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.
This is a list of songs written partly or entirely based on a film.
Films
- "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton about Nine to Five
- "A Change of Seasons" by Dream Theater about Dead Poets Society
- "A Girl Like You" by The Smithereens about Say Anything...
- "A New Hope" by Blink-182 about Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- "Alfie from the film of the same name, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
- "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
- "Dead by Dawn" by Deicide based on The Evil Dead
- "Death of an Interior Decorator" by Death Cab for Cutie about Interiors
- "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
- "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" by My Chemical Romance about Dawn of the Dead
- "Evil Dead" by Death about The Evil Dead
- "Debaser" by Pixies about Un Chien Andalou
- "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor based on High Fidelity
- "Gifts and Curses" by Yellowcard about Spider-Man 2
- "Godzilla" by Blue Öyster Cult about Godzilla
- "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper for & 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 Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- "How I Go" by Yellowcard about Big Fish
- "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
- "I Want to be Sullivan" by The Pillows about Angels with Dirty Faces
- "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"
- "Kids of the Future" by The Jonas Brothers
- "King Kong Song" by Abba about King Kong
- "LCM" by Children 18:3 about The Bourne Identity (Stands for "Last Chance, Marie")
- "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
- "Man on the Edge" by Iron Maiden about Falling Down
- "Meet Me in Montauk" by Circa Survive about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- "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
- "New Divide" by Linkin Park for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- "New World" by TobyMac 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 about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
- "One" by Metallica about Johnny Got His Gun
- "Ouch" by be your own PET about Dawn of the Dead
- "Out of the Silent Planet" by Iron Maiden about Forbidden Planet
- "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
- "The Wicker Man" by Iron Maiden about The Wicker Man
- "Purple Rain" by Prince, based on Purple Rain
- "Rambo" by Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 about Rambo
- "Real Cool World" by David Bowie for & about Cool World
- "The Saga Begins" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- "Scarecrow" by The Pillows about Scarecrow
- "The Seventh Seal" by Scott Walker about The Seventh Seal
- "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
- "Sweep the Leg" by Karate High School about Karate Kid
- "Sweep the Leg" by No More Kings about Karate Kid
- "Til Death Do Us Party" by Wednesday 13 about Friday the 13th
- "This is Home" by Switchfoot about The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- "The Union Forever" by The White Stripes about Citizen Kane
- "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.
- "Vengeance (The Pact)" by Blue Öyster Cult is about the Taarna vignette in Heavy Metal
- "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by Metallica is based on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- "Where Eagles Dare" by Iron Maiden about Where Eagles Dare
- "Yoda" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- "Youngster (Kent Arrow)" by The Pillows about Quadrophenia
- "Of Wolf and Man" by Metallica about The Wolfen
See also