He's got some great ones, CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT, CIRCLE OF LIFE and MEASURE OF A MAN from ROCKY V. I know he has some more, but these ones are my favorites.
"Amoreena" used as the Main Title music for DOG DAY AFTERNOON starring Al Pacino. I think Pacino and his Bank Robber buddies were listening to it on their car radio as they waited parked outside of the bank.
"Circle of Life", no doubt. I even had it as a karaoke staple for many years. Despite some over-saturation on my behalf, I still hold it dearly. Surprised no one has mentioned "The Pinball Wizard". True, not written by him, but surely a memorable movie performance!
The "Tiny Dancer" scene in Almost Famous is one of the best uses of a song in a movie I've ever seen.
It's not my favorite song, but I like it better because of that scene. One of the best scenes in a movie ever.
Do we get to count Your Song from Moulin Rouge?
EJ's songs added a bit of spice to Paul Buckminster's lush and very sweet underscore for the British film FRIENDS, my favorite among them a brief John/Taupin song called "Seasons." It was not a big film (in the States at least) but very lovely music, an early (first, perhaps?) Elton John foray into the film world.
EJ's songs added a bit of spice to Paul Buckminster's lush and very sweet underscore for the British film FRIENDS, my favorite among them a brief John/Taupin song called "Seasons." It was not a big film (in the States at least) but very lovely music, an early (first, perhaps?) Elton John foray into the film world.
"From Denver To L.A." is a song on the soundtrack, The Games, a 1970 film by my mentor, Michael Winner, whose score is by Francis Lai. Winner thought it was funny when the very limited first edition mis-spelled Elton's last name as "Johns".
The "Tiny Dancer" scene in Almost Famous is one of the best uses of a song in a movie I've ever seen.
It's not my favorite song, but I like it better because of that scene. One of the best scenes in a movie ever.
Do we get to count Your Song from Moulin Rouge?
EJ's songs added a bit of spice to Paul Buckminster's lush and very sweet underscore for the British film FRIENDS, my favorite among them a brief John/Taupin song called "Seasons." It was not a big film (in the States at least) but very lovely music, an early (first, perhaps?) Elton John foray into the film world.
Seasons is really just a Paul Buckmaster variation of the song Friends with a bit of John's vocal tagged at the end. Not a separate song. In any event very lovely.
The soundtrack to "Friends" - title song and Michelle's Song.
I vote for "Michelle's Song" also. It's a great song and, for my money, its lyrics represent the film better than the title track. Not by much, mind you, but better all the same.
