List 5 favorite films with a memorable "song opening" - Blu-ray Forum

Popcorn_Bliss · 10-19-2016, 01:53 AM

Here are 5 favorites from my collection where a song matched to images makes for an all-time spectacular film opening. Enjoy!

#5 For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (For Your Eyes Only) 1981

#4 The End - The Doors (Apocalypse Now) 1979

#3 Grease - Frankie Valli (Grease) 1978

#2 Stayin Alive - The Bee Gees (Saturday Night Fever) 1977

#1 Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon (The Spy Who Loved Me) 1977

Interestingly, the Bond films land two entries in my top five, and John Travolta plays a part in two of my top five.

AaronJ · 10-19-2016, 01:59 AM

I'm going to have give this some thought to get to five. But I already know what my #1 will be:

Apocalypse Now, without a doubt.

Al_The_Strange · 10-19-2016, 02:07 AM

My faves: four Bonds and one other thing...

DanTheMan · 10-19-2016, 02:08 AM

Kingpin - Disco Inferno

Boogie Nights - Best of my Love

wonkavision · 10-19-2016, 02:18 AM

OP picked some good ones. Adding....

Austin Powers International Man of Mystery

9 to 5

Foul Play

Jackie Brown

Life Aquatic

Popcorn_Bliss · 10-19-2016, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AaronJ

I'm going to have give this some thought to get to five. But I already know what my #1 will be:

Apocalypse Now, without a doubt.

Yeah, the use of that song with Willard's face superimposed over the plumes is just...mesmerizing. It works so well in pulling the viewer into the journey of despair they are about to embark on. And it's a work of carefully-crafted art. Just look at the way Coppola uses the ceiling fan to mimic the helicopter propellers as the song fades.

It's interesting, it's the one out of my five selections that uses a hit song to somber or a serious effect, though no less a memorable one. My other four use songs to a more lively or elegant effect.

SuperFlyHighGuy · 10-19-2016, 03:29 AM

Good ones mentioned, Apocalypse Now is definitely number one for me too.
Many good Bond ones, for some reason I usually think of Live and Let Die first.

octagon · 10-19-2016, 03:43 AM

I'm not sure AN would be my #1 (right now I'm leaning toward To Live and Die in LA) but it's right up there.

When I watched the BD a year or so ago it had been decades since I had seen it. I wasn't really impressed when I saw it during its initial theatrical run and I'm not entirely sure I ever watched it on TV/VHS/DVD. And yet, when I was preparing to start the BD I found myself humming 'The End' without even realizing why and I did a huge double-take when the BD started.

(And not for nothing, I was quite a bit more impressed that time around...it's a hell of a film)

jabbercash · 10-19-2016, 04:26 AM

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Moviefan2k4 · 10-19-2016, 04:49 AM

Do instrumentals count? I love the animated openings from Honey, I Shrunk / Blew Up The Kid(s)...

Otherwise, I love the openings to the Grumpy Old Men movies as well...

But my favorites are likely these two classic musicals...

Meta Jon · 10-19-2016, 04:55 AM

Highlander - princes of the universe
Only one I can think of right now...

Steelmaker · 10-19-2016, 04:57 AM

SororityRow · 10-19-2016, 05:00 AM

Halloween: H20 - Mr Sandman

Scream - Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult

Boogie Nights - Best of My Love

Cars - Sheryl Crow - Real Gone

Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive

L-Rouge · 10-19-2016, 05:16 AM

Biggles

^ theme

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

theme

*edit*hang on my have got proper context, will search for other songs later

ArrestedDevelopment · 10-19-2016, 05:37 AM

Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Three Dog Night - Easy to be Hard

If you're including movie scores too then you can add these to the list:

The Chemical Brothers - Stealing Fat

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Hands Cover Bruise

X-Men

SuperFlyHighGuy · 10-19-2016, 06:08 AM

Lady Snowblood

Thomas Irwin · 10-19-2016, 08:32 AM

#1 Casualties of War / Casualties Of War - Ennio Morricone

#2 Heaven & Earth / Heaven And Earth (Land Theme) - Kitaro

#3 - Platoon / Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber

#4 Love Story / Theme From Love Story - Francis Lai

#5 Story of O / Histoire d'O - Pierre Bachelet

Wraithform · 10-19-2016, 10:22 AM

Dazed & Confused opening to Sweet Emotion . . . that sweet GTO Judge prowling around . . . perfect

Rayjaymay · 10-19-2016, 02:31 PM

I would add...

Karmasux96 · 10-19-2016, 02:48 PM

Love the iconics like Boogie Nights, Bond, anything by/influenced by Saul Bass, etc. but thought I'd add some fun ones.

I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't throw Scott Pilgrim vs the World into the mix:

Also my all-time favorite Christmas movie. Nothing gets the holidays started like this:

Zombieland:

and, of course, Deadpool:

10-19-2016, 01:59 AM	#2
AaronJ Banned Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Michigan 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:624 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I'm going to have give this some thought to get to five. But I already know what my #1 will be: Apocalypse Now, without a doubt.

10-19-2016, 03:29 AM	#7
SuperFlyHighGuy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2010 Location:north star 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:498 Trading Score:98	Good ones mentioned, Apocalypse Now is definitely number one for me too. Many good Bond ones, for some reason I usually think of Live and Let Die first.

10-19-2016, 03:43 AM	#8
octagon Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2799	I'm not sure AN would be my #1 (right now I'm leaning toward To Live and Die in LA) but it's right up there. When I watched the BD a year or so ago it had been decades since I had seen it. I wasn't really impressed when I saw it during its initial theatrical run and I'm not entirely sure I ever watched it on TV/VHS/DVD. And yet, when I was preparing to start the BD I found myself humming 'The End' without even realizing why and I did a huge double-take when the BD started. (And not for nothing, I was quite a bit more impressed that time around...it's a hell of a film)

10-19-2016, 04:55 AM	#11
Meta Jon Senior Member Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:380 Trading Score:12	Highlander - princes of the universe Only one I can think of right now...

10-19-2016, 06:08 AM	#16
SuperFlyHighGuy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2010 Location:north star 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:498 Trading Score:98	Lady Snowblood

10-19-2016, 10:22 AM	#18
Wraithform Active Member Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:65	Dazed & Confused opening to Sweet Emotion . . . that sweet GTO Judge prowling around . . . perfect

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