so I say thank you for the music

[roga]

So the Life on Mars finale has made me think about other TV moments I love, where the music playing in the background just becomes kind of wired to my brain, forever inseparable from the particular scene in which it appeared, because together with the image they just create this perfect TV moment, that I respond to even years later on an

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[hannahrorlove]

- Deadwood, one of the later episodes of the third season, involving nearly all of the camp at a festival that left Swearengen alone in the Gem, singing quite well, and providing a moment of private tenderness and humanity without sacrificing any of his character.

- Kingdom Hospital, several instances, one of the most memorable being "Where's Your Head At" by Basement Jaxx to a headless patient wandering a locker room trying to find the missing body part. It makes sense in context, especially knowing Stephen King thought it all up.

- Lost, the first episode of the second season, for making The Mamas And The Papas genuinely scary.

- Six Feet Under, the end. The last ten minutes of the show. The first time I saw it, I broke down in tears and couldn't stop crying. It'll have an impact if you see it now, but much more so if you start from the beginning and watch to the end.

[roga]

Deadwood: on my list, definitely :-) And I absolutely agree about Lost, although the montage I remember better is the one with "Downtown" playing in the background (also tres creepy). My favorite Lost music is the string instrument themes that played in the background during the few calm slomo montages we had in the first season, relaxing on the beach at the end of the episode with everyone kind of smiling at one another and not nearly as terrified for their lives, or, well, in a different way.

I've seen the first season and a half of SFU, and never caught up on the rest. Someday :-)

[hannahrorlove]

Well, as long as you're procrastinating, why not do so with something that involves minimal effort on your part?

[roga]

Hee, no, that's it. Going to sleep NOW.

going old school here

[dine]

the last episode of the Steelgrave arc of Wiseguy - the song is Nights in White Satin, and it stuck with me for eons. sadly, when they finally released the DVDs, a *lot* of the music (including this very important song) was replaced by a more generic soundtrack - they couldn't (or wouldn't pay to) get the rights.

the important bit (and song) begin around 8:20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mv9Uy76fM0
it's an awesomely slashy scene - very little dialog, mostly poignant meaningful glances with swelling choruses of "oh how I love you" behind them.

the second half of that scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQizWb33JRk&feature=channel

this whole arc, and the relationship between Vinnie (main character) and Sonny Steelgrave was extremely slashy - but this scene was majorly surprising for a network show in the 80s

damn, now I'm craving Wiseguy slash, and there just isn'

Re: going old school here

[roga]

Oh, wow, I've never heard of this show but that was one HELLA SLASHY scene. Like, they don't say anything for over a minute and it doesn't get boring. Wow.

[a2zmom]

There are a lot of Buffy moments. That show really knew how to combine a scene with music.

Aside from what you mentioned, that weird song that Dru weaves to as she gets ready for her party.

Wild Horses, of course.

The music from The Gift as Buffy jumps.

[roga]

Wow, yeah, Dru's song was creepy. And I don't remember the others you mentioned -- like, I remember there was music when she jumped, but not what it was -- but I've just remembered a song I absolutely loved, even though it was just a tiny, tiny moment: at the end of S2's "Reptile Boy", when they're at the Bronze and Angel finally asks Buffy out for a coffee, and she plays it cool, and the music in the background is the band playing the lyrics: "She bends, and she breaks / she loves you but then she takes it away..."

I can still hear the lyrics fading into the background (and it fills me with glee...)

[ficwize]

I haven't seen 4 or 5, but I would have named 1 - 3 for almost the exact same reasons! Awesome taste, you've got there. ;)

[roga]

Haha, likewise :-) I was actually pretty sure I'd be the only one to remember that ER ep, just because BtVS and TWW have huge online fandoms, but ER -- the good years -- came a little before that, you know? But it's awesome that I'm not alone in this :-)

Also -- the real conclusion one can derive from your comment is that you must watch FNL and LoM NOW.

[ficwize]

Are you kidding? That ep of ER is one of my favorite moments of television ever. I loved Carter so much after that!

And I have postulated the same theory re: FNL and LoM... I shall see what I can manage. :)

[roga]

Hee, excellent. I assure you your life will be greatly enriched :-)

[roga]

You know, I would actually count that -- even though it's not the same kind of montage, it definitely invoked a similar feeling in me. When I saw this year's finale, hearing that song just made my heart jump, edge-of-my-seat kind of anticipation and squee in a way I wasn't really expecting. And of course4 that song is intrinsically linked with SPN in my head.