10 Songs That Are Overused as Movie Needle Drops
Some songs have been used far too often throughout movie history, including "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen and "Sabotage" by Beastie Boys.
Ah, the good old needle drop. This is when a movie uses a pre-existing song, usually in some kind of showy way, and, more often than not, non-diegetically (outside the world of the film) as opposed to diegetically (within the world of the film). Quentin Tarantino loves using them, for one, with “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” from Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and "Cat People" from Inglourious Basterds being two good examples.
