What's a soundtrack song you've heard a million times, but never seen the film?

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TSC-99@reddit

The Greatest Showman I hate films though

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I have very visceral response to underworld and especially born slippy. It's genuinely difficult when I'm out with my wife and son. (he's 21) It genuinely makes me want to get hold of some Class As and fuck myself up. The worst bit is,i really really really want to.

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nutwiss@reddit

The worst bit is my lad would encourage me and i really really shouldn't. My lad is knowledgeable but not wise.

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nutwiss@reddit

I haven't watched trainspotting with him yet. I need to. It's important.

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echo_redditUsername@reddit

DRIVE BOY dog boy ditting on the angel BOY in the doorway BOY she was a lipstick BOY she was a beautiful BOY anuh tears BOY and all in your inner space BOY i had hand girls boy and a steel BOY it had chemicals BOY I've grown so close to u boy and you just grown boy she said come on come on but she smiled at you booooooooy

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gigglesmcsdinosaur@reddit

Lager lager lager lager lager lager lager lager

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echo_redditUsername@reddit

Mega mega white thing mega mega white thing

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echo_redditUsername@reddit

Days and days and days and days and days and days

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No_Application_8698@reddit

*Drive boy dive boy Dirty numb angel boy In the doorway boy She was a lipstick boy She was a beautiful boy And tears boy And all in your inner space boy You had Hand girls boy And steel boy You had chemicals boy I’ve grown so close to you Boy and you just groan boy She said come over come over She smiled at youuuu *boooooy*

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echo_redditUsername@reddit

I knew someone would correct me hahaha

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No_Application_8698@reddit

Sorry! But I was always a bit perplexed by the lyrics so I’d had to look them up previously. Didn’t really help me, as it happens (still none the wiser…)

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echo_redditUsername@reddit

The lyrics are a load of jibberish😂

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rustblooms@reddit

I fell right into this vibe..

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Wide-Affect-1616@reddit

You should totally watch Trainspotting. Top film.

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ChimpyChompies@reddit

The book, by Irvine Welsh is excellent. Read that instead

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Erin_C_86@reddit

And the sequel "Porno" I had been trying to find a copy to no avail. It came up in conversation with a stranger on a two day boat trip in Laos, and he pulled a copy out of his bag and gave it to me! This was nearly 20 years ago. I had forgotten about that memory, it just made me smile!

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anotherMrLizard@reddit

Abd now I am reminded that *Porno* came out 22 years ago :(

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blainy-o@reddit

And Lust For Life for me.

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Cold_Table8497@reddit

Top tune. Check out their live version on that YouTube.

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HarlequinKing1406@reddit

Only got around to tackling this one today but I *love* the song When the Wind Blows by David Bowie, it's one of his most underrated. I'm about to watch the movie now.

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KiokoMisaki@reddit

2001: A space Odyssey I can place the song, but never seen the movie.

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Wedonthavetobedicks@reddit

The soundtrack to *Romeo & Juliet* (1968) is one I listen to regularly if I've had a glass of wine and want some slightly saccharine classical music to zone-out to. It's beautiful music. Never seen the film though; never had the chance to. Pretty certain there are movements in the score that most people would recognise from various other places.

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shellturtlestein@reddit

I haven’t seen more than 20 minutes of titanic but I know the song

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grmacp@reddit

The Judgement Night album is incredible, never seen the film

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sullcrowe@reddit (OP)

The album is definitely better than the film, but it's watchable

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AffectionateCoffee27@reddit

Let it go. I've never actually seen the film and never actually chosen to play it. It was over played so much on radio and schools that I literally know it word for word.

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Wide-Affect-1616@reddit

I (M/48) have never seen Titanic, and I don't think I've ever heard *the* Titanic song all the way through. I've listened a lot to the Dirty Dancing soundtrack as my first gf used to put it on when we had sex. Put it this way, I've heard it so much I know most of the lyrics to most of the songs.

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Jlaw118@reddit

Footloose. Just never got round to watching it

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BlackJackKetchum@reddit

Saw it - for the first time - a year back. Very, very dated: three or four music videos plonked into a rather shonky framework.

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fabulousteaparty@reddit

The remake is much better imo, as the story flows much better. Although I know that's an unpopular opinion.

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Adorable-Lack-3578@reddit

Heather Mill's favorite song

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DelMonte20@reddit

Star Wars. Please don’t roast me too hard.

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jonathanquirk@reddit

To be fair, John Williams without Star Wars would still be top tier. Star Wars without John Williams wouldn’t be the cultural icon it is today.

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Grillenium-Falcon@reddit

Doesn't answer your question, but for some unknown reason I always associate Yazz - The Only Way Is Up with Flight Of The Navigator. It wasn't in the film.

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Minimum-Platform518@reddit

Grease lightning

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smellyfeet25@reddit

what the phil collins song?

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sullcrowe@reddit (OP)

Yeah, should've mentioned that 🤦

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smellyfeet25@reddit

what was the name of the film it was from?

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sullcrowe@reddit (OP)

The same, Against All Odds

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smellyfeet25@reddit

no. i only know the song.

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EdmundTheInsulter@reddit

Teenage mutant ninja turtles

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Skylon77@reddit

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

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Dimac99@reddit

You really should see it just for Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham. Completely steals the whole movie!

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Boredpanda31@reddit

One of my favourites! (Films and songs).

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sullcrowe@reddit (OP)

Now that's a film I thought everyone had seen! (who's heard the song, of course)

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Pooter1313@reddit

Not seen it. Worth a watch?

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Boredpanda31@reddit

I love it! Would recommend

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toonlass91@reddit

I only recently watched this after my husband and SIL were amazed I hadn’t seen it. Quite enjoyed it tbh

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freddiepoos1984@reddit

Whole soundtrack - Gladiator. Adore the music and play it regularly but couldn’t watch the film! Tried to, but don’t like violent films. Will still keep playing the music tho!

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ace_of_bass1@reddit

Midnight Cowboy

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Illustrious_Hat_9177@reddit

Superb film, superb song, highly recommend you watch it.

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OK_LK@reddit

I've never seen Titanic

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helloskoodle@reddit

American Beauty. That piano is lush.

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yerMawsOnFurlough_@reddit

inception

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Shitelark@reddit

BWAAHHH...

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helloskoodle@reddit

Dang it Bobby.

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originallovecat@reddit

I've never actually seen Titanic. Saw A Night To Remember at an impressionable age and anything to do with boats has freaked me the fuck out ever since. The tube station posters for The Perfect Storm made me physically sick. So I only know that film through memes, jokes and critiques. I *feel* like I've sat through it because of that... Anyway, I digress. *Show Me Heaven* by Maria McKee. Never seen Days of Thunder.

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dbxp@reddit

Chariots of fire

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Aben_Zin@reddit

Ah yes that film about running on the beach, for what I presume is the entire movie!

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sammoore82@reddit

I’ve never seen Titanic. Never appealed to me.

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drewP78@reddit

Take my breath away, never seen Top Gun

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Money_Palpitation602@reddit

Danger Zone - Top Gun (1986). Crazy For You - Vision Quest (1985).

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django_undead@reddit

I really love Gangstas Paradise by Coolio but never saw "Dangerous Minds" to this day. I'm curious to see it to be honest though 🤔

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Athleticathiest82@reddit

Grease lightning and that one from dirty dancing

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MoodyBernoulli@reddit

Any of the newer James Bond films from Casino Royale onwards. I haven’t watched any of them though the soundtracks are always played to death for every film.

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Loakie69@reddit

Aerosmith - I don't wanna miss a thing from Pearl Harbour

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sullcrowe@reddit (OP)

Armageddon!

