Am I the only one who REALLY,REALLY loves the music in this film,and the way it was used? Those of you who have seen this film know exactly what I'm talking about.The film takes place from 1977-1983,the golden era in pop music,imo.The director did a splendid job incorporating these tunes into the various scenes.


Remember the spine-tingling scene where Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" is playing on someone's stereo?

Remember the hot tub scene where The Ohio Player's "I Want To Be Free" is playing in the background?

Or,the memorable scene at the end where ELO's "Living Thing" is playing?

Another great thing about the song selection is,there are many lesser known songs that were used.Sure,the big hits are there ("Best Of My Love" by The Emotions..."Ain't No Stoppin Us Now" by McFadden and Whitehead,etc),but it was fun hearing these forgotten gems too...

"Driver's Seat" by Sniff N' The Tears (1979)
"Lonely Boy" by Andrew Gold (1977)(a guilty pleasure of mine...lol)
"Jungle Fever" by Chakachas (1972)


Everytime I watch this movie (which is quite frequently),I always just sit back and enjoy the wonderful,non-stop soundtrack.I can't think of another recent movie where the songs are used in such an effective manner.

Oddly enough,the song "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave (1977) is nowhere to be found in this film!

DavidEye said:

Oddly enough I haven't seen this film. Keep saying I'm going to rent it{pity and a shame I know},but haven't gotten around to it. I'll try to get it this weekend. I remember liking the previews and the movie got rave reviews.

Brother915 said:

SEE THIS MOVIE ASAP!!! It's probably my favorite movie from the last 10 years or so.Excellent performances,great acting(Burt Reynolds is superb),kickass music,lots of sex,some violence,and a very funny,"revealing" ending...lol...

SEE IT!!! SEE IT!!! SEE IT!!! SEE IT!!!

DavidEye said:

Jungle Fever OMG...i have 2 45's of that...i should break that cut out...

DavidEye said:

Man I LOVEEE this song and always have..I thank god for P.T. Anderson for having a great music memory-sense like Tarantino. I also like how he used Fooled Around And Fell In Love.



One of the only ones I can think of is Jackie Brown (Strawberry letter #23-Across 110th St-Natural High), Pulp Fiction ( take your pic) and Spike Lee's Summer of Sam. I love directors who know how to use music in their movies..they know which songs get that "feel" etc and they are fans of the music.

Oh and Machien Gun..I loved how they used this as part of the trailer of Boogie Nights

"I've got a brand new pair of roller skates, you got a brand new key... " Perfect 4 "Roller Girl" (portrayed by Heather Graham)

Here's the whole soundtrack list:

1. "Intro (Feel The Heat)" by John C. Reilly & Mark Wahlberg
2. "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions
3. "Jungle Fever" by Chakachas
4. "Brand New Key" by Melanie
5. "Spill The Wine" by War with Eric Burdon
6. "Got To Give It Up (part 1)" by Marvin Gaye
7. "Machine Gun" by The Commodores
8. "Magnet & Steel" by Walter Egan
9. "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden & Whitehead
10. "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger
11. "Livin' Thing" by ELO
12. "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys
13. "The Big Top (Theme From Boogie Nights)" by Michael Penn & Patrick Warren


I love how the director used this music, I love director's in general who have a genuine respect 4 the music in their movies, not picked 4 quick airplay or filler... Paul Thomas Anderson directed "Boogie Nights".

Other director's who effectively use music 4 their films are:

Quentin Tarantino
Spike Lee
Cameron Crowe
Robert Rodriguez

(I'll think of more, later)



(Boogie over this edit! )
[This message was edited Fri Jan 24 8:42:46 PST 2003 by June7]

This is a great movie...

"Spill the Wine" is a classic!

What about the songs that Dirk recorded? I'm pretty sure they're on the soundtrack.

rdhull said:

great take on the songs used in the film during scenes.

