Celebrating its 35th anniversary this past weekend, 1990’s Pretty Woman kicked off with Go West’s “King of Wishful Thinking”, which played during the movie’s opening credits.  Go West was formed in 1982 and features the duo of Peter Cox and Richard Drummie.  The duo had released two albums before the release of Pretty Woman and “King of […]

Becoming an international dance craze in the late 80s and early 90s, the Lambada, aka “The Forbidden Dance,” spawned two films released on the same day in 1990 and a worldwide pop hit, “Lambada” by the band Kaoma.  The Lambada originated in Brazil and spread to other countries, especially the Philippines, Latin America, and the […]

A movie that definitely fits the idea of an “Oscar Movie” is 1993’s Philadelphia, which earned a Best Actor win for Tom Hanks and a win for Bruce Springsteen for the movie’s primary single, “Streets of Philadelphia.”  Approached to write a song by director Jonathan Demme, Springsteen wrote it following his 1992-1993 World Tour in August […]

There was a trend of dance movies in the mid-80s, led by Cannon Films’ Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. Somewhat lost in the shuffle was 1985’s Fast Forward, which turned 40 this past weekend. Directed by the great Sidney Poitier, Fast Forward follows a dance troupe called “The Adventurous Eight” as they arrive in New […]

When Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) hit theaters in his first movie, Bean aka Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, in 1997, he brought the Irish boy band Boyzone, who provided the movie’s main soundtrack song, “Picture of You.”  Boyzone formed in 1993 with Ronan Keating as the band’s frontman and lead singer, and “Picture of You” […]

Arcane has drawn tons of praise for its incredible animation style, strong performances, and complicated and mature storytelling. Still, one area where the praise is a bit more mixed is the show’s soundtrack, which includes the show’s theme song, “Enemy” by Imagine Dragons and JID. The show, especially in the second season, drew criticism for […]

Playing a pivotal role in last year’s body horror hit The Substance, along with the score by Raffertie, is the electronic song “Pump It Up” by DJ Endor.  The song’s original version was by Belgian musician Danzel, with his version becoming a Top 10 hit in multiple countries in 2004.  DJ Endor’s remix was released […]

Capping off Tango & Cash as the end credits song, “Best of What I Got” was part of a massive 1989 for British rock band Bad English.  Formed in 1987, Bad English’s debut album, Bad English, was released in June 1989 and featured “Best of What I Got” along with the band’s biggest hit, “When […]

Max Headroom was massive in the mid to late 80s, with multiple TV shows, endorsement deals with companies like Coca-Cola, and even a Christmas special, Max Headroom’s Giant Christmas Turkey, which spawned the musical single, “Merry Christmas Santa Claus (You’re a Lovely Guy).”  The Christmas special aired on December 18th, 1986, in the US on […]

To promote their movie Spice World, the Spice Girls released the single “Too Much,” the follow-up to “Spice Up Your Life” from the Spiceworld.  Spiceworld was not the official movie soundtrack but essentially acted as it, with almost every song except “Move Over” appearing in the film.   The Spice Girls had to record the album […]