Ecipse Needed a Musical Post-It Note

Dear Summit,

I wanted to share with you how you FAILED to make Eclipse a summer blockbuster event for me. I don't care what your numbers show. These movies are a part of a pop cultural phenomenon that I want to remember for years to come, but in your haste to make your opening week dollar, I was slighted.

It's not that I don't love the Twilight soundtrack, because I do, but you would have thought that by the time Eclipse came out you would have taken somebody up on their offer to write a HIT song for your movie--a song that would become hugely popular and would get a lot of radio airtime.  

I think all movies should strive to have a coordinating hit song but especially a summer movie. It completes the total movie-going experience for me. Did you really strive to have a popular hit song Summit or not? I know there are a lot of politics involved with getting music played on the radio, but did you at least try?

Lemme explain how it works for me Summit. 

You take a good movie and you add a great hit song to it. Said song gets played on the radio A LOT!! I fall in love with the song and can't get enough of it. (NOW LISTEN UP SUMMIT BECAUSE HERE'S A PART I THINK YOU WILL REALLY LIKE) Every time that song plays on the radio it provides ***FREE*** advertising for your movie and literally soaks into my subconscious creating a musical post-it note that serves to remind me of the movie and makes me think, "Hey I love this song and I want to go see that movie (again)!"

Once again Summit, know that you failed me. I would suggest for Breaking Dawn you get this right, because years from now I want to hear THAT special song on the radio--the one that I IMMEDIATELY link with Edward Cullen and it still makes my heart melt and sigh over the love story, the way a great movie song so easily can do. I've provided a few examples to demonstrate my point:

Grease, 1978 "Summer Lovin" "Hopelessly Devoted To You" etc

Rocky III, 1982 "Eye of the Tiger"

Back to the Future, 1985 "The Power of Love"

Top Gun, 1986 "Take My Breath Away" "Danger Zone"

Dirty Dancing, 1987 "Hungry Eyes" "I've Had the Time of My Life" "She's Like the Wind"

Bull Durham, 1988 "Centerfield"

Ghost, 1990 "Unchained Melody" (I believe it was re-released.)

Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, 1991 "Everything I Do, I Do It for You"
Last Action Hero, 1993 "Two Steps Behind"
The Lion King, 1994 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Men In Black, 1997 "MIB"

Amrageddon, 1998 "Don't Want To Miss A Thing"

Spider-Man, 2002 "Hero"

Shrek 2, 2004 "Accidentally in Love"

Nonsummer hit movies that soared because of a hit song...

America Gigalo, 1980 "Call Me"

Flashdance, 1983 "Flashdance" "Maniac" "Bette Davis Eyes"

The Breakfast Club, 1985 "Don't You (Forget About Me)"

Pretty In Pink, 1986 "Pretty in Pink"

Say Anything, 1989 "In Your Eyes"

Benny and Joon, 1993 "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"

Titanic, 1997 "My Heart Will Go On"

(How many times did you go see Titanic? Could it have been because Celine Dion's song was played on the radio 10,000 times a day for weeks?)

So Summit why don't you work on that for me for Breaking Dawn? I don't think coming up with a good love song is too much to ask especially with the movie having a wedding and all. Maybe you should take Kelly Clarkson up on her offer for a song next time, take advantage of your link to Taylor Swift, or even call upon Bryan Adams if you need to... but get someone (*coughROBcough*) to write a full-blown love song that rocks all of us to the core and leaves a lasting mark on the greater pop culture so that we may always treasure it as a reflection of and link to the movie and our love for Twilight.

Sincerely,

TongueTwied

PS: Regarding New Moon and Remember Me , the same concept applies. You skimped on the music.

What is your favorite hit song from a movie?

Tell me in the comments!

-TT