Musical Montage: Mussorgsky “A Night on Bald Mountain”
Mussogursky’s classic piece has been featured in a number of things but it’s probably best known for unleashing one of the most horrific and intimidating Disney characters of all time onto the world, the demonic Chernabog from Fantasia.
Musical Montage: Bach “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor”
For this month’s spooky installments of Musical Montage, we’ll be featuring iconic classical pieces that have been used in horror movies over the years and, to kick things off, we have the iconic organ piece Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Bach.
Musical Montage: Rappin Rodney
No one, not even a legendary comic like Rodney Dangerfield, was immune to the novelty rap craze of the 80’s and early 90’s.
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”.