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This is a long shot but I can't find this song ANYWHERE. I don't remember what movie it was from, sorry. I remember the song playing while the main character (female) was getting dressed to go out, but that's all I remember. I marked the flair as 'pop' but it was leaning more towards 'electronic-pop', if that makes sense.
TLDR; I saw a scene in the beginning of the movie Ready Player One that played the song "Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo during an open casket funeral. Turns out it's just in the book and not featured or mentioned anywhere in the film. The scene I witnessed was eerily similar to the actual book description which relies heavily on this song to tell the story. Mandela effect enters when scene is missing from movie when I watch it again years later.
Ready Player One was released March 29, 2018. It was originally a book and eventually went on to be a feature length film. I had not read the book or knew much about it other than the trailer, some reviews, and that it had a big Video Game influence (hence the title) and did not set much effort to go see it in theaters.
One scene that really amplified this for me in particular was that I clearly remember watching a scene where they play the Oingo Boingo song "Dead Mans Party". It was near the announcement of Hallidays death and it went something like this: It's pitch black and you just hear the trumpet sounds of the intro (which is very memorable). The scene cuts immediately to Halliday's eyes with coins on them and then to the funeral scene where he gets out of a casket and talks to the camera. Throughout this the song continues to plays as he is giving his speech, and it sounds like it's in the same room, just quieter like it was playing though small speakers.
I really enjoyed this particular scene because I remember thinking a few things. It was a clever use of the song and that it really struck me how funny it was that the character would use this in his final video. One because it's his "Dead Man's Party" and ironically he is the only one at this funeral. As thousands of people are tuning in to this historical transmission, my thinking was that Halliday seized this opportunity to play this track as a sort of last lighthearted joke. Makes sense doesn't it? Didn't think much about this scene again until much later. Additionally Oingo Boingo is one of my Dads topmost favorite bands. As far as I was concerned it was just another scene my Dad would enjoy.
There was no Oingo Boingo song AT ALL in the entire movie...In fact the funeral scene has completely different tone then the one I remembered. The whole time I was waiting for him to hear it and it never happened.
Here are some things that I used in my research. To this day I rationalize that maybe I could of watched an edited version of the film that omits the song, or that it could of been removed for licensing reason (I've got no clue) what I do know is that I remember clearly hearing those intro horns on that plane ride and seeing this scene. When the song hit I knew the movie would be good to watch. Yet it doesn't exist in the movie, and only in the book. I think despite not being in the movie, one thing absolutely for certain is the song was meant to be played during this particular funeral scene.
No song, just a quick little moment in the movie. Which I remember to be much more drawn out and longer. Especially the dark intro leaving you puzzled for a moment as you hear the song, then the transition into Hallidays speech seemingly more lighthearted and bizarre.
Anybody else remember this song in the film? I clearly remember the pitch black and hearing just the horn intro like the fan video/ book description. Seriously weird stuff, but fun to pick apart and think about! ;)
"Ready or Not" is a song by American hip-hop group Fugees, from their second studio album, The Score (1996). The song contains a sample of "Boadicea" (1987) by Irish singer Enya, and its chorus is based on "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" by the Delfonics.
