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Ah, so much good music in movies and TV shows. Let me just mention a few diegetic songs. I wouldn’t say these are good for running, but they will put a smile on your face when you need that.

Here’s Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver recording an early 60s novelty song in Inside Llewyn Davis. What always strikes me about this movie is how credible Isaac is as a singer. And how unforgettable Driver is in his only scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwO-k-RqNA

The song the cast play while the credits roll in Metal Lords is pretty great, with the sound of the cello. Technically, I don’t think that’s them actually playing, but it sure looks realistic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXqpw8-a_7M

Maybe one of my favorite music scenes in movies is in Blow-Up when the main character wanders into a London nightclub where the Yardbirds are playing an old blues song that they often performed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7eVx1ZWwys

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Thanks Frank, I can always count on you for putting new things in my orbit. Inside Llewyn Davis has long been on my watchlist but now it’s at the top. Driver cracked me up in that scene!

Metal Lords looks fun, what a great jam session. Ramin Djawadi did the music in that movie so now I have to check it out.

Blow Up and the Yardbirds are both new to me and now I wanna know what happens to that guy!

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