Fun Movie Music

Posted: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 by Travis Cody in
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That Thing You Do, The Wonders (1996)
The song was written by Adam Schlesinger. The vocal is by Mike Viola.
The fictional band is portrayed by Tom Everett Scott, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, and Ethan Embry.
The movie features Tom Hanks as the group's manager and Liv Tyler as the lead singer's girl friend. Hanks also wrote and directed the film.


On The Dark Side, Eddie & The Cruisers (1983)
The song, and the original music in the film, was written and performed by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band.
The fictional band is portrayed by Michael Paré, Tom Berenger, Matthew Laurance, Helen Schneider, David Wilson, and Michael 'Tunes' Antunes.
The movie also features Joe Pantoliano as the band's manager and Ellen Barkin as a music reporter.


Big Bottom, Spinal Tap (from This Is Spinal Tap, 1984)
The song was written and performed by Spinal Tap.
The band is Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and a "a succession of drummers, all of whom they claim have died under odd circumstances".
The mockumentary was written by McKean, Guest, Shearer, and Rob Reiner. Reiner directed the film and also appears as Marty DiBergi, the maker of the documentary.


Tequila, The Champs (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, 1985)
The song was written and performed by The Champs in 1958.
The moment features Pee-Wee, portrayed by Paul Reubens, doing his bar top dance for the Satan's Helpers motorcycle gang.
The film was co-written by Reubens and Phil Hartman, and was Tim Burton's directorial debut.

12 comments:

  1. Jay says:

    Spinal Tap will always have a special place in my heart.

  1. Schmoop says:

    Christopher Guest is a comedic genius. Cheers!!

  1. Those are all great examples. Spinal Tap can still make me shriek with laughter. I also love movies that use existing music such as The Commitments. Nothing quite like a bunch of Irish musicians singing "I'm Black and I'm Proud". Best song in the movie, "Dark Side of the Moon".

  1. Anonymous says:

    Love the PeeWee song!

    Look at me, I'm dancing the bird!!!!!

  1. this post goes to eleven!

  1. Jay: I love Spinal Tap because the illusion is so real.

    Matt: Agreed!

    Jamie: I should have added the Commitments and Pink Floyd, but I didn't think of them until you mentioned them. Rats!

    Lois: It was the dance of the day, wasn't it?

    Kat: Wooooooooooooo!!

  1. RW says:

    Spinal Tap is my favorite to!

  1. Julie says:

    Good job Travis...one thing...I can't get any blog videos to play!

    Wah!

  1. I love John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown band. They actually put out two great albums after the movies.

  1. Unknown says:

    Hehe! Thanks for the trip down memory lane? You know that part in Pee Wee's Big Adventure where he is riding with the truck driver? Man, that scares the willies out of me!

  1. Roger: Outlandish and outrageous.

    Julie: Now dangit! That's just not right.

    John: I knew they had one other album but I didn't know about a second one. I'll have to go searching.

    Dana: **goes looking for Dana's willies** Wait...that didn't sound right.

  1. Angell says:

    LOVE On the Dark Side - makes my knees turn to jello.....