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Re: Best use of music in a scene

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tmoney
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5/12/2006 2:03 PM
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Best use of music in a scene

What are some movie scenes where the music along with the visuals just blew you away. yeah I know your goona throw out Indiana Jones running for the plane, or Luke Skywalker dodging magic bullets.

Some of mine are
1. Tom Cruise on the top of the building in Vanilla Sky, with Sigur Rós Njosnavelin playing in the background. The goodbye is heartbreaking.
2. The three way shootout scene in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Morricone's score was perfect.
3. The tearing down the shacks scene in Dark Days with UNKLE (richard ashcroft and DJ shadow).
4. The last scene in 8 1/2 with the dance and circus music. Truely a perfect closing.
5. The goodbye scene in Eternal Sunshine when the house is crumbling. The music is simple, yet utterly heartbreaking as well as the scene. Jon Brion is such a genius.

What are yours?

pippin06
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5/12/2006 3:19 PM
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Good topic. Here are a few off the top of my head:

In Reality Bites, when Lelana sees Ethan Hawke's character at her doorstep as she's running to go find him, and it's U2's "All I Want Is You."

In Bridget Jones' Diary, each song choice fits perfectly with the scene. It's a well put together movie. The recurring "Aint No Mountain High Enough" for Bridget's love trials and tribulations. The signature song, "Out of Reach," playing as she leaves the Darcys, thinking she lost her chance on her happy ending. I could go on.

The only reason I still cry watching E.T. everytime (yes EVERYTIME) is the score when E.T. says "I'll be right here..." and then it builds into that sweeping mix of brass and strings as he boards the ship, and Elliott is crying, and good spaceship special effects for 1982, flying away, and ....*tear*

In Lord of the Rings, Return of the King... the scene as Frodo and Gandalf leave on the ship to the Valinor at the very end, using musical phrasing from the Annie Lennox song at the end... I mean, I've already been crying my eyes out about the poor little hobbits and how they saved Middle Earth, but now Frodo's leaving, and this somber yet hopeful melody drifting along... I want to cry now just writing this.

I probably would've thought Titanic was a bit stupider if not for that score. Maybe not. I got suckered into it like so many people.

In the Matrix, Rage Against the Machine's "Wake Up" for the end scene when Neo, now "The One," takes off like Superman for the first time. How perfect was that?

In Schinder's List, as Schindler's survivors pass his grave setting stones atop the headstone...man, that John Williams is a genius, have I mentioned that?

These are just some I can think of...hard to think.

P.S. Luke Skywalker never dodged magic bullets. Psh.

paul
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5/12/2006 7:40 PM
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In Goodfellas, the montage set to the instrumental part of Layla by Derek and the Dominos. It's the perfect transition from the glory days preceding The Lufthansa Affair into the rest of the film marked by paranoia after Jimmy Conway kills the guys who pulled off the heist with him.

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GoodFellas (1990)

bbennett712
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5/13/2006 12:40 PM
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It's probably predictable, but for me it doesn't get any better than Rocky running up the steps. I also liked Chariots of Fire when they're running on the beach.

Jenn
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5/14/2006 2:38 PM
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This is a great topic as I usually consider the music for the entire film and often forget the most memorable scenes -until I hear that piece of music again of course. Here are a few I remember:

Chariots of Fire - I loved that beach running scene.. it was so inspiring and hopeful.. of course, it's hilarious if you mute the sound as then it's just a bunch of boys running in their underwear.

Curdled - Great Latin rythms, and especially memorable when Gabriella returns to a crime scene to slueth and finds her self dancing through the supposed murder sequence... the twirling in the living room (great dress).

Next Stop Wonderland - Bosa Nova throughout playing up on the tragic and sneaky behavior of the main character.

Full Monty - so many great songs that now make me laugh thinking of those middle-aged men learning how to strip-tease.

Which movie was it that played, Daimen Rice's, Blowers Daughter (specifically the verses, "I can't take my eyes off of you")? Spiderman?

tmoney
Posts 181

5/14/2006 6:29 PM
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nope. closer.

PammyK
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5/15/2006 11:26 AM
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Its not a favorite, actually I hate thinking about, but its the only song/scene I can think of and that must mean something.

In Adaptation (one of my least favorite movies), near the end in the swamp after the alligator and car accident and such when "Happy Together" is playing...its creepy and disturbing, sorta the last song you want to hear at that moment. Now when I hear it on the radio I turn it off or else I get in this kind of trance and think about sad things.

PeterJbrant
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5/29/2006 12:04 PM
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1)The scene in "A Very Long Engagement" when Matilde is sending off her lover to war and she sets the test of if she can reach the bend before manech's car reaches it then he will return alive. The music and the fact that she has a permanent limp makes it heart-wrenching. Angelo Badalamenti did the music.
2)In "Breathless," when Michel is shot at the very end after his love, Patricia, has called the authorities on him. He struggles down the street after being shot to the free jazz music of Martial Solail(i think.)
3) In Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid," the tramp is chasing a truck that has the young boy that he has become friends with on it and when he finally catches up and grabs the boy he kisses him on the cheek and the lips. It is so innocent and the music crescendos beautifully. Charlie Chaplin did the music for this film along with the majority of his other films.
4)In "Edward Scissorhands," when Edward is creating the ice sculpture in the backyard for ryder's character. You know the one. The music throoughout the film is wonderful, but this scene especially.
5)In "The Empire of the Sun," I can't remember well, but there is a scen where the main character(young Christian Bale) begins to sing the song from earlier in the film that he sang in the boys choir on top the hill while the Japanese pilots are preparing to fly in a suicide mission. A similar ascetis is used in "A Thin Red Line" with a couple Melanesian choirs.

I have many favorite scenes becuase of the music. So, I just looked through my favorites and wrote about the ones that came to mind.