Musical Montage: “Why Should I Worry?” Billy Joel
When you have Billy Joel starring in your Disney movie, there’s obviously going to be at least one huge show stopping song and that would be “Why Should I Worry?” from Oliver and Company.
Musical Montage: Disney’s Tarzan
Feeling they need some Genesis style music for their Tarzan reimagining, Disney tasked Phil Collins with writing and performing pretty much every song on the soundtrack, including the award winning “You’ll Be in My Heart”
Musical Montage: A Goofy Movie
Another month of Disney kicks off for Musical Montage with a movie near and dear to the hearts of 90’s kids, A Goofy Movie.
Musical Montage: Walk Hard
One of the most underrated comedies in recent years, Walk Hard seemed like a straight parody of Walk the Line but instead turned into a parody of the entire history of Rock music, with superstar Dewey Cox transforming his style as the decades and drugs changed.
Musical Montage: Austin Powers
The Austin Powers movies have had some massive hits off of their soundtracks from the likes of Madonna, Beyonce and Lenny Kravitz as well as featuring classic tracks like The Austin Powers Theme aka Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones.
Musical Montage: Christopher Lee “The Bloody Verdict of Verden”
As if Christopher Lee could not get any cooler from his classified spy career in World War II to iconic role after iconic role in movies, he is also heavily into metal music and you can check out the video for his song, The Bloody Verdict of Verden.
Musical Montage: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St.
A musical since 1979, Tim Burton took Sweeney Todd to bloody new levels in 2007 with Johnny Depp in the title role and Helena Bonham Carter as the human meat pie making Mrs. Lovett.
Musical Montage: Warren G “Regulate (ft. Nate Dogg)”
Coming off the Above the Rim soundtrack, one of the smoothest, funkiest and most bad ass rap songs ever is Warren G’s “Regulate”, featuring Nate Dogg.
Musical Montage: Home Alone
Although not brought up as much as John Williams’ other scores, the Home Alone score is just as iconic and instantly recognizable.
Musical Montage: Mavis Staples “Christmas Vacation”
The only time the Vacation series didn’t use Lindsay Buckingham’s “Holiday Road” was Christmas Vacation, which had a theme song of the same name from Mavis Staples.