Anybody who knows me could have guessed that Wes Anderson would show up on this list, probably more than once.

All of Anderson’s films make smart use of music, so I had plenty of options. I knew I wanted Rushmore represented, as I consider that his greatest achievement. But which song?

I adore the use of Cat Stevens’ ‘The Wind,’ but I’d been a fan of that song long before seeing it in Rushmore. I gained a new appreciation for John Lennon’s ‘Oh Yoko’ seeing it in this film, but again, I already knew it. The Kink’s ‘Nothing in This World Can Stop Me Worryin’ Bout That Girl’ and another Cat Stevens’ tune, ‘Here Comes My Baby,’ were both new to me and strong contenders for this list.

But finally I went with…

Anderson is a master of the montage, and this one — an introduction to the many school activities of Max Fischer — is one of his finest. Every one of these short clips could make for a hilarious scene of its own, and Anderson serves up a dozen of them in just over a minute. What a bounty of visual (and auditory) bliss.