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Always thought that Wake Up - Rage against the machine at the end of the first matrix was a great choice...any other choices?

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Layla in Goodfellas

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I liked it a lot but probably not the best, just super cool. There's a ton of good ones out there that have a lot more meaning/use.

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I think in Cabaret, the young lad singing 'tomorrow belongs to me' as a folk song which slowly gets more drumbeat/militaristic as more people join in and you realise he's part of Hitler Youth, is very effective.

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Always thought that Wake Up - Rage against the machine at the end of the first matrix was a great choice...any other choices?

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I liked it a lot but probably not the best, just super cool. There's a ton of good ones out there that have a lot more meaning/use.

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I agree completely... just looking for some other ideas.

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office space-man it feels good to be a gangster

did an awesome job of setting the tone for the movie

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The last song I heard in a movie that worked perfectly for me was The Blower's Daughter in Closer.

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"office space-man it feels good to be a gangster"

classic!

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when johnny comes marching home in dr strangelove ftw

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I think In Cabaret, the young lad singing 'tomorrow belongs to me' as a folk song which slowly gets more drumbeat/militaristic as more people join in and you realise he's part of Hitler Youth, is very effective.

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Yeah, that's an excellent one.
Unchained Melody(I think) in Ghost is good, although not my favorite movie.
There's so many disney songs that should dominate this list.
The godfather theme is cool as well

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footloose in footloose
perfect match, no?

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Ooh La La by The Faces at the end of Rushmore.

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not dark yet by bob dylan in wonder boys

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This thread has been done so many times.

I've always gone with "Where is My Mind" at the end of Fight Club.

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I think the cover version of Hey Jude at the beginning of The Royal Tenenbaums where the characters are being introduced is amazing and perfect for the movie.

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I think the cover version of Hey Jude at the beginning of The Royal Tenenbaums where the characters are being introduced is amazing and perfect for the movie.

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I always liked that one as well.

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Layla would be my first choice but a close second would be "Under Pressure" in Grosse Pointe Blanke (and the use of 99 Luftballoons in that movie was spot on as well).

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Either Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous or In Your Eyes in Say Anything...Cameron Crowe rules.

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Either Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous or In Your Eyes in Say Anything...Cameron Crowe rules.

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IMO - the use of Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous was one the most cliched & hackneyed use of song in film. You've got a bunch of 'rockers' about to face certain death and they break into a tune by Elton John?

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here are some songs integral to plots:

In The Hall of the Mountain King in M
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Que Sera, Sera in The Man Who Knew Too Much

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singing in the rain.

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singing in the rain.

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Or how about walk the line in walk the line?

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Joe Walsh's "World of Illusion" is a great choice for opening credits in the 40 year old virgin.

Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries in Apocalypse Now.

The cover of that Tears for Fears song at the end of Donnie Darko is pretty good too. edit: the name of the song is Mad World.

Also, the portugese versions of Bowie tunes in Life Aquatic, especially Queen Bitch, are good.

Then there's the classic "More than This" in Lost in Translation.

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Either Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous or In Your Eyes in Say Anything...Cameron Crowe rules.

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IMO - the use of Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous was one the most cliched & hackneyed use of song in film. You've got a bunch of 'rockers' about to face certain death and they break into a tune by Elton John?

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They weren't facing certain death at the time they sang this song.

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singing in the rain.

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Or how about walk the line in walk the line?

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I always found this hilarious:

"Sussudio" Phil Collins - American Psycho

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Hopefully already said, but the Requiem For a A Dream theme song (at the end especially, although i think it might of played throughout the movie) It was so good that the LOTR series actually ripped it off of RFAD, i'm sure they paid a lot of money for that.

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singing in the rain in A Clockwork Orange.

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Either Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous or In Your Eyes in Say Anything...Cameron Crowe rules.

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IMO - the use of Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous was one the most cliched & hackneyed use of song in film. You've got a bunch of 'rockers' about to face certain death and they break into a tune by Elton John?

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They weren't facing certain death at the time they sang this song.

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Okay - possible death.

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Either Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous or In Your Eyes in Say Anything...Cameron Crowe rules.

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IMO - the use of Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous was one the most cliched & hackneyed use of song in film. You've got a bunch of 'rockers' about to face certain death and they break into a tune by Elton John?

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They weren't facing certain death at the time they sang this song.

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Okay - possible death.

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Still wrong...they sang this one on the bus after Russell's acid trip night, not on the plane. But...if it's cliched, then what are the predecessors?

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Either Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous or In Your Eyes in Say Anything...Cameron Crowe rules.

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IMO - the use of Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous was one the most cliched & hackneyed use of song in film. You've got a bunch of 'rockers' about to face certain death and they break into a tune by Elton John?

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They weren't facing certain death at the time they sang this song.

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Okay - possible death.

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Still wrong...they sang this one on the bus after Russell's acid trip night, not on the plane. But...if it's cliched, then what are the predecessors?

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I am wrong. Everyone else is right.

Cameron Crow'ned.

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Layla in Goodfellas

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singing in the rain in A Clockwork Orange.

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Oh, you're good.

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Trouble by Cat Stevens, in Harold and Maude, when Maude dies.

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I believe the correct answer is Boogie Nights.

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Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" at the end of Dr. Strangelove.

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I believe the correct answer is Boogie Nights.

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I believe you mean "Machine Gun" by the Commodores in that movie. Wild scene.

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This thread has been done so many times.

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welcome to OOT

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The Faces "Ooh La La" in Rushmore.

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I believe the correct answer is Boogie Nights.

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I believe you mean "Machine Gun" by the Commodores in that movie. Wild scene.

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Sure. But all of them are damn fitting.