{"id":43610,"date":"2024-04-18T17:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=43610"},"modified":"2024-04-18T17:07:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:07:30","slug":"five-favorite-music-videos-tied-to-big-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/18\/five-favorite-music-videos-tied-to-big-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Favorite Music Videos Tied to Big Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_43611\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WWWest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43611\" class=\"wp-image-43611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WWWest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WWWest.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WWWest-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WWWest-2x1.jpg 2w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Smith, Dru Hill et al for &#8220;Wild, Wild West&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the advent of music videos going completely out of style with introduction of music streaming, a long time element of music fandom died. While there are still plenty of music videos, they no longer make or break the popularity of a single or music album. One of the best things about being a movie and music fan is that there was almost always a music video attached to the movie itself. Whether it was the movie\u2019s theme song, or a music video directly reflecting the movie content, there was always a guarantee of a music video for a movie.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it was Chad Kroeger&#8217;s &#8220;Hero,&#8221; Dokken\u2019s \u201cDream Warriors,\u201d Space Jam\u2019s \u201cI Believe I Can Fly,\u201d Ray Parker\u2019s \u201cGhostbusters,\u201d or 45 Grave\u2019s \u201cParty Time,\u201d there was a massive plethora of movie related music videos.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five of my absolute favorites.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fPO76Jlnz6c?si=ABKPd3r-gYHIaJWm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong>5. Gangsta\u2019s Paradise <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Coolio (with L.V.),<\/strong> <strong>Dangerous Minds (1995)<\/strong><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Yes \u201cDangerous Minds\u201d was inherently racist, but back in 1995 it was also a humongous hit. The movie was a box office sensation, it helped continue Michelle Pfeiffer\u2019s gargantuan career, and the single (sampling Steven Wonder&#8217;s &#8220;Pastime Paradise&#8221;) \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise\u201d from Coolio was a monster hit single. You couldn\u2019t escape it, it so won many awards, and MTV played it almost around the clock. Today I hate both the movie and the song, but you can\u2019t deny \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise\u201d was huge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jm-upHSP9KU?si=_CN94p0Zw9jsgu5e\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Weird Science &#8211; Oingo Boingo, Weird Science (1985)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile many pivot over to \u201cDon\u2019t You Forget About Me\u201d as the definitive movie theme song, I\u2019ve always been quite partial to Oingo Boingo\u2019s \u201cWeird Science.\u201d I said what I said. Not only it is better than the song from Simple Minds, but it\u2019s a raucous, much catchier, easier to listen bop of a pop rock song, and so perfectly reflective of the movie\u2019s manic, bizarre energy. There was a weird fascination with mad scientists and crazy madmen in the eighties, from Doc Brown, to Herbert West, to Wayne Szalinski, and yes, even Wyatt and Gary from \u201cWeird Science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MXx9S2nDouY?si=cn4jysh83hR46Vwa\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. You Could Be Mine &#8211; Guns N&#8217; Roses, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1992)<br \/>\n<\/strong>This video was filmed before the big twist in \u201cTerminator 2\u201d where Sarah finds out the T-800 is actually there to help, and is there to save the future. Otherwise, this Guns N\u2019 Rosese video is a simple concept but a wonderful tie in video with the band singing in concert as the T-800 donning a shotgun (pre-9\/11, you see) walks through the concert audience looking for them. It\u2019s a well made video spotlighting the best parts of the movie with a funny final scene of Arnie confronting the band face to face outside the concert hall. The only thing missing is Robert Patrick\u2019s villain cameoing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yivLt9cTaio?si=xkpEp0mUQZWd89AG\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Kiss From a Rose \u2013 Seal, Batman Forever (1995)<br \/>\n<\/strong>The \u201cBatman Forever\u201d soundtrack is, was, and continues to be a masterpiece of movie soundtracks up there with \u201cDazed and Confused\u201d and \u201cThe Crow.\u201d The record has everything from U2, Method Man, The Offspring, and of course, Seal. Seal was a soul and pop artist who was very marketable and often appeared on these huge soundtracks in the 1990\u2019s. One of his most famed singles is \u201cKiss From a Rose\u201d a very delightful soul song with a memorable music video. The video channels the essence of both elements splashing scenes of Seal, while constantly cutting to big scenes of \u201cBatman Forever.\u201d If you were a kid in this age, the video was a treasure trove of amazing sequences, and the song continues to be remembered as a high for Seal\u2019s short career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qNQCZwol3Ec?si=fNXOFB8lkWruW_ux\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Men in Black \u2013 Will Smith, Men in Black (1997)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Whether or not you like \u201cMen in Black,\u201d it did well for Will Smith and he took it upon himself to create what many would argue is the quintessential movie tie in music video. Maybe I have nostalgia goggles on, but this song hit hard back in the day. Using heavy sampling of 1982\u2019s \u201cSend Me Forget Me Nots\u201d from Patrice Rushen, Smith turned it in to a literal theme song for the Men in Black. He took the seventies pop song and turned it in to a song that tells the story of the MIB, and has a good time celebrating the film\u2019s sheer silliness. Smith drapes the music video in Men in Black ephemera for the audience and mid-way while being attacked by a vicious alien, it\u2019s so compelled by Smith\u2019s coolness that it gets in to a synchronized dancer number with him a la \u201cThriller.\u201d Despite the somewhat aged CGI, the \u201cMen in Black\u201d video is a charmer that actually enhances the movie, when all is said and done. Smith\u2019s penchant for theatrics and showmanship often made his movies a delight to support.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What Are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/29\/our-25-favorite-music-videos-of-all-time-3\/\">Our Favorite Music Videos of All Time<\/a>?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the advent of music videos going completely out of style with introduction of music streaming, a long time element of music fandom died. While there are still plenty of music videos, they no longer make or break the popularity of a single or music album. 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