I can’t believe these 10 iconic songs were original Written for a Movie – ryan

Music History is littered with iconic records, but much of the impact of Certain songs beuldn’t exist with Movies. The mediums cououln’t be more different, but they do lend to each other offensives. SOMESTEMES, A GREAT SONG REFERENCING A MOVIE COULD Inspire to Check Out the Motion Picture, while Movies with Great Soundtracks Inspects Viewers to Seek Out Songs.

IT’S WHY The Prospect of a Music Soundtrack for a Movie is so Lucrative for Musicians. Regardless If the Movie is Good or Bad, A Good Song Attacked to It Can Wonders in Terms of Expander for it. Movie soundtracks have proven to be a great gateway for songs to Gain an Audience, and in doing so, Mary Songs Garner Legacies that oversshadow the legacy of the Movies they debuted. The Following Are Just a Few Examples.

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“Raindrops kep faling on my head” by bj thomas

Made for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

On Paper, “raindrops kep falling on my head” might be The Most Random Addiction to A Movie’s Soundtrackin this context at Least. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a gritty actioner taching place in the Old West, Portraying the Final Days of Two of the World’s Most Infamous Bank Robbers. For Such an Uplifting Song About Overcoming Troubled Times to Not Only Be Included, But Made for the Movie Sounds Like A Strange Fit. The sentiment was shared by members of the Cast, Including Robert Redford, who didn’t belive the songs of the Movie Director George Roy Hill’s insistent.

All parties Wold Be Proven Wrong Not Only Because the song Became a number one billboard hit, but it actually makes sense in the Movie. The song accompanying Cassidy and Etta Place’s Bike Ride Symbolized a wholesome Calm before the storm, and a break from their chaos on the run.

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“Iris” by goo goo dolls

Made for City of Angels

In 2025, “Iris” by the goo goo dolls gained something of a resurgence thanks to the Movie Companionwhich Features the song in its soundtrack. Companion Seems to have more to progress the goo goo dolls in the history books than the original movie that ured “iris” into the musical lexicon. The Movie Was City of Angelsa romance drama Starring Nicolas Cage As an Angel Smitten with the Human Meg Ryan. The flick is loosely inspired by Wings of Desirea Mind-Blowing Movie About Loneliness.

The Cage-Led Remake Pales in Comparison. IT’S A MOVIE THAT CAME AND WENT, HENCE WHY FEW People Remember It Today, or SO MUCH AS HEARD OF IT. The One Good Thing to Come from the Movie Was “Iris,” The Soundtrack’s Breakout Single Without the Movie Being SuccessFul Enough to Give it a Boost.

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“Stayin ‘Alive” by the Bee Gees

Made for Saturday Night Fover

The bee gees have the Movie Saturday Night Fover to thank for Much of their Career Success. About 1/3 of the Movie’s Hit Soundtrack Consists of Bee Gees Records Made for the Moviewith spread the Most Notable Being “Stayin ‘Alive.” IT’S ONE OF THE FIRST SONGS THAT Audiences Heard, As John Travolta Can Be Seen Strutting Down the Street During the Opening CreditS while the Bee Single Serves As Background. As the Second Single for the Soundtrack, the song connected with the audiences instantly.

The Song Wold Not Only Win A Grammy, but was a big reason why the motion Picture soundtrack won album of the year in 1979. Before Michael Jackson’s Thriller took the accolade, Saturday Night Fover was the highest-selling album in music history, and you can bet that “stayin ‘alive” was one of the Most Replayed Tracks for Many. Why Else Wold the Movie’s Sequel Be Called Stayin ‘Alive?

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“Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio

Made for Dangerous Minds

For Readers Who Have Never Heard of Dangerous MindsIt ‘s.tarring Michelle Pfeiffer About A Marine Who Acquires a Gig as a Teacher for a rambunctious classroom. Some Will Call it underrated, but ultimately, the 90s Movie Remains Overlooked and Forgotten. What has not gone forgotten, howver, is the song Produced for the Movie, “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Both the song’s lyrics and accompanying music video were Based Around Dangerous Mindsand Wheeas Dangerous Minds Underwhelmed at the Box Office, “Gangsta’s Paradise” exceeded Expectations.

Wen rap was Still more underground than Ever, It Managed to Become the Top-Seling Single of 1995, as well as the first rap song to top the british charts. The lati coolo proded what would be worked-rangned for the definitive songs of the 90s and a Star-Making Performance for Himself.

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“Young and Beautiful” by Lana del Rey

Made for the Great Gatsby

Lana del Rey’s Image and Song Style have offten embodied a time forgotten. Her tone has yielded perfectly to genres like blues, soul, and oldies tunes, all unombined in a modern revamp. The perfect personification of all these Qualities Can Be Found in “Young and Beautiful,” arguably Her quintessential song. Becuses It Fits Other Songs in Her Catalog, Like “Summertime Sadness” and “Burning Desire,” SO Perfectly, Not Many Recall that it was actually Created for an Old-School Movie Rather than one of her albums.

