Movies that introduced you to songs/artists?

Really? Across the Universe introduced you to The Beatles? You didn't absolutely love them before that? and I kinda get the Graduate although I never saw it. I've always been in love with old bands.

A couple of Elmore Leonard adaptations spring to mind

Get Shorty (1995)





introduced me to Us3. I couldnt get Chilis theme out of my head for days after catching it at the theatre.



Which led me to snag their 93' offering Hand to a Torch, which is probably best known for fusing hip-hop and Herbie Hancocks Cantaloupe island.



And then in Jackie Brown (Rum Punch) i was introduced to the Delfonics.

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I'd of course heard about them before, but never listened to their music. I'm born in 1990 and from Denmark, I don't think it's that weird to not have listened to The Beatles

When you clarify, I guess it's not that strange. Makes wonder what other great musicians you haven't been exposed to though. Come, you shall be my pupil and I will introduce you to new and musical things!... magical things!

Let the teachings begin But my musical horizon has been broadened after having a 70s music obsession last year.

The opening credits of "Ghost World" introduced me to this funky lil' song. Heineken commercials be damned.

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This song introduced me to Link Wray and His Raymen, whom I assumed were new, along with most of the music in the movie, but I was surprised to learn the guy had been around, playing music since the 1950's. To get this song, I bought the whole soundtrack and it has become one of my favorites to just listen to all the way through:

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"Miss Jean Louise, Mr. Arthur Radley."

Anything with Fred an ginger in, I absolutely love their films, the music is timeless and dancing is magical.

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Great thread.

Not a movie, but fantastic covers seem to keep cropping up as I work my way through Californication. A couple of my favourites are Shaw Blade's version of The Beach Boys' California Dreamin' and a beautiful slow take on You're the One That I Want (from Grease) by Danielle Duval.





There are a lot from movies too of course, so I'll just list a few that come to mind, some of which have been mentioned before me.

Simon & Garfunkel (The Graduate)
Tears For Fears (Donnie Darko)
The Shins (Garden State)
Aimee Mann (Magnolia)
Tsar; Moneybrother & The Ark (Super)
Devotchka (Little Miss Sunshine)

Wild at Heart

Chris Isaak - Heart Shaped World

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Nina Simone

Drive introduced me to College
Stand By Me introduced me to Ben E King
Burn After Reading introduced me to Grounds For Divorce

Awesome Thread!
My first love is music, my second movies. Four of my Top 5 Movies are in there partially because of their amazing use of music. All four of these give me chills everytime I see the scene in which they appear.

Number One:
Fight Club's ending scene: The Pixies - Where is My Mind

Number Two:
Gladiator, the first fight in the colloseum, Maximus stealing the show:
Hans Zimmer - The Battle

Number Three:
Blow, Johhny Depp walking through airport security LIKE A BOSS:
Ram Jam - Black Betty

Number Four:
Lion King, opening scene, enough said, I'm sure you all feel the same way.
Elton John - Circle of Life.

(I tried to post the youtube videos, but apparently my account is still too new :P Anyways I'm sure you can find them yourselves)

Warren Zevon.

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Stanley Kubrick were always good for music.

Office space introduced me to Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta

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That's one for me too, never heard their music before that wonderful scene in Garden State, absolutely fantastic song:



Same film also introduced me to Frou Frou - with the song Let Go:

This is the only one I can think of.

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This movie didn't actually introduce me to Cat Stevens, but it always makes me want to break out the albums..



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