ONTD Original: Weirdest End Credit Music Choices in Film
Have you ever watched a movie and when the end credits and music begin, you go WTF? This is something called Soundtrack Dissonance, and it goes beyond end credits, but for the sake of this post, I will focus solely on movies taking a 180 when it comes to the end credits compared to the soundtrack in the rest of the film. In this spoiler-y post (spoilers beware for some tonally strange end-credit music choices), I will discuss a few songs that I have noticed are a jarring addition to the end of the movie and its credits. Feel free to suggest your favorite choices in the comments!
Marley and Me: Theodore Shapiro - Heading Home
[Spoiler (click to open)]The movie ends with the titular Marley dying, followed by a cut to an upbeat score and the end credits. This one is questionable, but TBH it's the least spoilery one I could find before we get into some strange, more recognizable choices moving forward.
TÀR: Besomorph and Jurgaz - Barbarian
This is a spoiler for TÀR's ending, but the song before the end credits also proves that maybe the movie is actually a comedy - [Spoiler (click to open)]we find our titular character's career ruined. She is relegated to conducting an orchestra at a Monster Hunter convention in southeast Asia. Then the entire movie about classical music and composing ends with techno music, something Lydia Tar would have loathed.
Event Horizon: The Prodigy - Funky Shit
A space horror movie where people die extremely gruesome deaths ends with another techno song. The Prodigy is definitely an interesting choice, especially when it's Funky Shit.
Uncut Gems: Gigi D'Agostino - L'amour Toujours
This entire post was inspired by last Saturday's watch party. When we got to the credits, it was a collective, "WTF is this song?!" I mean, it's a fun song, but given how the movie ends ([Spoiler (click to open)]Adam Sandler's Howard Ratner gets murdered by his brother-in-law/loan shark's goons after his final bet hits big before his brother-in-law/loan shark Arno is also murdered in Howard's jewelry shop, it's def an interesting choice. Didn't expect I would end the movie wanting to dance.
Edge of Tomorrow: John Newman - Love Me Again
I get what they were going for with this, I really do, but given the rest of the movie, this pop song just feels out of nowhere given the rest of the soundtrack. I like the song, though! It's definitely an End Credits Song.
Eragon: Avril Lavigne - Keep Holding On
A high fantasy movie ending with Avril Lavigne is definitely a choice. I'll leave it at that.
Army of the Dead: The Cranberries - Zombie
A song that was definitely only used because of the word zombie because this song, knowing that it's about innocent children killed in a terrorist bombing and not about actual zombies.
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Marley and Me: Theodore Shapiro - Heading Home
Click to view[Spoiler (click to open)]The movie ends with the titular Marley dying, followed by a cut to an upbeat score and the end credits. This one is questionable, but TBH it's the least spoilery one I could find before we get into some strange, more recognizable choices moving forward.
TÀR: Besomorph and Jurgaz - Barbarian
This is a spoiler for TÀR's ending, but the song before the end credits also proves that maybe the movie is actually a comedy - [Spoiler (click to open)]we find our titular character's career ruined. She is relegated to conducting an orchestra at a Monster Hunter convention in southeast Asia. Then the entire movie about classical music and composing ends with techno music, something Lydia Tar would have loathed.
Event Horizon: The Prodigy - Funky Shit
A space horror movie where people die extremely gruesome deaths ends with another techno song. The Prodigy is definitely an interesting choice, especially when it's Funky Shit.
Uncut Gems: Gigi D'Agostino - L'amour Toujours
This entire post was inspired by last Saturday's watch party. When we got to the credits, it was a collective, "WTF is this song?!" I mean, it's a fun song, but given how the movie ends ([Spoiler (click to open)]Adam Sandler's Howard Ratner gets murdered by his brother-in-law/loan shark's goons after his final bet hits big before his brother-in-law/loan shark Arno is also murdered in Howard's jewelry shop, it's def an interesting choice. Didn't expect I would end the movie wanting to dance.
Edge of Tomorrow: John Newman - Love Me Again
I get what they were going for with this, I really do, but given the rest of the movie, this pop song just feels out of nowhere given the rest of the soundtrack. I like the song, though! It's definitely an End Credits Song.
Eragon: Avril Lavigne - Keep Holding On
A high fantasy movie ending with Avril Lavigne is definitely a choice. I'll leave it at that.
Army of the Dead: The Cranberries - Zombie
A song that was definitely only used because of the word zombie because this song, knowing that it's about innocent children killed in a terrorist bombing and not about actual zombies.
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