AGXStarseed
Well-Known Member
Sometime we'll be watching a TV show or Movie and we hear a song in the movie that we haven't heard before and it sticks with us - with us searching later on to try and find the song and get hold of it.
Some of these songs are deliberately written for the TV show/Movie to help forward the plot or entertain the kids (Disney is a prime example here), while others are songs that are just put in. Furthermore, sometimes a song you like can even be in the introduction.
Here's a few songs from TV Shows/Movies that I like as an example:
1. "Voodoo Child" by Rogue Traders - Doctor Who
The revived Doctor Who series in 2005 onward did have a few good songs thrown in every now and then. I still remember watching the episode End of the World and listening to the Britney Spears' song Toxic playing during part of it.
This song, however, was played during the episode The Sound of Drums, and is briefly played as Doctor Who villain The Master - having defeated the Doctor and assassinated the US President - takes over Earth with 6 billion cyborg creatures known as the Toclefane. To put it simply, when I first heard it, I loved it; seeing a big bad villain take over Earth while playing a song in the background was pretty awesome. The amount of times I rewound that segment on my VHS after I had recorded that episode was unbelievable. (I kept recording stuff to VHS tape until the digital switch-over).
2. "Red Dwarf Theme" by Jenna Russell - Red Dwarf
Some more BBC cult sci-fi for you now. This is a piece of music that starts up like an epic build up and then becomes a rather good song as it continues. Jenna only sings the second part of the theme (2:32 onward), but it's a song that I love to listen to, and it was clearly a hit with the show's fans as even now the song is played in the shows credits.
If I ever had a spaceship and decided to go and explore the universe, this is the first song I would play upon leaving Earth.
3. "Somebody has to pay" by Lola Rennt - Witchblade
Played in the pilot episode of a 2001/2002 live action adaption of the comic book series. Witchblade focused on a cop called Sara Pezzini (played by Yancy Butler) becoming the bearer of a supernatural gauntlet called the Witchblade - which she uses to help solve her cases and defeat wrongdoers both conventional and supernatural.
This song is played quite fittingly as she hunts down information regarding the Mafia boss Tommy Gallo (who killed her father, her best friend and her partner).
4. "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge - Short Circuit
A song from a cheesey yet innocent movie about a robot called Number 5 - who has been built for war purposes - becoming 'alive' after been struck by lightning.
This song is one that Number 5 briefly plays on the radio (and dances to) while driving a truck. I honestly don't know what it is about this song that I love so much, but whatever the reason it puts me in a good mood whenever I listen to it.
5. "Walking on Air" by Stephen Bishop - The Boy Who Could Fly
In the spirit of honesty, I'd never heard of this movie until a few years back. After hearing good reviews and managing to get a copy, I'm glad I did; it was a nice movie and, despite been a bit slow at times, showed a touching story of a girl and an autistic boy falling in love with the "title gives it away" fantasy element thrown in.
This song played in the credits and I love it. I've since grabbed some other Stephen Bishop songs after listening to this.
I'll probably add some more in the comments section later.
Some of these songs are deliberately written for the TV show/Movie to help forward the plot or entertain the kids (Disney is a prime example here), while others are songs that are just put in. Furthermore, sometimes a song you like can even be in the introduction.
Here's a few songs from TV Shows/Movies that I like as an example:
1. "Voodoo Child" by Rogue Traders - Doctor Who
The revived Doctor Who series in 2005 onward did have a few good songs thrown in every now and then. I still remember watching the episode End of the World and listening to the Britney Spears' song Toxic playing during part of it.
This song, however, was played during the episode The Sound of Drums, and is briefly played as Doctor Who villain The Master - having defeated the Doctor and assassinated the US President - takes over Earth with 6 billion cyborg creatures known as the Toclefane. To put it simply, when I first heard it, I loved it; seeing a big bad villain take over Earth while playing a song in the background was pretty awesome. The amount of times I rewound that segment on my VHS after I had recorded that episode was unbelievable. (I kept recording stuff to VHS tape until the digital switch-over).
2. "Red Dwarf Theme" by Jenna Russell - Red Dwarf
Some more BBC cult sci-fi for you now. This is a piece of music that starts up like an epic build up and then becomes a rather good song as it continues. Jenna only sings the second part of the theme (2:32 onward), but it's a song that I love to listen to, and it was clearly a hit with the show's fans as even now the song is played in the shows credits.
If I ever had a spaceship and decided to go and explore the universe, this is the first song I would play upon leaving Earth.
3. "Somebody has to pay" by Lola Rennt - Witchblade
Played in the pilot episode of a 2001/2002 live action adaption of the comic book series. Witchblade focused on a cop called Sara Pezzini (played by Yancy Butler) becoming the bearer of a supernatural gauntlet called the Witchblade - which she uses to help solve her cases and defeat wrongdoers both conventional and supernatural.
This song is played quite fittingly as she hunts down information regarding the Mafia boss Tommy Gallo (who killed her father, her best friend and her partner).
4. "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge - Short Circuit
A song from a cheesey yet innocent movie about a robot called Number 5 - who has been built for war purposes - becoming 'alive' after been struck by lightning.
This song is one that Number 5 briefly plays on the radio (and dances to) while driving a truck. I honestly don't know what it is about this song that I love so much, but whatever the reason it puts me in a good mood whenever I listen to it.
5. "Walking on Air" by Stephen Bishop - The Boy Who Could Fly
In the spirit of honesty, I'd never heard of this movie until a few years back. After hearing good reviews and managing to get a copy, I'm glad I did; it was a nice movie and, despite been a bit slow at times, showed a touching story of a girl and an autistic boy falling in love with the "title gives it away" fantasy element thrown in.
This song played in the credits and I love it. I've since grabbed some other Stephen Bishop songs after listening to this.
I'll probably add some more in the comments section later.
