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Song of the Day: Lady and the Tramp (“What a Dog / He’s a Tramp”) features the words and music of Oliver Wallace and Peggy Lee, who sings this classic song from the 1955 Disney animated film. It is also heard in the 2019 live action Disney reboot, where it…

Song of the Day: Back to the Future (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by Alan Silvestri, features themes from the Robert Zemeckis-directed 1985 film, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. The film spawned a franchise of movie sequels, short films, television series, a video game, and a stage musical,…

Song of the Day: Kings Row (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, is derived from one of the signature film scores from this cinematic musical giant. The acclaimed 1942 melodrama is famous for having given us Ronald Reagan‘s line, “Where’s the rest of me?“, which became the…

Song of the Day: Man Hunt (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link] was composed by Alfred Newman for this 1941 Fritz Lang-directed war thriller, one of his four explicitly anti-Nazi films (the others being “Ministry of Fear“, “Hangmen Also Die!“, and “Cloak and Dagger“). The film stars Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George…

Song of the Day: The Godfather (“The Godfather’s Tarantella”) [YouTube link] was composed by Carmine Coppola (father of director Francis Ford Coppola). This gem, featured in the 1972 Oscar-winning Best Picture, is heard during the wedding reception of Connie and Carlo, while Don Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando in…

Song of the Day: The Talented Mr. Ripley (Tu Vuò Fa’ L’ Americano) features the words and music of Nicola “Nisa” Salerno and Renato Carosone, who delivers this swing track in Italian. That original Neapolitan version was first heard in the 1958 film, “Toto, Peppino e la… malafemmina“. Sophia Loren…

Song of the Day: Barbie (“What Was I Made For?”) features the words and music of  Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish, who delivers this poignant song over the closing credits of the 2023 film. Grammy-winner for Song of the Year and a Golden Globe winner for Best Original Song, it…

Song of the Day: Barbie (“Dance the Night”) features the words and music of Mark Ronson, Caroline Ailin, Andrew Wyatt, and Dua Lipa, who provides the energetic vocals to this Golden Globe-nominated “Best Original Song.” It is a choreographic highlight from the 2023 film, directed by Greta Gerwig. Check out…