Musical Montage: Maxi Priest “It Starts in the Heart”
Celebrating its 25th anniversary today, Jungle 2 Jungle was the third big collaboration between Disney and Tim Allen following The Santa Clause and Toy Story and featured lots of World Music on its soundtrack, including the song “It Starts in the Heart” from reggae fusion superstar Maxi Priest.
Musical Montage: Poetic Justice
Following up his critical and commercial debut hit Boyz N The Hood, director John Singleton directed Tupac and Janet Jackson in the romantic road trip drama Poetic Justice. Each of the stars has a song on the soundtrack and it also featured tracks from TLC, the first-ever single from Usher, Mista Grimm, and a classic Stevie Wonder song.
Musical Montage: Foo Fighters “The One”
The Foo Fighters are paying homage to the horror genre this weekend with their horror/comedy movie Studio 666 but they’ve frequently referenced and parodied movies and pop culture in their music videos, including 2002’s “The One”, which came from the soundtrack for the movie Orange County but pays tribute to the movie/TV series Fame.
Musical Montage: Gloria Estefan “Turn the Beat Around”
Probably better remembered than the Stallone movie it came from, Gloria Estefan’s version of a 1976 disco classic by Vicki Sue Robinson was on the soundtrack for 1994’s The Specialist and became a big dance hit and hit #13 on the Billboard charts.
Musical Montage: Ludwig Göransson
From working with musical artists like Adele, HAIM, and Childish Gambino to delivering iconic scores for The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Black Panther, and more, Ludwig Göransson is one of the most exciting film and TV composers and record producers working today.
Musical Montage: The Dudes of Wrath “Shocker”
Much like other 80s horror movies like Dream Warriors and Jason Lives, Wes Craven’s 1989 slasher movie Shocker looked to the world of heavy metal for its soundtrack and got a supergroup called The Dudes of Wrath for its title song, which featured the likes of Paul Stanley, Desmond Child, Tommy Lee and more.
Musical Montage: Wig Wam “Do You Wanna Taste It?”
Thanks to Peacemaker’s incredible opening credits, everyone now has Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam’s 2010 song “Do You Wanna Taste It?” stuck in their heads along with the other fantastic as always soundtrack choices from James Gunn.
Musical Montage: Knoc-turn’al “Muzik”
One of the things that helped set apart the action of The Transporter, besides Corey Yuen’s fantastic choreography, was the soundtrack with the most memorable song arguably being Knoc-turn’al’s “Muzik”, which featured a video that edited Knoc-Turn’al into the movie.
Musical Montage: Survivor “The Moment of Truth”
Featured in the original Karate Kid but overshadowed by that movie’s other big song, “You’re the Best” by Joe Esposito, “The Moment of Truth” by Survivor recently reentered the world of the Karate Kid thanks to a special guest on Season 4 of Cobra Kai.
Musical Montage: Stephen Bishop “Animal House”
Overshadowed somewhat by the classic party songs that shared the soundtrack of the 70s classic Animal House, “Animal House” was written and performed by Stephen Bishop, who had a prolific run of soundtrack songs in the 70s and 80s.
Musical Montage: Strident “Broforce Theme Song”
A game as awesome as Broforce needed a theme song that could match its over-the-top tone and South African power metal band Strident delivered with the Broforce Theme Song, which appeared as a bonus track on their album When Gods Walked the Earth as well as on the game’s soundtrack.