Songs Used in Movies
"Where is My Mind" plays at the end of this film.
Fight Club (1999)
Leonardo DiCaprio
The novel this 1994 movie was based off of was written by a University of Alabama graduate.
Forrest Gump
Baby, Johnny, Penny
Dirty Dancing (1987)
"Love Rolercoaster" plays as two girls burn to death in a tanning bed during the third installment of this franchise.
Final Destination
High School Musical, The Greatest Showman, Hairspray
Zac Efron
This movie was based on a novella titled "The Body".
Stand By Me (1986)
Brad, Janet, Magenta
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Other than the titular song, "In Dreams" by Roy Orbison also plays a pivotal role in this film.
Blue Velvet (1986)
The Departed, Ted, Boogie Nights
Mark Wahlberg
There have been at least six adaptions of this novel, the most recent including a song by Lana Del Rey.
The Great Gatsby
Pete Mitchell, Nick Bradshaw, Charlie Blackwood
Top Gun (1986)
"Mrs. Robinson" is a song named after one of the main characters in this film.
The Graduate (1967)
Scream, Five Nights at Freddy's, She's All That
Matthew Lillard
This movie was based on a novella, the title being shortened for the film-- "Rita Hayworth and ________".
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Blache, Stella, Stanley
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
In this film, a man holds a boombox over his head playing "In Your Eyes".
Say Anything (1989)
Superbad, It: Chapter Two, Inside Out
Bill Hader
Heart of Darkness was adapted into this 1979 film.
Apocalypse Now
Jimmy, Dottie, Kit
A League of Their Own (1992)