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Throwaway91847817@reddit

Most of the songs from Les Mis, especially One Day More, Do you hear the people sing?, The Confrontation and Bring him home. Love the songs, especially the 10th anniversary edition (Colm Wilkinson and Philip Quast are excellent!) but never seen the show the full way through, or the terrible Tom Hopper film, or even read the book.

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sullcrowe@reddit (OP)

I worked at the theatre through my uni days....I saw it 8 times a week for 4 months!

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antimatterchopstix@reddit

Most things my kids play on loop

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Just_Foundation6412@reddit

Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet (unfortunately). I have never seen the film Four Weddings & A Funeral.

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shibbol33t@reddit

Tubular Bells. Don’t want to watch the Exorcist. Dad is big Mike Oldfield fan.

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Just_Foundation6412@reddit

Not a fan of The Exorcist, but that tune was insanely good!

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Just_Foundation6412@reddit

2001: A Space Odyssey. I’m not sure it’d be my type of film but it’s impossible not to know the theme tune.

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Noxnoxious@reddit

I've never seen Titanic, but yes, very familiar with the song. Also never seen The Bodyguard but that song by Bryan Adams still gives me nervous twitches on the rare occassion I hear it.

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seajay26@reddit

Haven’t watched titanic so… that

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pocahontasjane@reddit

Frozen. I've listened to the album a ridiculous number of times but never actually seen the film. And because I've pretty much got them memorised, I don't think I need to watch it.

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LupercalLupercal@reddit

Never seen a titanic

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RepublicofPixels@reddit

Both from fast and furious, but Tokyo drift and See you again.

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Bbew_Mot@reddit

*Thus spoke Zarathustra* and *2001 a Space Odyssey*. I do really want to see this film but I need to find the time!

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One_Lobster_7454@reddit

chicken run

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space_coyote_86@reddit

*Fuck you, Dan!*

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rustblooms@reddit

See it on the biggest screen you can, with the best sound, in the dark.

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Starboard_1982@reddit

I haven't ever seen Titanic, and I am a 40 year old woman. I can't be the only one, surely? I'll throw in anything from any films with Elvis, or Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard.

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sarahlizzy@reddit

Nope. I’m 50 and haven’t seen it.

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2023mustgo@reddit

I haven't ever seen Titanic, and I am a 40 year old woman. I can't be the only one, surely? Yeah, you might be. I'm about your age and that film was huuuuge when it came out. Everybody who had a cinema within travelling distance went to see it.

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Crookfur@reddit

Nah I had no interest in going to see Titanic. As a 17 year old lad at the time it was very much a film you only went to see with a girl friend. Also it was a disaster movie and I've never been a fan of them, even actively avoided Apollo 13 for about 10 years (although I did read the book).

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Starboard_1982@reddit

I have to say, I'm not 100% sure how I missed it. I was a bit of a square though and it probably sounded too risqué for me!

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A_nice_Karen@reddit

Me neither (46 year old woman)

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DangerShart@reddit

You're not missing anything, the film really takes a dive half way through.

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Starboard_1982@reddit

I hope that's not a spoiler!

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Adryas06@reddit

This needs more upvotes

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Joannelv@reddit

Nope, me neither, if you want to see a realistic, atmospheric film about Titanic, you watch A Night To Remember, if you want to watch a romantic movie then watch Titanic.

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Starboard_1982@reddit

I've read A Night To Remember, I shall keep an eye out for the film.

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juststuartwilliam@reddit

I've never Titanic either, I never really saw the point. Summer Holiday's surprisingly OK.

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Mexrish@reddit

In my 40’s, a woman. I know the ending- never bothered watching.

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sarahlizzy@reddit

I’ve never seen Titanic.

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Rumhampolicy@reddit

Greatest showmen

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Rumhampolicy@reddit

Moana

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DennisTheConvict@reddit

Heard several versions of "Take on me" (the best was Reel Big Fish) but Never seen Tron.

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DennisTheConvict@reddit

Heard several versions of "Take on me" (the best was Reel Big Fish) but Never seen Tron.

