There are a lot of songs that you might have no idea were written for, or at least released in conjunction with a movie. Sometimes, those songs end up being more successful than the movie itself, but ...

Depending on your age, you might remember this song from two different scenarios. Kids from the 1980s might remember “Axel F” by Harold Faltermeyer as the theme song for the 1984 Eddie Murphy film ...

One-hit wonders only real Boomers remember In the ever-shifting landscape of popular music, some artists capture lightning in ...

It isn't really true that everything was bigger in the '80s, but the decade did find us embracing excess in a number of ways — including hefty shoulder pads, piled-high hair, and absolutely massive ...

Sabrina Carpenter’s No. 1 single “Please Please Please” isn’t a scary song. It is now, though, at least as it’s heard in the new trailer for Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried’s movie The Housemaid.

This is probably the most famous example of one-hit wonders that made it to a movie soundtrack. Only, this particular song was penned with the intention of using it as the theme song for the 1984 ...

Since she began her career at just 16 years old, Taylor Swift has gone from an up-and-coming country singer to one of the ...

The cult animated hit Heavy Metal has a bunch of great tunes in it. Sammy Hagar, Blue Öyster Cult, Devo, and others all have great tunes. One of the best, if not the best, is "Heavy Metal - Take A ...

Reze Arc hits theatre, Sony Music has announced a record-breaking achievement for the anime.Kenshi Yonezu's opening theme song for the Chainsaw Man TV anime, KICK BACK, released ...

Did you know that Adam Sandler actually convinced 311 to cover The Cure's hit song "Love Song" for one of his movies? Vocalist Nick Hexum recently appeared on The Jesea Lee Show to discuss 311's ...

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