The "needle drop" is a colloquial term for when a movie or TV show uses a song, either written for the piece of media or outside of its context, for a particular scene. Its use can be diegetic or non-diegetic, and in many cases, a needle drop may even take viewers out of a film. Some movies pay big bucks for needle drops , with artists like The Beatles or Led Zeppelin famously charging hefty fees for filmmakers to make use of their iconic songs.

Whatever the cost, these 15 films didn't just make great use out of these popular songs, but they completely redefined their legacies for the foreseeable future. From the humbling sounds of Simon & Garfunkel to the energetic dance-pop of Dua Lipa, let's take a look at the needle drops that prove that, when done right, the combination of an iconi

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