Cross-posting alert! I just posted a list of some of my favorite musical numbers from non-musical films over on Row Three, and wanted to make sure anyone over here knew about it too. Here’s just a couple from the post to tease you, but come over and see the full list, with videos for all.
14. O Brother Where Art Thou – “The Man of Constant Sorrow”
There’s so much music scattered throughout O Brother Where Art Thou that the soundtrack has almost overshadowed the film in some ways. But it’s still not really a musical, or structured as such – instead this musical interlude as our three convicts try to get a few coppers to continue their journey comes as a great old-timey surprise. I also like their interrupted reprise of this at the rally later in the film, but couldn’t find a good YouTube copy of it (without a lot of extraneous stuff included).
7. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? – “Why Don’t You Do Right”
Ah, remember when mixed live-action/animation films had hand-drawn animation, zany stories, and were awesome? Yeah. Here detective Eddie Valiant gets a surprise when he first sees Jessica Rabbit, who does a spot-on imitation of every sultry 1940s nightclub number, with particular reference to Tex Avery’s Cinderella/Red Riding Hood set of cartoon shorts. Plus a great cameo from Betty Boop. Va-va-va-voom!
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