Greatest movie songs of all time

I completely agree that anything that involved Tim Burton and Danny Elfman is automatically a fantastic work of art. Here are some more that I thought up. And do the musicals need to have been made into movies? Some of the ones I'm mentioning have not yet done so.

-Anything from the musical Wicked
-Almost anything from Les Meserables
-He had it comin' from Chicago
-Come What May from Moulin Rouge
-Gollum's Theme song from TTT
-Into the West from ROTK
-The Medallion Calls from POTC
-Oh, what a Beautiful Morning from Oklahoma (but ONLY when being sung by Hugh Jackman
-Feed Me and The Dentist Song from Little Shop of Horrors
-Hakuuna Matatta from The Lion King

You just can't beat that last one ;)
 

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blah.
the list, like all the afi specials , was awful

nothing from aladdin or little mermaid?
no blame canada?
rainbow connection at #79? one of the best ever. give the frog some respect.

and there were at least 10 songs on that list i've never heard before. thats inexcusable.

i got suckered into watching best movies, best heroes and villains , and then this one. no more for me.
 

Ya know, eventually they will have a 'Best Reality Series' as well. Then they will have a 'Best Announcer of the Best' after that.....What is this world coming to? :(
 

Can't argue with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", although it's not one of my personal faves.

From the Sound of Music, I personally would go more for (my misspelling of) "Eidel Veiss" or whatever it is, or for "Must Have Done Something Good". But that's just me. My wife would likely argue for either "How do You Solve a Problem Like Maria" or "Climb Every Mountain".

From Singin', I'd probably go for Make 'Em Laugh, but that's just 'cause I'm a sucker for the comedy guy. The comedy guy always has the harder job in those things. I liked Danny Kaye better in White Christmas, too, although he doesn't have a song that really blows any doors off.

Wish to heaven I could remember any of the songs from Cover Girl, but that probably means they weren't that memorable.

Again, personally, I'd differentiate between "Songs that were made specifically for a movie" and "Songs that were made for a stage musical and later got brought to the movie version of that musical". But my musical-fu is not strong enough to definitively say which movie musicals were from stage musicals. I know that Sound of Music was, of course. But otherwise, I find myself putting in a lot of songs from stage shows that got made into musicals. Stuff from West Side Story, for example, or My Fair Lady.

And staying with songs done on-screen (as opposed to score music, in which case I'd be adding in "Who Wants to Live Forever" from the Highlander soundtrack, released stealthily in the U.S. as the A Kind of Magic Album), though, I think there are some newer songs that deserve credit. I loved the montage song from South Park ("Tomorrow Night", I believe?), and several songs from Jack Black's School of Rock were just wonderful. Was every song in The Commitments a cover of an older song, or were some of them original? The female solo where she looks at the crowd with smoldering eyes and belts out the "I have never, Never, NEVER... loved a man... the way that I... love you," ought to be in there somewhere... although that could just be me. I have weaknesses for that type of song (and, er, that type of singer -- although I had the darndest time convincing my wife, a coloratura soprano, that dropping to a smokey alto voice was really really okay with me when she was singing personal numbers).

Although admittedly, that's moving into broader definitions of "musical" and away from the classic musical form
 

takyris said:
The female solo where she looks at the crowd with smoldering eyes and belts out the "I have never, Never, NEVER... loved a man... the way that I... love you," ought to be in there somewhere... although that could just be me. I have weaknesses for that type of song (and, er, that type of singer -- although I had the darndest time convincing my wife, a coloratura soprano, that dropping to a smokey alto voice was really really okay with me when she was singing personal numbers).

Wow, I got chills just by the way you described that performance. And when you say that you 'HAD the darndest time' does that mean that you eventually succeeded? Or maybe I don't want to know, the whole 'personal numbers' thing sounds pretty kinky....er, i mean personal. :heh:
 

The Criteria

The jurors were asked to consider the following criteria while making their selections:


Feature-Length Fiction Film: The film must be in narrative format, typically more than 60 minutes in length.

American Film: The film must be in the English language with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States.

Song: Music and lyrics featured in an American film that set a tone or mood, define character, advance plot and/or express the film's themes in a manner that elevates the moving image art form. Songs may have been written and/or recorded specifically for the film or previously written and/or recorded and selected by the filmmaker to achieve the above goals.

Cultural Impact: Songs that have captured the nation's heart, echoed beyond the walls of a movie theater, and ultimately stand in our collective memory of the film itself.

Legacy: Songs that resonate across the century, enriching America's film heritage and captivating artists and audiences today.

Based on this:
- As much as I like Audrey Hepburn, Moon River is not a movie that has an impact on me. Except for the song being in this movie, I can't place anywhere else I've heard it outside of an elevator.
- Mrs. Robinson from The Graduate ? Maybe for my parents generation! Paul Simon had that hit during that time with that guy in the video, and they... I just have to wonder how many people under 50 voted for these.
- Of course I always expect Hollywood to kiss Babwa's butt, but top 10 for The Way We Were , riiiiiiggggghhht.
The rest of the top ten I pretty much agree with, but the bottom 90 is just filler
 

I forgot to mention "Popeye" starring Robin Williams. Now on DVD, this flick is a personal favorite. I wish the soundtrack was available.
 

Enchantress said:
Ya know, eventually they will have a 'Best Reality Series' as well. Then they will have a 'Best Announcer of the Best' after that.....What is this world coming to? :(

I did read recently in the paper about the inaugural Awards Show Awards Show, where the best Awards Shows in assorted categories are honoured...

-Hyp.
 


These are my favorites for some reason or another.

Breakfast Club: "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds

The Lion King: "Can you Feel the Love Tonight" by Elton John and Tim Rice

Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: "Pure Imagination" by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
 

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