I would add the printer smashing scene from Office Space. The gangster music used there makes it hilarious. Fun list!

I have two words: Lloyd Dobler.

Otherwise, though, this list is beautiful!

Gary Jules' cover of Mad World during the ending credits of Donnie Darko should be here. That said, I completely agree with no. 1

Wayne's World ... definitely #1. Napolean Dynamite ... now there's someone who can dance (LOL)! Is there gonna be a sequel?

i'd add twist and shout from bueller

Waynes world was the best.

the movie Airplane! with it's hilarious dance to Stayin' Alive.
that should be number one.

Sev7n had a great opening, possibly best matchup of Nine Inch Nail's closer which was totally created to be put in the beginning of a horror film.

The Pixies from the end of Fight Club. Simply a great song at a great moment. Donnie Darko is a good point as well.

this is all a bit 80's biased isnt it?

My personal favourites are the Radiator Lady in Eraserhead, Christina Ricci tap dancing in the bowling Alley in Bufallo 66, Sparkle Motion dancing to Notorious in Donnie Darko and Cameron Diaz and her terrible karaoke performance in My Best Friends Wedding.

Agree with Zach, Mad World should be in this list somewhere, and Reservoir Dogs should be higher!

+1 on the Lloyd Dobler.

What about Platoon and Samuel Barbers Adadio for Strings?. The scene where Elias(?) has been left behind, he's being shot in the back by the vietnamese, on his knees arms raised to the sky. You know, the picture on the dvd cover. That was very emotional.

My favorite is in "The Royal Tenenbaums" when Luke Wilson slits his wrists and they play "Needle in the Hay" by Elliot Smith.

I don't know how many people have even seen this movie, but the scene in "Manhunter" (1986) when Inspector Graham (William Peterson) comes crashing through the kitchen window and tackles the killer, Francis Dollarhyde (Tom Noonan) with Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida blaring in the background is, in my opinion, absolutely priceless! For those who haven't seen it before, "Manhunter" is the first screen adaptation of Thomas Harris's hit novel, "Red Dragon"; and although Edward Norton delivered a commendable performance in 2002's "Red Dragon", there's just something that makes "Manhunter" nostalgically superior. If you haven't seen "Manhunter" before, I would most certainly make it a priority. It's the type of movie that must be seen at least once on principle alone. By principle, I mean that if you've seen "Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", and/or "Red Dragon", you're practically obligated to see "Manhunter" being that it was the first screen adaptation of the Hannibal Lecter saga. You will not be disappointed!

OH MY GOD

I can't believe that the suicide moment from Tenenbaums isn't here : s

with Ellitt Smith - Needle in the Hay

oooogh my goooooosh ._.

I totally agree with you. A movie without music isn't a movie at all. Music subtly underscores the narrative , creates mood and it is just essential for a great movie. Who can forget Cream slamming into Sunshine of your love in Good Fellas as they start finding the bodies ?

How Could You Leave Out Where Is My Mind At The End Of Fight Club? That Should Be Top 5 At Least

no Pixies/Fight Club? worst article on the internet.

D00d--no Spinal Tap? What a wanker!

What about Foot Loose? Kevin Bacon fight dancing to feel better then the parody of it in Hotrod

Concerning Trainspotting I would've gone with Lou reed during the overdose scene. Concerning Shaun of the Dead I would've gone with I Monster during the opening scenes (supermarket, etc.). Otherwise i'd definitely add T Rex in the opening scene of Billy Elliot.

I can't believe the parade scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off isn't on this list!

How about the pixies at he end of Fight Club?

What, no mention of the fact that the Adventures In Babysitting clip features The Ice Man Albert Collins? He was one of the last of the old school Chicago bluesmen left at that time ....right up there with the Wolf and Muddy...

Spiritualized during the elevator scene in Vanilla Sky.

LOL, Ahh the Breakfast Club! best movie of ALL time!
www.FireMe.To/udi

And to think, Mike Myers didn't want to do that scene and bitched at the director about it!

where's Tiny Dancer from Almost Famous.

How could you leave Blues Brothers off of this list?

The Pixies playing at the end of Fight Club. And Sigur Ros at the end of Life Aquatic! Good list.

I second Office Space and what about Little Miss Sunshine?

Tiny Dancer from Almost Famous.....classic scene!

Err ... Korngold, Steiner, Rozsa, Waxman, Herrmann, Goldsmith, Williams -- any of these names ringing any bells?

Tiny Dancer on the bus in Almost Famous

Club Scene in 25th Hour (Cymande - Bra)

The helicopter scene from Apocalypse Now when they play Ride of the Valkyries

What about Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qn3tel9FWU

Missing: Goodfellas - 'Bodies all over' sequence set to Derek and the Dominoes 'Layla' piano outro..