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Cryptand_Bismol@reddit

Aerosmith’s I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing and Armageddon. Seen the music video a ton though.

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Boredpanda31@reddit

Such a good film! Absolute bonkers, but a good film.

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Dorgilo@reddit

*He's got space dementia!*

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orbtastic1@reddit

Top Gun, never seen Top Gun. Or Dirty Dancing or Purple Rain.

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Technical-General-27@reddit

LMAO- I got married to the Top Gun anthem (at husband’s suggestion) 20 odd years ago. Still haven’t seen the movie

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WetDogDeodourant@reddit

Finally found the female version of a bloke who brags he’s ’never changed the baby’. 20 years and you’ve not found 90 minutes of your life to watch a movie that meant that much to your husband.

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Technical-General-27@reddit

It didn’t though - he just liked the music - he wasn’t that into the movie. Didn’t own a copy or anything.

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WetDogDeodourant@reddit

We can all tell our own stories on the internet.

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Ok_Try1181@reddit

What do you mean by that?

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FarIndication311@reddit

Gangsta's paradise the theme for "Dangerous Minds"

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Boredpanda31@reddit

Quite a good movie, if you ever get the chance I would recommend!

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FarIndication311@reddit

Cheers, I'll add it to the list!

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pixelunicorns@reddit

I knew the Queen's soundtrack to Flash Gordon well before I had ever seen the film. I think my Dad had a burned CD of the songs and I just listened to it thousands of times before coming across the dvd in a HMV in my late teens. Didn't even know it was a film!

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Boredpanda31@reddit

Blaze of glory - young guns II. I love Bon Jovi so know Blaze of Glory well (not sure about the other songs on the soundtrack, although I know they were all by JBJ). Never watched young guns or young guns II

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dancondick@reddit

Kickapoo from pic of destiny ( all the songs are great from the film tbh )

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fionakitty21@reddit

Haven't seen The bodyguard but of course I know the song!

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Boredpanda31@reddit

The bodyguard is actually a decent film!

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Pooter1313@reddit

Give it a go mate, watched it recently and it’s a goodun.

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GlitchingGecko@reddit

Les Misérables and The Greatest Showman soundtracks. I keep intending to watch them... but never get around to it.

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Mediocre_Sprinkles@reddit

Greatest showman soundtrack was so overplayed on the radio, by the time I watched the film I felt like I'd already seen it a dozen times.

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ChimpyChompies@reddit

Let It Go from Frozen. Never seen it

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Neefew@reddit

You're lucky. I was stuck in a house in France in 2014 with an 8 year old sister and a 9 year old cousin for 2 weeks with one dvd. I saw Frozen more times in that time period than any other movie in my whole life

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ChimpyChompies@reddit

You need to Let It Go. Sing with me etc..

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teekay61@reddit

Eye of the Tiger - have never watched any of the Rocky movies.

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No_Application_8698@reddit

Get this though: that song was introduced for Rocky III. It seems like it had been there from the beginning but it wasn’t.

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teekay61@reddit

Good to know - I had always associated that song with the whole series

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No_Application_8698@reddit

Great bit of trivia to have for a pub quiz (or just to be smug with strangers on social media).

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Independent_Ad1417@reddit

You just hurt my feelings

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ComposerThen6483@reddit

Same

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rustblooms@reddit

Run Lola Run.

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Tipper92@reddit

The Run Lola Run soundtrack is FANTASTIC, and I highly recommend the film unless you're averse to subtitles. It's got that great speed essence of the late 90s/early 00s, a la Matrix and Hackers.

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rustblooms@reddit

I've actually started to watch it but just never sat down and finished! I know it's an amazing movie.

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mangobearsmoothie@reddit

I’ve listened to the Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross soundtrack to ‘The Social Network’ tonnes, but never actually seen the film…

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ScottyW88@reddit

Moulin Rouge - Lady Marmalade. I've seen the actual building in Paris, but not the movie.

