Music Movies using music... Has it changed how you've heard a song?

Sully · 08-15-2013, 08:02 PM

I admit I am easily manipulated by music within scenes on TV and in movies. It's put in there for a reason... to elicit an emotion, and I fall victim to it every time. Scorsese, Sorkin, Crowe, and Soderburg are, IMO, the best at this.

My question is this...
Has there ever been a song that, due to its placement in a show or movie, has changed the way you've heard it forever?

What got me thinking about this was the Dire Straits song, "Brothers in Arms," which was in the West Wing episode, "Two Cathedrals." (BTW, for my money the greatest TV episode ever created). Without being knowledgeable of the lyrics, or anything about the song other than the mood it set on that show, it's now a song I seek out due to the way it brings me calm when the shot hits the fan.

Any song like that for you?

**notorious** · 08-15-2013, 08:45 PM

Donnie Darko Mad World.

Sully · 08-15-2013, 09:37 PM

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Donnie Darko Mad World.

Agreed

Oddly enough, since the song isn't in the movie, I think about that movie every time I hear the song "Talk Dirty to Me," because it has the words "cellar door" in it.

Buns · 08-15-2013, 09:51 PM

Goodfellas - "layla" And reservoir dogs - "stick in the middle with you" are two that immediately come to mind. The opening credits song from Drive, Kavinsky's "Nightcall" is one of those just perfect combos that stuck with me. Also, an episode of Entourage used Radiohead's "fake plastic trees" in an awesome way as well. Entourage just used music in a great way all the time.

**Buck** · 08-15-2013, 10:00 PM

Sandlot - Tequila

Psyko Tek · 08-15-2013, 10:09 PM

anybody remember the Miami Vice pilot, Phil Collins, In The Air Tonight,
was a great visual and worked for me ,I was mid teens
always think of that when I hear the song

gonna have to see if there is a u tube clip

the other one I have is hit girl and The Dickies doing banna splits, surreal , gorgeous violence

Dallas Chief · 08-15-2013, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Virtua Chief

Goodfellas - "layla" And reservoir dogs - "stick in the middle with you" are two that immediately come to mind. The opening credits song from Drive, Kavinsky's "Nightcall" is one of those just perfect combos that stuck with me. Also, an episode of Entourage used Radiohead's "fake plastic trees" in an awesome way as well. Entourage just used music in a great way all the time.

Goodfellas and "Jump Into the Fire" for me. Absolutely unforgettable with the helicopters and the guns and all that. Scorcese can really nail a moment with music. IMHO....

big nasty kcnut · 08-15-2013, 11:13 PM

trailers do that to me i hear a song on a trailer and i have to download it.

Sannyasi · 08-16-2013, 01:19 AM

I listen to the Pixies quite a bit, and every time I hear "Where Is My Mind" it makes me think of the end of Fight Club. That was a great moment.

|Zach| · 08-16-2013, 01:34 AM

American Graffiti changed a lot of songs for me.

**DaneMcCloud** · 08-16-2013, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Virtua Chief

Goodfellas - "layla" And reservoir dogs - "stick in the middle with you" are two that immediately come to mind. The opening credits song from Drive, Kavinsky's "Nightcall" is one of those just perfect combos that stuck with me. Also, an episode of Entourage used Radiohead's "fake plastic trees" in an awesome way as well. Entourage just used music in a great way all the time.

You're hearing Scott Vener on Entourage. He's the music supervisor and chooses all of the songs for each episode.

**DaneMcCloud** · 08-16-2013, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

American Graffiti changed a lot of songs for me.

Because you were hearing songs from that era in context?

|Zach| · 08-16-2013, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Because you were hearing songs from that era in context?

Interesting question.

I already had an inclination for songs of the era but I think it brought some to a new level.

Having said that I as a photographer first but also an avid music lover I am often prone to being hit hard when a good song and visual are connected.

**DaneMcCloud** · 08-16-2013, 01:38 AM

Like others, I've never heard Layla the same since seeing frozen gangsters in a refrigerated truck.

I can't think of too many others right now but I didn't like the song Shadow of the Sun, from the first Audioslave record, until I saw it against picture in Collateral.

|Zach| · 08-16-2013, 01:41 AM

It feels like whenever there is some movie where a person is strung out on drugs and they want to get that shot of them passing out in super glorious slow motion they always play Blinded By The Light.

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\|Zach\| For The Glory Of The City Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $5326768	It feels like whenever there is some movie where a person is strung out on drugs and they want to get that shot of them passing out in super glorious slow motion they always play Blinded By The Light.
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