Okay kids. Time for class participation. I'm curious what everyone thinks is the most effective piece of music used in film might be. Meaning: A song that was not written specifically for a movie--either popular or classical.
My top 3:
3. "Singing in the Rain" - A Clockwork Orange
2. Barber's Adagio - Most famously in Platoon. But I think it carries further emotional resonance in The Elephant Man. In Platoon you feel bad. In The Elephant Man, you weep. Plus, the entire (and haunting) soundtrack to Schindler's List owes everything to this piece of music (and traditional Jewish music, but you get my drift).
1. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey.
In fact, I'd be willing to argue that Also Sprach Zarathustra might be the most recognizable use of music in film in history.
Honorable mention: "Stuck in the Middle With You" in Reservoir Dogs.
Staying in the Joe Henry vein, I'd cast a vote for Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" at the end of Dr. Strangelove.
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Hmm. Mr. Kubrick seems to be well represented in this unscientific poll of two people. Add in the Lolita Ya Ya song and it would be a grand slam.
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