Best/Favorite songs associated with movies?

[Hanniganite]

I'm just looking for good songs (with lyrics, not scores) from movies...whether they're just on the soundtrack/in the film or are like the song that represents a movie (i.e. Titanic = My Heart Will Go On...Spiderman = Hero, etc)

So far I've pulled tracks from Spidey 2, Garden State, The Punisher (Broken), Daredevil (Bring Me to Life), Will Smith (MIB/MIIB/WWWest) and various Bond films (too easy).

I've been looking through my imdb voting history and the films I've seen but no song sticks out...probably just can't remember them. Hoping maybe some people have their own faves to share.

[Steinbok]

Song: "When You Believe"
Movie: "Prince of Egypt"
Artists: "Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston"

[coopaloop]

Son Of A Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield
from Pulp Fiction

You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry
from Pulp Fiction

Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealers Wheel
from Reservoir Dogs

[Desibabu3k]

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
From Rocky III

[Paranoidandroid]

The Notwist - Consequence (Shopgirl trailer)
She Wants Revenge - Tear You Apart (Number 23, Fabrizia's Intro)
Muse - Newborn (Haute Tension)
Travis - Love Will Come Through (Garden State trailer)
Jon Brion - Knock Yourself Out (I Heart Huckabees, awesome song)

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

Aerosmith - I don't Wanna Miss A Thing (Armageddon)

^ lotsa teens <3 that song a lot.

[Rometiklan]

A couple from Kenny Loggins which were staples in the 80s:

Danger Zone from Top Gun

Footloose from the same-titled movie.

Some others:

Glory of Love from Karate Kid II

Angel, Sarah Maclachlan from City of Angels

Circle of Life, Elton John from Lion King

[vinciman1215]

Mission impossible theme: Limp Bizkit

A walk to remember: Cry and the piano song by Mandy Moore

She's the Man: 4ever by Veronicas

She's the Man: Move Along by All American Rejects

The Ant Bully: Ending song at credits (don't know the name)

[thecharlie]

Seal - "Kiss From a Rose"
Movie - "Batman Forever"

[goob3r]

As Time Goes By - Casablanca

[afong56]

the exorcist--tubular bells by mike oldfield
wizard of oz--over the rainbow by judy garland
beverley hills cop--axel f by harold faltermeyer
rocky--gonna fly now by deetta little
moulin rouge--lady marmalade
ocean's eleven--little less conversation

also, randy newman and phil collins have made careers out of movie standards. . .

[jonkaho]

Mission Impossible 2 - Metallica, I dissappear

[c white]

Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds; from The Breakfast Club

Pretty in Pink - Psychedelic Furs; from Pretty in Pink

[Mgz]

I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman - Britney Spears - Crossroad movie :lol: :lol:

^j/k

too much mainstream cheesy song

Son Of A Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield
from Pulp Fiction

You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry
from Pulp Fiction

Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealers Wheel
from Reservoir Dogs
????

A walk to remember: Cry and the piano song by Mandy Moore --> LOL ??


I think the ops wants epic song with high impact to the audience, such as My Heart Will Go On, or I don't want to miss a thing, when you bielive, etc

To OP : Academy Award for best original songs is a good start, check out here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song

then check out the Nominated songs too

anyway I'm a fan of film scores so I think original song sucks :P

[B0000rt]

A walk to remember: Cry and the piano song by Mandy Moore --> LOL ??

Heh, did you know the "Only Hope" Song by Mandy Moore is actually a cover off of Switchfoot?

[mrtvgame]

Mad World - Donnie Darko, CSI and Gears of War Promo on Xbox 360

[ephemera]

Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

[Talamasca]

1492: Conquest of Paradise - "Hispaniola" or "Conquest of Paradise"
Bad Boys II - "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
Black Hawk Down - "Gortoz a Ran - J'Attends"
Dreamgirls - "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going"
Evita - "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"
Gladiator - "Now We Are Free"
The Godfather - "Love Theme"
The Lord of the Rings: ROTK - "Into the West"
Pearl Harbor - "There You'll Be"
The Phantom of the Opera - "The Music of the Night"
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)"
Rocky IV - "The Burning Heart"

[Hanniganite]

anyway I'm a fan of film scores so I think original song sucks :P

I am too, that's why I don't know that many...rarely have I watched a movie and remarked how great the soundtrack was but I often notice scores.

Some good stuff so far...gonna check out as many as I can; maybe some I've just forgotten about.

[Talamasca]

I am too, that's why I don't know that many...rarely have I watched a movie and remarked how great the soundtrack was but I often notice scores.

Some good stuff so far...gonna check out as many as I can; maybe some I've just forgotten about.

Oh, if you're into scores, then I've got more!

Alexander - "The Drums of Gaugamela" or "Roxane's Veil"
The American President - "Main Title"
Beyond Rangoon - "Waters of Irrawady"
Bram Stoker's Dracula - "The Beginning"
Braveheart - "For the Love of a Princess" or "Bannockburn"
Children of Dune - "Inama Nushif" or "Summon the Worms"
The Cider House Rules - "Theme"
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - "Farewell"
The Da Vinci Code - "Chevaliers de Sangreal"
Elizabeth - "Overture"
The General's Daughter - "Sea Lion Woman"
Hero - "Love in Distance"
House of Flying Daggers - "Lovers"
Interview With the Vampire - "Libera Me"
Kill Bill, Vol. I - "Battle Without Honor or Humanity"
The Last Samurai - "Idyll's End"
Legends of the Fall - "The Ludlows"
The Lord of the Rings: FOTR - "Flight to the Ford" or "The Breaking of the Fellowship"
Love Actually - "Portuguese Love Theme" or "PM's Love Theme"
The Matrix Revolutions - "Navras"
Plunkett & Macleane - "Hanging/Escape"
The Shawshank Redemption - "So Was Red" or "End Titles"
The Thin Red Line - "Journey to the Line"