A key actor of this film, this was his first major role in 20 years.
Ke Huy Quan
The longest running musical on Broadway.
Phantom of the Opera
Arguably My Chemical Romance's most famous album, this one is a concept album exploring the death of a cancer patient and his subsequent experiences in the afterlife.
The Black Parade
Directed by Taika Waititi, this historical comedy-drama won the 2020 Academy Award for Best Writing.
Jojo Rabbit
The name of the song that I first played on drums with The Clyde Miliken Tribute Band, and arguably Mac DeMarco's most famous song.
Freaking Out The Neighbourhood
While conducting research for this film, writer-director Dan Kwan discovered he had this undiagnosed mental disorder.
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Hozier's first album, featuring his hit "Take Me To Church", and other songs such as "From Eden", "Angel of Small Death", and "Work Song".
Hozier
This Korean film was the first foreign-language film to ever win Best Picture at the Oscars (2020).
Parasite
A famous 2018 single by prog. metal/rock band Polyphia, this song was heavily inspired by trap and hip hop music.
G.O.A.T
Before deciding on Michelle Yeoh, the lead role was initially written for this actor.
Jackie Chan
Sing the first line of the song “Favourite Things” in the musical The Sound of Music.
Raindrops on roses
The fifth album by Sufan Stevens, this is his second concept album named and entirely based around a US State (bonus in my heart if you can name the first one)
Illinois
This movie won 5 awards in the 1991 awards ceremony, including Best Actress for Jodie Foster, who plays a young FBI trainee hunting a serial killer.
The Silence Of The Lambs
'Soma', a song off of The Strokes' 2001 critically acclaimed album 'Is This It', takes influence from this famous dystopian novel.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
This famous Hong Kong film maker was the major inspiration for the 'Kung Fu Universe' aesthetic in part 2 of the film. (bonus if you can name the films too, half if you can only name a film)
Wong Kar Wai
The musical West Side Story, which tells the story of rival gangs in New York City’s Upper West Side, is based on this Shakespeare play.
Romeo & Juliet
The first official Beatles Album.
Please Please Me
There have only ever been three movies to win 11 Academy Awards (which is the most achieved by a single movie so far): Ben Hur, Titanic, and...
Lord of The Rings: The Return Of The King
This song played as the original introduction theme to House M.D. It also happens to be my favourite trip-hop song.
Teardrop by Massive Attack
The entire movie was filmed in only this many days.
37 days.
In 'La La Land', the sequence for this song could only be shot in 30 minute increments split over two days.
Lovely Night
My favourite Beatles album, originally released in 1967 and featuring the song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds".
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
This actor, in 1972, received the longest standing ovation in Oscar history -- while receiving an Honorary award.
Charlie Chaplin
My favourite Pink Floyd song, this one is extremely long and comes in two sections - parts 1-5 and parts 6-9 (nice), and is also the song I want played at my funeral.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond