Concluding a look at my favorite movie music scenes of 2025…

Before I get to my final musical selection, I want to shout out a few honorable mentions.

One is the Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra performing during a South Bronx Puerto Rican Day celebration in Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest. The vibrant parade is cross-cut with the delivery of ransom money on an overhead subway train in one of that film’s best scenes (here’s a small taste).

Another is the anachronistic use of 80s music in the 50s-set Marty Supreme. I particularly liked a montage set to The Korgis’ ‘Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime.’

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