session four

“Sounds of film”

July 26th, 2026.

curation by Sannette and E. Eliu.

tea brewed by Otis Gordon.

music written for the screen. The afternoon opens with original songs made for films, and closes with the scores themselves — shorts and features, composers from around the world.

4.1 Original songs

songs by culturally significant artists, made for films.

41 songs · 2 hr 45 min apple music soon spotify soon
  1. 1
    Bonnie and Clyde
    Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg
    Bonnie & Clyde
    19674:17
  2. 2
    Ballad of Easy Rider
    Roger McGuinn
    Easy Rider
    19692:15
  3. 3
    Sympathetic Scarecrow
    John Buck Wilkin
    The Last Movie
    19711:24
  4. 4
    Pusherman
    Curtis Mayfield
    Super Fly
    19725:00
  5. 5
    The Way We Were
    Barbra Streisand
    The Way We Were
    19733:51
  6. 6
    He Needs Me
    Shelley Duvall
    Popeye
    19802:37
  7. 7
    Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
    Christopher Cross
    Arthur
    19813:53
  8. 8
    When Doves Cry
    Prince
    Purple Rain
    19845:54
  9. 9
    Brazil (Sam Lowry's First Dream)
    Kate Bush
    Brazil
    19852:13
  10. 10
    As the World Falls Down
    David Bowie
    Labyrinth
    19863:38
  11. 11
    Don't You (Forget About Me)
    Simple Minds
    The Breakfast Club
    19854:20
  12. 12
    Into the Groove
    Madonna
    Desperately Seeking Susan
    19854:45
  13. 13
    It's Only Mystery
    Eric Serra & Arthur Simms
    Subway
    19854:35
  14. 14
    If You Leave
    Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    Pretty in Pink
    19864:30
  15. 15
    This Woman's Work
    Kate Bush
    She's Having a Baby
    19883:33
  16. 16
    Fight the Power
    Public Enemy
    Do the Right Thing
    19894:42
  17. 17
    Again
    Janet Jackson
    Poetic Justice
    19933:47
  18. 18
    Streets of Philadelphia
    Bruce Springsteen
    Philadelphia
    19933:15
  19. 19
    Please Send Me Someone to Love
    Sade
    Philadelphia
    19933:41
  20. 20
    I Believe I Can Fly
    R. Kelly
    Space Jam
    19965:20
  21. 21
    The End Is the Beginning Is the End
    The Smashing Pumpkins
    Batman & Robin
    19975:08
  22. 22
    My Heart Will Go On
    Celine Dion
    Titanic
    19974:41
  23. 23
    Playground Love
    Air
    The Virgin Suicides
    19993:33
  24. 24
    This Magic Moment
    Lou Reed
    Lost Highway
    19973:23
  25. 25
    I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
    Sinead O'Connor
    You've Got Mail
    19983:07
  26. 26
    Miss Misery
    Elliott Smith
    Good Will Hunting
    19973:12
  27. 27
    Save Me
    Aimee Mann
    Magnolia
    19994:44
  28. 28
    Beautiful Stranger
    Madonna
    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
    19994:22
  29. 29
    Try Again
    Aaliyah
    Romeo Must Die
    20004:44
  30. 30
    Beached (Long Version)
    Orbital
    The Beach
    20008:02
  31. 31
    Ai no Jikken
    Lily Chou-Chou
    All About Lily Chou-Chou
    20015:26
  32. 32
    I Fall Apart
    Nancy Wilson
    Vanilla Sky
    20014:05
  33. 33
    Gravity (feat. Dharini Divari)
    Hualampong Riddim & Small Room
    Last Life in the Universe
    20034:04
  34. 34
    Straight
    Fashion Show
    Tropical Malady
    20044:30
  35. 35
    City Girl
    Kevin Shields
    Lost in Translation
    20033:47
  36. 36
    Little Person
    Jon Brion
    Synecdoche, New York
    20082:06
  37. 37
    Piledriver Waltz
    Alex Turner
    Submarine
    20103:24
  38. 38
    Wise Man
    Frank Ocean
    Django Unchained
    20123:58
  39. 39
    April's Daydream
    Devonte Hynes
    Palo Alto
    20132:44
  40. 40
    The Pure and the Damned
    Oneohtrix Point Never & Iggy Pop
    Good Time
    20175:23
  41. 41
    Friend of Mine
    Rihanna
    Smurfs
    20253:25
4.2 Film scores

official scores from short and feature-length films, by composers from around the world.