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macellie@reddit

Footloose. And I was born in 1972, so I should have really!

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fidelises@reddit

Mrs. Robinson from The Graduate.

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shinigami_kid42@reddit

I've always come across the memes and heard the Lord of the Rings soundtrack online, which sounded amazing and I enjoyed listening to. However, I've never seen or got around to watching the Lord of the Rings films.

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Spirited_Beat534@reddit

Sound of music.

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musky999@reddit

Together in Electric Dreams - Electric Dreams (1984) I know, a complete mystery...

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Born_Scar_4052@reddit

right from the titanic, I hear the song, but never seen it. I will always love you by whitney huston. I've never seen the bodygaurd. Also, singin in the rain

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Flibertygibbert@reddit

I have seen Singing in the Rain. I haven't seen many (about 95%) of the films mentioned in the thread though 😂

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Tipper92@reddit

The original Christopher Reeves Superman. Love the theme though.

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit

(I've Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. I've never seen Dirty Dancing.

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AmphibianNo8598@reddit

2001 A Space Odyssey

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Technical-General-27@reddit

I’ve had the Time of my life…never seen dirty dancing

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Bad_Username2391@reddit

Walk of Life by Dire Straits. Every time I hear that song I see Mr Bean driving through the French countryside

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CarrotCakeAndTea@reddit

I've actually not seen "Titanic" all the way through. Just bits.

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Unicornification@reddit

St Elmos Fire, though for some reason I thought it was a TV series until I just Googled it.

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harryTMM@reddit

so, just paraphrasing John Oliver, if Sesame street crashed into st elsewhere and there were no survivors

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Azlamington@reddit

Don't you forget about me -Simple Minds Love the tune but never seen The Breakfast Club

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Similar_Ocelot_3371@reddit

I had to study that for GCSE 20 years ago. We watched the first (roughly) four minutes repeatedly, and that song is on that section. We then had to write an essay on those four minutes about the character introductions.

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Shitelark@reddit

[Fat Boy Slim - Weapon of Choice...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDIYvFmgW8) where the Emperor dances and then flies on to the walls. Haven't seen Dune 2 yet. Crazy how early they released it before the movie.

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Gullflyinghigh@reddit

St Elmo's Fire & The Bodyguard I think are the two that jump out for me

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Weekly_Cheek_1287@reddit

I'd heard all the popular songs of 'Grease' on radio and seen a few videos of accompanying the songs (which were clips of the film), but never seen the film in full until 3 years ago.

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Apollocheesus@reddit

Footloose

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Zennyzenny81@reddit

Fairly sure I've never seen The Bodyguard but a certain Whitney Houston song is one of the most globally iconic songs of our lifetimes, from weddings to funerals to everything inbetween!

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grahamssister@reddit

Is Against All Odds a film? I know the song

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sullcrowe@reddit (OP)

Jeff Bridges, James Woods....but I only know that from the music video!

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minsandmolls@reddit

Ride of the Valkiryes- Platoon

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BlackJackKetchum@reddit

*Apocalypse Now*.

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minsandmolls@reddit

Thanks haha. I always get mixed up between these two films. Both themes for sure though.

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TicklyTim@reddit

Titanic.

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Mr_lovebucket@reddit

I e had the time of my life, oddly its actually laying now on my Spotify playlist

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BlackJackKetchum@reddit

Anything from Sound of Music, Titanic, Barbie and pretty well any song from a musical bar All That Jazz or Little Shop of Horrors.

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Faeces_Species_1312@reddit

Love Theme From Spartacus and Purple Rain

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SilyLavage@reddit

‘Chasing Sheep is Best Left to Shepherds’ from The Draughtsman’s Contract. You’ll probably recognise it, if not from the title.

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Teembeau@reddit

Honestly the best thing about Peter Greenaway films are Michael Nyman's scores

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shalo62@reddit

Bahgdad Café.

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yojimbo_beta@reddit

_Real Human Bean_ - Drive

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