Highly Overused Songs in Movies

Lisnaholic · 04-17-2011, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Tumor

I dislike this song but I seem to be the only person who does, seeing as though its in every movie trailer ever......

+ Don`t worry, I can`t stand it either !

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

"Hallelujah" is used an awful lot in television and film, particularly the Jeff Buckley version. I mean, it's a really great song, but it's way overused.

+ Yes, absolutely. A great song that`s being done to death.

+ As manny says, there are also a lot of classical pieces that turn up repeatedly, because every movie has to have its Piano Time, right after the leading couple have their big fight. Are they going to get back together again ? Not until each of them has done some mooching around on their own to some poignant backdrop with a piano track playing. Or if that`s considered too subtle for the movie-goers, the director might go for this instead :

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 04-17-2011, 01:02 PM

idec tho, i luv damon

Burning Down · 04-17-2011, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Paloma

idec tho, i luv damon

I think that song gets used in a fair amount of commercials too.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 04-17-2011, 06:51 PM

yeah, it's pretty much everywhere, tho usually it's just the insipid "woo hoo" part

Burning Down · 04-17-2011, 06:54 PM

I love the song though.

~~pooka~~ · 04-17-2011, 06:55 PM

the theme to 2001. yeah its good but do we really need to hear it everywhere?

Burning Down · 04-17-2011, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pooka

the theme to 2001. yeah its good but do we really need to hear it everywhere?

Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra? Yeah. Overused. The funny thing is, I don't think it was even a popular piece during Strauss's time. In the study of music theory and history though, it's heavily analyzed because it is a symphonic poem. I'm sure I've heard it more times than you because it was assigned as homework or something!

~~pooka~~ · 04-17-2011, 07:06 PM

yeah thats the name of it. nice one broder.

indienut · 04-18-2011, 01:04 AM

Jimmy Eat World - The Middle

featured in many films and TV shows such as The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Roswell.

Captain Ron · 06-16-2011, 11:48 PM

walking on sunshine

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~~pooka~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: the local county jail Posts: 133	the theme to 2001. yeah its good but do we really need to hear it everywhere?

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