History AwesomeMusic / Film

* Regardless of what you thought of ''Film/FinalDestination 5'', it's hard to deny that its [[https://youtu.be/QIWtPkYfl9Q opening theme]] is insanely epic, which isn't surprising when you realize that [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Brian]] [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Tyler]] composed the music for this one and ''Film/TheFinalDestination'' after Shirley Walker's untimely demise. Its DarkReprise [[https://youtu.be/coSO2mDQLO8 Infinite Finale]], which plays when [[spoiler:Sam and Molly die on Flight 180]], is awesome and [[TearJerker heartbreaking]].

** [[https://youtu.be/5c3ULgi1nHU Showtime Pt. 2 (It's Only The End Of The World)]], [[https://youtu.be/5qeT2pTbZrs Nightvision]], [[https://youtu.be/HYP2KSZ4Q8w Strobe (Adagio in D Minor)]], and [[spoiler:[[https://youtu.be/f49jvIjIgSA Big Daddy Dies]]]] lead into each other amazingly: an atmospheric, tense song, a minute or so of slow buildup, then 2 minutes of pulse-pounding awesome... slowing down into a horrible, heartwrenching TearJerker.
*** FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that [[spoiler:Big Daddy Dies is an altered version of [[https://youtu.be/LpZcbgyFbv0 Big Daddy Kills]], his ''[[CurbStompBattle fight music]]'']].
*** [[spoiler:"Big Daddy Kills"]] is actually a version of John Murphy's [[https://youtu.be/KSYYEDXaGo0 "In The House - In a Heartbeat"]] from the movie ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater''. Oddly the original is likely the song used in the film, not the one "covered" on the released score.

*** When [[spoiler:Hit-Girl runs along a hallway in D'Amico's shooting all of his mooks to [[https://youtu.be/5RAQXg0IdfI "Bad Reputation"]] by Music/JoanJett and the Blackhearts.]]
*** More epic music for Hit-Girl, how about a re-done verison of a theme song children's show while [[spoiler:kicking the ever-living hell out of a bunch of thugs and impaling the lot of them?]] Ladies and gentlemen, [[https://youtu.be/tqdAhBreGrY The Banana Splits as done by The Dickies]].

* At the end of ''Film/TheWickerMan1973'', all the villagers start [[https://youtu.be/UEOQqnHMSMc singing]] "Sumer is Icumen In", led by the mighty basso of Creator/ChristopherLee, while they [[spoiler:burninate Sgt. Howie]]. But what's ''really'' awesome is when Sgt. Howie drowns them all out by reprising his earlier musical version of the 23rd Psalm.

* V (of ''Film/VForVendetta'' fame) blows up [[spoiler:the Old Bailey and the Houses of Parliament]] to the stirring strains of the 1812 Overture. Never has classical music been so incredibly badass.

** "Chromaggia" also counts as an in-universe example. Particularly the line [[spoiler:"I would rather be blind"]].

** ''Heat'', while [[spoiler:Lt. Hanna stands vigil as [=McCauley=] dies]]: "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" by Moby.
** ''Miami Vice'', while [[spoiler:Crockett watches Isabella leave, Tubbs watches Trudy wake up, and Crockett goes back to hospital where Trudy is recovering]]: "Auto Rock" by Mogwai.

* The use of Music/BrianEno's [[https://youtu.be/1rkH2Rz9c_8#t=1m18s "Ending (An Ascent)"]] at the end of ''Film/Traffic2000'' was pretty inspired, especially considering the final scene is of Javier [[spoiler:finally getting to watch kids play baseball at night]].

* TT-34's "Jack" in ''Literature/NightWatchSeries'' when Anton fights an invisible vampire, and Simeon carelessly drives his huge truck alongside with Tiger Cub and Bear to save him. So awesome it was back in ''Film/DayWatch'', its sequel, when Olga [[spoiler:(actually Anton in Olga's body)]] is running away from an enraged Zavulon with cars blowing up behind her.

* ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. The music that plays as River Tam says "My turn." and charges down the hall [[spoiler:to decimate the Reavers and close the blast door]] is just epic.

* In ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'', after the main characters have just [[spoiler:kicked a metric ton of zombie ass in the theme park]], the Raconteurs' "Salute Your Solution" plays as they ride off and the credits roll. AWESOME.

** Also, The song "Ecstasy of Blood" by David Sardy which is played at [[spoiler:Tallahassee's amazing zombie stand off. Where it is implied that he is sacrificing himself, when in reality he ends up killing all the zombies that chase him. ]]

** 'In Time', the song heard in the background when [[spoiler:the malfunctioning booth sends Bill and Ted into the enlightened future to a pre-emptive heroes' welcome]]. It underpins perfectly a sequence that shows the value of what they've been asked to protect.

