"Let The River Run" - WORKING GIRL - Use of Music in Film/Theatre

[Flippancy]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 9:57am

Watched WORKING GIRL last night for the first time in years, and was reminded of a comment by Matt re: the use of "Let The River Run" in the film, especially in the final shot.

Have to agree: it was BRILLIANT.

Which begs the question to you showbiz intelligentsia: which song/underscore in either film or stage do you think is especially effective?

[Jon]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 11:44am

The Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" at the opening of "Down andOut in Beverly Hills" - as Nick Nolte searches through garbage cans, and David Byrne's voice incants:

YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF
IN A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
WITH A BEAUTIFUL WIFE
AND YOU MAK ASK YOURSELF
"HOW DID I GET HERE?"

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 11:48am

Bernard Herrmann excepted, I like:

"Stand By Your Man" in THE CRYING GAME
"Mama Told Me Not To Come" in BOOGIE NIGHTS
"Some of These Days" in ALL THAT JAZZ
"Tea for Two" in GREY GARDENS

[chris d]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 12:49pm

without a doubt, "Tajabone" in Todo Sobre Mi Madre.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 1:11pm

"Goodbye Horses" in Silence of the Lambs.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 1:44pm

"Layla", GOODFELLAS
"Don't Stop Believing", MONSTER
"Tiny Dancer", ALMOST FAMOUS
"Don't Rain on My Parade", AMERICAN BEAUTY
"Moon River", BREAKFAST AT TIFFANYS
"Unchained Melody", GHOST
"Mrs. Robinson", THE GRADUATE
"The Sound of SIlence", THE GRADUATE
"Adagio for Strings", PLATOON
almost all of the music in RAGING BULL

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 1:49pm

Totally agree with TINY DANCER--I think that'll become an iconic moment.

[bobby_luvs_bway]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 6:09pm

Tubular Bells from "The Exorcist".

[Mrs Mangel]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 6:14pm

"9 to 5" from "9 to 5". What is it with secretary movies? I love 'em.

[justagirl2]

Posted: 3/21/08 at 10:08pm

Because the good examples were taken, I'll throw in "Bittersweet Symphony" in Cruel Intentions. It ends the film perfectly, even if the movie is pretty awful at times.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/22/08 at 1:45pm

I agree with that.