Unforgettable Songs from Movies
April 26th 2011 06:44
There are some songs that when we hear them, we immediately think of a movie.
Whether they rate among the classics such as Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz or Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to Bill Conti's Gonna Fly Now from Rocky - there is a plethora of unforgettable songs from movies - which will be forever etched in our hearts and minds.
So whether you call Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me" from The Breakfast Club a modern classic or if you consider any of the songs from Grease worthy of 'classic' status it would be great to know what rates among other Orblers.
To help get you started here's the American Film Institute's list of top 100 songs from U.S. movies, with film title and year of release:
1. "Over the Rainbow," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.
2. "As Time Goes by," "Casablanca," 1942.
3. "Singin' in the Rain," "Singin' in the Rain," 1952.
4. "Moon River," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," 1961.
5. "White Christmas," "Holiday Inn," 1942.
6. "Mrs. Robinson," "The Graduate," 1967.
7. "When You Wish Upon a Star," "Pinocchio," 1940.
8. "The Way We Were," "The Way We Were," 1973.
9. "Stayin' Alive," "Saturday Night Fever," 1977.
10. "The Sound of Music," "The Sound of Music," 1965.
Whether they rate among the classics such as Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz or Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to Bill Conti's Gonna Fly Now from Rocky - there is a plethora of unforgettable songs from movies - which will be forever etched in our hearts and minds.
So whether you call Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me" from The Breakfast Club a modern classic or if you consider any of the songs from Grease worthy of 'classic' status it would be great to know what rates among other Orblers.
To help get you started here's the American Film Institute's list of top 100 songs from U.S. movies, with film title and year of release:
1. "Over the Rainbow," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.
2. "As Time Goes by," "Casablanca," 1942.
3. "Singin' in the Rain," "Singin' in the Rain," 1952.
4. "Moon River," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," 1961.
5. "White Christmas," "Holiday Inn," 1942.
6. "Mrs. Robinson," "The Graduate," 1967.
7. "When You Wish Upon a Star," "Pinocchio," 1940.
8. "The Way We Were," "The Way We Were," 1973.
9. "Stayin' Alive," "Saturday Night Fever," 1977.
10. "The Sound of Music," "The Sound of Music," 1965.
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