# Songs that make you think of a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [November 20, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521 "2024-11-20T19:09:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/81 "2024-11-23T23:27:53Z")
Ride of the Valkyries – Apocalypse Now Ride of the Valkyries – The Blues Brothers Ride of the Valkyries – What’s Opera, Doc? It’s a threefer. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/82 "2024-11-23T23:44:32Z")
Also, it’s almost impossible to listen to “Where Is My Mind?” by the Pixies without thinking of the ending of Fight Club. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/83 "2024-11-24T00:00:36Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > Ride of the Valkyries – Apocalypse Now > > Ride of the Valkyries – The Blues Brothers > > Ride of the Valkyries – What’s Opera, Doc? > > It’s a threefer. Don’t forget **Watchmen** ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/84 "2024-11-24T00:33:28Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I Got A Name: Last American Hero Django Unchained for me (and by a mile). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/85 "2024-11-24T00:37:35Z")
Time in a Bottle (Jim Croce): X-Men: Days of Future Past [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T9GFyZ5LREQ/hqdefault.jpg "QuickSilver Kitchen Scene - X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014) Movie Clip HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9GFyZ5LREQ) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/86 "2024-11-24T00:44:12Z")
“Le temps de l’amour” – Moonrise Kingdom ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/87 "2024-11-24T00:52:20Z")
The William Tell Overture - The Lone Ranger Star-Spangled Banner (when sung badly) - Naked Gun ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/88 "2024-11-24T01:04:34Z")
Thought of another: Just Once (Quincy Jones ft. James Ingram) - _The Last American Virgin_ ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/89 "2024-11-24T10:35:10Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > The William Tell Overture - The Lone Ranger Or **A Clockwork Orange** , if played _really_ fast on a Moog synthesizer. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/90 "2024-11-24T12:07:00Z")
_Do You Know Where You’re Going To?_ by Olivia Newton John makes me think of **Jaws**. _Now That We’re in Love_ by Steve Lawrence calls to mind the Elliot Gould/Racquel Welch caper film **Whiffs**. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/91 "2026-07-08T21:35:50Z")
Of course, “I’m Alright” by Kenny Loggins makes me think of _Caddyshack_, but I’ll go with this one. “Mr. Night” - Kenny Loggins [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/z7V_uq8Xeho/maxresdefault.jpg "Mr. Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7V_uq8Xeho) ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/92 "2026-07-08T21:59:20Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > “Kiss Me” - _She’s All That_ Replying to an old post. I saw this was brought back to life. I read of few old ones and Kiss Me stood out. And it just happened to be the next song on the playlist I was listening to. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/93 "2026-07-08T23:18:58Z")
“Jealous Lover,” the theme from _ **The Apartment** _. Elmer Bernstine’s theme from _ **The Great Escape** _, and “On the Road” from that movie’s score. Ron Goodwin’s theme from _ **633 Squadron** _, and his “Aces High” (AKA “The Luftwaffe March”) from _ **The Battle of Britain** _. Eric Coates’ theme (march) from _ **The Dam Busters** _ (AKA the Anglican hymn “God Is Our Strength and Refuge.”) “On the Street Where You Live” from _ **My Fair Lady** _. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/94 "2026-07-08T23:31:42Z")
“All Along the Watchtower” and “the times they are changin”–_Watchmen_ “Mad About Me” by Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes — _Star Wars_ (1977) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/95 "2026-07-08T23:51:57Z")
Also from _ **My Fair Lady** _: “The Ascot Gavotte” and “I’m Getting Married in the Morning.” ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/96 "2026-07-09T01:21:03Z")
“On The Street Where You Live” from _My Fair Lady_. Nice one! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/97 "2026-07-09T01:50:18Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_bna2ni6h4c/maxresdefault.jpg "Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From • TopPop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bna2ni6h4c) Makes me think of Slap Shot, filmed two years later. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/98 "2026-07-09T03:28:12Z")
“Tiny Dancer” from _Almost Famous_. It ties the two halves of the movie together as the band bonds, realizing they are in the business because they REALLY love music. The OP said only one song per movie, but the film’s ending credits song “Feel Flows” by the Beach Boys would also be a good choice. Another great Beach Boys song at the end of a movie is “God Only Knows” from _Boogie Nights_. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/99 "2026-07-09T03:46:09Z")
Did I somehow miss one of the most obvious songs-“Bless The Beasts And The Children”, from the movie of the same name? ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/100 "2026-07-09T14:05:49Z")
“One Tin Soldier” It just reminds me of this girl… _…this little girl, who is so special to us we call her “God’s little gift of sunshine”… and I think of the number of years that she’s going to have to carry in her memory… the savagery of this idiotic moment of yours… I just go BERSERK!_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521.md?page=6)