Subject: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:53 pm
Borrowing this idea from another forum I hang at. Could've sworn we had a thread similar to it around here somewhere in the past but if we did, I'm damned if I can find it now. Anyway, the idea is this: ever been watching TV or a movie and you unexpectedly hear a rock/metal song being used as theme/background music? Something that makes you go "Wow, cool, that's (name of song)!"
I got two. I'm sure most of us here in the U.S. have seen that mini-van commercial (Honda, I think?) that uses the opening bars of Judas Priest's "The Hellion" as its background music.
Plus, the other night I was watching the first episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" on DVD ("Welcome to the Hellmouth") and was surprised to hear "Anti-Heroes" by Shake the Faith (an early 90s punk/metal band featuring a pre-KISS Tommy Thayer) in the background as Buffy started her first day at Sunnydale High. I thought that was a really obscure tune to hear on a TV show, as that band's one and only CD (AMERICA THE VIOLENT, 1994) was never released outside of Japan.
Anybody got some more?
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MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:17 pm
Not that long ago, I was watching a tv show (or was it a movie? I can't remember what it was) and the characters were in a strip club. I heard LA Guns 'Sex Action' in the background. Thought that was pretty cool. I think they played a song by Ratt as well.
EDIT: The L.A. Guns version of this song was featured on the NBC show Parks & Recreation in the episode "Tom's Divorce". Thanks Wikipedia!!
EDIT 2: It also featured Poison's 'Unskinny Bop', not a Ratt song.
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thejokeriv Metal is my Life
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:31 pm
Fat Freddy wrote:
I got two. I'm sure most of us here in the U.S. have seen that mini-van commercial (Honda, I think?) that uses the opening bars of Judas Priest's "The Hellion" as its background music.
You mean this one:
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I also heard Iron Maiden's Wasted Years as bumper music during a Cowboys game this past season - was awesome and right after a TD!!!!
kmorg Metal is my Life
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:37 pm
The words STRYPER RULES scribbled on a toilet wall in the movie "Night Of The Creeps".
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Sutekh Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:15 pm
There was a blast of Ken Tamplin on the movie Hot Tub Time Machine, at the start of the movie where one of the characters is speeding along his street. I admit to sitting up and getting very excited, blurting out the fact to my wife, who just looked at me as though I was an idiot .
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:58 am
On this past weeks episode of The Office (which I just watched last night) Kevin blasted Ozzy's 'Crazy Train' from a little boom box to pump himself up for a big presentation. He ran around the room, high-fiving people, got winded and threw up. Comedy gold, folks.
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jstate Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:19 pm
There was an episode of Friday Night Lights where the nerdy musician guy is wearing a Mayhem shirt and has a conversation with the girl in his band about how can he be a Christian while supporting such an act. They even go into the whole Dead/Euronymous suicide brain necklace thing.
Joe Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:04 pm
The first movie that came to my mind was Ace Ventura. Cannibal Corpse played thier song "Hammer Smashed Face" during a scene.
Fat Freddy Metal, Movies, Beer
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:21 pm
Joe wrote:
The first movie that came to my mind was Ace Ventura. Cannibal Corpse played thier song "Hammer Smashed Face" during a scene.
I love that little "shimmy" dance that Ace does when he first walks into the pit.
I've never seen it but supposedly there's a deleted scene on the DVD of Carrey onstage with the band, doing vocals with 'em.
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:24 pm
Oh Yeah, here it is!
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:52 pm
jstate wrote:
There was an episode of Friday Night Lights where the nerdy musician guy is wearing a Mayhem shirt and has a conversation with the girl in his band about how can he be a Christian while supporting such an act. They even go into the whole Dead/Euronymous suicide brain necklace thing.
Way cool. There was an episode of "Bones" a year or two ago about a Black Metal band who'd killed a member of a rival band and were using his skeleton as a stage prop (!), but the bands they used were fictional.
There was a great scene where Dr. "Bones" sez to her African American lab tech, "What's black metal?" and he sez "Don't ask me. It's Norwegian. Whole 'nother kinda black."
