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Badalamenti received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his “Twin Peaks Theme.”

Director Jonathan Demme used this song to open his movie "Philadelphia," starring Tom Hanks as a lawyer dying of AIDS. Demme had asked Springsteen for a rock song to open his movie. Bruce started writing it based on lyrics he had previously written about the death of one of his friends, but it did not work over a rock beat. Springsteen sent what he came up with to Demme, considering it an unfinished demo. Demme loved it and felt it was perfect for his movie just as it was. This won Grammys for Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, Best Male Vocal, and Best Song Written For a Motion Picture or Television.

From the motion picture soundtrack to the 1999 film Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson. Largely composed of songs by Aimee Man, the album was certified gold in 2001.

This was featured in the 1989 movie Say Anything in a scene where John Cusack plays this from a Boom Box he holds over his head to win the heart of Ione Skye. Cameron Crowe, who directed the film, was going to use Billy Idol's "Got To Be A Lover," but it didn't work with the scene. Crowe got the idea to use this when he played a tape from his wedding which had the song on it. Because it was a deeply personal song, Gabriel did not want to let him use it, but when Crowe called and sent him a tape of the movie, Gabriel loved it and gave his approval. bit.ly

"Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club.." Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff wrote this song specifically for "The Breakfast Club." According to Keith Forsey, Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music was his first choice to record this song, but Ferry turned it down. Forsey was also a big fan of Simple Minds, so he tried to get them to record the song by delivering a cassette demo to the band. Initially, the band didn't want to do it, but were persuaded after they saw a screening of the film with John Hughes.

The 1967 film The Graduate boosted the profile of folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Directed Mike Nichols was a fan, and eventually Larry Turman, his producer, worked out a deal with Paul Simon to write three new songs for the movie. By the end of editing, however, Simon still had delivered only one and he was touring constantly. When Nichols begged for more, Simon said he was too busy, but he did play a few notes of a song he was working on for the tour. “It’s not for the movie,” he said. “It’s a song about times past — about Mrs. Roosevelt and Joe DiMaggio and stuff.” Always the opportunist, Nichols said, “It’s now about Mrs. Robinson, not Mrs. Roosevelt.” bit.ly

In 1992 director Quentin Tarantino used "Stuck in the Middle With You" in the soundtrack of his debut film Reservoir Dogs, in the infamous Michael Madsen ear-cutting scene, bringing new attention to the song.

"Hey, that's Kool and the Gang!" said famously Samuel L. Jackson's character in Pulp Fiction, where this song appears. Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, and Uma Thurman.

Originally written for 1968’s Il Mercenario, “L’Arena” appears in Kill Bill Vol. 2 as Uma Thurman's character 'The Bride' digs herself out of a grave,

Also sprach Zarathustra is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and became well known after its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

John Williams composed the theme for Star Wars in the late 1970s and is considered the primary theme for Luke Skywalker, the protagonist of the original trilogy. The original 1977 recording was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Williams has also written the theme for seemingly hundreds of other movies, including Jaws, E.T., and Superman.

Released in 1989, the “Fight the Power” anthem served as the theme for Spike Lee’s 'Do the Right Thing' and is featured on Public Enemy’s 1990 album 'Fear of a Black Planet'.

Besides writing and composing the track, Prince played all the instruments on the song. Notably, there is no bass on this track; Prince took it out at the last minute to get a different sound, though he hated to see it go. prince.com

This Tears for Fears cover "Mad World" was featured on the Donnie Darko (2001) soundtrack. Donnie Darko, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled teen who suffers from hallucinations, premiered in 2001.

Christiane F. is a 1981 German biographical drama film directed by Uli Edel that portrays the descent of Christiane Felscherinow, a bored 13-year-old growing up in mid-1970s West Berlin, struggling with addiction. Based on the 1978 non-fiction book Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (We Children from Zoo Station), transcribed and edited from tape recordings by Kai Hermann and Horst Rieck, the film immediately acquired cult status and features David Bowie as both composer and as himself.

From the Jojo Rabbit soundtrack. The Beatles recorded eleven German vocal takes, so they were mixed with the original instrumental. The handclaps were overdubbed. For "Sie liebt dich" The Beatles recorded their German vocals in thirteen takes.

Three versions of this song exist. The first was recorded in early 1979 by Ed Stasium and was intended for the Rock 'n' Roll High School soundtrack. This version opens with an extended drum beat first, with Joey Ramone eventually singing the opening line, "Rock, Rock, Rock, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll High School." This is also the version they usually performed live.

