This article contains spoilers for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” season 2 of “Yellowjackets” and “Beef.” 2023 has been a year saddled with head-thumpingly ob…
Excited to see robots scuffle in “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”? A key fight scene will be soundtracked to LL Cool J’s 1991 hit, “Mama Said Knock You Out.” During the trailers beforehand, a spot for the Dracula movie “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” features a remix of Smashing Pumpkins’ “Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” in which Billy Corgan sings, “The world is a/ Sent to drain.
Yet much like the films themselves, the way in which pop music was dropped into the stories was much different.
Consider the final scene of this year’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which ended with a dance-along to Florence + the Machine’s 2008 hit “Dog Days Are Over.” While Peter Quill’s music-packed Zune has been a source of needle drops throughout the series, its new owner, Rocket, plays this triumphant, everything-is-gonna-be-fine burst of mid-aughts nostalgia in order to transfer the song’s power over to the scene itself.
What’s frustrating about both shows is that there are moments of brilliance in song choice. For example, the “Yellowjackets” theme song — “No Return” by Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker — has always sounded like a beautifully bizarre Breeders b-side, fitting the vibe and time period of the series with lyrics that only point to the themes without being overtly literal.
Think of how effectively “Stranger Things,” a show built on nostalgia, was able to incorporate Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” as a theme throughout the season. Besides being an anthem for Max that perfectly encapsulated her character, it also lyrically touched on the themes of the season without being obvious, and inspired some great orchestral flourishes in the score.
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