Musical Montage: Johnny Rzeznik “I’m Still Here (Jim’s Theme)”
Trying to differentiate from the Broadway inspired movies of the 90’s, Disney Animation brought on Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik to create the them for their sci-fi action/adventure Treasure Planet in 2002.
Musical Montage: Blondie “Call Me”
Not only becoming Blondie’s biggest ever hit, Call Me, the theme song for the movie American Gigolo, went on to stay on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and was eventually the biggest and best selling single of 1980.
Musical Montage: Curtis Mayfield “Superfly”
Super Fly, the movie, was outgrossed by it’s legendary soundtrack by soul legend Curtis Mayfield, anchored by the title song of the same name.
Musical Montage: Grace Jones “Storm”
Despite WB probably wanting a James Bond style franchise from their 1998 reboot of The Avengers, even hiring Sean Connery himself as the villain, the only thing that really feels Bondesque is the credits song by Grace Jones.
Musical Montage: Rick & Morty Season 2
Season 2 of Rick and Morty arrives tomorrow on DVD/Blu Ray and so you Get Schwifty and relive all the hilarious moments from one of the best shows on TV.
Musical Montage: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
To go along with their first movie, The Lonely Island created a bunch of ridiculous new songs for their fake popstar, Connor4Real (Andy Samberg).
Musical Montage: Dolly Parton “9 to 5”
An ode to working stiffs everywhere, Dolly Parton’s theme song for the movie of the same name was one of her biggest hits, hitting number one on the charts and getting nominated for an Oscar and multiple Grammys.
Musical Montage: Stephanie Mills “Bit by Bit”
Grammy award winning R&B artist Stephanie Mills contributed the lyrical theme song to compliment Harold Faltermayer’s synth theme for the Chevy Chase classic, Fletch, with “Bit by Bit”.
Musical Montage: Oingo Boingo “Weird Science”
Led by frontman Danny Elfman, Oingo Boingo contributed to a number of soundtrack in the 80’s, including the title track the 1985 cult classic Weird Science.
Musical Montage: Vanessa Williams “Where Do We Go From Here”
To go along with co-starring with Arnold in Eraser, Vanessa Williams contributed the out of nowhere love ballad, Where Do We Go From Here, to the movie’s soundtrack.
Musical Montage: Purple Rain
Another legend has been lost this year as Prince died last week at age 57. When it comes to movies, the first two things most people think of is the soundtrack to Batman and this, his musical epic Purple Rain.