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rawr! Metal graduate
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:10 pm
i was surprised to find a bunch of black metal in the soundtrack to gummo.
bassman Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:27 am
Fat Freddy wrote:
jstate wrote:
There was an episode of Friday Night Lights where the nerdy musician guy is wearing a Mayhem shirt and has a conversation with the girl in his band about how can he be a Christian while supporting such an act. They even go into the whole Dead/Euronymous suicide brain necklace thing.
Way cool. There was an episode of "Bones" a year or two ago about a Black Metal band who'd killed a member of a rival band and were using his skeleton as a stage prop (!), but the bands they used were fictional.
There was a great scene where Dr. "Bones" sez to her African American lab tech, "What's black metal?" and he sez "Don't ask me. It's Norwegian. Whole 'nother kinda black."
That was a great line, AND she's hot!
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:16 am
Was just watching the movie "Let Me In" (remake of the Swedish vampire flick Let The Right One In). During one of the murder sequences "Burnin' For You" by Blue Oyster Cult is playing on the car stereo. It makes for an interesting juxtaposition.
manny mini boss
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:33 am
In the movie Vice Versa or whatever that movie was called , Malice have a cameo in it.
Also the movie 'Diary of a Madhouse Wife', Alice Cooper is in the party scene.
Joe Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:46 pm
manny wrote:
In the movie Vice Versa or whatever that movie was called , Malice have a cameo in it.
Is that the concert they go to? I never knew who that band was.
Joe Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:11 pm
So, I remembered one while at work today. In the movie, "True Romance," the scene were Brad Pitt's character is getting baked and he gets some unexpected visitors. "Outshined" by Soundgarden is playing in the background. Probably one of my only favorite Brad Pitt moments.
manny mini boss
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:12 pm
Joe wrote:
manny wrote:
In the movie Vice Versa or whatever that movie was called , Malice have a cameo in it.
Is that the concert they go to? I never knew who that band was.
yep
QuothTheRaven Metal master
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:33 pm
Fat Freddy wrote:
Way cool. There was an episode of "Bones" a year or two ago about a Black Metal band who'd killed a member of a rival band and were using his skeleton as a stage prop (!), but the bands they used were fictional.
There was a great scene where Dr. "Bones" sez to her African American lab tech, "What's black metal?" and he sez "Don't ask me. It's Norwegian. Whole 'nother kinda black."
I've only watched one episode of this show and it was this one! Great line!
scottmitchell74 Jada Pinkett Smith's Cabana Boy
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:43 pm
In an episode of The Office (The Initiation) Dwight is playing Life of Agony - River Runs Red in his car. Totally cool!
Jesusandmetal23 If it jams it jams
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:46 pm
Anvil had an appearance in the recent Green Hornet movie adaptation.
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:30 am
Jesusandmetal23 wrote:
Anvil had an appearance in the recent Green Hornet movie adaptation.
Cool. Now that you mention Anvil, it reminded me that their song "Burning Bridges" off of THIS IS THIRTEEN is briefly heard in the movie "The Final Destination"
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:16 am
Fat Freddy wrote:
Jesusandmetal23 wrote:
Anvil had an appearance in the recent Green Hornet movie adaptation.
Cool. Now that you mention Anvil, it reminded me that their song "Burning Bridges" off of THIS IS THIRTEEN is briefly heard in the movie "The Final Destination"
Anvil's 'Metal on Metal' was played in recent episode on 'The Simpsons' during a montage. It was totally out of context and made no point whatsoever. Either someone behind the scenes is a huge Anvil fan or Lips has some blackmail photos of Matt Groening.
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:24 pm
So, just before the 2nd half kickoff of the Superbowl, the stadium was bumping Metallica. Anybody else catch that? I had already knocked back way too many brews so I can't remember the song. My wife did say she heard me mumble something like "Ride the Lightning."
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Subject: Re: Unexpected Rock/Metal Movie & TV Usage Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:13 am
Joe wrote:
So, just before the 2nd half kickoff of the Superbowl, the stadium was bumping Metallica. Anybody else catch that? I had already knocked back way too many brews so I can't remember the song. My wife did say she heard me mumble something like "Ride the Lightning."
Probably. Putting criminals to death is the 2nd most popular spectator sport in Texas right after football. 'Ride the Lightning' is their theme song.
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