![]() King’s eponymous soul tune play throughout Stand By Me. Whereas “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” played at both the beginning and ending of The Breakfast Club, different variations of Ben E. They eventually relented under pressure from their record label, and the band is now remembered for this song - and the way it evokes the triumphant final image of The Breakfast Club.īen E. Interestingly, the Scottish rock band Simple Minds were initially resistant to recording the song, which was composed by producer Keith Forsey and guitarist Steve Schiff (Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol had already turned down the opportunity). “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” underscores the stakes ( who are these kids, and what will they mean to each other after today?) during the film’s climactic moment of symbolic rebellion: Brian reading his “you see us as you want to see us” essay in a voice-over as Bender pumps his fist into the air and the credits roll. Still, there’s no question it was a groundbreaking movie in terms of how American teenagers - and their fears, hopes, and preoccupations - were portrayed on the screen. Years later, it feels like the confessional soliloquies (and sudden romantic pairing-off) among the disparate characters of The Breakfast Club were more idealized than realistic. I remember watching The Breakfast Club on VHS at age 15, in 1986, and thinking that Hughes had achieved something singular and true to teenage life. This is a quintessential end-of-movie song, from a quintessential teen-movie ending-scene, written and directed by quintessential teen-movie auteur John Hughes. Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” from The Breakfast Club I’ve itemized them here less by “rank” than by how I’ve come to remember them. I’ve focused on stand-alone songs rather than film-score music, which leaves out a handful of resonant coming-of-age movies that end with variations on the story’s theme music (such as Maurice Jarre’s stirring theme to Dead Poets Society, and Nicholas Britell’s heartbreaking leitmotif from Moonlight). I’ve listed my 12 favorite end-of-movie song moments here, along with my thoughts about why these music choices were so effective. Some of my strongest memories as a moviegoer have come in those ineffable moments when a strategically chosen song intensifies the emotional impact of an entire film. Music plays an important role in all movies, but individual songs have always had a pointed presence - and psychic resonance - in coming-of-age movies. This somber, sentimental folk song will set just the right tone - or, more accurately, the right sense of ironic juxtaposition - as the characters leave home (in their own, low-stakes way) for the first time. ![]() ![]() Though I know screenwriters have little control over the soundtrack once the movie has been produced, I’ve written Last Nine with the sense that Woody Guthrie’s cover of The Carter Family’s “ Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone,” will play as the characters assemble for the last time, in the final scene. Built around a single incident I remember from my high school Spanish class when I was 17 years old, Last Nine tells the story of a teenager whose world begins to shift when he makes a new group of friends in the weeks just before he graduates from high school. When you are celebrating an important aspect of their life-like growing up, these songs will help get the message of love and care through.One of the writing projects I’ve been working on this winter is Last Nine, a coming-of-age screenplay I’ve been chipping away at for more than a decade now. You may have all your differences with your kid, but at the end, it’s their happiness that matters. Parents take a lot of pain and trouble to bring up their children right and do everything they possibly can, to fulfill all their needs. I can go on and on about the various stages that one sees their children, siblings, prodigy or loved ones, etc. Graduation day is an exhilarating moment that is beyond words. And the sweet sixteen party, we see the image of a beautiful woman or a handsome man in ‘daddy’s little girl’ or ‘mamas little boy’. The day your kid turns eleven, it is a moment of great happiness. When you say goodbye to your child at their first day at school, you begin to dream about their successful academic future. When you hear the first word spoken by your baby, it becomes a memory. When the toddler begins to walk, it is an achievement. When our little baby begins to crawl, it is a joyous moment. Yet, on the other side, the hidden parent inside you cries inconsolably wanting the time to stand still for eternity and letting kids remain kids, forever. You are proud of your child and want to wish him or her all the luck and fortune in the world. You always experience mixed feelings when you see little children grow up. ![]() I’m an Adult Now – The Pursuit of Happiness ![]()
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