40 songs · 2 hr 28 min apple music soon spotify soon
  1. 1
    Waltz
    Toru Takemitsu
    The Face of Another
    19662:17
  2. 2
    I Still Can't Sleep / They Cannot Touch Her (Betsy's Theme)
    Bernard Herrmann
    Taxi Driver
    19764:34
  3. 3
    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
    Ryuichi Sakamoto
    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
    19834:37
  4. 4
    Prophecy Theme
    Toto, Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois
    Dune
    19844:21
  5. 5
    Body Double (Excerpt)
    Pino Donaggio
    Body Double
    19843:47
  6. 6
    The Big Blue – Ouverture
    Eric Serra
    The Big Blue
    19884:48
  7. 7
    Deep Blue Dream
    Eric Serra
    The Big Blue
    19881:33
  8. 8
    啟幕 (Opening)
    Zhao Jiping
    Farewell My Concubine
    19931:12
  9. 9
    Fermina 4
    Derek Jarman & Vini Reilly
    Blue
    19931:47
  10. 10
    Light
    Scott Walker
    Pola X
    19993:20
  11. 11
    Main Title
    Don Davis
    The Matrix
    19990:53
  12. 12
    Oracle Cookies
    Don Davis
    The Matrix
    19991:30
  13. 13
    Injection
    Hans Zimmer
    Mission: Impossible 2
    20004:48
  14. 14
    Batucada (Remix)
    Antonio Pinto & Ed Cortes
    City of God
    20027:28
  15. 15
    Punch-Drunk Melody
    Jon Brion
    Punch-Drunk Love
    20021:43
  16. 16
    Where We Live
    Byeong-woo Lee feat. Yoo Hee-yeol
    My Beautiful Girl, Mari
    20023:57
  17. 17
    Safe in Hell
    Sonic Youth
    Demonlover
    20024:07
  18. 18
    Melodikim
    Sonic Youth
    Demonlover
    20023:02
  19. 19
    Cries and Whispers
    Cho Young-wuk
    Oldboy
    20033:32
  20. 20
    The Last Waltz
    Cho Young-wuk
    Oldboy
    20033:23
  21. 21
    Kronos Unveiled
    Michael Giacchino
    The Incredibles
    20043:16
  22. 22
    Prologue
    Alexandre Desplat
    Birth
    20044:00
  23. 23
    No Sean Tan Bobos
    Angel Tavira
    El Violín
    20053:02
  24. 24
    Shia Final
    Force Theory
    Jesus Camp
    20062:34
  25. 25
    Hand Covers Bruise
    Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
    The Social Network
    20104:18
  26. 26
    Car Chase (Arp Worship)
    The Chemical Brothers
    Hanna
    20114:58
  27. 27
    Parallel Timeline with Alternate Outcome
    Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    20116:32
  28. 28
    Milk & Honey #1
    Arcade Fire
    Her
    20131:27
  29. 29
    Love
    Mica Levi
    Under the Skin
    20135:10
  30. 30
    Lipstick to Void
    Mica Levi
    Under the Skin
    20136:41
  31. 31
    Bunsen Burner
    Cuts
    Ex Machina
    20154:02
  32. 32
    House of Woodcock
    Jonny Greenwood
    Phantom Thread
    20173:53
  33. 33
    I Fought the Law
    Leonardo Heiblum
    Chicuarotes
    20192:23
  34. 34
    Infinite Love
    Emile Mosseri
    Kajillionaire
    20202:25
  35. 35
    Spencer
    Jonny Greenwood
    Spencer
    20211:43
  36. 36
    Beginnings Are Such Delicate Times
    Hans Zimmer
    Dune: Part Two
    20248:56
  37. 37
    Les Marches
    Kangding Ray
    Sirât
    20259:24
  38. 38
    Amber Decay (Sirât Remix)
    Kangding Ray
    Sirât
    20254:22
  39. 39
    New Form of Life Itself
    Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    20231:22
  40. 40
    Wind Casablanca
    Flavien Berger
    Bouchra
    20261:12

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