The Needle Drop - What Fuels the Best Movie Soundtracks?

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The Needle Drop - What Fuels the Best Movie Soundtracks?

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In this filmmaking video essay, we look at some of the best movie soundtracks to see how filmmakers’ music cues - or “needle drops” - create iconic cinema. The term “needle drop” refers to when a popular song is placed strategically in a scene. Here, our case studies of epic movie soundtracks are American Psycho, Thor: Ragnarok, and Almost Famous.
In a scene that famously features Huey Lewis and the News’ “Hip to Be Square,” the American Psycho soundtrack creates cognitive dissonance for viewers, juxtaposing the song’s upbeat tone with a grisly murder. The Thor: Ragnarok soundtrack uses Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” to celebrate its fallen hero’s return to glory. And the Almost Famous soundtrack cues up Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” to create a moment of release for its characters at the film’s climax.
The needle drops in truly great movie soundtracks are designed to affect audiences in an extremely specific way. Some of these movie songs are tied directly to the plot, while others may intentionally offset the film’s tone to create irony.
Discerning directors also use music to introduce leitmotifs, and we’ll take a look at that, too - from Jaws to The Godfather to The Royal Tenenbaums. So, with our eyes and ears open, let’s explore the monumental importance of soundtrack in film.
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@MusicLover-ti6zo 4 жыл бұрын

Almost Famous and "Tiny Dancer" are a perfect match.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Great film and song

@carolfromhr9900 4 жыл бұрын

Same with "In Your Eyes" and Say Anything. Tarantino and Scorsese may know how to reinvent the needle drop and make licensed songs in a scene memorable, but Cameron Crowe knows how to make spiritual music moments in his films.

@itsgus26 2 жыл бұрын

It always makes me cry

@thoreboomgaarden6189 4 жыл бұрын

Talking about Needle Drops without mentioning Shrek... I'm not mad I'm just disappointed..

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Too many good options, we just had to make our picks 😊

@DaveKatague 4 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h52Jdrd73czHcWg.html This is the video you're looking for :D

@ollllj 2 жыл бұрын

has been done before near perfectly

@thecinephiliac4034 4 жыл бұрын

“We’ll Meet Again” In “Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” is once of my favorite music choices in a film.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

one of our favorites too :)

@maximus5060 4 жыл бұрын

THIS DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MELON!

@lucamaserati2158 4 жыл бұрын

I HOPED FOR ANTOINE FANTOINE FACE TO SHOW😭😭

@C0LINJAM3S 2 жыл бұрын

Love the profile pic

@behelit1997 5 ай бұрын

LOL WHERE'S THE FANTANO DIVORCE PAPERS 10/10

@nitinvdn 4 жыл бұрын

When thor makes the magnificent thunder jump with Led zeppelin in the background, that was one 'holy shit this is so cool' moment I will never forget!

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Great scene

@JaimeD. 4 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder And with a smirk from the *God of Mischief* for added feeling of satisfaction. Thor finally won the hearts of the MCU fans in late 2017.

@tallerwarrior1256 2 жыл бұрын

Right out of a Frank Frazetta painting

@bindum7178 Жыл бұрын

Yeah but the ruined Immigrant for me after that because it was overplayed to death

@AScreenwritersJourney 4 жыл бұрын

Now the question is: Will KZfaq consider this video educational/fair use, or will it demonetize the video for copyright violation?

@layicorn 4 жыл бұрын

They copyrighted it, look in the description.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

We checked our boxes 👍

@CutTheBeardToWatch 4 жыл бұрын

Only few tracks.. but it’s enough to demonetize the video :(

@whybegin1285 4 жыл бұрын

A Screenwriter's Journey educational requires you to not be making money... there’s too much music for this to be fair use as well. This legally shouldn’t be monetized.

@CutTheBeardToWatch 4 жыл бұрын

Yeet Sack there’s so much effort in this video that it would be ok making some dollars 💵

@lunartica4159 4 жыл бұрын

“Perfect Day” in *that* scene from Trainspotting is also absolutely fantastic

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

agreed

@milams7007 4 жыл бұрын

It is a delight !!!

