{"id":15901,"date":"2020-06-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=15901"},"modified":"2020-06-03T12:34:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T16:34:02","slug":"movie-roundtable-best-licensed-music-used-in-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=15901","title":{"rendered":"Movie Roundtable: Best Licensed Music Used In Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every big film has at least one song that is not related in any way to the film it appeared in. Now the VGU Staff will talk about our favorite films that had a licensed song in it one way or another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allan Muir – Site Admin\/Co-EiC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSabotage\u201d (Star Trek: Beyond)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Star Trek films have been a highlight to fans of the Original Series. While there is a bit of dissension between those who like and don\u2019t like Star Trek: The Motion Picture <\/em>we can all agree that the films that followed from Wrath of Khan<\/em> to Search for Spock<\/em> and to The Voyage Home<\/em> were fantastic science-fiction stories on the big screen. The Voyage Home<\/em> in particular, had a major affect on the franchise as it led to the resurrection of Star Trek on the small screen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwenty years ago, the genius of one man brought to television a program that has transcended the medium. We are enormously proud that that man, Gene Roddenberry, is going to do it again. Just as public demand kept <\/em>The Original Series on the air, this new series is also a result of grassroots support for Roddenberry and his vision.<\/em>” – Mel Harris announcing The Next Generation <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward thirty years later to the most recent Star Trek film \u201cBeyond<\/em>\u201d. While the two prior Kelvin-timeline films were blockbusters full of action, fighting, and nonsensical ideas that did not fit Star Trek. This includes the failed deception towards the fans when it came to Benedict Cumberbatch\u2019s character in Into Darkness<\/em>, the Uhura\/Spock romance, and the big crater on the prime timeline right where Romulus was. However, with a new director in Justin Lin came a new script penned by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung came a worthy Star Trek film that paid tribute to the characters of Leonard Nimoy\u2019s Spock Prime, and Anton Yelchin\u2019s Chekov. The scene in the beginning between Kirk and Bones felt like an alternate version of the scene we first saw in 1982\u2019s The Wrath of Khan<\/em>. As my submission to the Roundtable says, I will now get to “Sabotage”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite first appearing in Star Trek<\/em> 2009, the Beastie Boys hit song reappears in Beyond<\/em> during a very pivotal sequence which is visually stunning. The core characters are aboard the previously abandoned U.S.S Franklin and must get back to Yorktown before Idris Elba\u2019s Krall and the Swarm ships destroy it. Upon learning that the Swarm ships are vulnerable to radio frequencies, Jaylah along with Bones and Spock play “Sabotage” on the Swarm\u2019s frequency and in turn they are destroyed. Add in Chris Pine\u2019s Captain Kirk remarking with \u201cThat\u2019s a good Choice\u201d along with the magnificent visual effects of the Franklin going through a tunnel of exploding ships and you have my favorite moment of the Kelvin films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josh Miller – The Family Man<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Holding Out for a Hero” (Shrek 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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