Teacher_Ag said:

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Fly by Nick Drake and Spanish Bombs by The Clash in The Royal Tenenbaums

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized and Untitled 4 by Sigur Ros in Vanilla Sky

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Reverse effect for me. Had seen them live a few times and I love that movie because of the entire soundtrack.

Not a movie but Radiohead's Fake Plastic Trees was used perfectly at the end of an Entourage episode. I never really listened to them much before but have grown to appreciate them since.

Sgt. MacKenzie - We Were Soldiers Once

FarmerJohn said:

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Grosse Point Blank - Blister in the Sun by the Violent Femmes and Rudi Can't Fail by the Clash.

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Hell yeah, Rudi Can't Fail doesn't get enough pub in the Clash catalog.

Also same movie...the use of "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Under Pressure" in their respective scenes from the reunion....that was top notch.

Rocky III - you know the song. I know it was written for Rocky III so the movie was supposed to make me love it, but I'm just saying it worked.

Also, Back to the Future with Johnny B. Goode.

Found this!

Boogie Nights - God Only Knows - Beach Boys
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Moving in Stereo - The Cars
Magnolia - Wise Up - Aimee Mann
The Sopranos - Con Te Partiro - Andrea Bocelli
The Sopranos - I Saved the World Today - Eurythmics
Until the End of the World - Until the End of the World - U2

javajaws said:

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So many of the songs from Guardians of the Galaxy

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BLUE SWEDE!
1973!
THAT SONG BELONGS TO ME!

King Ralph - Good golly miss molly

"Goodbye Horses" by Q Lazzarus

Pulp Fiction--Jungle Boogie, Kool and the Gang
Meet the Robinsons--Little Wonders, Rob Thomas
The Big Lebowski--The Man in Me, Bob Dylan
You've Got Mail--Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Stevie Wonder

Friday Night Lights (movie).
Your hand in mine - explosions in the sky.

I fell in love with the music the first time I watched the movie and never looked back. Still listen to soundtrack to this day.

I could probably pick 5-10 songs from Wes Anderson movies but let's go with this one as I was 20 when the movie came out and only knew a couple Kinks songs. This opened me up to discovering one of the greatest and most underrated bands of all time.

Drawkcab said:

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Rocky III - you know the song. I know it was written for Rocky III so the movie was supposed to make me love it, but I'm just saying it worked.

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Eye of the Tiger - Survivor (Rocky III)

Axel F. - Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Cop)
Extreme Ways - Moby (the way it was repeatedly used to kick off the Bourne end credits)
Space Oddity - Bowie / Kristen Wiig (Secret Life of Walter Mitty) -- have always liked the song, but the way it was used here was great

Separate, but related? Over the years, I discovered that I particularly enjoyed scores composed by certain composers:
Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, POTC, Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Kung Fu Panda, etc., etc.)
Harry Gregson-Williams (Chronicles of Narnia, Prince of Persia, The Martian)
John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Bourne series, also Kung Fu Panda)

later learned that Gregson-Williams and Powell were both understudies of Zimmer to some extent

also loved Michael Giacchino's score for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot

Look Who's Talking - I Get Around by Beach Boys
Vegas Vacation - Good Vibrations by Beach Boys
My Girl 2 - Don't Worry Baby by Beach Boys

El Matador - Grosse Pointe Blank
Call me -American Gigolo
I'm alright - Caddyshack

Always liked the song from "How The West was Won"
Had always hoped the aggie band would adopt and play it similar to Pattons Theme.

Thor: Ragnarok- The Immigrant Song, Led Zeppelin
I never much cared for LZ, but the use of this song in really worked.

Adventures of Power - Tom Sawyer/Rush

Not a movie, but from TV...

Never really followed Foreigner that much, but always think of them when I see this episode of WKRP.

Claire de Lune - Debussy; The Planets - Holst - The Right Stuff
Man in Motion - St. Elmo's Fire
Look What You've Done to Me - Urban Cowboy
Everything from Grease, Stand By Me and Saturday Night Fever
Bond Themes -- LIve and Let Die, You Only Live Twice, Goldfinger, Skyfall

Loved the film, Crazy Heart.

I think Jeff Bridges is having some significant health issues, and send good wishes his way.

Basically the entire soundtrack to Real Genius. I'm Falling and Number One are particularly great......not to mention the song during the ending credits.

Also the Breakfast Club....obviously Don't You Forget About Me is well known, but Fire in the Twilight and We Are Not Alone are great tracks.

I will admit I like this tune...

Not a film, but Breaking Bad's use of "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James and the Shondells was fantastic.

Snatch
Massive Attack - Angel