10 Questions about Songs From Movies | Music

Answer: City of Angels

"Uninvited" is a song by the Canadian-American songwriter Alanis Morissette, released in 1998, that appeared on the soundtrack of "City of Angels", an American romantic film released in the same year. Officially, "Uninvited" was never released as a physical single, preventing it from charting on the US Billboard Hot 100, due to the rules in place at the time. However, this was one of Morissette's biggest hits.

"City of Angels" is an American fantasy movie directed by Brad Silberling and starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. It tells the story of an angel (Cage) who falls in love with a woman and decides to become a human to stay with her. The film was based on Wim Wender's movie "Wings of Desire" ("Der Himmel über Berlin"), whose English-language adaptation rights were acquired by producer Dawn Steel.

Answer: Romeo + Juliet

The song "Talk Show Host" by Radiohead first appeared on the "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" single. Subsequently, the song was remixed for the movie "Romeo + Juliet". This new version became known as the "Nellee Hooper remix" and became extremely popular.

This song is one of 14 songs that appeared on the very popular soundtrack album of the film "William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet", shortened to "Romeo + Juliet", released in 1996. The film was directed, co-produced, and co-written by Australian Baz Luhrmann and starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. It was Nellee Hooper's first motion picture score.

Answer: Armageddon

Together with the songs "What Kind of Love Are You On", "Come Together" and "Sweet Emotion", the hit "I Don't want to Miss a Thing", by the American songwriter and musician Diane Warren, was recorded by the band Aerosmith as part of the soundtrack of the movie "Armageddon", 1998. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their first number-one song in the United States and several other countries.

"Armageddon", 1998 is an American science fiction movie that describes the task of a group of deep-core explosive drills sent into space by NASA with the aim of altering the course of an asteroid to prevent it from colliding with Earth. The movie was directed by Michael Bay starring among others Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler, and Ben Affleck. The film was a worldwide commercial success.

Answer: Girl, Interrupted

"Girl, Interrupted", 1999 is an American psychological film directed by James Mangold, starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg, and others. The film was based on the memories of Susanna Kaysen, who spent several months in a recovery clinic after a suicide attempt.

The song "Downtown" in the movie "Girl, Interrupted" is sung by the protagonist Susanna, played by Winona Ryder. It was composed by Tony Hatch and recorded by Petula Clark in 1964 becoming a worldwide hit. "Downtown" is part of the repertoire of several films.

The song "Downtown" was used in the sad 2020 Nashville bombing episode. It was played and followed by a warning "evacuate now", by the car that exploded.

Answer: Casablanca

"Casablanca", 1942, is an American romantic film set in Casablanca, Morocco, then a French Protectorate. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and starred Humphrey Bogart (as Rick Blaine), Ingrid Bergman (as Ilsa Lund), and Paul Henreid (as Victor Laszlo, Ilsa's husband). It was filmed during World War II. The song "As Time Goes By" was a favorite of Rick and Ilsa characters when they were lovers in Paris; when the couple reunite at Rick's bar in Casablanca, she asked Sam the pianist to play the song.

"As Time Goes By" was written in 1931 by Herman Hupfeld, as the theme for the Broadway musical "Everybody's Welcome". It is interesting to note that the award-winning composer Max Steiner (1888-1971) responsible for the film's score, hated the song "As Time Goes By" and intended to use a song of his own instead. However, the film's producer Hal B. Willis insisted that the song was used and Steiner's adaptation made it into a much better and highly successful song.

Answer: Sister Act 2

"Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit", 1993, is a musical comedy movie, the sequel to the 1992 film "Sister Act", based on the life of Crenshaw High School choir instructor Iris Stevenson. The cast includes Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, James Coburn, and most of the original cast. This film did not have the success of its predecessor.

"Oh Happy Day" is a gospel music arrangement recorded by Edwin Hawkins Singers in 1967, which became a worldwide hit. The gospel arrangement has a long history. It was written in the mid-18th century by the clergyman Philip Doddridge that says "O happy day, that fixed my choice" and set to a 1704 melody by J. A. Freylinghausen. In the mid-19th century, Edward F. Rimbaud used a new melody and added the chorus. Edwin Hawkins rearranged the hymn and released the song on the album "All God's Children Got Soul" in 1968. Since then this song has been recorded by numerous artists.

Answer: The Graduate

"The Graduate", 1967, is an American romantic film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the novel of the same name by Charles Webb. In the film, the newly graduated main character (Dustin Hoffman) falls in love with an older married woman (Anne Bancroft) named Mrs. Robinson, and later with her daughter (Katharine Ross).

Initially, two other songs by the duo Simon and Garfunkel (Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel) would be used for the film. These songs were not accepted by director Mike Nichols and Paul introduced him to this new song: "Mrs. Robinson". On the soundtrack of the movie "The Graduate," there are two short versions; a full version of this song appears on the album "Bookends", released in 1968. The song was later covered by several artists including Bon Jovi, The Lemonheads, and Frank Sinatra.

Answer: Ghost

The song "Unchained Melody" was released in 1955; it was written by Alex North with lyrics by Hy Zarathustra to serve as the musical theme for an obscure film named "Unchained". In 1965, it was successfully recorded by the Righteous Brothers. "Unchained Melody" enjoyed a new wave of success in 1990 when it was featured in the movie "Ghost".

"Ghost" is a 1990 American romantic thriller movie, directed by Jerry Zucker, starring Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Swayze, and others. In the film, the ghost of a murdered man (Swayze) tries to save his girlfriend (Moore) from the clutches of his assassin, and for that, he has the help of a psychic (Goldberg). Maurice Jarre was responsible for the film's score and included the song "Unchained Melody" in the soundtrack.

Answer: The Man Who Knew Too Much

The song "Que sera, sera (What Will Be, Will Be)" is a song written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans in 1955. In 1956 it was released as part of the soundtrack of the American thriller "The Man Who Knew Too Much", produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In the film, a retired singer (Doris Day), her husband (Jimmy Stewart), and their son are aware of a plot to assassinate the prime minister. Their son is kidnapped and the couple uses music to communicate with him.

Alfred Hitchcock produced two films with this name. In 1924, he directed the English film "The Man Who Knew Too Much" featuring Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre. This film has the same title as G. K. Chesterton's book from 1922. Later on, in 1956, Hitchcock decided to use this same title, since he held the film rights for some stories in the book.

The expression "Que sera, sera" dates from the 16th century and appears in several languages.

Answer: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is an American musical movie released in 1953, based on the 1949 musical stage of the same name. The film was directed by Howard Hawks starring among others Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee and Jane Russell as Dorothy Shaw. The scene where Marilyn Monroe sings "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", dressed in her pink dress is iconic. This scene has been reproduced in her honor by numerous celebrities such as Madonna and Beyoncé.

"Diamonds Are Girl's Best Friend" appeared on the Broadway show in 1949 and was written by Jule Styne with lyrics by Leo Robin, prior to being released in the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".