@amanbhalla48 4 жыл бұрын

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@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

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@ricimercury9490 4 жыл бұрын

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@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@foxracing 4 жыл бұрын

The Royal Tenenbaums was released in 2001, not 2013. Love your guys content though. I’d subscribe a hundred more times👊🏼

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for pointing that out! We want to make the highest quality content possible and will keep doing our best 👍

@TheMessenger212 3 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder you guys are amazing and you know it pointing things out clearly

@TheMessenger212 3 жыл бұрын

@Carlos Jaxen can u hack a few for me

@jacobje00 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot mention that Thor: Ragnarok chose the "Immigrant Song" because the film thematicly is about revaluating our home (country) and feeling lost without it.

@tristan_840 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, that was on my mind the whole time.

@thedovahkiin7896 Жыл бұрын

Nothing will touch me again like the first time I watched Interstellar. The rollercoaster of emotions is indescribable. Hans Zimmer did an incredible job.

@thebusinessfirm9862 4 жыл бұрын

I love this bloke’s voice. Beautiful narration.

@rev8247 4 жыл бұрын

And here I was thinking that a certain melon was gonna appear in this channel.

@Valdo19-p9z 4 жыл бұрын

melon just stole "needle drop" and ran with it

@chaeyoungvideos5742 4 жыл бұрын

What movie is this from?

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

@@chaeyoungvideos5742Melon is a reference to Anthony Fantano!

@eleanna2236 4 жыл бұрын

I thought that you were going to talk about Anthony Fantano for 10 minutes straight. Needless to say, I'm extremely disappointed.

@njabulodlungwana2668 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely, I give this video a light 4

@pablocontrerassanchez8111 4 жыл бұрын

Eleanna : Needless to drop.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

we like Anthony too :)

@marwenmachat7292 4 жыл бұрын

i would like to simply thank you for all the work you guys do on this channel, the content, the breakdown videos on various movie's techniques from all the different directors and their unique styles and big thumbs up for your site which has been of huge help for me!

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

glad we could help :)

@benhoyle8276 4 жыл бұрын

feeling a light 9 on this one.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@JiveDadson 2 жыл бұрын

The term "needle drop" goes back long before digital recording. I heard it in 1968. Two friends recorded an original album in a pro recording studio. They used a short sound effect, and paid "per needle drop".

@davidsaldivar536 4 жыл бұрын

This Channel is so awesome to make this video for there viewers and risk of being copyrighted. Props to this AMAZING CHANNEL 🙌

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the support!

@Duylinh19 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us many amazing moments in films that we missed.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

our pleasure mate

@wreckcelsior 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched plenty of your excellent videos, but the ending on this one is just priceless. Gold. cheers SB.

@Damacles9 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Now, a video about how you go about procuring the music and the pitfalls of that process. As most of the music used throughout this video would be prohibitively expensive, are there tricks and tools to aquire the music? Like, offering percentages of the profits in lieu of money upfront, for example?

@marinaj5902 2 жыл бұрын

If this had another installment today, it would have that bus scene in Shang Chi. I had goosebumps in theater.

@chenzenzo 2 жыл бұрын

Pulp Fiction would have been a better immediate reference. Using popular songs is smart, but bringing obscure songs from the depths into the minds of millions is far more wise and fascinating.

@ayshstrings 2 жыл бұрын

Free bird guitar solo in church fight scene in Kingsman I is quite epic

@caligamer5364 15 күн бұрын

Definitely. And the only time I actually enjoy that song

@farhannr28 4 жыл бұрын

When you put The Needle Drop in the title i thought it would be Fantano

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Fantano is great :)

@kH-zu3bj 4 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder kinda seems like you're trying to take his views by using his show title.

@DelightLovesMovies 2 жыл бұрын

I really love Ferris Beuler, Baby Driver, and Almost Famous.

@olohijeoyakhire2258 4 жыл бұрын

'Real Hero' as Ryan Gosling drives into the night in 'Drive'

@JaimeD. 4 жыл бұрын

In *The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)* when the final car chase scene came, and "Spiderbait - Black Betty" was played, the gear was turned for a nonstop acceleration, with another song, until reaching the Court House.