Elisabeth Shue is NOT an Academy Award winner. She was nominated, but did not win.

What about the Elton John - Tiny Dancer scene in Almost Famous?

you guys on crack. Back to the future. The Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. where Marty McFly took to the stage and single-handedly invented rock and roll as we now know it.

Elizabeth Shue was NOMINATED for an Oscar for Leaving Las Vegas, but she didn't win, and hasn't since.

Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey closing should be up there. From the Steve Vai intro to KISS's God Gave Rock And Roll To You II.

Donnie Darko - ending
Michael Andrewes - Mad world

May you rot in hell for forgoting such a masterpiece of movie&music put together!

I have to agree w/ Kathy here.

This scene from Say Anything shouldn't have been omitted.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M_J-lxK8uCY

+1 to mad world on donnie darko ^^

Lux Ęterna from Requiem for a Dream should be here too :P

Come on people:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0QKbnCDW94

I don't see Stanley Kubrick on that list. He is the god of matching music with the movie.

you forgot bout the end of fight club probably the best music for movie scene

Two words, Tiny Dancer.

You can't have this list without "Bombtrack/Take the Power Back" in the escape scene from Natural Born Killers. That was epic.

Waynes World was the best but what about Animal House with shout... Ferris Bueller with twist and shout... and as a previous post commented, Office Space fax machine scene and 'damn it feels good to be a gangster'... The departed with 'gimme shelter'... ???? there are too many teen movies on this list

If you've never seen the movie "Fearless", just check it out for the climactic scene where they use the beginning to U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name". I doubt you can watch it and not get choked up.

Tiny Dancer , on the bus in "Almost Famous" .. And Remy Zero "Fair" in "Garden State" in front of the fireplace...well actually garden state has quite a few.

Lynard Skynard "Freebird".... "The Devil's Rejects"

how could you leave out the "you've lost that lovin' feelin'" sing along in Top Gun?!

@amarax & Eitan: you're both right and i'm an idiot! hehe. i fixed it in the post.

also - i have to be honest, i really struggled with both ferris bueller and say anything. both great movies and great movie moments, but yes, if i included them, it would DEFINTELY have been way too 80s-heavy. i should've done a top 100.

Mary Poppins?
Singing in the Rain?
Movies were made before 1980.

Gotta agree with BeefHeartHead... No Crossroads?!?!?

Oh well, here's my version of #1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jceBMi4HeDs

you apparently have forgotten the scene from back to the future where marty plays jhonny b. goode. pure awesomeness.

i agree...you should have included back to the future and the under the sea dance as well as you've lost that lovin feeling from top gun. great music moments.

The film 'M' has a whistling tune every time the villain is shown - its a cool effect.

Apocalypse Now - Ride of the Valkyries which was also mentioned, and I would take another from Farris Bueller's Day Off - Danke Schoen

Wow, I am ecstatic that Adventures in Babysitting is on here. That was my favorite movie growing up. It brings back such fun memories. I wish I could go back to being that young again, life isn't the same ;(

Another great Nine Inch Nails remix movie moment comes from Man on Fire. When Creasy is contemplating offing himself and there is a mash-up of Linda Ronstadt's 'Blue Bayou' and NIN's 'The Art of Self Destruction.'

Also, the Kronos Quartet pieces in Requiem for a Dream pretty much sell the movie. The final scenes where everything goes to crap are amazingly powerful, which can be attributed almost solely to the music.

Excalibur Carmina Burana - Arthur and his knights are going to war with Morgana and the world is being restored while they ride.
2001 - Thus Spake Zarathustra - bone found near the obelisk, cracks skull
Blues Brothers - The Old Landmark - James Brown: "Do you see the light?!!"
Casablanca - As Time Goes By - Bogart: "Play it Sam, you played it for her, you can play it for me."
Hedwig & The Angry Inch - "Angry Inch" - The word faggot leads to a brawl.
Rocky Horror - "Time Warp" - the crowd goes wild in the aisles

Guitar duel in "The crossroads" by Steve Vai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0QKbnCDW94

best moment ever,...

Two words: Danger. Zone.

APOCALYPSE NOW, JESUS.

Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" moment on the bus in "Almost Famous."!

2 more
wake up at the end of the matrix
time is on my side in fallen

I agree that music is essential and it helps create a soul for a movie. The one exception is "No Country For Old Men". The way the Coen brothers used natural sounds instead of music really made it a better movie for me.

One of my favorite music scenes was from "Pump Up The Volume" when Hard Harry first played Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows".

No mention of Empire Records? Come on...there's like 3 good dance scenes in that movie (not counting the ridiculous music video) and the one at the end is just awesome!!

Empire records needs to be on that list!

Ugh. The list is fine, but the Napoleon Dynamite scene? What? Bleh.

That movie isn't, IMO, a "quirky" comedy. It's not even funny in a really stupid way.

