needle drop
Song placement scene
A needle drop is a moment in film, television, or other media when a pre-existing song plays to enhance a scene—named for the act of placing a phonograph needle on a record.
A well-chosen needle drop can define a scene's mood or become iconic: The needle drop of "Bohemian Rhapsody" in Wayne's World is legendary.
In licensing, needle drop also refers to a one-time fee for using recorded music.
Preserved account or achievement
- turntableRotating music player
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- DJMusic mixer performer
- samplingExtracting subset for study
crackle · groove · platter · crate digging · scratch · mix · beat · hip-hop
Numerical standing in competition
- cueTrigger for action
- syncCoordinate timing or data
- licensingGranting official permission
- filmMovie or coating
television · scene · mood · trailer · montage · placement · commercial · underscore
record
Preserved account or achievement
sampling · crackle · groove · platter · crate digging · scratch · mix · beat · hip-hop · lo-fi
score
Numerical standing in competition
film · television · scene · mood · trailer · montage · placement · commercial · underscore · cinematic
thread
Fiber for stitching
- fabricWoven or knit material
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
thimble · tailoring · hemming · quilting · patchwork · basting · seam · bobbin · pin · mending
- analog audiotape, turntable, vinyl, record player, phonograph
- DJingscratching, beatmatching, crossfader, turntable, mixing
- fall signsleaf fall, color change, leaf color, migration, harvest
- film musicfilm score, soundtrack, movie soundtrack, underscore, background music
- Film Scoringleitmotif, cue, spotting, click track, motif
- plant phenologybudding, blooming, flowering, dormancy, senescence
needle droporiginal score
Newly composed film soundtrack
original composition · incidental music · underscore · film score
needle dropsilence
Total lack of sound
live recording · digital streaming · live performance · crossfade
drop, needle, needles, needled, needlework, needling, needlecraft, needler, needlers