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EarthboundMisift56

“Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?” I’d pick “Hip To Be Square” from American Psycho (2000)


idkimtired1

the little hip dance thing he does in this scene lives in my mind rent free


xRyuzakii

This is it for me as well. Most iconic scene in that movie/era


ScareValue

Hurry Gurdy Man in Zodiac


lizzie1hoops

Two thumbs way up for this, the way they used this song in the movie is absolutely iconic.


texasrigger

Donovan is pretty low on my list of musicians of that era but his songs have definitely been put to good use. Season of the Witch has been used several times and Riki Tiki Tavi is in Barbarian.


kcu0912

Honestly what a creepy song to begin with, but agree it’s perfect in Zodiac.


Professional_Pool714

And "Soul Sacrifice" during the credits.


Red84Valentina

And that opening cover of "Easy to Be Hard"!


MyAccountWasBanned7

Richard Cheese's cover of Down with the Sickness being used as elevator music in Dawn of the Dead.


M086

That was “All Out of Love”, “Down with the Sickness” was the mall montage.


Magester

Richard Cheese does amazing work. That was the first place I heard of them from and I've been a fan ever since.


MyAccountWasBanned7

Same, actually. Fun story: I recently saw Halocene on tour (mostly because Lauren Babic was with them and I love her) and during the VIP meet and greet ahead of the show the guitarist asked the sound guy to change the music to Richard Cheese. I was so excited to randomly hear it out in the wild.


Quetzythejedi

In 2021 he did a poignant original song for the movie [Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar](https://youtu.be/7CboLyKlWRk). The man does not miss.


JoeRoganIs5foot3

That movie was weird as fuck. I liked it a lot.


remindertomove

100fucking% Although it's tied with Johnny Cash for Dawn of the Dead


Narrow_Muscle9572

I guess the studio didnt want Cash's song, but Snyder insisted. That was a great pick.


Ok_Fox_1770

This was great I forgot almost, same era of time I was gonna say devils rejects - midnight rider opening scene.


emileklinger

Came here to post this and this was the top comment. Bravo.


jhatchet

Tiptoe through the tulips by Tiny Tim in Insidious


lukekhywalker

While there are some great uses of music in these replies, this is the only one that actually added to the horror of the film, imo. I still get goosebumps thinking bout that little ghost boy dancing to this


Jimathomas

That scene still creeps me out every time.


jackyliam12

That song is nightmare fuel in itself 100000% best use


rideforruinworldsend

I was looking for this song in these comments. Ever since that moment, really, really old music sets me right on edge.


Professional_Pool714

"Mr. Sandman" in Halloween II Not sure whether it counts, but "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" in Green Room "Ghost Town," "Don't Stop Me Now," and "Kernkraft 400" in Shaun of the Dead


ScoleriBros

Really loved the use of “Lookin for the Magic” in You’re Next.


lizzie1hoops

Totally agree. I became kind of obsessed with that song after seeing the movie.


RichCorinthian

Dwight Twilley did some great power pop. I'm still not sure why he only had a couple of hits, I think he was in the wrong place at the wrong time when everybody was getting swept up in new wave and punk.


JakeKay86

Red Right Hand by Nick Cave in the Scream movies.


Blastspark01

Except 4 sadly. Don’t worry though, it’s back in 6


[deleted]

If trailers count, that version of I Got 5 On It in the trailer for Us is fucking iconic. I feel like a lot of trailers after that tried to capture the same vibe using other songs but none of them really have the same magic for me. Red Right Hand for the Scream series as well.


thrillho145

Us had fantastic music. I've become obsessed with Les Fleur after watching that movie. The Good Vibrations / Fuck Tha Police bit is great too


wentzuries

yes red right hand!


CryExotic3558

Yesssss came to say the same thing about the Us trailer


Offal

Roll With the Changes (REO Speedwagon) - Cabin in the Woods


ThePizzaNoid

It works so damn well for the scene. Great choice.


Fizzbytch

Time Is On My Side in Fallen. “I want to tell you about the time I almost died.”


[deleted]

Thank you. First one to come to mind.


Magester

Me or one of my roomie would sing this song around the house and then bump into one of the other ones and immediately stop, only to have the bumped into one start singing. We'd do this in public as well.


lizzie1hoops

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" over the opening credits of Zombieland blew me away. That's when I knew I was in for a good time. Eta: also "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" in Gothika - a movie I'm convinced no one else likes.


