The imagery of a needle dropping to hit the vinyl is one of music’s most iconic, and it’s taken on greater significance in terms of music’s relationship to cinema. Directors like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino kept the needle drop relevant over the decades—the artful selection of a pre-existing piece of popular music to soundtrack, and help amplify, a cinematic moment.


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