Musical Montage: Fall Out Boy “Immortals”
With Big Hero 6 turning ten this week (and it being this week’s Everything Actioncast topic), it seems like the perfect time to highlight “Immortals” by Fall Out Boy. Written for the movie, the song is used for a training montage as the superhero team develops their high-tech gadgets and also plays over the movie’s […]
Musical Montage: Class of ’99 “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2”
An alternative rock supergroup, Class of ’99, was assembled to provide Robert Rodriguez’s The Faculty with cover versions of both parts of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall.” The band featured Alice in Chains Layne Staley on vocals, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine on lead guitar, Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction on […]
Musical Montage: Creed “What If”
The second single from Creed’s massive album Human Clay, “What If,” was also the lead single from the soundtrack album for 2000’s Scream 3. Written by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti, the song is one of the heaviest songs in Creed’s catalog and was released on January 31st, 2000, a few days before Scream 3 […]
Musical Montage: Sabrina Carpenter “Taste”
Along with co-starring Jenna Ortega and Halloween Ends star Rohan Campbell, Sabrina Carpenter paid homage to several horror and spooky movies in the music video for her song “Taste.” The third single released off Carpenter’s Short N Sweet album in August this year, the song was another massive hit following “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” […]
Musical Montage: En Vogue “Don’t Let Go (Love)”
One of the biggest hits for 90s R&B superstars En Vogue, “Don’t Let Go (Love)” came off the soundtrack for the 1996 heist movie Set It Off. The movie starred Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise as friends who decide to start robbing banks in Los Angeles. Fox’s character uses […]
Musical Montage: Peter Gabriel “Biko”
We’re discussing The Equalizer this week on the Everything Actioncast, but on the much more dramatic side of Denzel Washington’s filmography is the 1987 biopic Cry Freedom, directed by Richard Attenborough. Washington played Steve Biko, an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa who was killed while in police custody. Kevin Kline played reporter Donald Woods, who […]
Musical Montage: Ludacris “Number One Spot”
Sampling “Soula Bossa Nova” by Quincy Jones, Ludacris went full Austin Powers for the lyrics and music video for his single, “Number One Spot.” Released as the second single off Ludacris’ album The Red Light District, the song reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ended the year at #99 on the yearly Hot […]
Musical Montage: Coheed and Cambria “Welcome Home”
Coming out 15 years ago today, on September 9th, 2009, the movie 9 heavily featured “Welcome Home” by Coheed and Cambria in its trailers and soundtrack. Produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, the movie was a feature-length version of director Shane Acker’s Oscar-nominated short film and followed a group of rag dolls called “Stitchpunks” […]
Musical Montage: Aqua “Turn Back Time”
Best known for “Barbie Girl,” Aqua had a few other hits on their resume, including “Turn Back Time,” featured on the soundtrack for 1998’s Sliding Doors.