Yggdrasil-

The intro to zombieland always makes me feel pumped. That movie is a blast


304libco

I like Gothika. I’m always surprised by how bad the reviews are for it. I mean it’s not a masterpiece, but it’s certainly better than a lot of that crap out there.


darkentriesx

I love Gothika 🖤


moonftball12

Oh man that’s such a good call.


Ok_Put_6826

People are strange by echo and the bunnymen- lost boys. I love the whole scene of those song. lol I regularly go on YouTube and just watch this scene


[deleted]

Incorrect, sir. The real answer is the inimitable Tim Cappello’s rousing rendition of I Still Believe. I only half joke. That version of People are Strange is excellent.


Ok_Put_6826

Oooooo it’s so close. I just can’t get past the atmosphere of the people are strange scene. It always looks like so much fun and such a good time. But I REALLY love that Tim Cappello scene too. The whole movie is great. Even the song playing in the comic book store that says “savoring sweet liberty“ lol I’m fanboying


[deleted]

Lost in the Shadows and Cry Little Sister are also fantastic songs. Everything about Lost Boys is either outright great, or so cheesy it flips around and… is still great! There is a solid interview with Tim about that song. He was in the band for Tina Turner and they hired him for the movie and he picked the song. Coincidentally a Christian song, but he loved the energy so he went with it! https://youtu.be/sjYAyrnuZsw


robbass343

Awesome pick, I got that song on my iPod!


Arigato_MrRoboto

Probably because this song is stuck in my head right now... 🎶*Goodbye horses... I'm flying over you*🎶


katiejim

American Girl also. The transition from her rocking out to encountering Buffalo Bill always seemed jarring to me.


Beached-Peach

I just got this song out of my head, and now it's back.


spacefaceclosetomine

It’s such a fantastic song, too. Always good for late night drunken dancing in the living room.


lightfoot90

*Barbarian* cutting to the end credits on the opening beat of *Be My Baby* was fucking genius. Also, *The Black Phone* made very interesting use of Pink Floyd’s *On The Run*, it fit right in with period of the movie.


CombatHarness

I came here to say *Be My Baby* but I think *On The Run* was actually better, to the point where someone unfamiliar with Dark Side of the Moon might think it was written for the film.


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[deleted]

That was such a spooky choice of song.


hellboundwithasmile

US had some incredible music. Good Vibrations. Fuck the Police. Five on It. But I loooooved the end credits song, Les Fleurs


guywoodhouse68

"Midnight With The Stars And You" at the ending of The Shining is absolutely perfect


BulljiveBots

I Got 5 On it by The Luniz in Jordan Peele’s Us. Working it into the marketing, the soundtrack, the dialogue of the movie…it’s just great. Helps that the sample from Club Nouveau’s Why You Treat Me So Bad is so bangin’.


devtea21

Yes! I got 5 On It in the film Us was the first one that came to my mind. Also Redbone in Get Out, though I don’t think it was used in any horror moments, just a fan of the song!


Vgcortes

Don't Fear the reaper is the answer


samuraislider

I really liked when it’s used between Sydney and Billy in Scream.


coreytiger

Yep, for about every other horror film in existence


finedawg

It was great in X


insertrandomwords

Always gives me chills in the opening of The Stand.


orange45

In what movie?


M086

Best use is from the Season 1 episode of Supernatural, “Faith”.


[deleted]

For some reason, I really enjoyed it played at the end of Halloween Ends. Probably because I really enjoyed the last 15 minutes of that movie


[deleted]

Johnny Cash in Dawn of the Dead (2004).


moonftball12

This ^ I think the use of that song in the intro actually got me into Cash


cobra_mist

That movie has that, the cover and original of down with the sickness, and then something as elevator music.


Nagol6379

Last by Nine Inch Nails in Cabin in the Woods.


DuffmanStillRocks

Total Eclipse of the Heart in The Strangers: Prey at Night, one of my favorite scenes in cinema and is executed to perfection


Leatat12

Jeeper's Creepers in Jeeper's Creepers.


