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molokai198
Since: Oct, 2012
26th Dec, 2023 01:05:05 PM
The reprise might be an Award-Bait Song.
This is where a song is sung, in whole or part, by the characters in the movie. Then in the closing credits, a "real" version of the song is played — if not the original artist, then a well-known cover. Examples include:
Good Will Hunting - Will sings a few bars of "Afternoon Delight" as kind of a joke. The original version by the Starland Vocal Band is played over the closing credits.
An American Tail - Feivel and his family sing "Somewhere Out There" in hopes of finding each other. The popular version by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram is played at the end.
Scrooged - A choir sings "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" at the end of the movie; the closing credits immediately follow with the Annie Lennox/Al Green version.
Edited by SquirrelGuy