Jay and Silent Bob strike back. Anyone know if this was done for the movie, or just a coincidence that they came out fairly concurrently?
Pachelbel’s “Canon in D” – Ordinary People
“Wild Thing” – Unfortunately, I will never be able to hear this song without thinking of Major League, and dammit I need compensation for that!
Yes, I have started the Pulp Fiction trend, and now I fade into Bolivian…