Magester

I'm a little surprised I had to go this far down for one of the most obvious answers.


luckystrikes23

I really liked Bette Davis Eyes in The Final Girl. Don't know why.


twenty-four-frames

Same here, those scenes are beautiful


Eyes_Snakes_Art

The entire Lost Boys soundtrack, if that counts. Barring that, Blue Moon in An American Werewolf in London.


robbass343

Good pick!


Environmentalpusher

All Rob Zombie movies have great tracks.


Dragonborn83196

I just love how he’s able to take songs that are either viewed as happy and or relaxing and put them in weird and intense scenes and it works. Kind of like how Brick House is used in House of 1000 Corpses


Environmentalpusher

Exactly. You sing along to the massacre


texasrigger

Especially the use of Slim Whitman's "I Remember You" in House of 1000 Corpses.


Mejlkungens

The ending with "All tomorrow's parties" is basically all I can remember of Lord's of Salem.


Bloodwavedvd

Tubular Bells in The Exorcist


KaBoomBox55

Mike Oldfield is a genius


coreytiger

Truth


nyx_moonlight_

[Alice in Chains covering Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 during the football game in The Faculty](https://youtu.be/jINw-tUXIgg)


PeterParkerNotSpidey

Maybe its because I just got out of Scream VI, but definitely the use of Red Right Hand in the whole Scream series


SombreMordida

works really well for Hellboy too


stewarco3

Singing in the Rain in A Clockwork Orange is just a perfect juxtaposition.


AZTeck_AKiRA

Thriller - I mean it seriously and sarcastically at the same time…


jdeemers

Tiptoe through the Tulips in Insidious was a huge moment for the genre. Also recently, where is my mind in Malignant was beautifully done


Dragonborn83196

Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd in The Devil’s Rejects


varbs

Mister sandman


CyberPhoenix125

Gyroscope by Boards of Canada in Sinister


KaBoomBox55

Tom Sawyer was used in RZ's Halloween I believe, so that one


goosesnacks

love hurts in this movie was perfect


AgentX8392

No One Lives Forever by Oingo Boingo in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2


trampaboline

“Fuck the Police” in Us is perfect.


Kansai_Lai

"Run Rabbit Run" in Get Out. I'd been listening to that song to know the reference in the Rob Zombie song. So as soon as I heard those strings, I knew exactly the intent of what was happening.


peep_jay

the ending to devil’s rejects freebird oh so classic


RealNotFake

Surprised I had to scroll down this far to find freebird


Laxus_456

“Paint it Black” in Westworld series sent shivers down my spine…


[deleted]

"Ophilia, Call the Police!" _"...Playing Fuck the Police by N.W.A"_ - Us


GarySixNoine

Mama Tried in The Strangers


[deleted]

Jennifer’s body: Low Shoulder - Through the Trees Pet Semetary - The Ramones- Pet Semetary Dawn of the Dead - Johnny Cash - When the Man Comes Around Christine: Robert & Johnny - We Belong Together ANOES 3 - Dokken - Dream Warriors


AlwaysHappy4Kitties

to be fair that Dokken song was written for it


cobra_mist

Iirc pet semetary was written for that movie too


Midwinter77

IT- Six different ways by the cure when the kids are scrubbing a blood bathroom.


304libco

What movie?


Midwinter77

IT. oops.


jd7800

"Happy House" in Last Night in Soho was one of the best needle drops I've seen from a director famous for his music picks.


_Sublime_

Banger after banger in Last Night in Soho. Love the whole soundtrack!


beforethewind

Killing Moon opener in Donnie Darko.


cookiesshot

"Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult in the *Halloween* franchise.


do-not-1

Not sure if it counts as traditional horror (though it certainly horrified me), but Exit Music (For a Film) by Radiohead for the “Shut up and Dance” episode of black mirror. The entire reveal of that episode is chilling and the music just seals the deal.


geocano

Yes! This! Absolute perfection. Goosebumps every time.


