History Main / FallingInLoveMontage

** ''Disney/BrotherBear2'' has Kenai and Nita (who were [[ChildhoodFriend Childhood Friends]] slowly falling in love during their journey to Hokani Falls. Behind them, a jealous Koda tries to keep up with them.

** ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' has a variation - while the montage is definitely one of these for Tiana and Naveen, the song itself (Ma Belle Evangeline) is about Ray's love for Evangeline.

* Very R-rated version in ''Film/{{Deadpool}}'', a montage of Wade and Vanessa having (kinky) sex over the course of a year set to "Calendar Girl".

* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'': While he was showing hints here and there, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YjmrSuO6nI&feature=related Ki Ni Naru Aitsu]] in Episode 57 was the definitive Falling in Love Montage (if only one-sided) for Syaoran towards Sakura.

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** Subtly parodied with Ted's stock Falling-in-Love Montage shown with several of his romantic false leads that all play out completely identically, just with the love interest du jour. Ted does the exact same thing in every montage: He gives the girl a flower, feeds her sauce he has cooked while she sits on his counter, they go for a walk (or jog!) in the park, and he spontaneously buys her a single flower from a flower stand.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', Tidus and Yuna get one shortly after the party escapes from Seymour in Bevelle.

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* Kat and Alistair on [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=235 this page]] of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''.
* ''Webcomic/{{Bug|Martini}}'' [[http://www.bugcomic.com/comics/love-lessons/ deconstructs this.]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Karkat has a falling-in-''hate'' montage with John. Of course, since humans don't work that way, it ends up going nowhere, much to Karkat's annoyance.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Erstwhile}}'', they fell in LoveAtFirstSight and married, but the TimePassesMontage [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/brothersister-22/#.UIH-sGdHGuI doubles as this, showing them in love months later.]]
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* Occurs in episode 8 RomanticFalseLead of ''WebVideo/EchoChamber''.
* Mentioned in ''WebVideo/JoJosBizarreAdventureAbridged: Phantom Blood'':

** And then {{lampshaded}} by [[{{Jerkass}} Dio]], who mentions he heard they went "montaging together".

* They do this twice in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' with Danny and Sam's date respectfully. Averted because neither end up with their girl/boyfriend by end, the former being the DatingCatwoman variation and the latter a faker who was only a Gothic dreamboat Hungarian in an attempt to get down Sam's pants. Predictably, both Danny and Sam [[RelationshipUpgrade ended up together]] by end.

* A lampshade was hung on this in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ChillyBeach'': "Would you like to have a romantic montage with me?''

* On ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', one happens in "Jimmy Matchmaker" between Beezy and Saffi after Jimmy hooks the two together.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'': Doctor Barber and Candy Colleague get one in "Candy Colleague".

** [[Recap/FuturamaS4E13BendHer Bend Her]]: Coilette (Bender turned into a fembot) and Calculon have a montage set to Tom Jones' "She's a Lady". They drink champagne on Calculon's yacht (that's almost as huge as a cruise ship), they dance under a sparkling disco ball and they have a bath in oil. The final shot also makes a cover of ''Famous Actor and Athlete Couple Illustrated'' magazine.

** [[Recap/FuturamaS7E13Naturama "Naturama"]]: Salmon Fry and Salmon Leela get a montage with song. They swim close together, look at each other or they watch bioluminescent jellyfish.

* Subverted and then... not in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' where Arnold goes through a seemingly bland montage of dating Lila, not enjoying it at all. However, later on when thinking back on it he remembers the fun that the previous montage didn't show the audiences, realizing he'd fallen in love with her.

** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E16DumbbellIndemnity "Dumbbell Indemnity"]]: Moe and his love interest Renee have their first date shown in a montage. They go to the park, Moe buys her all the balloons, they go skating together (Moe gets run over by a horse-drawn carriage), and they ride on ''whales'' at the sea park while holding hands (and Moe's whale escapes with Moe still on its back). Set to "I'm a Believer" by ''Music/TheMonkees''.

** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E15RomeOldAndJuliEh "Rome-Old and Juli-Eh"]]: Song "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" by Joe Jackson plays during Abe and Selma's love montage. They have a picnic (LapPillow-style: Abe lies on Selma's knees; they sit on a bench close together (turns out they are watching a poster, not enjoying a view of the town); then it looks like they make out in a car, but actually Selma is giving Abe a cardiac massage, they spend time at the beach, lovingly splashing water on each other.
** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS12E11WorstEpisodeEver "Worst Episode Ever"]]: Agnes Skinner and Comic Book Guy get a montage with them going on a date and doing lovey dovey stuff, but sice they are both bitter and sarcastic, it's all with a nasty streak. He fixes a fire hydrant that was splashing water to some kids' disappointment and Agnes' great amusement, he destroys a kid's boat while stone skipping, and they watch a sunset snuggling (Sunsets. Thank God there's only one of these a day.)

** In [[Recap/FuturamaS3E6BendlessLove "Bendless Love"]], Robot Bender and fembot Angleyne get a Falling-in-Love Montage in the factory where Bender starts working. He helps Angelyne bend HandsOnApproach (and they bend the girder into a heart), the two share a HeldGaze and kiss with sparkles. Then they start dating.

** In "Bender's Big Score", the montage shows Lars and Leela falling more and more in love. Admittedly as it is ''Futurama'', they play space golf and go floating in ''real'' giant bubbles.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/TheNakedGun'' when Frank Drebin has a date with Jane Spencer. To the tune of "I'm Into Something Good," they have the typical dating montage, including a beach scene with them holding hands, running and clotheslining another couple running the other way.

* In Videogame/{{Yakuza}} 2, [[ReplacementLoveInterest Kaoru]] and Kiryu have one of these [[RescueRomance saving her]] from some thugs.

In TV shows, this is often a TimeCompressionMontage serving to show how, in this episode, the GirlOfTheWeek isn't just a casual fling.

* The film version of ''ComicBook/{{Persepolis}}'' shows Marjane and Markus pelting one another with snowballs, running through the park, smoking hash with content expressions and showing a gleeful, happy romance... before he [[YourCheatingHeart cheats on her]]. Subverted soon after when she re-envisions the entire thing but with Markus as a slimy, creepy douchebag. In his defense, she does mention in the comic that she was a huge emotional load on him, as she pretty much expected him to be an ersatz for every man in her life.

* {{Quest for Camelot}} Kaylee and Garret fall in love during the song "Looking through your eyes," just before the final showdown.

* This trope is endemic to UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} because it's an expedient way of developing romances between characters while (mostly) avoiding the [[StrangledByTheRedString narrative pitfalls]] [[TokenRomance of including them in the first place]].

* Played extremely straight in the Korean romantic comedy ''Film/MySassyGirl'' and its spiritual prequel ''Windstruck''.
* Played completely straight in ''Film/CrazyBeautiful''. The chapter on the DVD was even called "Falling in Love"

* The [[SoBadItsGood hastily produced]] Vanilla Ice movie ''Film/CoolAsIce'' has one of these over one of Ice's ballads.

* Like several other montage types, this is deconstructed for horror effect in ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Forest of the Dead", in which we see Donna undergo a FallingInLoveMontage only to find out that it ''actually happened that fast'', taking place in a virtual reality world which relies on the human brain mentally filling in the extra time to avoid confronting the constant disorientation.

* Parodied in the ''Series/{{Blackadder}} II'' episode "[[Recap/BlackadderS2E1Bells Bells]]", where a FallingInLoveMontage of Edmund and [[SweetPollyOliver "Bob"]] turns into a commercial for an album of Elizabethan love songs.

* The ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "Origins of Vampire Mythology" has a pseudo-FallingInLove montage between Pierce and Chang after they try to become best friends. Then they get in a fight and there's a LostLoveMontage. ''Five minutes later.''

** Ted's GrandRomanticGesture for his crush Stella is a two-minute date that looks like a lovely Falling-in-Love Montage that actually happens in real life in real time. He takes her to a cute little Italian restaurant, to a movie that's their inside joke (just the important bits), they have coffee and dessert, then he offers her some flowers and they stroll hand in hand and they even manage to squeeze in a sweet good night kiss.

** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E21BlackWidower "Black Widower"]]: Sideshow Bob and Selma get a love montage while they are singing Frank and Nancy Sinatras' "Somethin' Stupid". They have a boat date, have their hair done together, walk in the sand, and they frolic in the meadow.
** In the episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E23BartsFriendFallsInLove "Bart's Friend Falls in Love"]] Bart's class is shown a Troy [=McClure=] movie about puberty, with Troy narrating as "Fuzzy Bunny" meets new girlfriend "Fluffy Bunny" and they start dating. As he describes their activities, they're shown onscreen.

** Ted's GrandRomanticGesture for his crush Stella is a two-minute date that looks like a lovely Falling-in-Love Montage that actually happens in real life in real time. He takes her to a cute little Italian restaurant, to a movie that's their inside joke (just the important bits), they have coffee and dessert, then he offers her some flowers and they stroll hand in hand and they even manage to squeeze in a sweet goodbye kiss.

A montage follows, usually with no dialogue and an upbeat or romantic soundtrack, showing the couple during a series of classic dates like the picnic, the carnival, the park, the beach, the drive-in cinema, a bike ride (bonus points for a tandem bicycle), the dinner date or watching the sunset. They exchange classic romantic gifts like FlowersOfRomance, ChocolateOfRomance, [[GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals stuffed animals]] or [[WinHerAPrize a prize from the game at the carnival]]. They are shown in classic romantic poses and situations, including TheMeadowRun, OldFashionedRowBoatDate, HandsOnApproach, SpaghettiKiss or SweetheartSipping, often combined with meaningful body language (MeaningfulLook or HeldGaze, HoldingHands, the unexpected FirstKiss or a LapPillow).

* Subtly parodied in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': Ted has a FallingInLoveMontage with several of his romantic false leads that all play out completely identically, just with the love interest du jour while Ted does the exact same thing in every montage.

A montage follows, usually with no dialogue and an upbeat or romantic soundtrack, showing the couple during a series of classic dates like the picnic, the carnival, the park, the beach, the drive-in cinema, a bike ride (bonus points for a tandem bicycle), the dinner date or watching the sunset. They exchange classic romantic gifts like FlowersOfRomance, ChocolateOfRomance, [[GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals stuffed animals]] or [[WinHerAPrize a prize from the game at the carnival]]). They are shown in classic romantic poses and situations, including TheMeadowRun, OldFashionedRowBoatDate, HandsOnApproach, SpaghettiKiss or SweetheartSipping, often combined with meaningful body language (MeaningfulLook or HeldGaze, HoldingHands, the unexpected FirstKiss or a LapPillow).

Variant of the GoodTimesMontage. Two characters are becoming romantically entwined. Their first date is shown normally and the audience is shown how amazingly compatible the couple is.

A montage follows, usually with no dialogue and an upbeat or romantic soundtrack, showing the couple during a series of classic dates (the picnic, the carnival, the unexpected kiss, the meaningful eye contact, TheMeadowRun, etc).

The montage segues into the end of a date and the audience is shown just how in love the couple has become.

[-[[caption-width-right:219:[[Music/TheMonkees ♫ I thought love was only true in fairy tales... ♫]]]]-]

[[caption-width-right:219:[[Music/TheMonkees ♫ I thought love was only true in fairy tales... ♫]]]]

[[caption-width-right:219:[[Music/TheMonkees ♫ I thought love was only true in fairy tales... ♫]]

* In Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}, Karkat has a falling-in-''hate'' montage with John. Of course, since humans don't work that way, it ends up going nowhere, much to Karkat's annoyance.
* In Webcomic/{{Erstwhile}}, they fell in LoveAtFirstSight and married, but the TimePassingMontage [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/brothersister-22/#.UIH-sGdHGuI doubles as this, showing them in love months later.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Tell me, Princess, now when did you last let your heart decide?'']]

** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E21BlackWidower "Black Widower"]]: Sideshow Bob and Selma get a love montage while they are singing Frank and Nancy Sinatras' "Somethin' Stupid".