Music, Movies, and YOU: Why great actors never ignore the soundtrack

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When you hear the song “Unchained Melody” you can’t help but think of Ghost.

Whitney Houston’s classic ballad “I Will Always Love You” will forever be connected to her movie The Bodyguard. And just months after its release, recent Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire is just as memorable for its amazing music as it is for the storyline and the superior acting.

This past week was “movies week” on Fox’s hit show American Idol. There’s a reason why the two subjects of movies and music are so intertwined and it’s because movies are sometimes rely on music to help tell the story.

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