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: Ben E. King “Stand By Me” August 3, 2020 When the 1986 classic Stand By Me came out, Ben E. King’s iconic song, which gives the movie its title, saw a massive resurgence, jumping back into the Billboard charts and the man himself even starred in a music video featuring cast members River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton.
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: Johnny Squares “Welcome to the Jungle” July 6, 2020 Things got somewhat weird in the fifth and final Dirty Harry movie, The Dead Pool, which featured, among other things, an over the top segment where a pre-famous Jim Carrey lip-syncs to “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N Roses for a music video/slasher movie directed by Liam Neeson.
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: Arthur Kempel “Feel the Impact” March 30, 2020 After all the awesomely over the top action of the 1991 JCVD classic Double Impact, the credits featured the wonderfully cheesy 90s jam “Feel the Impact” and JCVD himself uploaded a music video featuring the song.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Bart Simpson “Deep, Deep Trouble” March 23, 2020 The second single released from The Simpsons Sing the Blues album, “Deep, Deep Trouble” was co-written by Matt Groening and DJ Jazzy Jeff and features Nancy Cartwright rapping as Bart about a series of events that landed him the title predicament.