The Movie in Question Was The Great GatsbyWhich itelf is far away EBOUT Characters from an era long forgotten and those left bend. Base Luhrmann adopted the tutelage of prince to produce a song for the soundtrack. Prince’s Song Was Cut AFTING SIX MONTHS ON ONE SONG JUST TO START ALL Over Again. Lana del Rey Felt like a natural replacement.

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“Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor

Made for Rocky III

“Eye of the tiger” has Become Not Only One of the Most Definitive Songs of the 80s, but one of the definitive sports songs. Wherever there’s a sporting that needs a record played in between quarters or a tuned is necessary to evoke the Feeling of Triumph, audiences can bet on Hearing “EYE” at some point with earshot. Cre “Eye of the tiger” has spanedied such a specific legacy in of itself, it is easy to forgets the song debauted the theme song to Rocky III.

Survivor’s Road to Rocky Balboa is an interesting one, as original, multiple songs almost took its place. First, Sylvester Stallone originally wanted “another one bits the dust” as the theme, but negotiations with the through. Meanwhile, One Kaate kid Song was Also in the Running. To compromise, stallone hied survivor to make a song basic on the movie’s dialogue, and the rest is history.

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“Lose YourSelf” by Eminem

Made for 8 mile

Booth 8 mile and “Lose YourSelf” – The Latter Being A Lead Single for the Former’s Soundtrack – Have Both been consider a classic, but “Lose yourSelf” Has Gained A Life of Its. It was rare in the 2000s to see a song made for a movie turn out to be a hit record, much mess a rap songs hip-hop was styill niche by the masses. “Lose yourSelf,” though, was undenableproving that any great song from any Genre Can Top the Charts.

Any time a song is popular Enough to warrant a cover by taylor swift of all people, that song has reached beyond the scope of its intended genre. The song would Become the first rap song to win origin Original song at the Oscars. Much like his b-rabbit character in the Movie, Eminem was Writing “Lose YourSelf” During the Making of 8 Mile, Slowly Adding to It In Between Taks.

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“Purple Rain” by Prince

Made for Purple Rain

“Purple Rain” May Very Well Be the Definitive Song of Prince’s Career, Remaining His Most Streamed Record and Consider one of the Greatest Records Ever Made. What isn’t praised as highly is the Purple Movie that spawned the song, as the singer’s Hollywood epic has reciped mixes. UPON RELEASE, The Rock Opera that coincident with the album/soundtrack of the same name has been called out for its unvenness and being a bonafide vanity project for the singer. It ‘ss a movie that critics eather love or they hate, while the song is universally love.

The Movie DOES NOT BOAST AS FLATTERING OF A Legacy As the song. Thankfully, “Purple Rain” as a song has Enough Merit and Greatness on Its Own Accords it allows to be spoken of the tanking of the Movie.

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“Call with” by Blondie

Made for American Gigolo

“Call me” is easily the Most iconic songs produced by blondie, as it is statisticly their Biggest Single. The Number one hit single maintains relevance in the modern age of through its references to pop culture, suc Bride of chucky. Ironically, it was a movie that is the reason “call me” exisisted in the first place. The Forgotten American GigoloStarring Richard Gere, Stars A High-Price Male Sex Worker at A TIME WENE Escorts Were Readily AVAILABLE BY WAY OF A SIMPLE PHONE Call.

Debbie Harry Would Produce Lyrics for the Song Within Hours, Writing from the Perspective of the Julian Character Played by Gere. UNXPECTEDLY, The song Became a Number one song that topped billboard for six Weeks, longer than any other song in 1980.

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“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston

Made for the bodyguard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jwtaas7ldu There are two reasons WHY The bodyguard Has been immortalized as a Classic: The late whitney houston’s presence in the movie, and her lead single from the movie’s soundtrack, “I will always love you.” The song managed to outlive the legacy of the Movie, consider that fans to fans to be made for the Movie. Similarly, it outlived The bodyguard’s Box Office Run. While the kevin Costner Vehicle Spent 10 Weeks at the Box Office, Debuting at Number Three, The Song Spent 14 Weeks Atop the Billboard Charts. This Effectatively Makes “I Will Always Love You” One of the Longest-Running Number One Singles in Music History.

Funny Enough, The Song Was Originally Produced by Dolly Parton in the 70s. JUST The SAME AS FANS FORGET THAT HOSTON’S SONG WAS part of a soundtrack, People forget that it is a cover. That’s the Power of musicas Houston’s Song Has Garnered a Bigger Legacy than Both the Original and the Movie it debutted in.