List of songs based on a film

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This is an incomplete list of songs, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

This is a list of songs written partly or entirely based on a film.

[edit] Films

• "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton about Nine to Five
• "A New Hope" by blink-182 about Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
• "Aces High" by Iron Maiden about Aces High
• "American Werewolves In London" by Wednesday 13 about An American Werewolf In London
• "Bad Education" by Tilly and the Wall about Bad Education
• "Bat Country" by Avenged Sevenfold about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
• "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" by Cobra Starship about Snakes on a Plane
• "Calvero" by The Pillows about Limelight
• "Carlotta Valdez" by Harvey Danger about Vertigo
• "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" by David Bowie about Cat People
• "The Clansman" by Iron Maiden based on Braveheart
• "Convoy" by C.W. McCall Hit Song in 1976, Movie in 1978
• "Death of an Interior Decorator" by Death Cab for Cutie about Interiors
• "Die Hard" by Guyz Nite about the Die Hard movies
• "Gifts and Curses" by Yellowcard about Spider-Man 2
• "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper about The Goonies
• "Gump" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Forrest Gump
• "Haddonfield" by Wednesday 13 about Halloween
• "Hello McFly" by Relient K about Back to the Future
• "Home" by Breaking Benjamin about The Wizard of Oz
• "How I Go" by Yellowcard about Big Fish
• "Imitation of Life" by R.E.M. about Imitation of Life
• "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls about City of Angels
• "I want to be Sullivan" by the pillows about Angels with Dirty Faces
• "Jurassic Park" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Jurassic Park (film)
• "King Kong Song" by Abba about "King Kong" (1933)
• "Lion" by Rebecca St. James for and about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
• "More Than It Seems" by Kutless for and about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
• "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel for and about The Graduate
• "New World" by TobyMac for and about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
• "Ode to a Superhero" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Spider-Man
• "Open Up Your Eyes" by Jeremy Camp for and about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
• "One" by Metallica about "Johnny Got His Gun"
• "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
• Purple Rain by Prince, based on the movie with the same name.
• "Rambo" by Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 about Rambo
• "Real Cool World" by David Bowie about Cool World
• "The Saga Begins" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about the Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• "SCARECROW" by the pillows about Scarecrow (1973 Film)
• "Skinny Blues" by the pillows about The Lost Weekend
• "Smart Alex" by The Adicts about A Clockwork Orange
• "Til Death Do Us Party by Wednesday 13 about Friday The 13th
• "Where Eagles Dare" by Iron Maiden about Where Eagles Dare
• "YOUNGSTER (Kent Arrow)" by the pillows about Quadrophenia (film)"
• "Vengeance (The Pact)" by Blue Öyster Cult is about the Taarna vignette in "Heavy Metal (film)"
• "Lost Boys" by The 69 Eyes about The Lost Boys

[edit] See also

• List of songs that retell a work of literature