@clummpylemming7620 4 жыл бұрын

For me it’s out of time by the Rolling Stones in once upon a time in Hollywood that montage is so enjoyable

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Great choice!

@CutTheBeardToWatch 4 жыл бұрын

I agree. The string version in that moment closes a friendship era

@unsuccessfullyjari 4 жыл бұрын

I'm totally grooving on this voice! Goddamn! I love it! Also, splendid video, mate!

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@goodun2974 2 жыл бұрын

While not limited to just one 2-hour movie, Michael Mann and Jan Hammer did a fabulous job with "needle-dropping" on Miami Vice. An episode about a serial-killing race-car driver utilized "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins as the sonic backdrop while the killer cruised for a victim; a motorcycle race in a parking hmgarage was set to "Cruise Missile", a breakneck instrumental by the Steve Morse Band; and the road-race began to the raucous drums and raunchy slide guitar of "Mercury Blues" by David Lindley and ElRayo-X. "Miami Vice" looks and feels a bit dated nowadays, but the use of music to bookmark scenes was first rate.

@HAPPYMERCS 4 жыл бұрын

Great timing, I was just talking to my music producer about the music for my film. Thors music was fire in that movie.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Incredible right?

@Spiedi2012 4 жыл бұрын

Uploading a video with exactly 10 mintes of length is always worth dropping a like, specially when its this good. Love it

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@suryakantpatre4812 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the including "the place beyond the pines". :))

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Of course!

@eks432staybeautiful 2 жыл бұрын

They NEED to put more witchhouse songs in movies

@chandermotwani3493 8 ай бұрын

Pulp Fiction dance sequence is ICONIC 🤘🏻🎥🎬

@BishalDebnath666 4 жыл бұрын

That's alright but who is the narrator? I want to know the name behind this voice.. 🔥🙏

@DuncanUdaho67 4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Fantano doing an English accent.

@BishalDebnath666 4 жыл бұрын

@@DuncanUdaho67 for a moment I thought I was true 😭

@iamjosuefrancis 2 жыл бұрын

Its Paul Gregory

@mondantarigan5579 4 жыл бұрын

I love this chanel, keep moving forward

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@mondantarigan5579 4 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder thank you for your education and a lot of knowledge from your videos. You deserve it

@randmiller88 4 жыл бұрын

Great editing, but no Melon. I'll give this a strong 6 to a light 7.

@chaeyoungvideos5742 4 жыл бұрын

Randy Miller III what movie is the melon from?

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

shooting for a light 9 next time

@PorchBandit 7 ай бұрын

I think it's important to note the difference between OST and Score that scene from Midsommar, seems like it's more of a score song than a soundtrack song but I could be wrong. Score's are typically written along side the film or at least (when repurposed which has happened many times) remain cohesive almost as if it's one long song illustrating the journey of a character. A soundtrack is typically viewed as the songs that either already exist or function on their own as full complete songs (even if they were written specifically for a film, such as james bond) with defined beginnings middles and ends, usually edited for use in the movie.

@Tracks777 4 жыл бұрын

awesome content

@unknownvespertine8991 4 жыл бұрын

Love that you included Midsommar

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching our video!

@adedotunajibade 2 жыл бұрын

Been bingeing on your contents since last week 😍

@koi8136 2 жыл бұрын

One particular scene comes to mind for the "carthasis" category - the scene in magnolia where different characters start singing together individually. So simple yet so beautiful and memorable. But I'm not sure if it can be counted into this list as it's not a well known song before the movie came out.

@rachaelb.471 Жыл бұрын

I think it counts! Its still a needle drop and it brings catharsis

@rachaelb.471 Жыл бұрын

It could also been in the character category but catharsis seems the most fitting

@Tore_Lund 10 ай бұрын

In my moms super-8 home shooting guide book. There was warned about playing popular music during a screening as it could distract the audience from the movie. That is still something to consider using pop songs in movies.

@thepolloelectrico1117 Жыл бұрын

00:20 that souuuund😍

@howardthechuck7794 2 жыл бұрын

Look at the scene from how I met your mother where they use the song ‘funeral’ by band of horses; that scene is heavenly cathartic

@howardthechuck7794 2 жыл бұрын

*or the scene where they do the highway to hell christmas light show; that one is awesome

@suhasjamdar7024 2 жыл бұрын

Guardians of the Galaxy did this best! Every soundtrack and the scene it played back synced so damn well!

