Musical Montage Musical Montage: Weezer “Beginning of The End” August 24, 2020 Although they are destined to unite the universe in peace through song, the Wyld Stallyns got some help on the soundtrack for this weekend’s Bill and Ted Face the Music from Weezer with the fourth single of their upcoming Van Weezer album, “Beginning of the End”.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Michael Sembello “Gravity” August 10, 2020 Along with a score by the great James Horner, 1985’s Cocoon also featured a song by soundtrack mainstay Michael Sembello called “Gravity”, which featured a video directed by Cocoon’s director, Ron Howard.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Chesney Hawkes “The One and Only” July 20, 2020 Hailing from the UK, singer/songwriter Chesney Hawkes started his career at age 19 and had his biggest hit, “The One and Only”, from a movie he co-starred in alongside the legendary Roger Daltrey, Buddy’s Song, and it also later appeared in films like Doc Hollywood, Moon and Source Code.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Dr. Dre ft Snoop Dogg “Deep Cover” May 25, 2020 The title song for the 1992 action thriller Deep Cover, starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum, “Deep Cover” was the first solo single for Dr. Dre and the first-ever appearance of Snoop Dogg on a record.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Don Felder “Heavy Metal (Takin’ a Ride)” May 4, 2020 The 1981 cult classic animated anthology Heavy Metal featured tons of music in each of its stories but Eagles guitarist Don Felder contributed the overall theme song, “Heavy Metal (Takin’ a Ride)”, which was also featured in the “B-17” segment of the movie.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Bob Seger “Shakedown” April 27, 2020 Although not quite as memorable as the music from the first movie, Bob Seger’s “Shakedown” from Beverly Hills Cop II is still a fun song that debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts and was nominated for a “Best Original Song” Oscar.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Iggy Pop “Lust for Life” April 13, 2020 Originally coming out in 1977, Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life” truly exploded in 1996 when it was included in the movie and on the sountrack for Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Birds of Prey February 3, 2020 Much like Suicide Squad before it, this weekend’s Birds of Prey is using it’s soundtrack as a major promotional tool, with Atlantic Records releasing a new single/music video every Friday last month and the full soundtrack out this Friday with the movie.