Cameron Crowe's Top Music Moments in Films

[dragonboy]

http://www.empireonline.com/features/cameron-crowe-greatest-music-moments/

10) Where Is My Mind' (The Pixies)
Fight Club (1999)

9) 'Cucurrucucu Paloma' (Tomas Mendez)
Talk To Her (2002)

8) 'Edge Of Reality' (Elvis Presley)
Live A Little, Love A Little (1968)

7) 'Everybody's Talking' (Harry Nilsson)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)

6) 'Jump Into The Fire' (Harry Nilsson)
GoodFellas (1990)

5) 'Tubular Bells' (Mike Oldfield)
The Exorcist (1973)

4) 'Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero' (Mark Knopfler) / 'Hoppipola' (Sigur Ros)
Local Hero (1983) / Heima (2007)

3) 'Falling Slowly' (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)
Once (2006)

2) 'She Smiled Sweetly / Ruby Tuesday' (The Rolling Stones)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2002)

1) 'Don't Be Shy' (Cat Stevens)
Harold and Maude (1971)

Honorable Mentions: http://www.empireonline.com/features/cameron-crowe-greatest-music-moments/11.asp

+ http://www.empireonline.com/features/cameron-crowe-greatest-music-moments/12.asp

[Isobella]

I have never heard most of these songs but I'm pretty sure the Pixies should be #1.  

[dragonboy]

I have never heard most of these songs but I'm pretty sure the Pixies should be #1.  

Seriously, how can you say that when admit that you haven't heard most the of other songs on the list?  ;)

& don't forget it's not just the song, it's the scene that it's been used in & how the two compliment one another.

[red]

"Don't Be Shy" (and the scene it's featured in) is so f*cking perfect.  

Anyone else find Cameron Crowe as a person so much more interesting than Cameron Crowe as a film director (Almost Famous aside)?

[mjkoehler]

umm, he forgot Moving In Stereo from Fast Times. That should be #1

[Penny Lane]

http://www.empireonline.com/features/cameron-crowe-greatest-music-moments/

9) 'Cucurrucucu Paloma' (Tomas Mendez)
Talk To Her (2002)

Yes. That movie is haunting but I'm not sure what scene that was..And I would have used Layla for Goodfellas.

[Jaimoe]

umm, he forgot Moving In Stereo from Fast Times. That should be #1

That's pretty ironic given that he wrote the screenplay.

[xmascriminal]

I think the top music moment in any film is the Spanish version of Roy Orbison's Crying in Mulholland Dr.

[dragonboy]

http://www.empireonline.com/features/cameron-crowe-greatest-music-moments/

9) 'Cucurrucucu Paloma' (Tomas Mendez)
Talk To Her (2002)

Yes. That movie is haunting but I'm not sure what scene that was..And I would have used Layla for Goodfellas.

Probably my fav Pedro Almodóvar movie, I don't remember the scene either though.
Goodfellas has an excellent soundtracks & lots of great music/movie moments, Casino too - Harry Nilsson's Without You, BB King's The Thrill Is Gone, Timi Yuro's Hurt etc

[Jaimoe]

One of my all-time favourite movie music scenes was in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, when Del Griffith (John Candy) was driving at night, using the dashboard as a piano and grooving to Ray Charles' "Mess Around" all the while Neal Page (Steve Martin) was sleeping.


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[ycartrob]

with all due respect Mr Crowe, you missed one

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[ycartrob]

One of my all-time favourite movie music scenes was in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, when Del Griffith (John Candy) was driving at night, using the dashboard as a piano and grooving to Ray Charles' "Mess Around" all the while Neal Page (Steve Martin) was sleeping.

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[Jbones72]

Always loved "Nothing In This World..." & "A Quick One" in Rushmore.... classic Bill Murray in both scenes! How about "April Come She Will" from The Graduate and "Wasn't Born To Follow" from Easy Rider  8-)

[Ghosts_on_TV]

My favorite is in Vanilla Sky Sigur Ros Nojsnavlin ( Even though they hated it). Perfect.

P.S. It was a live version Cameron used, cause the studio version didn't exist yet.

[Love Dogg]

Can't You Hear Me Knocking by the Rolling Stones to kick off the movie Blow!  Fabu!!!!


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I don't think we should leave off one of Cameron's finest moments...Ruckus playing Freebird in Elizabethtown.

[corey]

Crowe has always had a knack for using music to complement his films. So has Wes Anderson. I think they are 2 directors that really "get it".

[corey]

Holy Crap! After posting that, I went to look around and see what Crowe is working on now. He has a movie in the works with Ben Stiller... but he is also doing a documentary about Pearl Jam! Hell yeah!

I was just thinking a couple of days ago that someone should make a documentary about them.

[Leontheslut]

Crowe has had some great moments himself.

I forget the scene in Harlod and Maude. Where in the movie is it? I'll check it out when I get home.

I also LOVED # 2) 'She Smiled Sweetly / Ruby Tuesday' (The Rolling Stones)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2002)

"I guess we're going to have to be secretly in love with each other and just leave it at that."

[Leontheslut]

I also LOVED the part in Jerry Magurie where he just lands his client and he's searching through the radio and Free Fallin comes on. Absouletly perfect.

[dragonboy]

Crowe has had some great moments himself.

I forget the scene in Harlod and Maude. Where in the movie is it? I'll check it out when I get home.

CC's comment:
Is there a better movie opening? Ashby could fill all ten spots on this list, such is his skillful music lovers touch, but this is perhaps his best song usage ever. "Don't Be Shy" kicks off Harold and Maude with spare perfection and an intoxicating invitation to the movie to come. We meet Harold and he's about to hang himself. It's a comedy like no other, and the combination of this song and that scene makes for a soul-scratching introduction. Soon we're rooting for a love story between and 18 year old Harold and a 79 year-old Maude. And it all begins with "Don't Be Shy."

Shane Meadows has used some excellent music in his movies; A Room For Romeo Brass opens with A Message For You Rudy by the Specials, Dead Man's Shoes with A Vessel In Vain by Smog & This Is England with 54-46 by Toots & The Maytals:

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