Many factors enter into the development of an excellent combat scene in a film, such as choreography, cinematography and, of course, sound design. Although most combat scenes in the film are accompanied by an instrumental partition, there are cases where the filmmakers decide to obtain a different route and to insert a popular song instead.

It is very difficult to find a song that will adapt to the mood and the context of a specific combat scene without seemingly strange or inappropriate. Fortunately, Many films have found the perfect tunes to accompany their most famous combat scenes. They harvested the advantages and became moments on the screen really memorable in the process.

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Mr. and Mrs. Smith express, well, “express yourself”

The married couple try to kill themselves, but greatly

After having set up that John Smith (Brad Pitt) and his wife, Jane Smith (Angelina Jolie) are in fact assassins working for independent rival spying agencies, the film, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Built quickly at the first epic confrontation between the couple, who did not know that their respective spouse was a spy. They therefore all assume that their spouse plans to kill them, so they have a confrontation with them.

The use of funky “Express Yourself” helps the public understand that this battle will probably not be serious. Oh, this is a very violent confrontation, but it is clearly supposed to be played for laughter to see the couple bicker while they destroy their house, using various weapons that they each hidden around their house.

When they have their weapons that have established each other, the music suggests to the public that we should not be too worried than the couple remains angry with each other, because they will clearly end up working with each other to discover who wants them to go against each other.

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“Signal to noise” launches New York gangs largely

Martin Scorsese has become surprisingly modern for this song from the time play

Martin Scorsese’s epic gaze on New York hell in the 1860s, New York gangsStarts with a massive battle which took place in 1846 between the Anglo-Protestant Confederation of the Irish “dead rabbit” while the two gangs have a final fight to determine who will be the leaders of the “five points”. It is an incredibly violent fight using raw and simplistic weapons (the chief of the Confederation, Bill “The Butcher” Cutting, played by Daniel Day Lewis, literally uses a butcher knife in the fight).

While Peter Gabriel had already had a long and acclaimed his career when the film was released, Scorsese actually opted for a new Gabriel song, “Signal to Noise”, which then made a slightly different version of the song for the film. The song opens slowly, with a soft orchestral sound that corresponds to the sadness of violence, then when the action really starts, the song does it too. It is an epic mixture of music and visuals.

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The atomic blonde almost transforms the “father figure” into a combat ballet

It is a rare “drop of needle” that the characters really listen to while they are fighting

David Leitch is one of the great action directors working in cinema today, and you will see his name again on this list, because it is really important on the use of popular music in his film. In Atomic blondeWhich takes place just before the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, he used the music of the 1980s very well to mark the film. His producers were skeptical about what he obtained all the songs he wanted, but He explained::

All my producers were like, “hmm, yeah, good luck to get all these songs” and I say to myself: “No, we will get them. We will get them: “Because they were essential to what I had in my head. I think everyone was enthusiastic about the idea that I had to fight a little for that. In the end, it was like convincing focus to come on board and give us money to pay for additional songs and they … once they screened the film, they believed. They were like, “holy shit, we pay for these songs”. If you are a fan of the 80s, then they will be a fan of the soundtrack. It is a kind of impressionist mixture from the 80s.

One of the songs they were unable to get were to “breathe out”, but Leitch brilliantly pivoted George Michael’s “Pather Figure” in an epic combat scene involving the main character, Lorraine Broughton, eliminating a bunch of attackers using a rope. She actually puts the cassette on her stereo system before the start of the fight, so everyone hears.

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O-Ren Ishii and the bride’s duel have a disco start

The mastery of Quentin Tarantino of the obscure classics of the 1970s continues with this sequence

Few directors are also known for their ability to find good dark songs to use in their films like Quentin Tarantino, whose very first film, 1992 Tank dogshas forever changed the country’s association with “Stuck in the Middle with you” by Steners Wheels. However, for the most part, the wonderful drops of needle that Tarantino worked in his films were generally not used in combat scenes, in itself. This has changed importantly with his two -part film, Kill BillIn 2003 and 2004, and the song, “don let me be be a misound, understood”.

The song, originally written for Nina Simone, whose version was released in 1964, was already adapted in a rock song from The Animals in 1965. However, in 1977, the group of French-American disco, Santa Esmeralda, made their own song, and Tarantino uses it beautifully in the start of the sword between the colleague, the bride “Ishii, (Lucy Liu). But after O-Ren seriously injured the bride, the music stops suddenly and the rest of the fight is in silence.

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Bullet Train makes a new vision of “standing for a hero”

The classic pop song was originally written for a film

The song, “Holding Out for a Hero”, was originally written for the successful film, Footloose, but it has since been used in a certain number of films, in particular action films (with its serious words treated ironically). It was used so often that it is difficult to give too much credit to the films to have used it, which is why Bullet Train made a touch on the song, and that worked well.

