Music from TV and Movies Trivia

1. In addition to being on the "Top Gun" soundtrack, what do the songs "Take My Breath Away" and "Danger Zone" have in common?

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Answer: Written specifically for "Top Gun"

After weeding through hundreds of potential songs, the producers of "Top Gun" commissioned Italian composer Giorgio Moroder and American songwriter-musician Tom Whitlock to come up with something that would fit the opening carrier scenes. The duo came up with "Danger Zone". There were rumors that the song was offered to other artists on the Columbia Records label, but eventually Kenny Loggins accepted an offer to record it. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. Co-Producer Jerry Bruckheimer was so pleased with Moroder and Whitlock's efforts on "Danger Zone", he asked for a song to fit the romantic scenes. "Take My Breath Away" became that tune. Moroder asked the band Berlin to record it. "Take My Breath Away" hit number one on the US Billboard Top 100 plus topped the charts in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The song won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1987. Jaknginger strummed this question into the Red Crew's team quiz.

From Quiz Off the Beaten Soundtracks

Answer: The Third Man

"The Third Man", set in postwar Vienna, was directed by Carol Reed from a novella by Graham Greene. While Reed was in Vienna in 1948 looking for locations he went to a wine bar where he heard local musician Anton Karas playing the zither. It took some doing, but he finally persuaded Karas to write and perform the music for the film because, as he said, he thought that "Schmaltzy waltzes" wouldn't evoke the city he was set on portraying. The theme was released as a single in 1950 and sat at number one on the Billboard charts for 11 weeks, the longest instrumental ever to have held that position. It also led to a significant boost in zither sales.

From Quiz The Time of My Life

Answer: More Than This

This 2003 movie by Sofia Coppola is a masterpiece. Set in Tokyo and revolving around two Americans who find each other and form a deep bond, it's a visually stunning movie all about isolation, loneliness and connection. In the Karaoke scene, the protagonists Bob and Charlotte (played by Scarlett Johansson) have had an exciting night out in Tokyo and are at a friend's apartment. Bob first sings "What's So Funny Bout Peace, Love and Understanding", an Elvis Costello song and Charlotte sings "Brass in Pocket", a Pretenders song. Bob then sings "More Than This", a song by Roxy Music, as Charlotte looks on.

From Quiz The Greatest Video Game Music

Answer: London Philharmonic Orchestra

The London Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1932. The London Philharmonic Orchestra has recorded soundtracks for several movies, including all six films of the "Lord of The Rings" franchise and "Lawrence of Arabia". They released "The Greatest Video Game Music" in 2011 and its sequel album "The Greatest Video Game Music 2" in 2012.

From Quiz Music in Movies

Answer: The Graduate

This song is by the wonderful Simon and Garfunkel and comes from the film 'The Graduate'. This features Dustin Hoffman as a confused young man during the summer after he graduated from college.

From Quiz What Does Purple Rain Mean Anyway?

Answer: The Rose

The song was not written for the movie. Amanda McBroom, the song writer, wrote the song in 1977, and performed it herself for two years. In 1979, Bette Midler recorded the song for the soundtrack of the movie "The Rose." The movie was originally titled "The Pearl" as this was Joplin's nickname, says writer Sabrina-Lee in the article titled "The film, 'The Rose,' a Janis Joplin-type biography, starring Bette Midler, premieres in Hollywood". The movie was "Janis Joplin TYPE" because the family refused to give the rights to Joplin's life story, says Lee, and so the title of the movie was changed to "The Rose."

From Quiz Hymns Sung in Oscar Nominated Hollywood Films - #2

Answer: Unassuming housewife in England during WWII

'Mrs. Miniver' is based on the life of a housewife in rural England during the Second World War. The film was released in 1942, three years after the start of the global conflict. 'Mrs. Miniver' was directed by William Wyler and starred Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. "Based on the 1940 novel 'Mrs. Miniver' by Jan Struther, the film shows how the life of an unassuming British housewife in rural England is touched by World War II," Wikipedia states. "She sees her eldest son go to war, finds herself confronting a German pilot who has parachuted into her idyllic village while her husband is participating in the Dunkirk evacuation, and loses her daughter-in-law as a casualty." 'Mrs. Miniver' won six Academy Awards in 1943 including Best Picture while Greer Garson won for Best Actress and Teresa Wright for Best Supporting Actress. 'Children of the Heavenly King' was written by John Cennick in 1742. The hymn was sung twice in 'Mrs. Miniver' -- at the beginning and end. Cennick was born De­cem­ber 12, 1718, in Read­ing, Eng­land, and served as an itin­er­ant evan­gel­ist. He was associated with John and Charles Wesley, the founders of the Methodist movement in England. Here are the words to 'Children of the Heavenly King': "Children of the heavenly King, As ye journey, sweetly sing; Sing your Savior's worthy praise, Glorious in His works and ways We are traveling home to God, In the way the fathers trod; They are happy now, and we Soon their happiness shall see. O, ye banished seed, be glad! Christ our Advocate is made; Us to save, our flesh assumes- Brother to our souls becomes. Shout, ye little flock, and blest, You on Jesus' throne shall rest: There your seat is now prepared- There your kingdom and reward. Lift your eyes, ye sons of light, Zion's city is in sight: There our endless home shall be, There our Lord we soon shall see. Fear not, brethren; joyful stand On the borders of your land; Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, Bids you undismayed go on. Lord, obedient we would go, Gladly leaving all below; Only Thou our Leader be; And we will still follow Thee."

