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Where else have I heard the musical score before?

posted 12 years ago by WhyzThat395
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The movie The Natural has a great musical score.

But I feel I recognize it from other movies/tv/commercials/or something.

Where else has the score from The Natural been used in?

[–] turtletommy 12 years ago

Composer Randy Newman's brilliant score incorporates a lot of "Americana" musical bits, such as from Aaron Copeland for example. The soundtrack just oozes nostalgia. It's so iconic now that the main theme is a fixture at baseball games.

[–] BingoFlip20943 12 years ago

The final scene of The Wonder Years.

[–] Blueghost 11 years ago

A commercial or two, maybe in a few spots in TV shows.

[–] Hendry_William_French 11 years ago

When Homer bowls a perfect 300 game in The Simpsons.

[–] MikeNTxs 11 years ago

This is one of the great musical scores. Hard to believe it was composed by the same guy who gave us a ditty like "Short People" or the theme from "Monk".

The main theme of "The Natural" and the music from the final big scene have become iconic. It's been parodied/homaged in films as diverse as "Sandlot" and "Mr. Destiny".

If you were born since 1980, you've probably never known a time when this music isn't in some form ubiquitous. :)