Since it came out in the early 2000s, Reign of Fire was basically obligated to have some sort of rock/nu-metal on its soundtrack, and the short-lived band Mad at Gravity provided “Walk Away” (along with another song “Burn”) over the movie’s credits.

The Rugrats made their big screen debut 25 years ago today with The Rugrats Movie on November 20th, 1998 and the show’s theme song got remixed into the movie’s big single, “Take Me There” by Mya ft. Blackstreet, Mase & Blinky Blink.

The slasher sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer came out 25 years ago today on November 13th, 1998 and, while it co-starred Brandy, it was actually Jennifer Love Hewitt who had a song on the movie’s soundtrack, “How Do I Deal”. 

The Waterboy turns 25 today, originally released in theaters on November 6th, 1998.  Along with a soundtrack full of classic rock from the likes of Rush, The Allman Brothers, and Credence Clearwater Revival, the punk rock band Goldfinger performed a cover of the song “More Today Than Yesterday”, which played over the movie’s credits.

Along with featuring co-star Tuesday Knight’s song “Nightmare” and The Fat Boys “Get Ready for Freddy?” the soundtrack for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master also featured “Back to the Wall” by Divinyls. 

Bookending Jason’s boat trip and brief visit to New York City in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan was the song “The Darkest Side of the Night” by Metropolis, which plays during the opening and closing credits

Sounding more like the opening to an 80s sitcom than a horror movie, you nevertheless hear “Say the Word” by The Facade Band at least 3 times over the course of the ridiculous Primal Rage from 1988.

Coming out in 2018 off the album Simulation Theory, Muse’s “Thought Contagion” has some creepy vibes in the music but it’s being featured in Musical Montage for its neon-drenched music video that is partially an homage to “Thriller”.