List of songs based on a film explained

This is a list of songs written partly or entirely based on a film.

Films

• "2HB" by Roxy Music, a tribute to Humphrey Bogart and his character in Casablanca
• "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton about Nine to Five
• "Alfie" from the film of the same name, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
• "Alice" by Avril Lavigne about Alice in Wonderland
• "The American Nightmare" by Ice Nine Kills about A Nightmare on Elm Street
• "American Werewolves In London" by Wednesday 13 about An American Werewolf In London
• "Agter Elke Man" by Steve Hofmeyr about Agter Elke Man (TV series and film)
• "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman" by The Tubes, inspired by Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
• "Back in Time" by Pitbull about Men In Black 3
• "Bad Education" by Tilly and the Wall about Bad Education
• "Bat Country" by Avenged Sevenfold about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
• "The Blob" from the film of the same name, written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David, recorded by The Five Blobs
• "Bonnie En Clyde" by Jay and Lianie May about Bonnie and Clyde
• "The Best of Both Worlds" performed by Hannah Montana about
• "Bridge to Terabithia" by Steve Roslonek about Bridge to Terabithia
• "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" by Cobra Starship about Snakes on a Plane
• "Call of Home" by Gavin Dunne about
• "Calvero" by The Pillows about Limelight
• "Carlotta Valdez" by Harvey Danger about Vertigo
• "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" by David Bowie about Cat People
• "Camp Rock" by Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas and the rest of the Cast of Camp Rock
• "Chain Saw" by The Ramones about The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• "A Change of Seasons" by Dream Theater about Dead Poets Society
• "Children of the Damned" by Iron Maiden about Village of the Damned
• "Cinderella Man" by Rush based on Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
• "Circle of Life" by Carmen Twillie and Lebo M (film version); and by Elton John (commercial version) about The Lion King
• "The Clansman" by Iron Maiden based on Braveheart
• "The Crimson Ghost" by the Misfits about The Crimson Ghost
• "Dawn of the Dead" by Michale Graves about Dawn of the Dead
• "Day of the Dead" by the Misfits about Day of the Dead
• "Dead by Dawn" by Deicide based on The Evil Dead
• "Death of an Interior Decorator" by Death Cab for Cutie about Interiors
• "Debaser" by Pixies about Un Chien Andalou
• "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
• "DNA" by Gavin Dunne about Prometheus
• "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Madonna about Evita
• "Dream Warriors" by Dokken about
• "The Edge of Darkness" by Iron Maiden about Apocalypse Now
• "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" by My Chemical Romance about Dawn of the Dead
• "Enjoy Your Slay" by Ice Nine Kills about The Shining
• "Evil Dead" by Death about The Evil Dead
• "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor based on High Fidelity
• "Fitzcarraldo" by The Frames about Fitzcarraldo
• "Flash" and the entire album Flash Gordon by Queen about Flash Gordon
• "Freak Flag" by Ice Nine Kills about The Devil's Rejects
• "From Now On We Are Enemies" by Fall Out Boy about Amadeus
• "Ghost of Frankenstein" by the Misfits about The Ghost of Frankenstein
• "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr. about Ghostbusters
• "Gifts and Curses" by Yellowcard about Spider-Man 2
• "A Girl Like You" by The Smithereens about Say Anything...
• "Godzilla" by Blue Öyster Cult about Godzilla
• "Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)" by Dame Shirley Bassey about James Bond Goldfinger (film)
• "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper for and about The Goonies
• "A Grave Mistake" by Ice Nine Kills about The Crow
• "Gump" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Forrest Gump
• "Haddonfield" by Wednesday 13 about Halloween
• "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" by Alice Cooper about
• "Heartlight" by Neil Diamond about E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
• "Hello, Dolly!" by Barbra Streisand and Louis Armstrong about Hello, Dolly!
• "Hello McFly" by Relient K about Back to the Future
• "Hellraiser" by Motörhead about the Hellraiser film series
• "Hier kommt Alex" and the entire album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau by Die Toten Hosen about A Clockwork Orange
• "High School Musical" by the Cast of High School Musical about the High School Musical Trilogy
• "Home" by Breaking Benjamin about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• "How Can I Live" by Ill Niño about Freddy vs. Jason
• "How I Go" by Yellowcard about Big Fish
• "I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz about the Transformers film series
• "I Want to be Sullivan" by The Pillows about Angels with Dirty Faces
• "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
• "It is the End" by Ice Nine Kills about IT
• "Jaws" by Lemon Demon about Jaws
• "The Jig Is Up" by Ice Nine Kills about Saw
• "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
• "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins
• "Kids of the Future" by The Jonas Brothers
• "Kill Bill (킬빌)" by Brown Eyed Girls about Kill Bill
• "King Kong Song" by Abba about King Kong
• "Lady Marmalade" (cover) by Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Lil' Kim and Mýa about Moulin Rouge!
