Musical Montage: Super Mario Bros. The Movie
The soundtrack for Super Mario Bros: The Movie is almost as bizarre as the actual movie itself, featuring songs from the likes of Megadeth to Roxette to Queen to Marky Mark.
Musical Montage: Frank Stallone “Far From Over”
With Sly Stallone directing and Frank Stallone writing the music, Staying Alive is the insane sequel to Saturday Night Fever where Travolta’s Tony Manero attempts to get a role in the demonic Broadway musical, Satan’s Alley. The title track of the movie and the musical is Far From Over and it will not leave your brain once you listen to it.
Musical Montage: Tom Hanks & Dan Aykroyd “City of Crime”
As if the 1987 remake of Dragnet was not crazy enough, it’s soundtrack features stars Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks performing a rap song called “City of Crime”.
Musical Montage: Michael Jackson “Bad”
With Martin Scorsese behind the camera and an unknown Wesley Snipes opposite him, Michael Jackson’s Bad was another smash hit, and epic length music video.
Musical Montage: Meatloaf “I’d Do Anything for Love”
Right before Michael Bay turned into the over the top master of “Bayhem” he is today, he teamed with someone as equally over the top as himself, Meatloaf, for the music video for Meatloaf’s smash hit, “I’d Do Anything for Love”.
Musical Montage: Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
If you’ve been revisiting Robin Williams things recently, be sure you watch him and Bill Irwin goof off to the soothing tones of Bobby McFerrin in the music video for “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”.
Musical Montage: Footloose
Great warrior Kevin Bacon manages to bring back dance to an oppressed town with a little help from Kenny Loggins, Bonnie Tyler, Moving Pictures and more in Footloose.
Musical Montage: Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Ty Dolla $ign “Shell Shocked”
At least one tradition remains for the newest TMNT movie, a cheesy rap song for the soundtrack, as Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Ty Dolla $ign team up for “Shell Shocked”.
Musical Montage: Train “Angel in Blue Jeans”
The band Train apparently never saw Machete, as they make the mistake of stealing Danny Trejo’s girl and abandoning him in the desert in their music video for “Angel in Blue Jeans”
Musical Montage: UHF
After a week of amazing new music videos, today is the 25th anniversary of Weird Al’s cult comedy classic, UHF, which obviously had a fantastic soundtrack album from the man himself.