I wrote this article as a note on Facebook a few years ago. Thought I'd share it here - My ten
favourite musical moments in film. The rule is – they must be songs and
not scores, and no musicals. (In no particular order).....
1.) The end of Jerry McGuire when Bob Dylan’s "Shelter from the Storm" plays over Jerry, Dorothy and Ray’s walk through the park.
2.) Another Cameron Crowe movie: Vanilla Sky. David Aimes removes the mask and heads drunkenly into the night in search of Sophia as REM’s "Sweetness Follows" kicks in.
3.) Dazed & Confused. "Tuesday’s Gone" by Lynyrd Skynyrd serenades the party as it winds down. The empty cup, over the tap of the empty keg just the perfect image.
4.) "Just Like Honey" by The Jesus and Mary Chain, growing in strength as Bob and Charlotte part ways in Lost In Translation.
5.) The long tracking shot into the Copacabana club in Goodfellas is probably the most perfect shot in cinema. Made all the more so with "Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals.
6.) Singing "Falling Slowly", Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova fall in love before your eyes in Once.
7.) Edith Piaf singing "Tu Es Partout" as the troops wait for their finest and, for many of them, final hour in Saving Private Ryan.
8.) Fight Club. The Pixies. "Where is my Mind?" = Possibly the best ending to a film ever.
9.) Creedence Clearwater Revival’s "Fortunate Son" greets the arrival of Forrest Gump into Vietnam.
10.) Jim Carrey in Yes Man, urging a guy off the ledge with "Third Eye Blind’s" Jumper.
1.) The end of Jerry McGuire when Bob Dylan’s "Shelter from the Storm" plays over Jerry, Dorothy and Ray’s walk through the park.
2.) Another Cameron Crowe movie: Vanilla Sky. David Aimes removes the mask and heads drunkenly into the night in search of Sophia as REM’s "Sweetness Follows" kicks in.
3.) Dazed & Confused. "Tuesday’s Gone" by Lynyrd Skynyrd serenades the party as it winds down. The empty cup, over the tap of the empty keg just the perfect image.
4.) "Just Like Honey" by The Jesus and Mary Chain, growing in strength as Bob and Charlotte part ways in Lost In Translation.
5.) The long tracking shot into the Copacabana club in Goodfellas is probably the most perfect shot in cinema. Made all the more so with "Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals.
6.) Singing "Falling Slowly", Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova fall in love before your eyes in Once.
7.) Edith Piaf singing "Tu Es Partout" as the troops wait for their finest and, for many of them, final hour in Saving Private Ryan.
8.) Fight Club. The Pixies. "Where is my Mind?" = Possibly the best ending to a film ever.
9.) Creedence Clearwater Revival’s "Fortunate Son" greets the arrival of Forrest Gump into Vietnam.
10.) Jim Carrey in Yes Man, urging a guy off the ledge with "Third Eye Blind’s" Jumper.
Funnily enough 2 of my favourite music moments are very similar to yours! same films, just different tunes. The first is vanilla sky and the haunting sigur ros. The next is lost in translation (which is my all time favourite film) and the song is Girls by Death in Vegas when Bob is heading to the hotel for the first time. It's also the music for the menu on my dvd and the amount of times I've woken up on the sofa with it playing over and over are too many to count
ReplyDeleteHaha! Your favourite film, eh? Good choice. Fantastic.
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