Cat People – David Bowie
Inglourious Basterds
The context was totally wrong, but Bowie's goth-like 1980s hit somehow worked perfectly with Mélanie Laurent's preparations for her Nazi showdown. Edith Piaf just wouldn't have cut it.
Toop Toop – Cassius
Il Divo
A beautifully slick montage of Mafia assassinations set to spiky French guitar funk.
Times They Are A Changin' – Bob Dylan
Watchmen
The only bit of the film they didn't lift from the comic turned out to be the best: a dazzling title sequence of snapshots from an alternate history, all set to Dylan's plaintive croaking.
Night Shift – Commodores
35 Shots Of Rum
The mellow warmth of the Commodores loosens the inhibitions of lonely Parisians, in the key scene from Claire Denis's gorgeous drama.
Life's a bitch – Nas
Fish tank
Not the most uplifting farewell tune for Mia's dance-off with her mum, but it kind of said it all.
The One And Only – Chesney Hawkes
Moon
Put to brilliantly ironic use on Sam Rockwell's alarm clock in this moonbase thriller.
In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins
The Hangover
Now we know, it's Mike Tyson's favourite song. Just duck when the drums come in.
Paper Planes – MiA
Slumdog Millionaire
Now that's what we call a great train track.