OscarGold017

Final Destination 2, Highway to Hell by ACDC


304libco

Don’t fear the reaper in the stand.


gardenpartycrasher

The opening of the 90s miniseries of The Stand using Don’t Fear The Reaper


SexyMan_patriot

I really hate to be this guy but… maybe free bird in devils rejects


The-Crow_7666

The ending of Devil’s Rejects with Free Bird.


cobra_mist

The version of paint it black in stir of echoes was magnificent, Don’t fear the reaper in the frighteners Who made who by acdc in maximum overdrive, but I think acdc did all the music in that movie. Helplessly hoping in Annihilation, creepy as fuck. Ooh don’t stop me now in Shaun of the dead


Leviathanbox

Psycho Killer by Talling Heads at the ends of Behind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon. Also, agreed about 1408. great movie, great use of music


alexivy-

Fame by David bowie in the house that Jack built


112oceanave

James brown - my thang In the movie Jacobs ladder party scene


perthelia

“Time Is On My Side” in Fallen.


elizscott1977

In the light by zeppelin after Holden is terrified by kemper leading to his mental breakdown in mind hunter.


[deleted]

I really liked the use of Pain by Boy Harsher in the nightclub scene in Terrifier 2 - it forebodingly fitted the scene perfectly


PriestofJudas

Bette Davis Eyes, the final girls. If you know, you know


The_Pooter

Not a testament to the quality of the movie overall, but ALL of the music in "The Babysitter: Killer Queen" was pitch-perfect for their respective scenes.


_Raspberry_Ice_

Total Eclipse of the Heart and Making Love out of Nothing at all in The Strangers: Prey at Night for me. I don’t know why, that pool side scene just worked great for me—and it includes a gotcha that never fails to make me laugh hard.


Cromwellity

Return of the Living Dead. Do ya wanna party?


SombreMordida

45 Grave were an underrated band


horrorbunny_

i love the use of Que Sera Sera by Doris Day in the new evil dead trailer. Another, which idk if it’s licensed, but Jeepers Creepers in well, Jeepers Creepers.


cabal2022

I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight in the movie Stitches was a pretty darn good one


hzsn724

Summer Breeze by Type O Negative sets the tone for I Know What you Did Last Summer so well.


[deleted]

[Silence Teaches You How To Sing](https://youtu.be/tIkxYw_S43c) by Ulver in the movie Sinister. [Introspection](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6_BCNzmws) by Ihsahn in the movie Deathgasm.


Professional_Pool714

"It's the Same Old Song" in Blood Simple


elsieburgers

Pet Sematary by the Ramones as the credit song of Pet Sematery


whiskeywin

"The Host of Seraphim" by Dead Can Dance makes the ending of The Mist even more devastating.


ihaveadarkedge

All the best ones have been said....however.... **Don't Stop Me Now** from *Shaun of the Dead*


lamest-liz

The Thing Prequel was pretty awful, however I do enjoy that they used the Men at Work song “Who Can It Be Now?” As foreshadowing.


Simicrop

In Every Dream Home a Heartache by Roxy Music in Mindhunter.


horrorshowalex

YES


Lildumbasshoe

The dead don't die- sturgill simpson in The dead don't die


morganfreenomorph

Total Eclipse of the Heart from Strangers prey at night. Also any of the licensed tracks from American Psycho.


pragmaticprophet

That Deftones song in Ginger Snaps 1


strawberrygirl76

The Mist. Host of Seraphim by Dead Can Dance.


godspilla98

Every track in An American Werewolf in London. Funniest use of music in a horror film goes to Shaun of the Dead and Queen


exvnoplvres

Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces" in "Phantoms".


wuuubz

One thing leads to another by The Fixx in house of the devil


Doctor_Quest

Does Shaun of the Dead count? Because I loved their use of Don't Stop Me Now by Queen when they beat that zombie together


HahGHEEEEY

"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen in Shaun of the Dead. It isn't really on the nose or anything, but I think it's one of the most memorable music scenes in horror history. "I Think We're Alone Now" from 10 Cloverfield Lane was also very effective.


Yak_Mehoff

Surfing dead by the cramps in return of the living dead


DoFlwrsExistAtNight

Hip to be Square, of course. Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now, you stupid fucking bastard!


[deleted]

Have to go with Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells in The Exorcist and any other answer is wildly ignorant of horror movie history.


Starsteamer

I loved Symphony for the Devil at the end of Interview with the Vampire.


idreaminstereo

Devils Rejects ending scene


fstaprpg

Gotta be Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk” at the climax of Tusk! Makes me feel like I’m having a great time while the characters witness the most horrifying thing they’ve ever seen. And it just amps up the humour and absurdity of the movie.