• "Laura Palmer" by Bastille about Twin Peaks as a tribute to Laura Palmer
• "Land of the Dead" by the Misfits about Land of the Dead
• "LCM" by about The Bourne Identity (stands for "Last Chance, Marie")
• "Leon" by The Japanese House about Léon: The Professional as a tribute for Léon Montana
• "Lion" by Rebecca St. James about
• "Lost Boys" by The 69 Eyes about The Lost Boys
• "Love Bites" by Ice Nine Kills about An American Werewolf In London
• "Man on the Edge" by Iron Maiden about Falling Down
• "Matilda" by Alt-J about as a tribute for Mathilda Lando
• "Meet Me in Montauk" by Circa Survive about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• "Merry Axe-mas" by Ice Nine Kills about Silent Night, Deadly Night
• "More Than It Seems" by Kutless about
• "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel for and about The Graduate
• "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion about Titanic
• "New Divide" by Linkin Park for
• "A New Hope" by Blink-182 about
• "New York, New York" by Liza Minnelli (and later Frank Sinatra) about New York City for the film New York, New York
• "My Iron Skin" by Gavin Dunne for Iron Man 3
• "New World" by TobyMac about
• "Night of the Living Dead" by the Misfits about Night of the Living Dead
• "Nosferatu" by Hugh Cornwell about Nosferatu, eine symphonie des grauens
• "Ode to a Superhero" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Spider-Man
• "Of Wolf and Man" by Metallica about The Wolfen
• "One" by Metallica about Johnny Got His Gun
• "Open Up Your Eyes" by Jeremy Camp about
• "Opening Night" by dEUS about John Cassavetes's Opening Night
• "Ouch" by be your own PET about Dawn of the Dead
• "Out of the Silent Planet" by Iron Maiden about Forbidden Planet
• "Painting Flowers" by All Time Low about Alice in Wonderland
• "PATRICIA" by The Pillows about A Bout de Souffle
• "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" by Relient K for and about
• "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
• "Purple Rain" by Prince, based on Purple Rain
• "Rambo" by Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 about Rambo
• "Raped in Hatred by Vines of Thorn" by The Black Dahlia Murder about The Evil Dead
• "Real Cool World" by David Bowie for & about Cool World
• "Return of the Fly" by the Misfits about Return of the Fly
• "Rise" by Gavin Dunne for The Dark Knight Rises
• "Risky Business" by Van Dammes about Risky Business
• "Rocking the Boat" by Ice Nine Kills about Jaws
• "The Saga Begins" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about
• "Savages" by Ice Nine Kills about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• "Save Me" by Aimee Mann for Magnolia
• "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth about The Fast and the Furious film series as a tribute to Paul Walker
• "Scarecrow" by The Pillows about Scarecrow
• "Scissorhands (The Last Snow)" by Motionless in White about Edward Scissorhands
• "The Seventh Seal" by Scott Walker about The Seventh Seal
• "Shining" by the Misfits about Poltergeist
• "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
• "So Long, Astoria" by The Ataris about The Goonies
• "Spider-Man" by Michael Bublé about Spider-Man
• "Stabbing in the Dark" by Ice Nine Kills about Halloween
• "Stranger in Town" by Toto about Whistle Down the Wind
• "Sweep the Leg" by Karate High School about Karate Kid
• "Sweep the Leg" by No More Kings about Karate Kid
• "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin for Top Gun
• "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé about Kill Bill
• "Thank God It's Friday" by Ice Nine Kills about Friday the 13th
• "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (cover) by Jessica Simpson about The Dukes of Hazzard
• "This is Home" by Switchfoot about
• "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
• "Til Death Do Us Party" by Wednesday 13 about Friday the 13th
• "Twilight of the Dead" by the Misfits about Land of the Dead
• "The Union Forever" by The White Stripes about Citizen Kane
• "Vengeance (The Pact)" by Blue Öyster Cult is about the "Taarna" vignette in Heavy Metal
• "Weird Science (song)" by Oingo Boingo is about Weird Science
• "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by Metallica is based on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• "What I've Done" by Linkin Park about Transformers
• "When Two Worlds Collide" by Iron Maiden is based on When Worlds Collide
• "Where Eagles Dare" by Iron Maiden about Where Eagles Dare
• "Who Made Who" by AC/DC about Maximum Overdrive
• "Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani about The Sound of Music
• "The Wicker Man" by Iron Maiden about The Wicker Man
• "The World in My Hands" by Ice Nine Kills about Edward Scissorhands
• "Year 3000" by Busted about the Back to the Future Trilogy
• "Yoda" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about The Empire Strikes Back
• "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell about the James Bond series
• "Youngster (Kent Arrow)" by The Pillows about Quadrophenia
• "Your Number's Up" by Ice Nine Kills about Scream
• "The Cabinet" by Das Kabinette about The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• "Kirsten Supine" by Swans about Melancholia, specifically the scene where Kirsten Dunst lies nude in the moonlight
• "Attack Ships on Fire" by Revolting Cocks about the Blade Runner scene of Roy Batty's dying monologue
• "Only" by Nine Inch Nails, about Fight Club

See also

• List of songs that retell a work of literature