# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 7
**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 9, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/121 "2026-07-09T17:41:56Z")
I used to show it to my classes when I was teaching English as a foreign language. I know virtually every word of every song. I also love the original 1938 _ **Pygmalion** _ with Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen it. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/122 "2026-07-09T17:50:02Z")
The “ping!” in the beginning of Pink Floyd’s _Echoes_ brings to mind the similar sound that was used in _The Martian_. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/123 "2026-07-15T15:14:35Z")
_500 miles_ – Benny & Joon _16 Tons_ – Joe vs. the Volcano _O Fortuna_ – Excalibur _Freebird_ – Kingsmen _Boys are back in Town_ – Knight’s Tale ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/124 "2026-07-15T15:23:09Z")
…brrrrrr. Dude, like, yes. But I’d blocked that movie AND the song from memory (just to be safe). Even hearing someone utter the name “Jeffrey” triggers it. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/125 "2026-09-13T21:17:40Z")
HThis is an emotional experience for me (both the song and the film.) [Donnie Darko (2001) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/) [Donnie Darko - Mad World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_4e7gFBDw&list=RDT1_4e7gFBDw&start_radio=1) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/126 "2026-09-13T22:41:18Z")
I watched both parts of _ **Kill Bill** _ last night, and will forever associate the movie with this song: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ff-kQ-UmflA/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGH8gJigfMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCfDPH8q5tMfBNT5u99nUHOVeY5zg "ENNIO MORRICONE -"Death Rides a Horse" (1967)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff-kQ-UmflA) ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521/127 "2026-09-13T23:20:54Z")
I was actually about to post this same song. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/1010521.md?page=6)