The 10 Best Uses Of The Who Songs In Movies | ScreenRant

With over 100 million records sold across the world, The Who is one of the bestselling bands of all time. They’ve also had a massive influence on the rock genre at large as a significant artist in the British Invasion movement. Songs like “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “My Generation” rank among the greatest ever recorded.

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Since The Who is one of the most popular bands in the world, their music often appears in movies and TV shows. Every single series in the CSI franchise has a Who song as its main theme — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

10 “Behind Blue Eyes” In War Dogs

Before Todd Phillips emulated a couple of specific Scorsese movies in Joker, he emulated the director’s general filmmaking style in War Dogs with quick cuts, voiceover narration, and a soundtrack full of pop hits.

Jonah Hill and Miles Teller star as a couple of arms runners who make millions profiting from war. The Who’s “Behind Blue Eyes” plays on the soundtrack when the two finally get arrested.

9 “The Seeker” In American Beauty

Thomas Newman wrote an original score for Sam Mendes’ American Beauty that was nominated for an Oscar (it lost to The Red Violin), but the director also utilized a number of licensed tracks by artists including Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, and Bobby Darin.

The Who also appears on the soundtrack. “The Seeker” plays as Lester goes out running and makes a protein shake when he gets back home.

8 “Won’t Get Fooled Again” In Hobbs & Shaw

In the action-packed Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw, there’s a heist plan called “Keith Moon” that involves blowing up a box of cash. The Who drummer was famously a fan of explosives, much to the chagrin of hotel staff.

Although the full version of the song doesn’t appear on the soundtrack, Roger Daltrey’s iconic scream from “Won’t Get Fooled Again” plays over the explosion.

7 “I Can See For Miles” In Pirate Radio

One of the most underrated comedies in recent memory is Pirate Radio, starring Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Nick Frost. The movie is about a pirate radio ship called “Radio Rock” anchored out in the North Sea.

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Unsurprisingly, the soundtrack is filled with rock classics. The Who’s “I Can See for Miles” plays when the government arrives to try to commandeer the ship.

6 “Bell Boy” In Bringing Out The Dead

Most of Martin Scorsese’s movies are revered classics, like Mean Streets and Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, but he also has his fair share of underrated gems, like Bringing Out the Dead.

The movie stars Nicolas Cage as an unhinged ambulance driver. The Who’s “Bell Boy” appears on the soundtrack alongside songs by Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and Jane’s Addiction.

5 “Substitute” In School Of Rock

The soundtrack of Richard Linklater’s School of Rock is a goldmine for classic rock fans. It includes tracks by such legendary rock artists as AC/DC, The Clash, Led Zeppelin, Cream, David Bowie, and the Doors.

Since Jack Black plays a wannabe rocker who cons his way into a job as a substitute teacher, it’s appropriate that The Who’s “Substitute” appears on the soundtrack. It plays when Dewey arrives at the school and finds Summer waiting for him — she’s unhappy with her position as a groupie and manages to land a cushy job as the band manager.

4 “Sparks” In Almost Famous

Since Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous revolves around a teenager writing for Rolling Stone magazine and following a rock band on tour, it has a heck of a soundtrack.

In one scene, a young William lights a candle and plays The Who’s Tommy album. As “Sparks” plays, the scene transitions to an older William sitting in a classroom.

3 “The Magic Bus” In Goodfellas

Martin Scorsese helped to create Henry Hill’s frazzled mindset in Goodfellas’ paranoid helicopter sequence by constantly changing the song on the soundtrack. From “Jump Into the Fire” to “What is Life,” there are a bunch of different songs throughout this sequence.

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One of those songs is The Who’s “The Magic Bus,” which plays as a coke-addled Henry nearly smashes into the back of another car and slams down on the brake just in time to avoid it.

2 “A Quick One While He’s Away” In Rushmore

Wes Anderson used the second half of The Who’s “A Quick One While He’s Away” in his high school comedy Rushmore. It plays during the revenge montage in which Max Fischer and Herman Blume keep pranking each other back and forth.

Max funnels bees into Blume’s hotel room; Blume runs over Max’s bicycle with his car; Max cuts Blume’s brakes; Blume reports Max to the police and has him arrested at school.

1 The Soundtrack Of Tommy

The Who’s fourth studio album, Tommy, is a rock opera that tells the tale of Tommy Walker, a “deaf, dumb, and blind” boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious cult leader.

Ken Russell adapted the album into a movie of the same name starring Roger Daltrey in the title role. The soundtrack album has a few changes from the original release, but it’s mostly the same.

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