List of songs based on a film

This is a list of songs written partly or entirely based on a film.

Films

 * "2HB" by Roxy Music, a tribute to Humphrey Bogart and his character in Casablanca
 * "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton about Nine to Five
 * "Alfie" from the film of the same name, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
 * "Alice" by Avril Lavigne about Alice in Wonderland
 * "The American Nightmare" by Ice Nine Kills about A Nightmare on Elm Street
 * "American Werewolves In London" by Wednesday 13 about An American Werewolf In London
 * "Agter Elke Man" by Steve Hofmeyr about Agter Elke Man (TV series and film)
 * "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman" by The Tubes, inspired by Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
 * "Back in Time" by Pitbull about Men In Black 3
 * "Bad Education" by Tilly and the Wall about Bad Education
 * "Bat Country" by Avenged Sevenfold about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
 * "The Blob" from the film of the same name, written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David, recorded by The Five Blobs
 * "Bonnie En Clyde" by Jay and Lianie May about Bonnie and Clyde
 * "The Best of Both Worlds" performed by Hannah Montana about Hannah Montana: The Movie
 * "Bridge to Terabithia" by Steve Roslonek about Bridge to Terabithia
 * "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" by Cobra Starship about Snakes on a Plane
 * "Call of Home" by Gavin Dunne about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
 * "Calvero" by The Pillows about Limelight
 * "Carlotta Valdez" by Harvey Danger about Vertigo
 * "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" by David Bowie about Cat People
 * "Camp Rock" by Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas and the rest of the Cast of Camp Rock
 * "Chain Saw" by The Ramones about The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
 * "A Change of Seasons" by Dream Theater about Dead Poets Society
 * "Children of the Damned" by Iron Maiden about Village of the Damned
 * "Cinderella Man" by Rush based on Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
 * "Circle of Life" by Carmen Twillie and Lebo M (film version); and by Elton John (commercial version) about The Lion King
 * "The Clansman" by Iron Maiden based on Braveheart
 * "The Crimson Ghost" by the Misfits about The Crimson Ghost
 * "Dawn of the Dead" by Michale Graves about Dawn of the Dead
 * "Day of the Dead" by the Misfits about Day of the Dead
 * "Dead by Dawn" by Deicide based on The Evil Dead
 * "Death of an Interior Decorator" by Death Cab for Cutie about Interiors
 * "Debaser" by Pixies about Un Chien Andalou
 * "Didn't I See This Movie?" from the musical Next to Normal about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
 * "Die Hard" by Guyz Nite about the Die Hard films
 * "DNA" by Gavin Dunne about Prometheus
 * "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Madonna about Evita
 * "Dream Warriors" by Dokken about A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
 * "The Edge of Darkness" by Iron Maiden about Apocalypse Now
 * "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" by My Chemical Romance about Dawn of the Dead
 * "Enjoy Your Slay" by Ice Nine Kills about The Shining
 * "Evil Dead" by Death about The Evil Dead
 * "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor based on High Fidelity
 * "Fitzcarraldo" by The Frames about Fitzcarraldo
 * "Flash" and the entire album Flash Gordon by Queen about Flash Gordon
 * "Freak Flag" by Ice Nine Kills about The Devil's Rejects
 * "From Now On We Are Enemies" by Fall Out Boy about Amadeus
 * "Ghost of Frankenstein" by the Misfits about The Ghost of Frankenstein
 * "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr. about Ghostbusters
 * "Gifts and Curses" by Yellowcard about Spider-Man 2
 * "A Girl Like You" by The Smithereens about Say Anything...
 * "Godzilla" by Blue Öyster Cult about Godzilla
 * "Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)" by Dame Shirley Bassey about James Bond Goldfinger (film)
 * "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper for and about The Goonies
 * "A Grave Mistake" by Ice Nine Kills about The Crow
 * "Gump" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Forrest Gump
 * "Haddonfield" by Wednesday 13 about Halloween
 * "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" by Alice Cooper about Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
 * "Heartlight" by Neil Diamond about E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
 * "Hello, Dolly!" by Barbra Streisand and Louis Armstrong about Hello, Dolly!
 * "Hello McFly" by Relient K about Back to the Future
 * "Hellraiser" by Motörhead about the Hellraiser film series
 * "Hier kommt Alex" and the entire album Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau by Die Toten Hosen about A Clockwork Orange
 * "High School Musical" by the Cast of High School Musical about the High School Musical Trilogy
 * "Home" by Breaking Benjamin about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
 * "How Can I Live" by Ill Niño about Freddy vs. Jason
 * "How I Go" by Yellowcard about Big Fish
 * "I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz about the Transformers film series
 * "I Want to be Sullivan" by The Pillows about Angels with Dirty Faces
 * "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins for and about Caddyshack
 * "Imitation of Life" by R.E.M. about Imitation of Life
 * "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls about City of Angels
 * "It is the End" by Ice Nine Kills about IT
 * "Jaws" by Lemon Demon about Jaws
 * "The Jig Is Up" by Ice Nine Kills about Saw
 * "Johnny Guitar" for the film of the same name, music by Victor Young and lyrics by Peggy Lee
 * "Jurassic Park" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Jurassic Park
 * "The Kelly Affair" by be your own PET about Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
 * "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins
 * "Kids of the Future" by The Jonas Brothers
 * "Kill Bill (킬빌)" by Brown Eyed Girls about Kill Bill
 * "King Kong Song" by Abba about King Kong
 * "Lady Marmalade" (cover) by Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Lil' Kim and Mýa about Moulin Rouge!
