The movie director often looks to his music genius to score the film in a way that will take a scene to a memorable place, while adding depth to the storyline. Thus, it’s typical to hear a classic song in a film, regardless of genre. Here’s part three of this series looking at the best songs from the movies we just can’t stop watching…
We never thought anyone would find a movie to use the Led Zeppelin song “Kashmir,” but sure enough the film ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ hit a home run with its use.
‘Born to Be Wild’ in the film ‘Easy Rider’ was an obvious choice for producer Dennis Hopper in his counter-culture film. The song became a classic forever. Steppenwolf made it a hit, while the movie made it immortal.
‘Fallen’ is the little known Denzel Washington movie about man’s fight against the Devil, and the Rolling Stones contributed two classics to the music score. “Sympathy for the Devil” plus “Time is On My Side” are beautifully used to bring about the dramatic affect desire.
“To Sir With Love” by Lulu is the wonderful song taken from the md-60s black and white Sidney Poitier movie of the same name, bringing tears to our eyes with its innocence and underlying lessons.
“Layla” by Derek and the Dominos used in the dramatic Martin Scorsese movie ‘Goodfellas’ is a perfect example of 70s classics taking the emotion of the actors to an entirely different level. The movie was the perfect excuse for Martin to sneak in his favorite songs, from the Shangri-Las, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, and Bobby Darin, into the film.
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