@goodun2974 2 жыл бұрын

How about "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival as the backdrop to a werewolf attack in "An American Werewolf in London"? Or "Stuck In The Middle With You" in the dance/torture scene from "Reservoir Dogs"?

@enriquedrivefast 2 жыл бұрын

Everything about the soundtrack to American Werewolf in London was perfect! Especially the placement of the three versions of Blue Moon. Add that all the tunes had "Moon" in the title.

@seanjohn2312 4 жыл бұрын

Christian bale acts like Jim Carrey. 2:59

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

LOL good comparison

@CutTheBeardToWatch 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video. I hope you will consider to add The Wolf of Wall Street in a future music essay like this.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

good suggestion, thanks!

@Ocarros1 2 жыл бұрын

I feel that the Immigrant song leitmotif idea was done much better with "the chain" from GOTG vol. II

@moritzkersting7563 Ай бұрын

Where is my mind - Fight club. Brings the whole movie on another level

@thedoctor2871 3 жыл бұрын

6:00 Don't forget that the song lyrics match the story.

@buenrostrocinema 4 жыл бұрын

The Thor song is awesome. Also, can someone tell me if the scene in the short film "Inigualable from Random Stories" Love today, can be a catharsis?

@ViAngeliLanot 4 жыл бұрын

This is the video I needed but thought never existed

@adamisaacpetrus6036 3 жыл бұрын

one of the best things in movies: music

@Whelsko 4 жыл бұрын

Inb4 KZfaq copy strikes this, great stuff!

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@robbo03 5 ай бұрын

QT, PT Anderson, Wes Anderson, Danny Boyle are hands down the best needle droppers in my opinion.

@marleneg7794 4 жыл бұрын

John William's is the master of the light motif

@swarnabuddhanayok6889 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, but cannot miss out Guy Ritchie.....lock stock, some of the best use of songs

@stefanmcdonald3145 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Curious to know if it was insta claimed by record companies though haha.

@isabelaoliveira9270 2 жыл бұрын

Another really good video 👍

@DarkSideofSynth 2 жыл бұрын

Huey Lewis and the News are there because of the novel, where there are entire chapters dedicated to them, Whitney Houston and Phil Collins, in which Bateman does good, competent reviews of their work.

@leonbozzini6551 4 жыл бұрын

The royal tenenbaums didn't come out in 2013 but in 01

@Vickytimon 2 жыл бұрын

Great topic to discuss.

@theillustratedman1 4 жыл бұрын

Hello there, This for me was a great and insightful video. I really learnt a lot from this as I use a variety music in my work as have fun matching it to a scene. Thank you.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

glad we could help :)

@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs 2 жыл бұрын

It's not an 80's movie or a reference to the 1980's without "I'm Walking on Sunshine"

@peeman66 4 жыл бұрын

I want some songs from this video, can anyone help with the list

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Check our description!

@TermsSet 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work

@bison-oakpictures6340 4 жыл бұрын

For me best and creative use of music was done by Francis Ford Coppola in APOCALYPSE NOW and by QUENTIN TARANTINO in DJANGO UNCHAINED.

@Lucapomilio91 4 жыл бұрын

wonderful! I loved this video!

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@NoTraceOfSense 4 жыл бұрын

StudioBinder: Never overlook how the right song can alleviate the built-up anxiety forged by a story. Tarantino: _I’m gonna do what’s called a pro-gamer move_

@Boncomics Жыл бұрын

6:50 Whose painting did they reference for this scene's storyboards? Feels Peter Paul Reubens without the voluptuous nymphs.

@lomokino3310 4 жыл бұрын

4:14 nice match cut over there.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@xxcorrosive 4 жыл бұрын

Reservoir dogs did it best. A true classic

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Could do a needle drop video just with tarantino's films

@ethancenteno6928 4 жыл бұрын

@@StudioBinder Lynch too. He loves music in his films and in general. Always finds a way to incorporate musical numbers into his films. Blue Velvet has the most iconic version.