 * "Laura Palmer" by Bastille about Twin Peaks as a tribute to Laura Palmer
 * "Land of the Dead" by the Misfits about Land of the Dead
 * "LCM" by Children 18:3 about The Bourne Identity (stands for "Last Chance, Marie")
 * "Leon" by The Japanese House about Léon: The Professional as a tribute for Léon Montana
 * "Lion" by Rebecca St. James about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
 * "Lost Boys" by The 69 Eyes about The Lost Boys
 * "Love Bites" by Ice Nine Kills about An American Werewolf In London
 * "Man on the Edge" by Iron Maiden about Falling Down
 * "Matilda" by Alt-J about Léon: The Professional as a tribute for Mathilda Lando
 * "Meet Me in Montauk" by Circa Survive about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * "Merry Axe-mas" by Ice Nine Kills about Silent Night, Deadly Night
 * "More Than It Seems" by Kutless about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
 * "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel for and about The Graduate
 * "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion about Titanic
 * "New Divide" by Linkin Park for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
 * "A New Hope" by Blink-182 about Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * "New York, New York" by Liza Minnelli (and later Frank Sinatra) about New York City for the film New York, New York
 * "My Iron Skin" by Gavin Dunne for Iron Man 3
 * "New World" by TobyMac about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
 * "Night of the Living Dead" by the Misfits about Night of the Living Dead
 * "Nosferatu" by Hugh Cornwell about Nosferatu, eine symphonie des grauens
 * "Ode to a Superhero" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Spider-Man
 * "Of Wolf and Man" by Metallica about The Wolfen
 * "One" by Metallica about Johnny Got His Gun
 * "Open Up Your Eyes" by Jeremy Camp about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
 * "Opening Night" by dEUS about John Cassavetes's Opening Night
 * "Ouch" by be your own PET about Dawn of the Dead
 * "Out of the Silent Planet" by Iron Maiden about Forbidden Planet
 * "Painting Flowers" by All Time Low about Alice in Wonderland
 * "PATRICIA" by The Pillows about A Bout de Souffle
 * "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" by Relient K for and about Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie
 * "Pocketful of Miracles" from the film of the same name, written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song
 * "Purple Rain" by Prince, based on Purple Rain
 * "Rambo" by Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 about Rambo
 * "Raped in Hatred by Vines of Thorn" by The Black Dahlia Murder about The Evil Dead
 * "Real Cool World" by David Bowie for & about Cool World
 * "Return of the Fly" by the Misfits about Return of the Fly
 * "Rise" by Gavin Dunne for The Dark Knight Rises
 * "Risky Business" by Van Dammes about Risky Business
 * "Rocking the Boat" by Ice Nine Kills about Jaws
 * "The Saga Begins" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
 * "Savages" by Ice Nine Kills about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
 * "Save Me" by Aimee Mann for Magnolia
 * "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth about The Fast and the Furious film series as a tribute to Paul Walker
 * "Scarecrow" by The Pillows about Scarecrow
 * "Scissorhands (The Last Snow)" by Motionless in White about Edward Scissorhands
 * "The Seventh Seal" by Scott Walker about The Seventh Seal
 * "Shining" by the Misfits about Poltergeist
 * "Skinny Blues" by The Pillows about The Lost Weekend
 * "Sleeping Awake" by P.O.D. for and about The Matrix Reloaded
 * "Smart Alex" by The Adicts about A Clockwork Orange
 * "So Long, Astoria" by The Ataris about The Goonies
 * "Spider-Man" by Michael Bublé about Spider-Man
 * "Stabbing in the Dark" by Ice Nine Kills about Halloween
 * "Stranger in Town" by Toto about Whistle Down the Wind
 * "Sweep the Leg" by Karate High School about Karate Kid
 * "Sweep the Leg" by No More Kings about Karate Kid
 * "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin for Top Gun
 * "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé about Kill Bill
 * "Thank God It's Friday" by Ice Nine Kills about Friday the 13th
 * "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (cover) by Jessica Simpson about The Dukes of Hazzard
 * "This is Home" by Switchfoot about The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
 * "Three Coins in the Fountain" from the film of the same name, written by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn
 * "Thunderball" by Johnny Cash for and about Thunderball; the song was rejected and not used in the film
 * "Til Death Do Us Party" by Wednesday 13 about Friday the 13th
 * "Twilight of the Dead" by the Misfits about Land of the Dead
 * "The Union Forever" by The White Stripes about Citizen Kane
 * "Vengeance (The Pact)" by Blue Öyster Cult is about the "Taarna" vignette in Heavy Metal
 * "Weird Science (song)" by Oingo Boingo is about Weird Science
 * "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by Metallica is based on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
 * "What I've Done" by Linkin Park about Transformers
 * "When Two Worlds Collide" by Iron Maiden is based on When Worlds Collide
 * "Where Eagles Dare" by Iron Maiden about Where Eagles Dare
 * "Who Made Who" by AC/DC about Maximum Overdrive
 * "Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani about The Sound of Music
 * "The Wicker Man" by Iron Maiden about The Wicker Man
 * "The World in My Hands" by Ice Nine Kills about Edward Scissorhands
 * "Year 3000" by Busted about the Back to the Future Trilogy
 * "Yoda" by "Weird Al" Yankovic about The Empire Strikes Back
 * "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell about the James Bond series
 * "Youngster (Kent Arrow)" by The Pillows about Quadrophenia
 * "Your Number's Up" by Ice Nine Kills about Scream
 * "The Cabinet" by Das Kabinette about The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
 * "Kirsten Supine" by Swans about Melancholia, specifically the scene where Kirsten Dunst lies nude in the moonlight
 * "Attack Ships on Fire" by Revolting Cocks about the Blade Runner scene of Roy Batty's dying monologue
 * "Only" by Nine Inch Nails, about Fight Club