A needle drop acts as a highlighter. When a song is played at a specific moment in a movie or TV show, it draws big, bold colors around the scene, giving it outsized importance in the production’s ...

In the climactic scene in Nia DaCosta's widely praised follow-up to last year's excellent 28 Years Later, Dr. Kelson, played ...

A wide range of 2023 films had a song in their heart — and not just the outright musicals or films featuring musical numbers. A great needle drop can change or solidify a film’s tone, act as the cap ...

We could write this article about almost any song used in Quentin’s 10 films — nine if you count Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 as a single movie — and make a convincing case for why it’s the best needle ...

Claudia Picado is a Features Writer who has been covering film and television at Collider for nearly three years. She's been writing for as long as she can remember, but developed a love for cinema ...

Let’s go ahead and get it out of the way…We couldn’t make this list without mentioning Kate Bush‘s decades-in-the-making hit, “Running Up That Hill.” The creators, Duffer Brothers, have a lot to thank ...

Few discographies have been used more in film than Elvis Presley‘s has. Using a song from the rock legend can immediately orient the listener to a time and place. Many filmmakers have made use of a ...

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David Hayter says his Black Widow movie would have included a “Tom Sawyer” needle-drop. Replying to a Twitter post with a clip from The Iron Claw, Hayter revealed that his version of Marvel’s Black ...