The film, directed by David Leitch, involves a high -speed train towards Tokyo, and therefore Leitch intelligently uses the Japanese cover version of Asakura Miki’s song (Miki really re -recorded the song for the film) in the big final battle of the film, such as the various twists and the turns of the film were revealed.

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“Sweet Child O ‘Mine” is the best part of Thor: Love and Thunder

The song was strongly used in movie marketing MCU

Thor: Love and thunder was a major disappointment for fans of the MCU, because he failed to be up to the heights defined by his immediate predecessor. Nevertheless, the continuation could repeat an epic element of Nagnarok By including another classic rock song as a backdrop to an epic superhero confrontation. Used strongly in film marketing, “Sweet Child O ‘Mine” by Guns N’ Roses appears once again in a culminating battle between Thor and Gorr the God Butcher.

“Sweet Child O ‘Mine” also has an surprisingly deep connection with Love and thunderthe global plot. The main villain of the film, Gorr, fights against the gods because of the death of his daughter, whom he believes that he could avoid. After Gorr’s death, Thor adopted his daughter, Love, whom he raises as his. Thus, “Sweet Child O ‘Mine” makes not only a great song to raise the issues of an epic fight, but also an important addition Love and thunderThe fundamental themes of love and parenting.

Thor: Love and thunder

Release date

July 8, 2022

Execution time

119 minutes

Director

Tanks

Writers

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Taika Waititi

Producers

Kevin Feige, Louis d’Esposito, Todd Hallowell, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Chris Hemsworth

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  Natalie Portman

  Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor

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  Tessa Thompson

  King Valkyrie

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Corky Romano gangsters have wasted the smackdown of “We are not going to take it”

The song perfectly underlines the great fight of Corky Romano

The MAFIA 2001 comedy film Corky Romano was criticized for the Liberation but still managed to win a cult. One of the highlights of the film is when Corky is taken prisoner by a gang of neonazis. His brothers, who listened via a hidden thread, decide to save Corky.

With “We Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister, the novels and their reinforcements enter the hiding place and easily send the kidnappers. This scene is more a unilateral beat than a fight, but the choice of music combined with the satisfaction of seeing the neonazis being beaten means that it deserves good recognition. And the classic hymn of Dee Snider, the anthem, just hits the right way.

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Deadpool 2 gives a satirical tone with “9 to 5”

Uppity music perfectly contradicts the horrible victims of Deadpool

Most action of action movies that use a popular song will include something intense and rapid rhythm to correspond to the intensity of the scene. However, Deadpool 2 is not like most action movies. While the film opens, the Merc with a mouth is taken various families of the crime organized around the world. What better song to accompany this editing than “9 to 5?” From Dolly Parton? “” The play was written for a film of the same name, about three women who work even with their monster from a boss.

The light melody is surprisingly appropriate for an action scene Deadpool, as horrible. As a mercenary, Deadpool massacre the bad guys is the equivalent of putting equality and heading for the office. This scene perfectly sums up the work of Deadpool day as it continues to work on its own 9-5.

Deadpool 2

Release date

May 10, 2018

Execution time

120 minutes

Director

David Leitch

Writers

Rob Liefeld, Fabian Niccieza, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick

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“Ooh Child” challenges the expectations of the guards of the galaxy

An surprisingly light song opens the Gotg final battle

Galaxy goalkeepers Includes many memorable songs from the 1970s and 1980s, many of which are rapid rhythm hymns that illustrate the large scale of the film. A surprising inclusion is “Ooh Child” light and windy of Five StandeTeps, which arrives at a central point of the film. When Ronan the accuser is about to destroy Xandar, Star-Lord intervenes, singing the refrain of the emblematic song before challenging the villain.

“Ooh Child” is a song that music fans never expected to appear in a film scene, but it corresponds perfectly to Galaxy goalkeepersabsurd nature. Of course, Star-Lord only used this song as a way to distract Ronan while his allies recovered, but there remains an emblematic moment, however, when the five escaals were involved in the safeguard of an entire planet.

Galaxy goalkeepers

Release date

August 1, 2014

Execution time

121 minutes

Director

James Gunn

Writers

Nicole Perlman, James Gunn

Producers

Kevin Feige, Louis d’Esposito, Nik Korda, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham

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“Mr. Blue Sky” has become synonymous with Galaxy Vol guards. 2

A fight and a dance open this epic MCU suite

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After the success of Smash de Galaxy goalkeepersThe 2017 suite presented even more classic rock songs, including “Mr. Blue Sky” by Elo. The song plays above the generic of opening of the film, which presents the Guardians of the Galaxy fighting a giant space monster in a chaotic and disorderly battle which shows that the team always understands things after their first mission. However, fans barely see the fight, because Baby Groot is more interested in entertaining the public with a small dance number.

This remains one of the most memorable scenes of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Thank you largely to the adorable Groot dance movements. Even if the public do not see a lot of fight at hand, the film shows just enough to ensure viewers that the guards are wavering themselves – at least until certain strategic movements earn the day. Even so, this is the role of Groot in this scene, most of the viewers will remember.