* ''Film/SevenPounds'': Muse's version of "Feeling Good" during the scene where [[spoiler:Tim]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments fixes The Beast for Emily]] qualifies for this trope.

** The music that plays during [[spoiler:Mako's childhood trauma]] and when [[spoiler:Otachi spreads her wings and carries Gypsy Danger into the sky]] sound very influenced by Akira Ifukube, quite possible the greatest Godzilla composer ever, and are riveting.

* ''Film/{{Whiplash}}'': Being a film about jazz and the perfection of executing, this is to be expected. The sound mixing goes a long way to immersing the viewer in the characters' main performance showcase, with the climactic [[spoiler:drum solo]] standing out.

* Although this tends to fall under RecycledTrailerMusic ([[AwesomeMusic/MovieTrailers but still a good movie trailer song]]), probably the most awesome usage of the Zack Hemsey song [[https://youtu.be/Lhv_yFMuwxs "Vengeance"]] was in the final battle of ''Film/TheEqualizer'', when [[spoiler:[=McCall=] gruesomely dispatches Teddy and his men at the Home Mart that was taken over by them,]] as well as the Music/{{Moby}} song [[https://youtu.be/DBNwTbPA-iA New Dawn Fades]], and the ending theme, the Music/{{Eminem}} song [[https://youtu.be/-0zo3vbqJOE Guts Over Fear]].

* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'': The title song [[https://vimeo.com/118320568 "Strange Magic"]] sung by Marianne and [[spoiler:the Bog King]] is the best song in the [[JukeBoxMusical film]]. It does a fantastic job of selling a fairly compact romance and shows a softer side to both characters. It really conveys how they are unable to stop themselves from falling in love, no matter how much they'd want to otherwise.

** And, of course, "Free Bird" as the backdrop for the [[spoiler:church melee]].

** The [[MasochismTango tango]] [[https://youtu.be/6vm4TYFzUH0 scene]] in ''Addams Family Values'', where both the waltz theme from the first movie AND the theme music from the TV series are strung together to make a thoroughly incredibly piece of Latin dance music. The fact that Morticia gets spun about fast enough to become a blur, not to mention literally setting fire to the dance floor, makes it all the better. Ending, naturally enough, with a symbolic [[spoiler:popping of every last champagne cork in the building]].

* ''Film/LesMiserables2012'': A new technique of the film that was well publicized before its premiere was that the actors' vocals were recorded live on the set, in order that the music would be synched to them rather than the other way around. The result created a very natural performance, averting off-cue lip synching, and restored believability to some scenes, such as [[spoiler:Éponine]]'s death, which now could sound like one was actually in pain rather than continuing to project strong tones when one was supposedly dying.

** What better to underscore the relationship between Marcus and John, and how the [[spoiler:former will betray Viggo for John's sake]]? Why, just let Music/MarilynManson do it for you, with [[https://youtu.be/eNTjM3_0N80 Killing Strangers]].

* Regardless of what you thought of ''Film/FinalDestination 5'', it's hard to deny that its [[https://youtu.be/QIWtPkYfl9Q opening theme]] is insanely epic, which isn't surprising when you realize that [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Brian]] [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Tyler]] composed the music for this one and ''Film/TheFinalDestination'' after Shirley Walker's untimely demise. Its DarkReprise [[https://youtu.be/coSO2mDQLO8 Infinite Finale]], which plays when [[spoiler: Sam and Molly die on Flight 180]], is awesome and [[TearJerker heartbreaking]].

** [[https://youtu.be/5c3ULgi1nHU Showtime Pt. 2 (It's Only The End Of The World)]], [[https://youtu.be/5qeT2pTbZrs Nightvision]], [[https://youtu.be/HYP2KSZ4Q8w Strobe (Adagio in D Minor)]], and [[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/f49jvIjIgSA Big Daddy Dies]]]] lead into each other amazingly: an atmospheric, tense song, a minute or so of slow buildup, then 2 minutes of pulse-pounding awesome... slowing down into a horrible, heartwrenching TearJerker.
*** FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that [[spoiler: Big Daddy Dies is an altered version of [[https://youtu.be/LpZcbgyFbv0 Big Daddy Kills]], his ''[[CurbStompBattle fight music]]'']].
*** [[spoiler: "Big Daddy Kills"]] is actually a version of John Murphy's [[https://youtu.be/KSYYEDXaGo0 "In The House - In a Heartbeat"]] from the movie ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater''. Oddly the original is likely the song used in the film, not the one "covered" on the released score.

*** When [[spoiler: Hit-Girl runs along a hallway in D'Amico's shooting all of his mooks to [[https://youtu.be/5RAQXg0IdfI "Bad Reputation"]] by Music/JoanJett and the Blackhearts.]]

