These famous films used 1960s country songs in the best possible way. There really is an art to curating music for a film or TV show’s soundtrack, and the following three films really nailed it. Let’s ...

Nothing drops a viewer into a time and place better than music. Songs are like instant time machines, and as such, are indispensable parts of a period piece. Filmmakers know the importance of dated ...

The 1960s produced some of the most groove-worthy and transformative music in modern history. This swinging decade created a soundtrack for the massive cultural changes seen throughout the world.

A 1968 hit track that is widely considered iconic was voted “the worst song of the sixties” by Rolling Stone's readers. The choice is a surprising one since “Yummy Yummy Yummy” by Ohio Express was a ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

While visuals are a massive part of what defines movies, the combination of imagery and sound completes the cinematic experience. Even before the advent of "talking pictures" in the late 1920s, ...

"Don't Fear the Reaper" is Blue Oyster Cult's most successful song, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been widely used in film and television and was included on Rolling Stone's ...