List of songs based on a film

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

Films

• "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton about Nine to Five
• "A Change of Seasons" by Dream Theater about Dead Poets Society
• "A Girl Like You" by The Smithereens about Say Anything...
• "A New Hope" by Blink-182 about Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
• "Alfie from the film of the same name, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
• "American Werewolves In London" by Wednesday 13 about An American Werewolf In London
• "Back in time" by Pitbull (rapper) abou 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
• "Bridge to Terabithia" by Steve Roslonek about Bridge to Terabithia
• "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" by Cobra Starship about Snakes on a Plane
• "Calvero" by The Pillows about Limelight
• "Call of Home" by Gavin Dunne about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• "Carlotta Valdez" by Harvey Danger about Vertigo
• "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" by David Bowie about Cat People
• "Cinderella Man" by Rush based on "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"
• "The Clansman" by Iron Maiden based on Braveheart
• "Dawn of the Dead" by Michale Graves about "Dawn of the Dead"
• "The Crimson Ghost" by The Misfits about The Crimson Ghost
• "Day of the Dead" by The Misfits about Day of the Dead (1985 film)
• "Dead by Dawn" by Deicide based on The Evil Dead
• "Death of an Interior Decorator" by Death Cab for Cutie about Interiors
• "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"
• "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" by My Chemical Romance about Dawn of the Dead
• "Evil Dead" by Death about The Evil Dead
• "Debaser" by Pixies about Un Chien Andalou
• "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor based on High Fidelity
• "Fitzcarraldo" by The_Frames about "Fitzcarraldo"
• "Ghost of Frankenstein" by The Misfits about The Ghost of Frankenstein
• "Gifts and Curses" by Yellowcard about Spider-Man 2
• "Godzilla" by Blue Öyster Cult about Godzilla
• "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper for & about The Goonies
• "Gump" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Forrest Gump
• "Haddonfield" by Wednesday 13 about Halloween
• "Hello McFly" by Relient K about Back to the Future
• "Heartlight" by Neil_Diamond about "E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial"
• "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'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
• "I Want to be Sullivan" by The Pillows about Angels with Dirty Faces
• "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"
• "Kids of the Future" by The Jonas Brothers
• "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins
• "Kill Bill (킬빌)" by Brown Eyed Girls about Kill Bill
• "King Kong Song" by Abba about King Kong
• "Land of the Dead by The Misfits about Land of the Dead
• "LCM" by Children 18:3 about The Bourne Identity (Stands for "Last Chance, Marie")
• "Lion" by Rebecca St. James about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
• "Lost Boys" by The 69 Eyes about The Lost Boys
• "Man on the Edge" by Iron Maiden about Falling Down
• "Matilda" by Alt-J about Léon: The Professional
• "Meet Me in Montauk" by Circa Survive about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• "More Than It Seems" by Kutless about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
• "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel for and about The Graduate
• "New Divide" by Linkin Park for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• "My Iron Skin" by Gavin Dunne for "Iron Man 3"
• "New World" by TobyMac about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
• "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
• "Open Up Your Eyes" by Jeremy Camp about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
• "One" by Metallica about Johnny Got His Gun
• "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
• "PATRICIA" by The Pillows about A Bout de Souffle
• "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" by Relient K for and about Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie
• "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
• "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"
• "The Saga Begins" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• "Scarecrow" by The Pillows about Scarecrow
• "The Seventh Seal" by Scott Walker about The Seventh Seal
• "Shining" by The Misfits about Poltergeist (film)
• "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
• "Hier kommt Alex" and the entire Album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau by Die Toten Hosen about A Clockwork Orange
• "Sweep the Leg" by Karate High School about Karate Kid
• "Sweep the Leg" by No More Kings about Karate Kid
• "Til Death Do Us Party" by Wednesday 13 about Friday the 13th
• "This is Home" by Switchfoot about The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
• "The Union Forever" by The White Stripes about Citizen Kane
• "The Wicker Man" by Iron Maiden about The Wicker Man (1973 film)
• "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.
• "Twilight of the Dead" by The Misfits about Land of the Dead
• "Vengeance (The Pact)" by Blue Öyster Cult is about the Taarna vignette in Heavy Metal
• "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by Metallica is based on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• "When Two Worlds Collide" by Iron Maiden is based on When Worlds Collide
• "Where Eagles Dare" by Iron Maiden about Where Eagles Dare
• "Yoda" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
• "Youngster (Kent Arrow)" by The Pillows about Quadrophenia
• "Of Wolf and Man" by Metallica about The Wolfen

See also

• List of songs that retell a work of literature