The 1984 soundtrack album to the eponymous film Repo Man features songs by various punk rock bands such as the Plugz, Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Iggy Pop and others. It's one of the first soundtracks to use pre-existing band cuts in lieu of an original score, Repo Man is a document of L.A.'s punk heyday. - bit.ly

"Going Back to Cali" by LL Cool J is from the 1987 Less Than Zero soundtrack as well as his third album, Walking with a Panther. The film presents a look at the culture of wealthy, troubled youth in Los Angeles and stars Robert Downey Jr and Jami Gertz.

"Man of Constant Sorrow" is a traditional American folk song first dated back to 1913. Public interest in the song was renewed after the release of the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, where it plays a central role in the plot, earning the three runaway protagonists public recognition as the Soggy Bottom Boys. The recording won a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards in 2002.

This psychedelic song appears in the "Gutterballs" dream sequence from the Coen brothers' 1998 film The Big Lebowski.

In the 1988 movie Die Hard, "Christmas in Hollis" plays in an early scene where Bruce Willis' character (John McClane,) is being driven to a Christmas party. His driver plays the song (on cassette!), and when it starts playing, Willis asks, "You got any Christmas music?" "This is Christmas music," he replies.

Despite appearing on the soundtrack to The Lost Boys, this song's lyrics do not specifically reference vampires, as it was composed before McMahon had seen any footage from the film. After hearing the track, director Joel Schumacher commented: "You nailed my theme song to The Lost Boys! I can't believe you wrote this without seeing a frame of film!". McMahon additionally explained: "I always say that if I'd have seen the film first, I would probably not have written 'Cry Little Sister'. I didn't want the song to be specific to the vampire. I wanted it to be about the longing for family from a rejected youth's perspective, which I went through myself and that many of us have felt."

The song is featured in the 2000 movie High Fidelity starring John Cusack, who plays main character Rob Gordon, a record store owner who recently went through a though breakup and begins recounting his past relationships. It was also included in Season 1 Episode 10 of the 2020 Hulu recreation series 'High Fidelity.'

Blue Velvet is a 1986 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by David Lynch, which features this song. Roy Orbison claimed in interviews that the lyrics for this song came to him in a dream; he wrote the music once he woke up. Typical of many Orbison songs, it's a heartbreaker: asleep at night is the only time he can be with the one he loves, as when he wakes up, she's gone.

This The Jesus and Mary Chain classic ‘Just Like Honey’ is synonymous for most of us with the finale of the 2003 film Lost in Translation, directed by Sofia Coppola.

One thing that seems to get lost in the "Seattleness" of Singles is how Paul Westerberg, a guy from Minnesota, ended up anchoring the soundtrack. Cameron Crowe liked the song so much that he asked Westerberg for another, "Waiting For Somebody," as well as using music from both songs as the score of the film. Crowe also directed the video for "Dyslexic Heart," which was released as the first single from the soundtrack. www.vice.com

Pump Up the Volume is a 1990 American coming-of-age teen comedy-drama film written and directed by Allan Moyle. Music being central to the plot of a film about a young pirate radio station DJ, the soundtrack featured a diverse number of artists. The official soundtrack release had eleven tracks.

"Over the Rainbow" is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy horror film by 20th Century Fox. The story centers on a young engaged couple whose car breaks down in the rain near a castle, where they seek a telephone to call for help. They are accepted by the castle's unexpected household, who dance to "The Time Warp".

‘Whole Wide World’ was originally released in 1978. The innocence the song exudes was used to great effect in the film "Stranger Than Fiction," when Will Farrell’s repressed IRS agent finally falls in love, getting the girl by singing this song to her.

Tank Girl is a 1995 American science fiction film directed by Rachel Talalay and is based on the British post-apocalyptic comic series of the same name. The industrial rock song was inspired by the damaging behavior of Björk's brother, and in the lyrics she tells him to stand up and to regain control of his life. - bit.ly

Groundhog Day is a 1993 comedy starring Bill Murray playing a weatherman who changes his life after getting stuck in an unexplained time loop of unknown length on the second day of February. Every morning, Murray's character is awoken on his hotel clock radio by Sonny & Cher's classic "I Got You Babe."

“Rawhide” was a western themed TV show which ran for eight seasons in the USA in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The theme song was performed by Frankie Laine. The Blues Brothers' recording is mostly faithful to the original. The song simulates the sounds of a cattle drive.

Composed by José González and Theodore Shapiro for the 2013 film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," the song is about breaking free from one’s comfort zone and living life to the fullest.

The lead single from the soundtrack to Marvel's 2018 Black Panther. It is the first song from a Marvel Studios film to receive an Academy Award nomination for best song.

Dedicated to composer Angelo Badalamenti, who famously composed the score for ‘Twin Peaks,’ passed away on Sunday at age 85. Thanks for listening to today!