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This is a list of songs partly or entirely based on a film. The list does not include songs that are related to a film as part of its soundtrack, original or not.

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List of songs based on a film
Song Artist Film Ref.
"2HB"Roxy MusicCasablanca[1][2]
"Alice"Avril LavigneAlice in Wonderland[3]
"The American Nightmare"Ice Nine KillsA Nightmare on Elm Street[4]
"Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman"The TubesAttack of the 50 Foot Woman[5]
"Attack Ships on Fire"Revolting CocksBlade Runner[6]
"Big Tears"Elvis CostelloTargets[7]
"Brownsville Girl"Bob DylanThe Gunfighter[8]
"Calvero"The PillowsLimelight[9]
"Carlotta Valdez"Harvey DangerVertigo[10]
"Chain Saw"The RamonesThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre[11][12]
"Children of the Damned"Iron MaidenVillage of the Damned[13]
"Cinderella Man"RushMr. Deeds Goes to Town[14]
"The Clansman"Iron MaidenBraveheart[15][16]
"The Crimson Ghost"MisfitsThe Crimson Ghost[17]
"Dawn of the Dead"Michale GravesDawn of the Dead[18]
"Day of the Dead"MisfitsDay of the Dead[18]
"Dead by Dawn"DeicideThe Evil Dead[19]
"Death of an Interior Decorator"Death Cab for CutieInteriors[20]
"Debaser"PixiesUn Chien Andalou[21]
"DNA"Gavin DunnePrometheus[22]
"Dream Warriors"DokkenA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors[23][24]
"The Edge of Darkness"Iron MaidenApocalypse Now[25]
"Early Sunsets Over Monroeville"My Chemical RomanceDawn of the Dead[26]
"Enjoy Your Slay"Ice Nine KillsThe Shining[27]
"Eyes Without a Face"Billy IdolEyes Without a Face[21][28]
"Evil Dead"DeathThe Evil Dead[29]
"Fidelity"Regina SpektorHigh Fidelity[30]
"Fitzcarraldo"The FramesFitzcarraldo[31]
"Forrest Gump"Frank OceanForrest Gump[32][33]
"Freak Flag"Ice Nine KillsThe Devil's Rejects[4]
"From Now On We Are Enemies"Fall Out BoyAmadeus[20]
"Ghost of Frankenstein"MisfitsThe Ghost of Frankenstein[34]
"A Girl Like You"The SmithereensSay Anything...[35]
"Godzilla"Blue Öyster CultGodzilla[36]
"Gold Guns Girls" Metric Scarface [37]
"A Grave Mistake"Ice Nine KillsThe Crow[4]
"Gump""Weird Al" YankovicForrest Gump[21]
"Haddonfield"Wednesday 13Halloween[38]
"Heartlight"Neil DiamondE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial[39]
"Hello McFly"Relient KBack to the Future[40]
"Hier kommt Alex"Die Toten HosenA Clockwork Orange[41]
"Home"Breaking BenjaminThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz[42]
"How I Go"YellowcardBig Fish[43]
"I Can Transform Ya"Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Swizz BeatzTransformers film series[44]
"Imitation of Life"R.E.M.Imitation of Life[21]
"It is the End"Ice Nine KillsIt[4]
"Jaws"Lemon DemonJaws[45]
"The Jig Is Up"Ice Nine KillsSaw[4]
"Jurassic Park""Weird Al" YankovicJurassic Park[1]
"The Kelly Affair"be your own PETBeyond the Valley of the Dolls[46]
"Key Largo"Bertie HigginsKey Largo[1]
"King Kong Song"AbbaKing Kong[47]
"Kirsten Supine"SwansMelancholia[21]
"Land of the Dead"MisfitsLand of the Dead[48]
"Leon"The Japanese HouseLéon: The Professional[49]
"Lost Boys"The 69 EyesThe Lost Boys[50]
"Love Bites"Ice Nine KillsAn American Werewolf in London[4]
"Man on the Edge"Iron MaidenFalling Down[1]
"Matilda"Alt-JLéon: The Professional[1]
"Meet Me in Montauk"Circa SurviveEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind[51]
"Merry Axe-mas"Ice Nine KillsSilent Night, Deadly Night[4]
"Mortopsycho Nightmare"Bob DylanPsycho[1][36][52]
"A New Hope"Blink-182Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope[53]
"Night of the Living Dead"MisfitsNight of the Living Dead[54]
"Nosferatu"Hugh CornwellNosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens[55]
"Ode to a Superhero""Weird Al" YankovicSpider-Man[56]
"Of Wolf and Man"MetallicaThe Wolfen[57]
"One"MetallicaJohnny Got His Gun[21]
"Ouch"be your own PETDawn of the Dead[58]
"Out of the Silent Planet"Iron MaidenForbidden Planet[59]
"Raped in Hatred by Vines of Thorn"The Black Dahlia MurderThe Evil Dead[60]
"Return of the Fly"MisfitsReturn of the Fly[61]
"Rocking the Boat"Ice Nine KillsJaws[4]
"The Saga Begins""Weird Al" YankovicStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace[62]
"Savages"Ice Nine KillsThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre[4]
"Scissorhands (The Last Snow)"Motionless in WhiteEdward Scissorhands[63]
"The Seventh Seal"Scott WalkerThe Seventh Seal[64]
"Shining"MisfitsPoltergeist[65]
"Skinny Blues"The PillowsThe Lost Weekend[66]
"So Long, Astoria"The AtarisThe Goonies[1]
"Stabbing in the Dark"Ice Nine KillsHalloween[4]
"Stranger in Town"TotoWhistle Down the Wind[67]
"Sweep the Leg"No More KingsThe Karate Kid[68]
"Thank God It's Friday"Ice Nine KillsFriday the 13th[4]
"Twilight of the Dead"MisfitsLand of the Dead[69]
"The Union Forever"The White StripesCitizen Kane[70]
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"MetallicaOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[71]
"Where Eagles Dare"Iron MaidenWhere Eagles Dare[21]
"Wind It Up"Gwen StefaniThe Sound of Music[72]
"The Wicker Man"Iron MaidenThe Wicker Man[73]
"The World in My Hands"Ice Nine KillsEdward Scissorhands[4]
"Year 3000"BustedBack to the Future trilogy[74]
"Yoda""Weird Al" YankovicThe Empire Strikes Back[56]
"Youngster (Kent Arrow)"The PillowsQuadrophenia[66]
"Your Number's Up"Ice Nine KillsScream[4]
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In certain cases, only the music video includes elements inspired by given films.[75] Examples include "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé containing references to Kill Bill[76] and "Kill Bill (킬빌)" by Brown Eyed Girls, with visual references to the same film.[77]

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See also: Category:Songs written for films

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