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 ...

Carmela walking into Holsten’s diner to kick off the final scene of The Sopranos. Marissa shooting Trey on The O.C. Some of the biggest moments in TV history land that much harder because of the songs ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tunes — well-chosen ones — turn normal movie scenes into electric ones. Needle drops, they’re called in the film ...