I was very excited to see the American Reunion movie. I saw American Pie just after college and remembered it was quite funny.
Jim, Michelle, Oz, Heather, Stifler reunite for their high school...
Never fails to give chills. It's perfection. The music is propulsive & untied to any genre or period, doing it's job is to build up suspense until the movie title locks full into view. When it does, Morricone pushes the gas pedal down & 'boom!', the movie fuckin' has us by the scruff of our necks. Incredible.
'the Crow': The use of NIN doing a cover of 'Dead Souls' (Joy Division) sends chills down my spine. Watching the crow fily over the city while Eric runs along the rooftops...it's the perfect music for a really, really great moment.
I can't find the clip itself, but here's the video for the tune
'The Empire Strikes Back', the asteroid sequence. For me, this is the finest hour of John Williams right here. You've got the Imperial March, the action music, and Han's theme all in one perfectly edited action sequence.
Going back to 'Kick-Ass': the scene where she shows up at the entrance to Mark Strong's building. The Clint Eastwood 'Man with No Name' music drew huge cheers out of my audience.