Best use of found music in film? - Blu-ray Forum

Coenskubrick · 10-31-2015, 10:45 AM

What are some of your favourite uses of found music in film? That means taking an existing piece of music and putting it in the film, rather than composing original music. Can be diagetic or non-diagetic.

imsounoriginal · 10-31-2015, 11:52 AM

Goodfellas

buck135 · 10-31-2015, 12:03 PM

Dawn of the Dead (1978).

dvdmike · 10-31-2015, 01:00 PM

The entire guardians and Martian soundtracks.
Also see kingsmen

welcometothepartypal · 10-31-2015, 01:05 PM

2001

dgoswald · 10-31-2015, 01:09 PM

Kill Bill Vol 1.

BagheeraMcGee · 10-31-2015, 01:31 PM

Too many to mention, but here's a few off the top of my head:

"The Exorcist" - "Tubular Bells" (Mike Oldfield)

"Apocalypse Now" - "Ride Of The Valkyries" (Wagner)
"Almost Famous" - ending, "Tangerine" (Led Zeppelin) & "Feel Flows" (Beach Boys)
"Pulp Fiction" - "Misirlou" (Dick Dale)
"Trainspotting" - ending, "Born Slippy" (Underworld)
"Goodfellas" - pretty much the entire soundtrack, but for me, "Jump Into The Fire" (Harry Nilsson) and "My Way" (Sid Vicious) stand out.
"127 Hours" - "Festival" (Sigur Ros)
"Inglourious Basterds" - "Rabbia e Tarantella" (Ennio Morricone). Even though it was already used in a 70s Italian film, this was a memorable way for QT to wrap "IB" up.
"Blue Velvet" - "In Dreams" (Roy Orbison) "The candy colored clown they call the sandman..."

There's plenty more that I love. For me, music is a huge component of making a film memorable.

thelittleprince · 10-31-2015, 01:51 PM

Watchmen

thelittleprince · 10-31-2015, 01:55 PM

Also, Forrest Gump

Kevin Holly · 10-31-2015, 01:55 PM

Orindary People - Canon in D
Cruel Intentions - Bittersweet Symphony

PipesDonatello · 10-31-2015, 02:06 PM

Boogie Nights ending- God Only Knows by The Beach Boys. Also Jesse's Girl and 99 Luftballoons during the drug deal scene.

The Royal Tenenbaums (bathroom scene)- Needle In The Hay by Elliot Smith

Trainspotting- pretty much the whole movie but Sing by Blur stands out to me.

BagheeraMcGee · 10-31-2015, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PipesDonatello

Boogie Nights ending- God Only Knows by The Beach Boys. Also Jesse's Girl and 99 Luftballoons during the drug deal scene.

The Royal Tenenbaums (bathroom scene)- Needle In The Hay by Elliot Smith

Trainspotting- pretty much the whole movie but Sing by Blur stands out to me.

Excellent choices there. I had forgotten both PT and Wes Anderson, but they're both among the best at using songs in their films.

EvilAshLives · 10-31-2015, 02:17 PM

Eyes Wide Shut
Barry Lyndon
2001

BagheeraMcGee · 10-31-2015, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by EvilAshLives

Eyes Wide Shut
Barry Lyndon
2001

Kubrick was probably the original master at using music, no? Even going back to "Paths Of Glory" (the song in the tavern) and "Dr. Strangelove" ("We'll Meet Again"), his choices were amazing.

Coenskubrick · 10-31-2015, 02:26 PM

Beethoven's 9th and "Singing in the Rain" in A Clockwork Orange.

"It's Hip to be Square" in American Psycho.

"Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (Original recording but not an original song) in Night of the Hunter.

"Somebody to Love" in A Serious Man.

"We'll Meet Again" in Doctor Strangelove (Look, Kubrick is the master of the closing song).

"Stuck in the Middle With You" in Resevoir Dogs.

"Farewell" and "Fare Thee Well" (different songs) in Inside Llewyn Davis.

"Journey of the Sorcerer" in several versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

BagheeraMcGee · 10-31-2015, 02:32 PM

Here's a follow up question to this thread: does it bother or annoy you when a movie uses a song that was already memorably used in a previous film? Examples: "Dirty Dancing" used "Be My Baby", but I think of "Mean Streets" when I hear the song. Recent example: "Steve Jobs" used "Shelter From The Storm" over the end credits, but whenever I hear that song, "Jerry Maguire" comes to mind, and even though I loved "Steve Jobs", that kind of took me out of the moment that the film's ending had created. Maybe it's just me...

The song "Rabbia e Tarantella" I mentioned in a previous post didn't bother me because I never saw the Italian movie it first appeared in.

Coenskubrick · 10-31-2015, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

Here's a follow up question to this thread: does it bother or annoy you when a movie uses a song that was already memorably used in a previous film?

I wasn't bothered, I mean it worked well for the scene, but it did take me out of the film a bit when I heard Requiem For Soprano in Godzilla, since it's just so iconically 2001.

P-Rock · 11-01-2015, 01:52 AM

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has a bunch of classic 70's songs and it works wonders for the movie.

Packerfan75 · 11-01-2015, 01:56 AM

Maximum Overdrive - AC/DC (whole soundtrack)
Matrix - The Crystal Method
Forrest Gump - whole soundtrack
Highlander - Queen (whole soundtrack)

Chaotic · 11-01-2015, 03:16 AM

Kickass

10-31-2015, 10:45 AM	#1
Coenskubrick Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2015 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:558	Best use of found music in film? What are some of your favourite uses of found music in film? That means taking an existing piece of music and putting it in the film, rather than composing original music. Can be diagetic or non-diagetic.