* At the end of ''Film/TheWickerMan1973'', all the villagers start [[https://youtu.be/UEOQqnHMSMc singing]] "Sumer is Icumen In", led by the mighty basso of Creator/ChristopherLee, while they [[spoiler: burninate Sgt. Howie]]. But what's ''really'' awesome is when Sgt. Howie drowns them all out by reprising his earlier musical version of the 23rd Psalm.

* V (of ''Film/VForVendetta'' fame) blows up [[spoiler: the Old Bailey and the Houses of Parliament]] to the stirring strains of the 1812 Overture. Never has classical music been so incredibly badass.

** "Chromaggia" also counts as an in-universe example. Particularly the line [[spoiler: "I would rather be blind"]].

** ''Heat'', while [[spoiler: Lt. Hanna stands vigil as [=McCauley=] dies]]: "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" by Moby.
** ''Miami Vice'', while [[spoiler: Crockett watches Isabella leave, Tubbs watches Trudy wake up, and Crockett goes back to hospital where Trudy is recovering]]: "Auto Rock" by Mogwai.

* The use of Music/BrianEno's [[https://youtu.be/1rkH2Rz9c_8#t=1m18s "Ending (An Ascent)"]] at the end of ''Film/Traffic2000'' was pretty inspired, especially considering the final scene is of Javier [[spoiler: finally getting to watch kids play baseball at night]].

* TT-34's "Jack" in ''Literature/NightWatchSeries'' when Anton fights an invisible vampire, and Simeon carelessly drives his huge truck alongside with Tiger Cub and Bear to save him. So awesome it was back in ''Film/DayWatch'', its sequel, when Olga [[spoiler: (actually Anton in Olga's body)]] is running away from an enraged Zavulon with cars blowing up behind her.

* ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. The music that plays as River Tam says "My turn." and charges down the hall [[spoiler: to decimate the Reavers and close the blast door]] is just epic.

* In ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'', after the main characters have just [[spoiler: kicked a metric ton of zombie ass in the theme park]], the Raconteurs' "Salute Your Solution" plays as they ride off and the credits roll. AWESOME.

** Also, The song "Ecstasy of Blood" by David Sardy which is played at [[spoiler: Tallahassee's amazing zombie stand off. Where it is implied that he is sacrificing himself, when in reality he ends up killing all the zombies that chase him. ]]

* ''Film/SevenPounds'': Muse's version of "Feeling Good" during the scene where [[spoiler: Tim]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments fixes The Beast for Emily]] qualifies for this trope.

** The music that plays during [[spoiler: Mako's childhood trauma]] and when [[spoiler: Otachi spreads her wings and carries Gypsy Danger into the sky]] sound very influenced by Akira Ifukube, quite possible the greatest Godzilla composer ever, and are riveting.

* ''Film/{{Whiplash}}'': Being a film about jazz and the perfection of executing, this is to be expected. The sound mixing goes a long way to immersing the viewer in the characters' main performance showcase, with the climactic [[spoiler: drum solo]] standing out.

* Although this tends to fall under RecycledTrailerMusic ([[AwesomeMusic/MovieTrailers but still a good movie trailer song]]), probably the most awesome usage of the Zack Hemsey song [[https://youtu.be/Lhv_yFMuwxs "Vengeance"]] was in the final battle of ''Film/TheEqualizer'', when [[spoiler: [=McCall=] gruesomely dispatches Teddy and his men at the Home Mart that was taken over by them,]] as well as the Music/{{Moby}} song [[https://youtu.be/DBNwTbPA-iA New Dawn Fades]], and the ending theme, the Music/{{Eminem}} song [[https://youtu.be/-0zo3vbqJOE Guts Over Fear]].

* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'': The title song [[https://vimeo.com/118320568 "Strange Magic"]] sung by Marianne and [[spoiler: the Bog King]] is the best song in the [[JukeBoxMusical film]]. It does a fantastic job of selling a fairly compact romance and shows a softer side to both characters. It really conveys how they are unable to stop themselves from falling in love, no matter how much they'd want to otherwise.

** The [[MasochismTango tango]] [[https://youtu.be/6vm4TYFzUH0 scene]] in ''Addams Family Values'', where both the waltz theme from the first movie AND the theme music from the TV series are strung together to make a thoroughly incredibly piece of Latin dance music. The fact that Morticia gets spun about fast enough to become a blur, not to mention literally setting fire to the dance floor, makes it all the better. Ending, naturally enough, with a symbolic [[spoiler: popping of every last champagne cork in the building]].

* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'':

* Brandon Lee's transformation scene in ''Film/TheCrow'' -- set off to The Cure's "Burn."

** Goodwin also wrote the music for the [[Film/MissMarple four Miss Marple movies starring Margaret Rutherford]] and the [[https://youtu.be/UPgS26ZhqZs rollicking theme]] for ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines''.

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* ''AwesomeMusic/Dune2021''