The movies, some bad and some great, have always been associated with great music, and rock music in particular seems to hit a resonant note with so many movie themes, whether tales of urban love or universe spanning super heroes.
Hong Kong Beat kicks of 2016 with a little personal selection of some iconic rock anthems from the movies.
Excuse me while I go and find my fanboy costume...
For those a little silver-screen challenged, these are the movies, see if you can match them to the tunes :-) Streets of Fire; Footloose (easy one); Top Gun; Easy Rider; Flash Gordon (another easy one); Mad Max - Beyond the Thunderdome; Casino Royale; Beverley Hills Cop; Batman; Cat People (and also Inglourious Basterds); Highlander; American Gigolo; Batman Forever; Live and Let Die (another easy one); The Rocky Horror Picture Show; Spiderman; Enter the Dragon; and a little clip from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Tracklist
Playing tracks by Joseph Koo vs Lalo Shifrin, Queen, Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott, Chris Cornell, Blondie and more.