Movies that use a great song in the opening credits

biggebruv · 22-02-2018 9:02pm #1

I like when a good song plays through the opening credits of a movie with good effect and sets you into the movie this is mostly done in comedy’s most recently I watched the young offenders and heard paper planes by M.I.A. which works great in the movie.

Skyfall by Adele was another good one great song and great intro to the movie

Anyone got any good suggestions ?

banie01 · 22-02-2018 9:10pm

Deadpool, actually while Deadpool wasnt an MCU movie, Marvel in general really do a good job of the opening track setting the movie's tone.
Trainspotting
Die Hard with a vengance
Watchmen
Grosse Point Blank are all movies that stand out in my memory as having really strong opening tracks.

biggebruv · 22-02-2018 9:28pm

banie01 wrote: »

Deadpool, actually while Deadpool wasnt an MCU movie, Marvel in general really do a good job of the opening track setting the movie's tone.
Trainspotting
Die Hard with a vengance
Watchmen
Grosse Point Blank are all movies that stand out in my memory as having really strong opening tracks.

Yes the Deadpool one was great so funny that opening:D

johnny_ultimate · 22-02-2018 10:55pm

I've brought it up in threads of this ilk before, but always worth celebrating the two-minute masterpiece of the late, great Satoshi Kon in this regard. In his last completed film Paprika, he offered up the great opening credit sequence of the 21st century. The way it treats screen space and time as storytelling devices and barriers to smash through; the fact that it wordlessly explains the film's high-concept setup; the way the text is almost projected onto the environment; the sheer wit and inventiveness of the imagery. And to top it off, a song that is basically joy and energy incarnate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW0v-NuudQw

Wedwood · 22-02-2018 11:07pm

Flash Gordon https://youtu.be/Xfc_CrwiE4Y

Goldfinger https://youtu.be/6D1nK7q2i8I

dan1895 · 22-02-2018 11:08pm

Top Gun and The Lion King. That is all.

John_Rambo · 22-02-2018 11:12pm

Layer Cake - She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult.

Audi RS6 (estate version for the sake of dignity)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtug7J592E8

Followed later by a shockingly violent scene to the soundtrack of Duran Duran Ordinary World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6WEatV1oEc

Slydice · 22-02-2018 11:30pm

I liked the one in Hackers (Orbital - Halycon):

Ronney · 22-02-2018 11:42pm

Lord of War

https://youtu.be/VHn1zogeyO4

Tony EH · 23-02-2018 1:18am

'Across 110th Street'

or alternatively

'Jackie Brown'

CatFromHue · 23-02-2018 1:23am

Drive

mooseknunkle · 23-02-2018 1:39am

The Snapper.

Exclamation Marc · 23-02-2018 1:45am

Bit of a crap answer but The Pink Panther score by Henry Mancini is wonderful. The tone is perfect for the films.

Honourable shout outs to the recent version of Dawn of the Dead (Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash) , Do The Right Thing, Apocalypse Now and Saturday Night Fever.

Zaph · 23-02-2018 1:46am

Little Green Bag at the start of Reservoir Dogs. Even Chris Penn almost looked cool walking down the street to this.

Arne_Saknussem · 23-02-2018 9:26am

Mean Streets

budgemook · 23-02-2018 9:38am

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (US version)

A fantastic cover of Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song featuring Karen O and Trent Reznor with a fantastic music video type sequence to go with it. I remember seeing it in the cinema, the and thinking Yeah! I am ready for this movie.

More should do it.