The 10 Best Uses Of Bob Dylan Songs In Movies

The 10 Best Uses Of Bob Dylan Songs In Movies

Folk music legend Bob Dylan has an eclectic sound. His songs elevate any movie scene they’re in, as seen in The Big Lebowski and Inside Llewyn Davis.

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Bob Dylan has been one of the most popular and acclaimed musicians in the world for more than half a century. Having sold over 100 million records, Dylan is one of the highest-selling artists of all time. He’s also the recipient of a ton of prestigious accolades, including 10 Grammys, the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Dylan’s music has been used in all kinds of contexts throughout movie history. Todd Haynes directed a movie about different facets of Dylan’s personality, while Sam Peckinpah tapped him to write the entire soundtrack of his anti-western Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

10 “The Times They Are A-Changin’” In Watchmen

Zack Snyder’s film adaptation of Watchmen somewhat missed the point of the seminal Alan Moore comic, because it has all the graphic R-rated content but glorifies the superheroes whose facade it’s supposed to deconstruct.

Still, Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’” sets the ideal tone for the opening titles as a montage fills in the audience on the Watchmen universe’s signature alternate history.

9 “Most Of The Time” In High Fidelity

Since High Fidelity is about a record store owner, there are a ton of classics in its soundtrack, but few of them are as crucial to the Rob character as Bob Dylan’s ‘80s ballad “Most of the Time.”

It plays as he sits on a bus bench in the rain and breaks the fourth wall to vent his romantic frustrations directly to the camera. Dylan’s lyrics perfectly capture everything Rob is going through at this point in the movie.

8 “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” In Easy Rider

Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda ushered in the New Hollywood era with their counterculture masterpiece Easy Rider. They play a pair of drug-addled bikers tearing around America with the money from a major narcotics deal.

The producers initially wanted to use the original Dylan recording of “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding),” but couldn’t secure the rights, so they asked Roger McGuinn to record a cover instead.

7 Most Of The Soundtrack Of I’m Not There

Directed by Todd Haynes, I’m Not There is an unconventional biopic of Bob Dylan. Instead of telling his life story, it focuses on six original characters who each embody a part of Dylan’s personality. These six characters are played by Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, and Ben Whishaw.

Almost the entire soundtrack is made up of Dylan songs. There are only a couple of non-Dylan songs in the movie, like the Monkees’ “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone,” which plays during a party scene.

6 “Farewell” In Inside Llewyn Davis

In the final scene of Inside Llewyn Davis, the titular folk singer gives one last performance at The Gaslight before stepping off the stage to make way for the new guy.

As Llewyn goes outside and gets beaten in an alley by an angry husband, it’s revealed that this newcomer is actually a young Bob Dylan, playing “Farewell.”

5 “Wigwam” In The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson is one of the directors like Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese who are renowned for their soundtracks. Anderson’s movies contain songs by such beloved artists as David Bowie, the Kinks, and the Rolling Stones. The Royal Tenenbaums, one of the director’s finest films, includes a track by Bob Dylan.

When Royal shows off his sweet side for the first time as he gets to know his grandkids and shows them how to have fun away from their safety-conscious dad, Dylan’s “Wigwam” plays on the soundtrack.

4 “Hurricane” In Dazed And Confused

Richard Linklater used a bunch of rock classics in recapturing the youthful spirit of the last day of school in Dazed and Confused. The soundtrack contains such iconic rock artists as Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Bob Dylan’s “Hurricane” plays during the iconic scene in which Matthew McConaughey’s character Wooderson walks into the bar. It’s one of the most memorable moments in the whole movie.

3 “Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again” In Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

Bob Dylan’s wordily titled “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” plays in the drug-fueled cult classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo are driving across the desert.

The song was actually name-dropped in the original Hunter S. Thompson novel, so it was a no-brainer for Terry Gilliam to include it on the soundtrack of his movie adaptation.

2 “The Man In Me” In The Big Lebowski

Another Coen brothers movie, The Big Lebowski plays Bob Dylan’s “The Man in Me” twice. First, it plays over the opening credits that segue from the Dude being attacked by nihilist home invaders to the Dude bowling with Walter and Donny.

Later, it plays when the Dude is knocked out by a different group of home invaders and hallucinates that he’s flying over L.A., chasing after his missing rug.

1 “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” In Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid

Bob Dylan’s soundtrack for Sam Peckinpah’s revisionist western Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid — which he also appeared in as an actor — is one of the few soundtrack albums that’s also a great album on its own.

The movie features not one, not two, but 10 incredible Dylan tracks. There isn’t a weak song in the whole movie, but “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” is the obvious standout.

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