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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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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 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