Best Use of a Song in a Movie Soundtrack

Unlike the other list of "Best Use of a Song in a Movie", this list includes songs that were not a part of the plot. This means that the characters in the movie did not interact with the song in any way. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

Vote for "Eye of the Tiger" - Rocky III 1) "Eye of the Tiger" - Rocky III

Vote for "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" - Armageddon 2) "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" - Armageddon

“this is the best suited to this flick. it makes me cry everytime.”

“The best soundtrack ever.
great movie, great band”

Vote for "My Heart Will Go On" - Titanic 3) "My Heart Will Go On" - Titanic

Vote for "Mad World" - Donnie Darko 4) "Mad World" - Donnie Darko

“this is by far the best use of song in a movie...i dont know why it’s so far down the list.”

“The ending of the movie itself makes me cry, but this song with it puts me over the edge.”

Flixsy

Vote for "Angel" - City Of Angels 5) "Angel" - City Of Angels

Vote for "Unchained Melody" - Ghost 6) "Unchained Melody" - Ghost

“It is this song that makes the scene as powerful and memorable as it is”

“i cry everytime its so incredible”

Vote for "Where is My Mind?" - Fight Club 7) "Where is My Mind?" - Fight Club

“Awesome song that perfectly complements the crescendo of an amazing cinematic sequence.”

“As one of the most beautiful movie scene is going on, this amazing song makes it a real wonder. I was speechless and crying. Wow.”

ohright

Vote for "Damn it Feels Good to Be a Gangsta" - Office Space 8) "Damn it Feels Good to Be a Gangsta" - Office Space

Vote for "Take My Breath Away" - Top Gun 9) "Take My Breath Away" - Top Gun

“This song is really taking my breath away”

MatrixGuy

Vote for "Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head" - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 10) "Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head" - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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Choices Not In The Top Ten

Vote for "Let Go"- Garden State 11) "Let Go"- Garden State

“The perfect ending to a wildly emotional film”

Vote for "The Rain, The Park and Other Things" - Dumb and Dumber 12) "The Rain, The Park and Other Things" - Dumb and Dumber

“Played in the background while Lloyd is daydreaming about being with Mary Swanson”

Vote for "Only Time" - Sweet November 13) "Only Time" - Sweet November

Vote for "What a Wonderful World"- Madagascar 14) "What a Wonderful World"- Madagascar

“The song playing as animals are being eaten by even bigger animals, and Alex the Lion is rolling painfully down a hill. LOL! And LOL again!”

thedude

Vote for "Wake Up" - The Matrix 15) "Wake Up" - The Matrix

“Neo flies! Awesome song.”

Vote for "Nadia’s Theme" - Nadia 16) "Nadia’s Theme" - Nadia

Vote for "Fortunate Son" - Forrest Gump 17) "Fortunate Son" - Forrest Gump

Vote for "The Blower’s Daughter" - Closer 18) "The Blower’s Daughter" - Closer

Vote for "Perfect Day" - Trainspotting 19) "Perfect Day" - Trainspotting

“The best scene in one of the greatest movies ever.”

Vote for "May It Be" - Lord Of The Rings 20) "May It Be" - Lord Of The Rings

Vote for "Behind Blue Eyes" - Gothika 21) "Behind Blue Eyes" - Gothika

Vote for 'You Could Be Mine" - Terminator 2 22) 'You Could Be Mine" - Terminator 2

Vote for "Sunshine of Your Love" - Goodfellas 23) "Sunshine of Your Love" - Goodfellas

Vote for "Kissing You" - Romeo and Juliet 24) "Kissing You" - Romeo and Juliet

“wow it sends shivers down my spine”

Vote for "Cruisin" - Any Given Sunday 25) "Cruisin" - Any Given Sunday

“Smokey robinson cruisin during the bar scene in ’Any Given Sunday’ which if you add all the tunes from that film togehter has the greatest movie soundtrack of all time”

Vote for "Jumpin’ Jack Flash" - Mean Streets 26) "Jumpin’ Jack Flash" - Mean Streets

“DeNiro entering a watering hole in slo-mo, riveting stuff”

murph

Vote for "Boom" - The Longest Yard 27) "Boom" - The Longest Yard

Vote for "Fair" - The Garden State 28) "Fair" - The Garden State

Vote for "Will You Be There" - Free Willy 29) "Will You Be There" - Free Willy

Vote for "Chicago"- Little Miss Sunshine 30) "Chicago"- Little Miss Sunshine

“breathtaking imagery juxtaposed with an amazing Sufjan Stevens original- can’t beat it”

Vote for "Njosnavelin" - Vanilla Sky 31) "Njosnavelin" - Vanilla Sky

“Come on! Greatest scene!”

Vote for "Bittersweet Symphony" - Cruel Intentions 32) "Bittersweet Symphony" - Cruel Intentions

Vote for "Die Another Day" - James Bond: Die Another Day 33) "Die Another Day" - James Bond: Die Another Day

Vote for "Come With Me" - Godzilla 34) "Come With Me" - Godzilla

Vote for "This Used To Be My Playground" - A League Of Their Own 35) "This Used To Be My Playground" - A League Of Their Own

Vote for "Somebody To Love" - The Cable Guy 36) "Somebody To Love" - The Cable Guy

“You listen to Jim Carrey’s vibrato lisping voice and tell me it isn’t great...”

Vote for "Spirit Dreams Inside" - Final Fantasy Spirits Within 37) "Spirit Dreams Inside" - Final Fantasy Spirits Within

“L’Arc~en~Ciel contributed a song for Fianl Fantasy Spirits Within”

Vote for "Elevation" - Tomb Raider 38) "Elevation" - Tomb Raider

Vote for "Lose Yourself" - 8 Mile 39) "Lose Yourself" - 8 Mile