Best Use of a Song/Score in a Movie

[Blu Angel]

When the music makes the moment--
Example --
Song///
My Best Friends Girl when Johnny Cash "When the Man Comes Around" starts playing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qV451k6VL4
and when "Where is my Mind" plays at end of Fight Club

Score//
In Sunshine - Capa's jump scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtbGTGCFfY0

[Lepidopterous]

Score: Definitely Capa's jump. Also, Tyler Bates' score in 300 really gives a certain feel to the movie. The score in 28 Days Later and Slumdog Millionaire fit the movies perfectly and are hard to forget as well (all Boyle's movies besides 300)

[Blu Angel]

Yeah John Murphy does very good job on Boyle's films..
Another "score" moment for me is--
Jesse James assassination scene, the piano is beautiful

[Lepidopterous]

Originally Posted by Blu Angel

Yeah John Murphy does very good job on Boyle's films..
Another "score" moment for me is--
Jesse James assassination scene, the piano is beautiful

I haven't seen it yet, but if it really connects you to the film, I would look forward to seeing it. The score is a big part of what makes movies unique sometimes. Sin City and Planet Terror have amazing scores by Rodriguez.

[Nameless Evil]

Massive Attack's "Angel" in "Snatch" (2001)
Perfect use of the song in the scene(s) it is used in.

[toef]

By far "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in the beginning of The Wizard of Oz.

Other memorable ones:

"Bohemian Rhapsody" in Wayne's World.

"Tiny Dancer" in Almost Famous.

[hardcorefrokid]

All of Babel.

[cdot2four]

I'm a scatman from Nothing to lose. There isn't a better song that they could of played when Tim Robbins feet are on fire. LOL

[elaine1015]

Sin City and Planet Terror have amazing scores by Rodriguez.

[fupduk2]

One that stands out: Unchained Melody in Ghost. But there are others only it's early.

[PH3AR]

I cant remember a song in a movie but my favorite soundtrack is Freedy vs. Jason...Terrible movie great soundtrack...


Track listing
† Indicates songs that were previously unreleased.

"How Can I Live"† performed by Ill Niño
"When the Darkness Falls"† performed by Killswitch Engage
"Beginning of the End"† performed by Spineshank
"Sun Doesn't Rise"† performed by Mushroomhead
"Condemned Until Rebirth"† performed by Hatebreed
"Snap"†performed by Slipknot
"Army of Me"† performed by Chimaira
"The After Dinner Payback"† performed by From Autumn To Ashes
"Leech"† performed by Sevendust
"Bombshell" performed by Powerman 5000
"Welcome to the Strange"† performed by Murderdolls
"Out of My Way"† performed by Seether
"Inside the Cynic"† performed by Stone Sour
"Swinging the Dead"† performed by DevilDriver
"The Waste"† performed by Sepultura with Mike Patton
"Middle of Nowhere" performed by The Blank Theory
"Ether" performed by Nothingface
"Trigger" performed by In Flames
"11th Hour" performed by Lamb of God
"(We Were) Electrocute" performed by Type O Negative


Great Metal Soundtrack!

[makaveli21]

Pulp Fiction and Boogie Nights--whenever I hear any of the songs in those movies, it makes me instantly think of its scene in the movie.

[Galley]

The boombox scene from Say Anything, featuring Petter Gabriel's In Your Eyes.

[Pirate King]

Originally Posted by fupduk2

One that stands out: Unchained Melody in Ghost. But there are others only it's early.

Originally Posted by toefer

By far "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in the beginning of The Wizard of Oz.

Unchained Melody in Ghost was a great moment, and one of my favorite scenes in movies, but I have to say that Toefer is right, Nothing compares to Judy Garland singing "Over the Rainbow" in the Wizard of Oz

[fighthefutureofhd]

foo fighters - walking after you

that is hands down the best song in a movie and from a soundtrack ever. no competition. it was also on a great soundtrack unlike so many soundtracks which are pretty much garbage. godzilla anyone?

Originally Posted by Galley

The boombox scene from Say Anything, featuring Petter Gabriel's In Your Eyes.

this is a great example. probably one of the best. most memorable anyway.

[Joe Cain]

Not going to make a claim for "best," but Sarah McLachlan's performance of Randy Newman's "When She Loved Me" during Jessie's montage in Toy Story 2 was a real punch to the gut...still makes me cry.

[doctorsteve]

The entire 'Trainspotting' soundtrack

the pinnacle? Perfect Day, by Lou Reed when Ewen OD's

[doctorsteve]

Originally Posted by P|-|3@R

I cant remember a song in a movie but my favorite soundtrack is Freedy vs. Jason...Terrible movie great soundtrack...


"Army of Me"† performed by Chimaira

Was this a cover of the Bjork track???

[scweb13]

"The Ecstasy of Gold" from The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Starts when Tuco finds the graveyard and is running around looking for where the gold is burried.

(The Ecstasy of Gold is also played in the opening scene of Jackass Number Two when the cast is chased through a neighborhood by bulls)

[J.Cornelius]

I have four that come to mind instantly:

The Graduate----"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel
Midnight Cowboy----"Everybody's Talkin" by Harry Nilsson
Dazed & Confused----Entire soundtrack but "Tuesday's Gone" by Lynyrd Skynyrd really stands out.
Road Trip----"It's Tricky" by Run-DMC