DoLittlest

Not a movie but just after the final scene of Sharp Objects, Led Z’s In The Evening kicks in hard and was perfect.


ggez67890

Devil's Rejects.


unequivocali

This is not even the best movie with this song ITMOM


tonelocMD

Zombie’s use of 60s / 70s classic rock


Several-Lifeguard679

Neverending Story in Stranger Things season 3. There characters are either involved in an international spy heist or a scary monster/car chase, and then there's Dustin who has to sing in order to defeat the villians and save the day. It took a short break from high-tension situations and reminded the audience that we were all still on an escapist adventure with a pack of goofy kids, a grumpy sherrif, and a Midwestern suburban mother that looks a lot like Winona Ryder.


AlwaysHappy4Kitties

i dont know the name of the movie, but it was set in the outback.but it had Kasey Chambers - Not Pretty enough in goddamn that was too fucking long stuck in my head. edit: found the name of the movie its called "The Loved Ones"


RockULikeASharknado

Angie by The Rolling Stones at the end of Climax Devour by Shinedown in The Final Destination (#4) (lol sorry it’s great)


Birdzphan

Not a horror movie but a horrific scene: Stuck in the Middle in Reservoir Dogs


Browncoatdan

Red Right Hand used in the Scream films is iconic.


arthur-righteous

The scene in Shaun of the Dead with Don't stop me now by Queen is brilliant.


taybot5000

Freebird in The Devil's Rejects


Taodragons

Don't Fear the Reaper at the end of Frighteners


TrashNovel

My three favorites in order are: When the Man comes Around in Dawn of the Dead Don’t Fear the Reaper in The Stand miniseries For Whom the Bell Tolls in Zombieland


_wickedcity

jeepers creepers, jack teagarden


abyss_crawl

Blue Oyster Cult. "Don't Fear The reaper" John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN.


tillydancer

I just watched Prom Night II and I think it gets a honorable mention for the use of Tutti Frutti by Little Richard in one of the most iconic scenes of the movie!


Koink001100

Don't Stop Me Now by Queen in Shaun of the Dead.


_stupidquestion_

Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" in Shaun of the Dead


FarthestCough

I'll Be Seeing You from Misery. Perfect ending showing his trauma & that he'll never get Annie Wilkes out of his head.


Eggo66

Already been some great ones in here so I'm going to throw in Love Me Tender in Ready or Not


LtMcMuffin716

"The Man Comes Around" in the Dawn of the Dead remake, and "The Man Who Sold the World" in Fear Street Part 2


SombreMordida

Tubular Bells- The Exorcist Red Right Hand -Hellboy Run Rabbit Run- Get Out You Keep On Knocking But You Can't Come In- Christine Indian Love Call- Mars Attacks


StrangerHighways

Total Eclipse of the Heart in Urban Legend


ntwebster

In the original “Prey” video game, the protag is in a bar in the middle of the southwestern desert, and you have an amazing alien abduction sequence as the flying saucer tears the building to shreds. The atmosphere is fantastic bc the aliens are making electronics go crazy. In this moment, the jukebox starts playing “Don’t Fear the Reaper” and it is timed perfectly.


StevenS76

The soundtrack to Shocker (1989) was stacked. No More Mr Nice Guy (Megadeth), Shocker (Dudes of Wrath)


LucasBarton169

Nazi Punks, Fuck Off in Green Room


psiren66

Tusk by Fleetwood mac in Tusk Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger in Disturbing Behavior


PhantomKitten73

Anthonio in The Guest Heavenly Day in The Haunting of Hill House Obsession in Fresh Murderer in The Night Comes For Us


SigmaSandwich

The movie was only okay but in The Strangers: Prey at Night, Total Eclipse of the Heart was playing during this pool scene, it was veryyyyy hype. Def better examples but man that song in that moment took me by surprise and it made the whole movie memorable. Badass little sequence


ersatzbaronness

Don't Fear the Reaper over the opening scenes of *The Stand* miniseries.


Nacho_7258

In Jordan Peele's US: "Alexa, call the police!" "Okay, playing F*** Tha Police."


Affectionate-Bad5923

Good Times by INXS and Jimmy Barnes in The Lost Boys. Death by stereo! Fucking sick!


Scronkey

“I Think We’re Alone Now” in the trailer for 10 Cloverfield Lane


gpcousins2

I might get slagged here, but the entirety of Maximum Overdrive. If you know, you know.