From Quiz Hymns Sung In Oscar Nominated Hollywood Films

Answer: Love Story

The correct answer is 'Love Story', one of the highest grossing films of all time. Starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, the script for the romantic drama film was written by Erich Segal, author of the book with the same name. 'Love Story' was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning for Best Music, Original Score. The words to 'Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming' are derived from a German carol, 'Es ist ein Ros ent­sprung­en', from the 15th Cen­tu­ry. Verses 1 and 2 were trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by The­o­dore Bak­er in 1894. Meanwhile, Verses 3 and 4 were trans­lat­ed by Har­ri­et Rey­nolds Krauth and Verse 5 was trans­lat­ed by John C. Mat­tes. Here are the words to Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming': "Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung! Of Jesse's lineage coming, as men of old have sung. It came, a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter, When half spent was the night. Isaiah 'twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind; With Mary we behold it, the virgin mother kind. To show God's love aright, she bore to men a Savior, When half spent was the night. The shepherds heard the story proclaimed by angels bright, How Christ, the Lord of glory was born on earth this night. To Bethlehem they sped and in the manger found Him, As angel heralds said. This Flower, whose fragrance tender with sweetness fills the air, Dispels with glorious splendor the darkness everywhere; True Man, yet very God, from sin and death He saves us, And lightens every load. O Savior, Child of Mary, who felt our human woe, O Savior, King of glory, who dost our weakness know; Bring us at length we pray, to the bright courts of Heaven, And to the endless day!"

From Quiz Memorable Songs From Memorable Movies

Answer: My Heart Will Go On

Composer James Horner originally intended the music to be instrumental but changed his mind and decided to add lyrics. When he approached director James Cameron with the idea of adding lyrics, Cameron declined. He felt it might make the film too commercial. It wasn't until the composer brought in Will Jennings to pen the lyrics and Cameron heard the finished product that he finally agreed. Getting Celine Dion, then at the top of her career, to sing the song presented another obstacle. She turned the offer down at first. It wasn't until her husband and manager, Rene Angelil, encouraged her to sing it that the song became, dare I say it, a titanic success.

From Quiz Name That Looney Tune!

Answer: The Ride of the Valkyries

This cartoon marks one of the few, if not the only, times when Elmer gets the better of Bugs Bunny. But of course, "What did you expect in an opera? A happy ending?" "Ride of the Valkyries" also appears famously in the beach bombing scene in "Apocalypse Now."

From Quiz Sing Me an Oscar

Answer: Windmills of Your Mind

"Windmills of Your Mind" was performed by Noel Harrison. It rose to number six in the UK Single Chart. Noel Harrison's father was the very famous British actor, Rex Harrison. This song has been covered by Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Allison Moyet and Sting.

From Quiz Music from Commercials on US Billboard Charts

Answer: Alka-Seltzer

"No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" was originally specifically composed as a commercial for Alka-Seltzer. The T-Bones released the song with other instrumentals on the Liberty Label when the catchy tune became popular with the public. The single actually made it to Number Three on the Billboard charts while the album stalled at Number 75. The members of the T-Bones switched labels and went on to record as Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds, They released single hits such as the 1971 Number Four "Don't Pull Your Love" and topped the US charts with "Fallin' in Love" in 1975.

From Quiz Peter Gabriel Goes to the Movies

Answer: The Gods Must Be Crazy

The African-made film about a Bushmen's trek to rid the earth of the trouble-causing bottle was a sleeper hit after its initial release in 1980. Peter Gabriel was among the first major western artists to embrace African music and interweave its rhythms and lyrics into his own music. His version of "Shosholoza" was released as a single in 1980 along with "Biko" and "Jetzt Kommt Die Flut", a German version of "Here Comes the Flood".

From Quiz Movie Hits from the Seventies and Eighties

Answer: Top Gun

"Take My Breath Away" was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the soundtrack of "Top Gun". It won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1987. It is the first song released from the "Top Gun" soundtrack and hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 13, 1986. Berlin was formed in Orange County, California, in the seventies. Their first single was "A Matter of Time". Terri Nunn temporarily left the band to pursue an acting career. She auditioned for the role of Princess Leia in the movie "Star Wars". "A Matter of Time" was sung by replacement vocalist Virginia Macolino. Aside from Nunn the core members of the band were founding members John Crawford and David Diamond. Berlin officially disbanded in 1987, the same year "Dirty Dancing" was released. "Platoon" and "Pretty in Pink" are both 1986 releases.

From Quiz Movie Hits From the Rock Era

Answer: Love is a Many Splendored Thing

The Four Aces took "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" to number one. Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster had written "Secret Love" for "Calamity Jane" and were asked to do the theme for a film called "A Many Splendored Thing". The title of the film was later changed to "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" so they had to re-write the theme song. After the final version of the song was composed it was shopped to Nat "King" Cole, Eddie Fisher, Tony Martin, Doris Day and many others who all turned it down. The Pennsylvania-based Four Aces had been recording since 1951 and were about to disband. They recorded the song, and after it made number one many of the artists that had turned it down released their own versions. The song saw a resurgence 23 years later in "Grease" as background music on a beach scene. "Autumn Leaves" is from the French film "Les Portes de la Nuit". It reached number one as an instrumental for Roger Williams on October 29, 1955. It has the distinction of being the first instrumental song to reach the number one spot on Billboard. "Wonderland by Night" is from a German movie. Bert Kaempfert took it to number one in 1961. Bert produced the first session ever done by the Beatles when they recorded "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" as the backing band for Tony Sheridan. He signed Sheridan but not the Beatles. "April Love" is the title song to the film of the same name. Pat Boone took it to number one in December, 1957.

From Quiz Beach Movie Music

Answer: Dick Dale and the Del-Tones

Most beach movies claim a house band in a beach club. Dick Dale and the Del-Tones perform "Secret Surfer Spot" once and "Swingin' and Surfin'" twice in "Beach Party". In "Muscle Beach Party" Dick opens with his composition "Surfer's Holiday". The Beach Boys make an appearance in another teen-genre film but are not in "Beach Party" or "Muscle Beach Party". The Challengers are not in the movies but they are a seminal surf band from southern California. Their debut album, "Surfbeat", is the biggest selling surf album of all time. The Surfaris are not in the two movie scores, but they recorded what is considered the best known surfing anthem; "Wipeout".

From Quiz Songs From the Movies

Answer: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"and "Great Balls of Fire"

Cher was actually one of the background singers in the Righteous Brothers recording of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'".

From Quiz Sound Off With Soundtracks!

Answer: Never Been Kissed

The soundtrack for "Never Been Kissed" was released April 6, 1999, on Capitol records. Some of the other performers on the soundtrack were John Lennon, Yoko Ono, The Beach Boys, and R.E.M. BLOCK performed "Catch A Falling Star" on the CD.

From Quiz Soundtracks!

Answer: Flashdance

"Maniac" was on the soundtrack to the 1983 movie 'Flashdance' starring Jennifer Beals.

From Quiz Music from the Movies (Pt 2)

Answer: The Lion King

The movie that started the new run of animated films, "The Lion King" is a great story following the life of the lion cub Simba who believes he is responsible for killing his father, the King, and runs away. As a full grown lion he is persuaded to return home to reclaim and protect his kingdom. A fabulous movie for kids and adults alike.

From Quiz Music from the Movies

Answer: Notting Hill

"Notting Hill" is a terrific movie about the London bookshop owner (played by Hugh Grant) who meets and falls in love with Anna Scott, one of the world's most popular actresses (played by Julia Roberts). There are some really funny scenes and the character of Spike (played by Rhys Ifans) the disgusting roommate, is particularly memorable.

From Quiz Movie Score Salsa!

Answer: Eric Serra

Eric Serra's score for GoldenEye has often been criticized by James Bond fans from around the world because of the lack of the James Bond theme.

From Quiz Name That Movie Tune

Answer: Patrick Swayze

He sang the chart-topping hit "She's Like the Wind" for "Dirty Dancing".

From Quiz My Soundtracks

Answer: Pulp Fiction

Also contains snippets of dialogue from the film..."Want some bacon?"

From Quiz Love Songs from the Movies

Answer: "Everything I Do I Do It For You"

Bryan Adams sang and wrote this song for the movie. Bryan likes to work with soundtracks. He also co-sang "All For Love" with Rod Stewart and Sting, and he wrote tracks for the movie "Horse Sense."

From Quiz Movie Love Songs

Answer: Pretty Woman

"It Must Have Been Love" is a song by the band Roxette. The song plays at the end of the film when Edward decides that he wants Vivian.

From Quiz Songs from the movies

Answer: 10 Things I Hate About You

They play this song at the end but the band is in it a couple of times.

From Quiz Music in the Movies from 1991 - 2000.

Answer: Berlioz

Specifically, Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique".

From Quiz Classics in the Movies

Answer: Leoncavallo

From Quiz Romantic Songs from the Movies

Answer: 'Titanic'

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