Since there were still quite few good songs in the 90s for films, and since we've covered other aspects of 90s films earlier in this forum, might as well go this way now. My Top 10 list would have to be:
1. It Must Have Love (But It's Over Now),Pretty Woman (Roxette, enough said)
2. A Whole New World, Aladdin (THE anthem of modern Disney)
3. Men in Black, Men in Black (sure,it's not really Smith's song, but I think he played it much better than Rick James)
4. My Heart Will Go On, Titanic (sappy, yes--to the extreme--but somehow it fits the story wonderfully; love the flute solos before the verses for the Old World feel)
5. Somewhere in My Memory, Home Alone (not the ultimate Hughes song but definitely a top 5er. I dare anyone to say they didn't cry of times gone by the first time they let the credits roll all the way and heard the song in full)
6. The Closing of the Year, Toys (a great holiday piece from the people who brought us Video Killed the Radio Star, one that needs to be made a radio station regular come December)
7. Can You Feel the Love Tonight?, The Lion King (Elton stood up for making it a love song rather than a satire piece and took home an Oscar for it)
8. Kiss From a Rose, Batman Forever (one of the few saving graces of the Schumacher Batfilms that would have worked better with Chris Farley and David Spade in the leads if you ask me)
9. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, Armageddon. (Again, the song's the film's only saving grace)
10. Beautiful Stranger, Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me (one of the few Madonna songs that doesn't creep me out; the 60s swing on the number is, well, on the number)
Which others would you add to the list?
Posted by stormygirl84 (Member # 5389) on :
Can they be songs from musicals, too?
I agree with almost all of your choices!
To add:
Santa Fe - Newsies
Beauty And The Beast - Beauty and the Beast
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? - Don Juan DeMarco
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Robin Hood: Prince of Theives
True To Your Heart - Mulan
Posted by Hordak (Member # 1772) on :
Good picks so far :-) I'll add a few more...
The King Of Wishful Thinking - Pretty Woman (Go West)
Show Me Heaven - Days Of Thunder (Maria McKee)
The One & Only - Doc Hollywood (Chesney Hawkes)
Battle Stations - Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Winger)
Go To Hell - Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Megadeth)
Big Gun - The Last Action Hero (AC/DC)
Close To You - Pret-A-Porter (The Brand New Heavies)
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me - Batman Forever (U2)
Born Slippy - Trainspotting (Underworld)
Rumble In The Jungle - When We Were Kings (Fugees etc.) [Even if it IS a blatant ABBA ripoff..]
Deeper Underground - Godzilla (Jamiroquai)
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
The One and Only--from Doc Hollywood Youth of America--from Scream Keep Their Heads Ringing--from Friday Trigger Gots No Heart--from Menace II Society
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - you could measure your life against this song.
'Love Is All Around' (Wet, Wet, Wet, 4 Weddings And A Funeral), this was another one that refused to die, who knows, if Marti Pello hadn't called for it to be withdrawn it could STILL be top of the pops
Stay (I Missed You) Lisa Loeb,'Reality Bites' not a huge fan of the song or singer, but it worked in the excellent movie that was 'Reality Bites'.
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
Oh, let me add the entire Singles soundtrack. Awesome soundtrack, awful movie.
Posted by Mane1980 (Member # 4240) on :
*In no order
1.- It Must Have Love-Roxette from Pretty Woman 2.- Everything I Do (I Do It For You)-Bryan Adams from Robin Hood: Prince of Theives 3.-Stay (I Missed You)-Lisa Loeb from Reality Bites 4.- Lovefool-The Cardingans from Romeo and Juliet 5.- A Whole New World from Aladdin 6.- Men in Black from Men in Black 7.- My Heart Will Go On from Titanic 8.- Can You Feel the Love Tonight? from The Lion King 9.- Kiss From a Rose from Batman Forever 10.- I Don't Want to Miss a Thing from Armageddon 11.- Beauty And The Beast from Beauty and the Beast 12.-Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me from Batman Forever 13.- How do I from Con Air (altough LeAnn Rimes version it's much better)
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
The music for Men In Black wasnt originally from a Rick James song: Its from a Patrice Rushton song called Send Me Forget Me Nots.
I was going to say SINGLES was a good soundtrack but somebody beat me to it. And, yes, twas a bad movie. Oh well. How anything with Matt Dillon and a good soundtrack can be bad astound me, but they found a way!
Posted by AdventuresInGooniesitting (Member # 1882) on :
Across the Universe - Fiona Apple from Pleasantville
The Day I Fall In Love - Dolly Parton and James Ingram from Beethoven's 2nd (don't laugh at that... the song was nominated for an Oscar)
#1 Crush - Garbage from Romeo and Juliet
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston from The Bodyguard
You Could Be Mine - Guns N' Roses from Terminator 2
(Meet) The Flintstones - B-52s from The Flintstones
Most of my other favorites have already been mentioned in other posts; Titanic, Batman Forever, Armageddon, Robin Hood, Pretty Woman, Lovefool from Romeo and Juliet...
Stormygirl84: Great choice with "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" by Bryan Adams. I totally forgot that song was from Don Juan DeMarco. Love that song...
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