"Ready or Not" was met with positive reviews from music critics upon its release. The song was not released as a commercial single in the United States, making it ineligible to appear on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, it became the group's second chart-topping song on the UK Singles Chart, following "Killing Me Softly". Additionally, it was one of the best-selling songs of 1996 in the United Kingdom;[2] and remains one of the top-selling hip-hop songs ever in the region.[3] In total, "Ready or Not" reached the top ten in fifteen countries. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included "Ready or Not" on their list of 'Songs that Shaped Rock'.[4] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked it as one of the 100 best East Coast hip hop songs of all time.[5]
The accompanying music video was directed by film director Marcus Nispel. Several music journalists have cited it as the first rap music video with a seven-figure budget;[6][7] with the video's production being reported to have cost approximately 1.3 million dollars at the time of its release, making it one of the most expensive music videos ever.[8]
The song's chorus is based on "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" by the Delfonics, which was an addition suggested by Wyclef Jean.[12] Reflecting on the recording process, Pras said: "At one point, the group had disbanded. Lauryn Hill had left the group at this point and we didn't know what we were going to do. She calls me and says, 'Listen, I'm going to come down to the studio and I'm going to lay down a reference for you guys, a hook. I give you permission to use my hook, my voice, but I don't want to be a part of this group anymore.' I said, 'Fair enough. No problem.' She said, 'Make sure certain people are not around when I'm there.' I said, 'No problem.' She's laying the reference for 'Ready or Not' and then she goes into the bridge and she's crying. I see her crying. She stops and says, 'I can't do this anymore,' and leaves. A couple months later she re-joins the group. She said, 'Let's do 'Ready or Not' again 'cause I was crying. It was emotional.' She goes in the studio to do 'Ready or Not' again. She was in there five hours doing the hook. Every hit is incredible. But we go back and say, 'There's something about that reference. I don't know if we can touch that.' We end up keeping the reference. That's what the world has come to hear. There's something about that record... That's magic."[13]
Larry Flick from Billboard felt the song was "far more representative of the act's vibe", and that "this cut nicely illustrates its lyrical strength as well as its talent for switching from smooth soul singing to sharp rapping within the space of a few seconds."[14] Gil L. Robertson IV from Cash Box named it a "standout track" of The Score album.[15] Damien Mendis from Music Week's RM Dance Update rated it five out of five, commenting, "New Jersey's pride and joy retum with a soulful blend of rap, R&B and reggae. The original Radio version taken from their gold-selling album [...] already won fans due to its hypnotic use of The Delfonics' number 41 hit of 1971 'Ready Or Not, Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)'. The promos even adopt the original Bell label logo colour and style."[16] David Fricke from Rolling Stone remarked "the sweet heat of Lauryn Hill's alto".[17] A reviewer from Spin magazine described the song as "an eerily ambient flow of confused musings (Jean), confident harmonies (Hill), and immigrant pride (Michel), tapped insistently into your consciousness by a simple snare beat."[18]
According to global critic aggregator Acclaimed Music, "Ready or Not" was critics' fifth top song of 1996.[19] It tied with the group's version of "Killing Me Softly" as the best song of year by Spin.[20] In the annual Village Voice's Pazz & Jop mass critics poll of the year's best in music in 1996, it was ranked at number thirteen.[21]
In 2012, NME ranked it number 77 on their '100 Greatest Songs Of NME's Lifetime (so far)' list;[22] and placed on their ranking of the 100 best songs of the 1990s.[23] Pitchfork listed it as one of the '250 Best Songs of the 1990s' (2022).[24] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked it as one of the 100 best East Coast hip hop songs of all time.[5]
Philosopher Alison Stone credits "Ready or Not" as one of the earliest examples of a rap song with combined rapped and melodic elements in its vocal parts or with a "straightforwardly melodic" chorus.[27] Lauryn Hill's verse in particular has been noted as precursor for modern melodic rap from singing-rappers like Drake and Young Thug.[28] Hill's verse saw her addressing misogyny in the male dominated hip-hop scene, along with taking aim at gangsta rappers at the height of gangsta rap, while carving out a lane for The Fugees in alternative hip-hop.[29][30] Journalist William E. Ketchum of Billboard, proclaimed that Hill "is largely considered as the greatest woman rapper of all time", and added that her verse on the song showcases "her bars on full display".[31] Complex named it one of the best rap songs of 1996, and wrote "Like much of the East Coast hip-hop from the '90s, "Ready or Not" was rough around the edges, informed by the harsh realities of life in the ghetto. But instead of relying on fictitious tough talk, the song harnessed that energy for positive, referencing the strength of Bob Marley, Muhammad Ali, and Haitian refugees passing through Guantanamo Bay."[32]
"Ready or Not" has often received praise for its strategic use of sampling.[33] The song's use of the sampling the Enya song "Boadicea" from the Stephen King movie Sleepwalkers (1992), marked one of the earliest rap songs to sample from a horror movie soundtrack.[34] "Ready or Not" also aided in further exposing music from Enya and The Delfonics to a generation of hip hop audiences through sampling, with the song "Boadicea" being sampled numerous times by other artists following the release of "Ready or Not".[35][36] Chris Tart of HotNewHipHop wrote "Most hip-hop songs derived from something from the parent generation, and this one is no exception. The creative juice that melted the Delfonics, Enya and some Brooklyn-based refugees is very much a cause for celebration. "Ready or Not "; is one of the greatest moments in rap history."[37]
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