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Here's where we name songs that "adapt" movies. I don't just mean songs "inspired by" movies, but ones that conciously try to introduce the characters and/or provide a plot synopsis. (Numbers from musicals don't count.)

The two that come to mind immediately:

Television Personalities - Smashing Time
Scott Walker - The Seventh Seal

― Amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 03:56 (twenty-three years ago)

The Divine Comedy - "Woman Of The World"

― Charlie (Charlie), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 04:08 (twenty-three years ago)

"Lose Yourself," obviously.

― Jesse Fox Mayshark (Jesse Fox), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 05:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Flop-"Night of the Hunter"

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 05:59 (twenty-three years ago)

there's that awful part in 'Pumpkin' with Christina Ricci where they play out the lyrics to a Belle and Sebastian song. so lame.

― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 07:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Silkworm's done a couple of songs like this: "Contempt" and "Ice Station Zebra" spring immediately to mind.

― Nick Mirov (nick), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 10:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Does The Pixies - Debaser count? (NB: I haven't seen the film)

― Mil, Tuesday, 21 January 2003 12:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Soft Cell's Martin is based on George Romero's horror film Martin.

― Amarga (Amarga), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 12:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Lots of Romeo & Juliet songs ...

Heart of Darkness - Pere Ubu - sort of

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 12:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Middle Age Crazy, Jerry Lee Lewis, only in reverse.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 15:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Iron Maiden
"To Tame A Land" (Dune)
"Where Eagles Dare"
"Phantom Of The Opera"
"The Fugitive"

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 15:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Lyrically "Debaser" seems more of a parody of a film student more than it's about Un Chien Andalou.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 21 January 2003 15:29 (twenty-three years ago)

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