List of songs based on a film
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This is a list of songs written partly or entirely based on a film.
Films
[edit]- "2HB" by Roxy Music, a tribute to Humphrey Bogart and his character in Casablanca
- "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton about Nine to Five
- "Alfie" from the film of the same name, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
- "Alice" by Avril Lavigne about Alice in Wonderland
- "The American Nightmare" by Ice Nine Kills about A Nightmare on Elm Street
- "American Werewolves In London" by Wednesday 13 about An American Werewolf In London
- "Agter Elke Man" by Steve Hofmeyr about Agter Elke Man (TV series and film)
- "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman" by The Tubes, inspired by Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
- "Back in Time" by Pitbull about Men In Black 3
- "Bad Education" by Tilly and the Wall about Bad Education
- "Bat Country" by Avenged Sevenfold about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- "The Blob" from the film of the same name, written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David, recorded by The Five Blobs
- "Bonnie En Clyde" by Jay and Lianie May about Bonnie and Clyde
- "The Best of Both Worlds" performed by Hannah Montana about Hannah Montana: The Movie
- "Bridge to Terabithia" by Steve Roslonek about Bridge to Terabithia
- "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" by Cobra Starship about Snakes on a Plane
- "Call of Home" by Gavin Dunne about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- "Calvero" by The Pillows about Limelight
- "Carlotta Valdez" by Harvey Danger about Vertigo
- "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" by David Bowie about Cat People
- "Camp Rock" by Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas and the rest of the Cast of Camp Rock
- "Chain Saw" by The Ramones about The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- "A Change of Seasons" by Dream Theater about Dead Poets Society
- "Children of the Damned" by Iron Maiden about Village of the Damned
- "Cinderella Man" by Rush based on Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
- "Circle of Life" by Carmen Twillie and Lebo M (film version); and by Elton John (commercial version) about The Lion King
- "The Clansman" by Iron Maiden based on Braveheart
- "The Crimson Ghost" by the Misfits about The Crimson Ghost
- "Dawn of the Dead" by Michale Graves about Dawn of the Dead
- "Day of the Dead" by the Misfits about Day of the Dead
- "Dead by Dawn" by Deicide based on The Evil Dead
- "Death of an Interior Decorator" by Death Cab for Cutie about Interiors
- "Debaser" by Pixies about Un Chien Andalou
- "Didn't I See This Movie?" from the musical Next to Normal about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- "Die Hard" by Guyz Nite about the Die Hard films
- "DNA" by Gavin Dunne about Prometheus
- "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Madonna about Evita
- "Dream Warriors" by Dokken about A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- "The Edge of Darkness" by Iron Maiden about Apocalypse Now
- "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" by My Chemical Romance about Dawn of the Dead
- "Enjoy Your Slay" by Ice Nine Kills about The Shining
- "Evil Dead" by Death about The Evil Dead
- "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor based on High Fidelity
- "Fitzcarraldo" by The Frames about Fitzcarraldo
- "Flash" and the entire album Flash Gordon by Queen about Flash Gordon
- "Freak Flag" by Ice Nine Kills about The Devil's Rejects
- "From Now On We Are Enemies" by Fall Out Boy about Amadeus
- "Ghost of Frankenstein" by the Misfits about The Ghost of Frankenstein
- "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr. about Ghostbusters
- "Gifts and Curses" by Yellowcard about Spider-Man 2
- "A Girl Like You" by The Smithereens about Say Anything...
- "Godzilla" by Blue Öyster Cult about Godzilla
- "Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)" by Dame Shirley Bassey about James Bond Goldfinger (film)
- "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper for and about The Goonies
- "A Grave Mistake" by Ice Nine Kills about The Crow
- "Gump" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Forrest Gump
- "Haddonfield" by Wednesday 13 about Halloween
- "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" by Alice Cooper about Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
- "Heartlight" by Neil Diamond about E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- "Hello, Dolly!" by Barbra Streisand and Louis Armstrong about Hello, Dolly!
- "Hello McFly" by Relient K about Back to the Future
- "Hellraiser" by Motörhead about the Hellraiser film series
- "Hier kommt Alex" and the entire album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau by Die Toten Hosen about A Clockwork Orange
- "High School Musical" by the Cast of High School Musical about the High School Musical Trilogy
- "Home" by Breaking Benjamin about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- "How Can I Live" by Ill Niño about Freddy vs. Jason
- "How I Go" by Yellowcard about Big Fish
- "I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz about the Transformers film series
- "I Want to be Sullivan" by The Pillows about Angels with Dirty Faces
- "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins for and about Caddyshack
- "Imitation of Life" by R.E.M. about Imitation of Life
- "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls about City of Angels
- "It is the End" by Ice Nine Kills about IT
- "Jaws" by Lemon Demon about Jaws
- "The Jig Is Up" by Ice Nine Kills about Saw
- "Johnny Guitar" for the film of the same name, music by Victor Young and lyrics by Peggy Lee
- "Jurassic Park" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Jurassic Park
- "The Kelly Affair" by be your own PET about Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
- "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins
- "Kids of the Future" by The Jonas Brothers
- "Kill Bill (킬빌)" by Brown Eyed Girls about Kill Bill
- "King Kong Song" by Abba about King Kong
- "Lady Marmalade" (cover) by Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Lil' Kim and Mýa about Moulin Rouge!