I love this movie,esp the performances (no joking) of the entire cast is great ( Julianne Moore & Heather Graham ) it made me "understand" and appreciate the disco culture that I used to hate at 100%
David it seems that the the relations between black & white people in the 70s were in the good way before the Reagan era... no?
+ musical?: what is the song's name after the great dance scene, where Mark Walhberg explains to Burt Reynold his new character? (it sounds like Toto or Eagles.....)
[This message was edited Fri Jan 24 14:10:01 PST 2003 by jnoel]

the film works far better with the music because unlike Charlie's Angels or Forrest Gump that just play songs as the film goes on for old times sake these songs truly fit here.Burt Reynolds gives a Great Performance.just His role alone makes this a Must see.

Boogie Nights is also one of my favs. It is also one of the funniest movies I have ever seen in a some-what understated way. The part where burt reynolds is editing the trailer of his cop/sex flick is classic. We see this corny ass trailer only to have it cut away to show burt reynolds saying "This is the best work we've ever done " lol Or the part where Marky Mark flips out and tells Burt "You're not the king of me, you're not the boss of me!" That whole movie is classic. I need to pick it up on DVD for sure.

One of my all time favourite films. Probably in my Top 3 of the 90s with Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction.

You've just gotta download Mark Wahlberg's verison of "The Touch". Hilarious

Ellie said:

OMG! When they are in the studio cutting their album that shit is so funny! My boy has the soundtrack to the movie and one day at a BBQ had his cd player on random play. It just happend to hit track thats a 30 second snip of Marky Mark and his boy in the studio. "Feel, feel, feel... feel the heat." Everyone stopped and was like "what they hell is that" lol

intha916 said:

He was singing in the film "Rock Star" He is fast becoming the White Jamie Fox singing in every film or so it seems?

mistermaxxx said:

Well the signing he did in Boogie Nights was supposed to be bad. He did a damn good job and being that bad too lol. Thats the whole theme of boogie nights really. These people that think they are deep and talented are really 180 degrees from what they think they are. Good example of this is where Dirk Diggler is giving the interview about how history repeats itself, just like "Napoleon when he was conquered by the Roman empire" lol

intha916 said:

I love that because it shows how people acted in that era--saying those things like "you're not the boss of me" is exactly what someone would have said in that era etc. Bravo P.T.

"All day, all night,u feel my heat.Feel feel feel my heat"

"Jungle fever" is a hot song, pornographic sort of, but the BEAT is hot!!!
[This message was edited Fri Jan 24 16:18:30 PST 2003 by Starmist7]

jnoel said:

Do you mean the scene where they're in the hot tub and Mark Wahlberg's character comes up with the name "Dirk Diggler"? That song is "I Want To Be Free" by The Ohio Players.

intha916 said:

I got the DVD as a Christmas present and it is GREAT! It is a 2-disc set,with 10 deleted scenes,commentaries,a music video and a TON of other goodies.Get it today!!!

June7 said:

Actually,there is a Volume 2 which contains even more songs from the film,like "Driver's Seat","You Sexy Thing" and "Mama Told Me Not To Come".

rdhull said:

I'm glad that I'm not the only one

DavidEye said:

(pulling out keys 2 car, grabbing wallet, going 2 wherehouse records...

DavidEye said:

yeah, I thought it was a (white) pop band!Merci

DavidEye said:

"well they dressed him up warmly and they sent him to school they taught him how to fight to be nobodys fool"

always loved that line...

always loooved that song...
[This message was edited Sat Jan 25 4:47:34 PST 2003 by Finess]

jnoel said:

Magnet And Steel-Walter Egan

Finess said:

Yeah me too--I also liked that last piano break down that ends it..I have this song on cdr disc that I coped all from my hd but I lost the paper that said which disc it is on! dammit. I want to hear Lonley Boy right now!

you can't forget Don Cheadle. I love that man's performances on everything he's ever done. That whole robbery scene (in the donut shop?) and him dressed as a cowboy... encapsulated the whole tragedy, drama, and humor of their lives.