Top 5 Music Moments In Movies by Amy Lane

Thursday March 23, 2017

Amy’s Top Five Music Moments in Movies

These are the times when the music perfectly matches the action—and together they really make the movie perfect. I can’t promise they’re recent, or that I won’t think of another five as soon as I’m done, but here they are now:

Alice jumps off the promontory in Last of the Mohicans
Denzel Washington kills his nemesis in The Equalizer
Any use of Mad World in any movie ever
Yeah, fine—the “What could have been” montage in La La Land
The scene in You’ve Got e-Mail where Meg Ryan is dancing with the memory of her mother
Bonus! The “Can’t You Hear Me Crying” scene in Dirty Dancing and the scene where Rapunzel tries to heal Eugene in Tangled.

Okay—so, there they are. Music Movie Moments—and I’ve barely scratched the surface. Let’s hear yours! Offer them here, and Naomi will pick a winner for a free e-copy of Bonfires –or, if you’ve already pre-bought it, for any book from my backlist.

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Bonfires: Book One

Ten years ago Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron George lost his wife and moved to Colton, hoping growing up in a small town would be better for his children. He’s gotten to know his community, including Mr. Larkin, the bouncy, funny science teacher. But when Larx is dragged unwillingly into administration, he stops coaching the track team and starts running alone. Aaron—who thought life began and ended with his kids—is distracted by a glistening chest and a principal running on a dangerous road.

Larx has been living for his kids too—and for his students at Colton High. He’s not ready to be charmed by Aaron, but when they start running together, he comes to appreciate the deputy’s steadiness, humor, and complete understanding of Larx’s priorities. Children first, job second, his own interests a sad last.

It only takes one kiss for two men approaching fifty to start acting like teenagers in love, even amid all the responsibilities they shoulder. Then an act of violence puts their burgeoning relationship on hold. The adult responsibilities they’ve embraced are now instrumental in keeping their town from exploding. When things come to a head, they realize their newly forged family might be what keeps the world from spinning out of control.