In the climactic scene in Nia DaCosta's widely praised follow-up to last year's excellent 28 Years Later, Dr. Kelson, played ...

Ah, the good old needle drop. This is when a movie uses a pre-existing song, usually in some kind of showy way, and, more often than not, non-diegetically (outside the world of the film) as opposed to ...

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We could write this article about almost any song used in Quentin’s 10 films — nine if you count Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 as a single movie — and make a convincing case for why it’s the best needle ...

Let’s go ahead and get it out of the way…We couldn’t make this list without mentioning Kate Bush‘s decades-in-the-making hit, “Running Up That Hill.” The creators, Duffer Brothers, have a lot to thank ...

Few discographies have been used more in film than Elvis Presley‘s has. Using a song from the rock legend can immediately orient the listener to a time and place. Many filmmakers have made use of a ...

Last month, A24 announced A24 Music, which is… we’re not sure, exactly. Could it be a record label? Or a dedicated streaming service for soundtracks and scores? There’s no details yet, and an ...

With hours to go before the series finale of Stranger Things, fans are on the case to find out which song will be used in the last episode. Co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer have hinted that there is a ...

Tunes — well-chosen ones — turn normal movie scenes into electric ones. Needle drops, they're called in the film world. (And don't laugh: Several of the filmmakers below are, indeed, dropping ...

A wide range of 2023 films had a song in their heart — and not just the outright musicals or films featuring musical numbers. A great needle drop can change or solidify a film’s tone, act as the cap ...