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Which British soundtrack moment gave a film or TV show its unforgettable edge?
A great needle drop can define a scene forever, and British music has provided plenty. Rank these iconic uses of homegrown tracks in film and telly by how much they moved you.
Put the items in your preferred order.
A
Tiny Dancer in Almost Famous
Cameron Crowe's coach scene turned Elton's 1971 ballad into shorthand for collective catharsis. It's the moment strangers become a family.
B
Lust for Life in Trainspotting
Danny Boyle's opening sprint down Princes Street, scored by Iggy Pop, defined a generation of British cinema. Renton's grin and that drumbeat are inseparable.
C
Don't Stop Me Now in Shaun of the Dead
Simon Pegg and co. batter a zombie in time with Freddie Mercury, turning pandemonium into pure joy. British comedy at its most inventive.
D
Nimrod in This Is England
Shane Meadows uses Elgar's swelling movement to close his film with heartbreaking dignity. Rarely has classical music felt so contemporary.
E
Nothing Compares 2 U in Normal People
The BBC adaptation used the cover to devastating effect during Marianne's Italian summer. A generation rediscovered the song through Connell and Marianne.
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