Now and again, answers to these quizzes blow me away. Only 24% know that "As Time Goes By" is from Casablanca, certainly one of the two or three most significant movie songs ever? Amazing.
Yeah, I'm in my mid 30's and have heard of Casablanca, but never seen it. If it makes you feel better, I didn't know the song from Despicable Me 2 or The Muppet Movie either ;)
I saw it quite recently (and am just under 40 still), this spring I believe. It was a very good movie and I enjoyed it. I usually don't have much patience for old black and white ones, but Casablanca was definitely worth it.
Also, Eminem is a very talented individual and 8 Mile was a good movie that came out in 2002, 60 fewer years ago than Casablanca.
Pinocchio and The Wizard of Oz are older, but as "family" movies they both get a ton more play- rereleased to theaters, shown on TV, and sold in DVD collections etc.
When it comes to songs overshadowing movies, though, that one takes the cake. Think about that movie for a second - an 18-year-old girl who's a steelworker by day, exotic dancer by night, pursuing a dream to become a legitimate (i.e. all her clothes on) dancer. Without the music, it would have been a late night entry on Cinemax at best. With the music, it became a box office smash.
With the music - i.e. soundtrack - is right, because 'Maniac' wasn't even the main song. But it is probably more recognizable as a song title than 'What a feeling'.
You need to add a second answer for "I Will Always Love You"... go back and watch "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"... and you will note that, near the end, Dolly Parton sings it to Burt Reynolds. She is the one who actually wrote the song, and was happy to give Whitney Houston permission for its use in "The Bodyguard."
Katie Couric once asked Dolly Parton if it upset her when people would say that was Whitney's song. Dolly answered that she was fine with Whitney getting the credit as long as she got the cash. :)
Technically 'I Will Always Love You' is from 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' which was released in 1982, and sung by Dolly Parton who wrote it... Whitney Houston covered it in the Bodyguard in 1992
And technically Unchained Melody is from the 1955 movie Unchained, but I'd wager far more people know the 1965 version recorded by the Righteous Brothers, which (if we're talking about movies) is most closely associated with Ghost. As much as I love Dolly (and I do!) Whitney's version of "I Will Always Love You" is one of the top ten selling singles of all time, so it's safe to say that more people associate it with her at this point.
Pinocchio and The Wizard of Oz are older, but as "family" movies they both get a ton more play- rereleased to theaters, shown on TV, and sold in DVD collections etc.
what were you doing in your youth if you didn't know that