10-31-2015, 11:52 AM	#2
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:946 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Goodfellas

10-31-2015, 12:03 PM	#3
buck135 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 4K collection:422 Blu-ray collection:2371 Trading Score:11	Dawn of the Dead (1978).

10-31-2015, 01:00 PM	#4
dvdmike Banned Member since:Jun 2010 Blu-ray collection:1069	The entire guardians and Martian soundtracks. Also see kingsmen

10-31-2015, 01:05 PM	#5
welcometothepartypal Power Member Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:1002 Digital collection:307 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:67	2001

10-31-2015, 01:09 PM	#6
dgoswald Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2015 Location:Erath Blu-ray collection:61	Kill Bill Vol 1.

10-31-2015, 01:31 PM	#7
BagheeraMcGee Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Back in the Pacific Northwest 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:4645 DVD collection:290 Trading Score:1	Too many to mention, but here's a few off the top of my head: "The Exorcist" - "Tubular Bells" (Mike Oldfield) "Apocalypse Now" - "Ride Of The Valkyries" (Wagner) "Almost Famous" - ending, "Tangerine" (Led Zeppelin) & "Feel Flows" (Beach Boys) "Pulp Fiction" - "Misirlou" (Dick Dale) "Trainspotting" - ending, "Born Slippy" (Underworld) "Goodfellas" - pretty much the entire soundtrack, but for me, "Jump Into The Fire" (Harry Nilsson) and "My Way" (Sid Vicious) stand out. "127 Hours" - "Festival" (Sigur Ros) "Inglourious Basterds" - "Rabbia e Tarantella" (Ennio Morricone). Even though it was already used in a 70s Italian film, this was a memorable way for QT to wrap "IB" up. "Blue Velvet" - "In Dreams" (Roy Orbison) "The candy colored clown they call the sandman..." There's plenty more that I love. For me, music is a huge component of making a film memorable.

10-31-2015, 01:51 PM	#8
thelittleprince Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2010 Location:wasteland 4K collection:211 Blu-ray collection:3467 DVD collection:56 Digital collection:490 iTunes collection:661 Trading Score:80	Watchmen

10-31-2015, 01:55 PM	#9
thelittleprince Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2010 Location:wasteland 4K collection:211 Blu-ray collection:3467 DVD collection:56 Digital collection:490 iTunes collection:661 Trading Score:80	Also, Forrest Gump

10-31-2015, 01:55 PM	#10
Kevin Holly Banned Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Canada	Orindary People - Canon in D Cruel Intentions - Bittersweet Symphony

10-31-2015, 02:06 PM	#11
PipesDonatello Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:540 Blu-ray collection:988 DVD collection:20 Digital collection:450	Boogie Nights ending- God Only Knows by The Beach Boys. Also Jesse's Girl and 99 Luftballoons during the drug deal scene. The Royal Tenenbaums (bathroom scene)- Needle In The Hay by Elliot Smith Trainspotting- pretty much the whole movie but Sing by Blur stands out to me.

10-31-2015, 02:17 PM	#13
EvilAshLives Senior Member Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Arizona Bay 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:1203 DVD collection:268	Eyes Wide Shut Barry Lyndon 2001

10-31-2015, 02:26 PM	#15
Coenskubrick Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2015 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:558	Beethoven's 9th and "Singing in the Rain" in A Clockwork Orange. "It's Hip to be Square" in American Psycho. "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (Original recording but not an original song) in Night of the Hunter. "Somebody to Love" in A Serious Man. "We'll Meet Again" in Doctor Strangelove (Look, Kubrick is the master of the closing song). "Stuck in the Middle With You" in Resevoir Dogs. "Farewell" and "Fare Thee Well" (different songs) in Inside Llewyn Davis. "Journey of the Sorcerer" in several versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

10-31-2015, 02:32 PM	#16
BagheeraMcGee Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Back in the Pacific Northwest 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:4645 DVD collection:290 Trading Score:1	Here's a follow up question to this thread: does it bother or annoy you when a movie uses a song that was already memorably used in a previous film? Examples: "Dirty Dancing" used "Be My Baby", but I think of "Mean Streets" when I hear the song. Recent example: "Steve Jobs" used "Shelter From The Storm" over the end credits, but whenever I hear that song, "Jerry Maguire" comes to mind, and even though I loved "Steve Jobs", that kind of took me out of the moment that the film's ending had created. Maybe it's just me... The song "Rabbia e Tarantella" I mentioned in a previous post didn't bother me because I never saw the Italian movie it first appeared in.

11-01-2015, 01:52 AM	#18
P-Rock Banned Member since:Apr 2015 Blu-ray reviews:3	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has a bunch of classic 70's songs and it works wonders for the movie.

11-01-2015, 01:56 AM	#19
Packerfan75 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Earth 4K collection:71 Blu-ray collection:549 DVD collection:355 Digital collection:97 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:1	Maximum Overdrive - AC/DC (whole soundtrack) Matrix - The Crystal Method Forrest Gump - whole soundtrack Highlander - Queen (whole soundtrack)

11-01-2015, 03:16 AM	#20
Chaotic Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Denver, CO	Kickass

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