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Track 1: Sinnerman – Nina Simone
Thomas Crown Affair – John McTiernan
While movie is average…this is one of those songs that takes you away to another place and dimension. Can’t help but love it.
Track 2: Le temps de l’amour – Françoise Hardy
Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson
I love both Françoise Hardy and Wes Anderson’s films so it’s the perfect combination. And the dance scene where the song features always make me laugh.
Track 3: Widana Widana – Ragheb Alama
The Hairdressers Husband – Patrice Leconte
I want someone to dance from me like this.
Track 4: I Love You All – The Soronpbfs, Michael Fassbender
Frank – Lenny Abrahamson
A fantastic film that showcases Michael Fassbender’s acting and singing talents
Track 5: Bug Powder Dust – Bomb the Bass
Naked Lunch – David Cronenberg
This 1994 hip hop song is actually inspired by the novel Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs (one of my favourite writers). It was released 3 yers after the movie Naked Lunch, by UK band Bomb the Bass. I am a 90’s hip hop fan and this song ticked all the boxes for me. I love the movie (IT IS a David Cronenberg film) but the novel is even better and the words in this song remind me of the book. By the way, Alex Winter (Bill from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure) directed the music video.The original score by Howard Shore and Ornette Coleman is damn fine too!
Track 6: Botanica de Los Angeles – Xiu Xiu
Creep 2 – Patrick Brice
It’s such an emphatically dark and grandiose song that perfectly marks the end of a brilliantly tense and joyously horrifying movie about a girl in a terrible situation and I love it. the kind of song that really packs a punch when the movie’s over and you’re trying to make sense of everything you’ve seen, and you can really feel the weight of it all at once.
Track 7: Society – Eddie Vedder
Into the Wild by Sean Penn
The song has a beautiful emotional flow to it. The sad tune accompanied by the nostalgic yet happy undertones makes it sound so freeing.
Track 8: Main Title (Billy) – Bob Dylan
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid – Sam Pekinpah
A perfect soundtrack to listen to on a sunny afternoon, Dylan’s best work.
Track 9: Doomed – Moses Sumney
Queen and Slim – Melina Matsoukas
If you watch this film and DON’T sob hysterically when this song is played during the heartbreaking climax, then you are broken and no one can help you.
Track 10: Horizons – Ane Brun and Dustin O’Halloran
Puzzle – Marc Turtletaub
I remember this song from the ending credits of Puzzle and was such a surprise , it’s haunting and beautiful.
Track 11: Komm, Süsser Tod – ARIANNE
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
It is simply so iconic in that the film ends with the world literally self-destructing and everybody on Earth dies in glorious slow motion to this track.
Track 12: In Dreams – Roy Orbison
Blue Velvet – David Lynch
Possibly the most iconic use of a pre-existing song in a film in my opinion. Watching Blue Velvet will completely change the way you hear and think about this song forever. Pure emotion and drama and fear
Track 13: Can’t Hardly Stand It – Charlie Feathers
Only Lovers Left Alive – Jim Jarmusch
This whole soundtrack is fantastic. Swinton, Hiddleston and Jarmusch are the trifecta of dissafected cool.
Track 14: Autobahn – Kraftwerk
Control (2007) – Anton Corbijn
Control is regarded as a fantastic representation of one of the most influential lead-singers of our generation and of a band that were the pioneers of a unique genre of music. The only thing that may be more influential and important is Kraftwerk, who several years earlier created a new sound and outlook for music whilst in a country going through political turmoil. Without Kraftwerk a large majority of the music that we have today wouldn’t exist! A must watch and a must listen!
Track 15: Camille 2000 (Titles) – Piero Piccioni
Camille 2000 – Radley Metzger
Track 16: Lui E Lei – Piero Umiliani
Gangster’s Law (La legge dei gangsters) – Siro Marcellini
I haven’t seen the film but discovered the soundtrack on spotify and loved it!
Track 17: Profondo Rosso – Goblin
Deep Red – Dario Argento
Shamefully, I haven’t seen this film, but Goblin’s soundtrack creates such an incredible atmosphere that I don’t particularly feel that I need to.
Track 18: Lipstick to Void – Mica Levi
Under the Skin – Jonathan Glazer
It’s one of my last visual-shock on the big screen and the soundtrack by Mica Levi largely participates to create this unique universe. Not really a pop song but hope it will make you want to watch it if you didn’t yet.
Track 19: Canned Heat – Jamiroquai
Napoleon Dynamite – Jared Hess
The best song use in a film would have to be dance sequence at end of Napoleon Dynamite.
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