John Heder is a fine actor, but it's a shame he had to get his "big break" in that horrible excuse for a film.

But, like I said, the rest of the list of great. A few more I think I would have had, but I can't complain. =P

I miss "Wise Up" from Magnolia. And I second the dance scene from Little Miss Sunshine.

What about the creepy-ass scene in Silence of the Lambs with Buffalo Bill dancing and Goodbye Horses playing?

and what about almost famous' bus sing along?!?!?

i absolutely loved this list, except for napoleon dynamite, but great list seriously

priscilla queen of the desert

What! You have clearly not seen "Across the Universe" specifically:
Across the Universe
For the Benefit of Mr. kite
I Want You/Heavy

Plus "Clockwork Orange" - Stanley Kubrick knew how to do it better than anyone:
William Tell Overture /Sex Scene - a classic!
Ode to Joy / Alex at Home
Singin' in the Rain / Rape scene
Hell - the whole picture is loaded with it!

Blues Brothers:
You Better Think! - Aretha Franklin
Shake A Tail Feather - Ray Charles
Rawhide

C'mon!

The Tiny Dancer tour bus sing-a-long in Almost Famous.

I'm not sure anything beats that one.

I think you may have forgotten a key scene in America cinema, such as Patrick Bateman's famous moment with Huey Lewis and the News' "Hip to be Square."

Good list. Mine would look something like this:

1. As Time Goes By - Casablanca;
2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Wayne's World;
3. Unchained Melody - Ghost;
4. Ride of the Valkyries - Apocalypse Now;
5. Tiny Dancer - Almost Famous;
6. A'int No Mountain High Enough - Remember the Titans;
7. You Never Can Tell - Pulp Fiction;
8. Didn't I - Jackie Brown;
9. Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida - Manhunter;
10. Wonderful World - Good Morning Vietnam;
11. A Love Supreme - Mo' Better Blues

you cannot possibly forget pulp fiction's remixes, when he goes to the live concert.

how about Johnny B. Goode in Back to the Future....Classic

um how bout the beginning of apocalypse now when the doors song the end is playing, talk about a song setting the mood for the movie

who comes up with these stupid lists anyway is what i'd like to know ?? obviously everyone has different taste so what the fuck is the point really ?

Ride of the Valkyries from Apocalypse now has been mentioned, but what came to mind even before that (for me) was "The End" by the Doors, from the same.

cant believe the "afternoon delight" scene from anchor man didn't make this list.. it was so awesome!

Who the fuck cares? i love movies and all but, who the fuck cares about your list? Why? i see this crap all over the place. Is it some official list? people just get off making stupid lists of stuff for people to agree with and jerk each other off? bleh.

and i see you have to approve the comments before they go up. yeah wouldn't want anybody to say anything mean or disagreeable now would we!!! lol well have fun making lists of dumb crap and editing and censoring peoples reactions to suit your ego.

START of Donnie Darko - Killing Moon (Echo and the Bunnymen) - tch!

No mention of Old Time Rock & Roll from Risky Business? Come on now, do your research......

Agreed with @Geo, Risky Business is one of the most parodied or copied musical moments in history. List fails without it.

What about the Wreckless Eric cover of Whole Wide World? When Will Ferrell starts playing the song he shows how much he has changed and the scene and music just grows from there.

How can you forget the cover of "Let's Get It On" from the end of Hi Fidelity? Pure genius.

What about the buffalo Bill scene in Silence of the Lambs with Goodbye Horses playing ... classic ...

When Gladys Knight spins at the lunch counter in "Blues Brothers" and belts out "Respect", it is so unexpected, delightful and funny it must rank as one of the most effective uses of a song in any movie.

How about the opening scene of Kelly's Heroes, where they're driving around in the Nazi camp, with the happy sounding pop song, "Burning Bridges," playing in the background-It's hilarious.

Bowie's Life on Mars in Portugese in Life Aquatic...

Hello! Personally I fully agree with recent comments.

@Sean "this is all a bit 80's biased isnt it?"...dude. seriously?! Seven out of ten of these are 1990 and above.

Maybe the following excellent music movie scenes were too fresh for you all ;)

Lord of war - ending scene
(maybe even the cocaine scene)
Brokeback mountain - ending scene
American beauty !!! - ending scene

I mean the music really gives these movies that extra magical touch I couldn't always find in your list.

I agree on Donnie Darko too!

I was wondering if anybody would ever mention that scene from Adventures in Babysitting. I wasn't a big fan of the movie, but I liked that part of it so much I went out and got an Albert Collins CD the next day.

definitely all great moments. canned heat being my favorite =)

no FAST TIMES at Ridgemont High??? no Apocalypse Now??? No Boogie Nights??? No Saturday Night Fever??? this list is complete BULL SHIT

Thanks for the post