Holy crap, look, it's a distraction!

[lotus0kid]

For both f-list people and myself. From fannish5:

Name five effective uses of songs in movies or tv shows.

1. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan in Watchmen. Just inspired, really. The song gets a brief mention in the GN, IIRC, but the way they used it in the opening credits is amazing.

2. "We Will Rock You" by Queen in A Knight's Tale. Hee, okay, I know the film's not a classic by any standard, but I love the way they brought together modern music and the "medieval" setting. I lost it when I noticed that during the guitar solo, there's a guy with a trumpet playing along. A close second is the music playing when William's crew make the bet with the Frenchmen. If you listen closely, you'll realize it's regular bar music, kind of blues-y country, just in a whatever-century pub. There are even people inexplicably dancing to it. Awesome.

3. "Staralfur" by Sigur Ros in both The Life Aquatic and The Girl in the Cafe. Oh man, this song. Okay, you know in Shawshank Redemption when Red talks about the opera song Andy plays, and how he doesn't want to know what the words are in English because he likes to think they're singing about something so beautiful it can't be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it? That's this song, for me. It comes at what I consider the emotional climax of both movies, and it just.. makes your heart ache, appropriately enough.

4. "Whole Wide World" by Wreckless Eric in Stranger Than Fiction. The scene in which this song features is proof positive that anyone can look hot while playing guitar, even an almost terminally dorky Will Ferrell. Also, I guess, something about the power of music, how it can build deep bonds between people in an instant.

5. "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Aww. Everybody dances! I get chills, TBH, seeing a street filled to bursting with people all dancing and singing together. It's just.. nice. And, of course, the Beatles- I mean, 'nuff said.

Runners-up: "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" by Nancy Sinatra in Kill Bill Vol. 1. "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John in Almost Famous. "Lucia Di Lammermoor" by Gaetano Donizetti in The Fifth Element. "Goody Two Shoes" by Adam Ant in Hot Fuzz.

ETA: Links to vids-
1. "The Times They Are a-Changin'"
2. Couldn't find one, sorry.
3. "Staralfur" in Life Aquatic WARNING: Serious spoilers. I mean it. I hesitate to even have the link at all. DO NOT WATCH this if you haven't seen the movie.
4. "Whole Wide World" WARNING: Not entirely work-safe.
5. "Twist and Shout"

Runner-up vids I could find:
"Tiny Dancer"
"Lucia Di Lammermoor"

Comments

[lotus0kid.livejournal.com]

Hee, the "99 Luftballons"- I forgot about that. How about Dr Wen and his love of "A Little Respect" by Erasure? I never would've heard that awesome song (and subsequently included it on a Plaude mix) if not for that episode. Well, I think if you really tried you could pick a favorite Scrubs song and move on, but okay.

Hm, I'll keep an eye out for it next time I watch the movie. Shannyn Sossaman, who has done surprisingly little since. I dunno, maybe she's doing theater nowadays or something.

[visiblemarket.livejournal.com]

No, the best Dr. Wen music moment, in my opinion, is the "A Surgeon and a Doc!/Above it all!" duet with Dr. Cox. If I had to absolutely gun to my head pick, I would say the "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin" is my favorite Scrubs music moment. But...still.

I remember spotting it on the second (maybe third?) viewing and thinking it was just such a cute little touch to have; completely random, but still. Ah yes, Ms. Sossaman; I remember her in 40 Days and 40 Nights, and she was probably the best part of it.

[lotus0kid.livejournal.com]

Annnd now that's stuck in my head. Thanks. I don't recall "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin."

She was in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang too, for a little bit. She wore a pink wig. That's.. the only thing I've seen her in besides A Knight's Tale.

[visiblemarket.livejournal.com]

Hee, sorry. I just looked it up on youtube and it's as hilarious as I remembered. Waiting for My Real Life to Begin; it loses a bit in just being the song, because the way it's tied into the episode is great, but it always breaks my heart.

Oh, that's right, she gets killed, doesn't she?

[lotus0kid.livejournal.com]

Ah, right, I thought it might be this. Sorry, I got distracted by John C. McGinley's pathetic excuse for chest compressions. Dude, were you trying to save her life or gently nudge her awake from a light nap? You can do better than that.

Yeah, and consequently has that cool, completely random moment with Harry under the bed.

[visiblemarket.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I didn't even notice that. Of course I just got distracted by the Polyphonic Spree episode as well. *sigh*

Does she? I don't even remember. I know she was sort of a baddie, only in the end she redeemed herself. Or maybe I'm confusing her with someone else.

[lotus0kid.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I remember when the Polyphonic Spree all trooped in. Good times.

Eh, I wouldn't say she redeems herself. It's just kind of sad the way she dies. And, of course, there's poor Harry under the bed, watching her die.

[visiblemarket.livejournal.com]

Seriously. I just recently ended up downloading that song as part of a fanmix and was so happy just to have it, it always cheers me up.

Ah, that would be; I remember feeling sad when she died, at least.