@jamie7357 4 жыл бұрын

great video

@frenstcht 4 жыл бұрын

That's not what "cognitive dissonance" means. Cognitive dissonance is when one's beliefs don't match one's actions and is a theoretical tool for explaining beliefs, or how they change, because that dissonance is perceived as a bad that must be corrected. The seminal example is when Ben Franklin wanted to become friends with someone who didn't particularly care for him, he borrowed a book from the guy. Loaning a book, especially back then, is not typically what one would do for someone one doesn't like, so the guy adjusted his belief about Franklin to see him in a positive light. Another example is having someone do a task: People who are compensated for doing a task tend to enjoy the task significantly less than those who aren't compensated. It's also one reason why it's probably better to give one's kid an allowance rather than pay them for doing chores. To say that the disconnect between the music and actions of a scene gives viewers cognitive dissonance carries no meaning without the concomitant need for the dissonance to be fixed, most obviously by changing perceptions of either the music or the actions. In the Bateman example, viewers might see ax murder in a more positive light; ax murder, much like pirates, is fun! Regardless, cognitive dissonance is a disequilibrium that the mind seeks to bring back into equilibrium through changing actions or beliefs, the same way one may put one's arms out to regain balance after slipping on ice. The fact of disequilibrium is not what's meaningful about cognitive dissonance, it's how equilibrium is re-achieved that's meaningful. So if one plays "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" over a scene of a serial killer dismembering a body, what behavior, exactly, is cognitive dissonance going to prompt from the viewer to regain equilibrium? Why is that particular corrective behavior going to obtain in the viewers? These questions need to be answered for cognitive dissonance to be meaningful to the analysis.

@brianjcavanaugh Жыл бұрын

The 1970s called, they want their "needle drops" back.

@channingcheese2 4 жыл бұрын

What about how a songs lyrics can allude to and shine light on the themes of the movie?

@leonardo9259 4 жыл бұрын

Guys need to understand the difference between theneedledrop and The needle drop. Ngl I was kinda confused too but whatevee

@argelmangune6529 Жыл бұрын

That Sucker Punch babydoll vs japanese warriors scene song from bjork should've been here

@kapeedramuk 4 жыл бұрын

Studio binder is a awesome library ...guys ur doing grt

@nvssgoat 6 ай бұрын

i wonder if there'll be a video called unreviewable 1 as well

@chickendrawsdogs3343 4 жыл бұрын

Dave Porter dropped so many needles in Breaking Bad, injecting musical heroin into our veins. It's a good DLZ.

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@o.guimaraes 4 жыл бұрын

I would never think marvel would be an example of how to use music

@empresssk 3 жыл бұрын

Ya... even more aptly done in “Guardians of the Galaxy”

@24stills 4 жыл бұрын

Studiothany Binthano here

@fuzzypanda1684 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I'm blind, but where's the link to how the KZfaq music library works in regard to copyright free music? I don't see a link in the description about that.

@jayeshsonkusare3087 4 жыл бұрын

Thor Ragnarok and The Immigrant Song were a perfect couple!!!!

@grilnam9945 2 жыл бұрын

What about every movement in baby driver being done to the beat of the music

@sifatshams1113 4 жыл бұрын

What did you guys think of this video? Did you love it? Did you hate it? Why?

@Philipp_f 4 жыл бұрын

So how does the youtube music library works?

@Ken-py4pk 3 жыл бұрын

Chef has an amazing soundtrack.

@Ben10man2 4 жыл бұрын

Imma join the comments all about our melon

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

welcome aboard!

@PorchBandit 7 ай бұрын

Oh we're just gonna not talk about Edgar Wright's masterful use of music...ok fine. I didn't want to anyway.

@VicenteTorresAliasVits 4 ай бұрын

What do you mean? He's mentioned twice in the video.

@thoreboomgaarden6189 4 жыл бұрын

I honestly never liked the use of the Immigrant Song in Thor.. for me personally that song is best used in School of Rock which also is a better movie than Thor or most other movies that exist..... but that's just me....

@StudioBinder 4 жыл бұрын

Loved School of Rock :)