- "Laura Palmer" by Bastille about Twin Peaks as a tribute to Laura Palmer
- "Land of the Dead" by the Misfits about Land of the Dead
- "LCM" by Children 18:3 about The Bourne Identity (stands for "Last Chance, Marie")
- "Leon" by The Japanese House about Léon: The Professional as a tribute for Léon Montana
- "Lion" by Rebecca St. James about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
- "Lost Boys" by The 69 Eyes about The Lost Boys
- "Love Bites" by Ice Nine Kills about An American Werewolf In London
- "Man on the Edge" by Iron Maiden about Falling Down
- "Matilda" by Alt-J about Léon: The Professional as a tribute for Mathilda Lando
- "Meet Me in Montauk" by Circa Survive about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- "Merry Axe-mas" by Ice Nine Kills about Silent Night, Deadly Night
- "More Than It Seems" by Kutless about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
- "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel for and about The Graduate
- "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion about Titanic
- "New Divide" by Linkin Park for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- "A New Hope" by Blink-182 about Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- "New York, New York" by Liza Minnelli (and later Frank Sinatra) about New York City for the film New York, New York
- "My Iron Skin" by Gavin Dunne for Iron Man 3
- "New World" by TobyMac about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
- "Night of the Living Dead" by the Misfits about Night of the Living Dead
- "Nosferatu" by Hugh Cornwell about Nosferatu, eine symphonie des grauens
- "Ode to a Superhero" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Spider-Man
- "Of Wolf and Man" by Metallica about The Wolfen
- "One" by Metallica about Johnny Got His Gun
- "Open Up Your Eyes" by Jeremy Camp about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
- "Opening Night" by dEUS about John Cassavetes's Opening Night
- "Ouch" by be your own PET about Dawn of the Dead
- "Out of the Silent Planet" by Iron Maiden about Forbidden Planet
- "Painting Flowers" by All Time Low about Alice in Wonderland
- "PATRICIA" by The Pillows about A Bout de Souffle
- "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" by Relient K for and about Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie
- "Pocketful of Miracles" from the film of the same name, written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song
- "Purple Rain" by Prince, based on Purple Rain
- "Rambo" by Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 about Rambo
- "Raped in Hatred by Vines of Thorn" by The Black Dahlia Murder about The Evil Dead
- "Real Cool World" by David Bowie for & about Cool World
- "Return of the Fly" by the Misfits about Return of the Fly
- "Rise" by Gavin Dunne for The Dark Knight Rises
- "Risky Business" by Van Dammes about Risky Business
- "Rocking the Boat" by Ice Nine Kills about Jaws
- "The Saga Begins" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
- "Savages" by Ice Nine Kills about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- "Save Me" by Aimee Mann for Magnolia
- "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth about The Fast and the Furious film series as a tribute to Paul Walker
- "Scarecrow" by The Pillows about Scarecrow
- "Scissorhands (The Last Snow)" by Motionless in White about Edward Scissorhands
- "The Seventh Seal" by Scott Walker about The Seventh Seal
- "Shining" by the Misfits about Poltergeist
- "Skinny Blues" by The Pillows about The Lost Weekend
- "Sleeping Awake" by P.O.D. for and about The Matrix Reloaded
- "Smart Alex" by The Adicts about A Clockwork Orange
- "So Long, Astoria" by The Ataris about The Goonies
- "Spider-Man" by Michael Bublé about Spider-Man
- "Stabbing in the Dark" by Ice Nine Kills about Halloween
- "Stranger in Town" by Toto about Whistle Down the Wind
- "Sweep the Leg" by Karate High School about Karate Kid
- "Sweep the Leg" by No More Kings about Karate Kid
- "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin for Top Gun
- "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé about Kill Bill
- "Thank God It's Friday" by Ice Nine Kills about Friday the 13th
- "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (cover) by Jessica Simpson about The Dukes of Hazzard
- "This is Home" by Switchfoot about The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- "Three Coins in the Fountain" from the film of the same name, written by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn
- "Thunderball" by Johnny Cash for and about Thunderball; the song was rejected and not used in the film
- "Til Death Do Us Party" by Wednesday 13 about Friday the 13th
- "Twilight of the Dead" by the Misfits about Land of the Dead
- "The Union Forever" by The White Stripes about Citizen Kane
- "Vengeance (The Pact)" by Blue Öyster Cult is about the "Taarna" vignette in Heavy Metal
- "Weird Science (song)" by Oingo Boingo is about Weird Science
- "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by Metallica is based on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- "What I've Done" by Linkin Park about Transformers
- "When Two Worlds Collide" by Iron Maiden is based on When Worlds Collide
- "Where Eagles Dare" by Iron Maiden about Where Eagles Dare
- "Who Made Who" by AC/DC about Maximum Overdrive
- "Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani about The Sound of Music
- "The Wicker Man" by Iron Maiden about The Wicker Man
- "The World in My Hands" by Ice Nine Kills about Edward Scissorhands
- "Year 3000" by Busted about the Back to the Future Trilogy
- "Yoda" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about The Empire Strikes Back
- "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell about the James Bond series
- "Youngster (Kent Arrow)" by The Pillows about Quadrophenia
- "Your Number's Up" by Ice Nine Kills about Scream
- "The Cabinet" by Das Kabinette about The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- "Kirsten Supine" by Swans about Melancholia, specifically the scene where Kirsten Dunst lies nude in the moonlight
- "Attack Ships on Fire" by Revolting Cocks about the Blade Runner scene of Roy Batty's dying monologue
- "Only" by Nine Inch Nails, about Fight Club