Ah, the good old needle drop. This is when a movie uses a pre-existing song, usually in some kind of showy way, and, more often than not, non-diegetically (outside the world of the film) as opposed to ...

The most unforgettable needle drops from the 1990s movies made for some of the most famous cinematic moments of the decade. The use of music has been key to motion pictures since their inception.

The best movie needle drops are a sort of alchemy; the perfect song and the perfect film sequence, meshing to create an audio-visual experience greater than the sum of its parts. Think of when ...