The most exciting moment is the moment when I add the sound… At this moment, I tremble.

— Akira Kurosawa, director

As of late, I have developed a habit of revisiting films for their soundtracks. I have come to realize that many of my fondest cinematic memories are inextricably linked to the power of the audio-visual relationship, particularly in scenes that are closely tied to specific songs. I have compiled this playlist as a remembrance to these memories.

Songs have the ability to become an integral part of the narrative when chosen carefully. These choices deserve the utmost recognition. At times, they strengthen the connection with a scene, a character, or even the film as a whole. The seventh art seems to have this anthropophagic ability to absorb its predecessors in its own way, resulting in unforgettable combinations.

I dedicate this playlist and film list to Cinearte Palace, the last street cinema in Juiz de Fora. Tragically, it ended its activities in 2017. Cinearte Palace was more than a special place; it was a cultural and cinematic bastion that resisted commercial doldrums. I have many fond memories there, some of which I am sharing here.

1. Jules et Jim (1962), François Truffaut
2. Hable con ella (2002), Pedro Almodóvar
3. Cidade de Deus (2002), Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund
4. The Dreamers (2003), Bernardo Bertolucci
5. Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015), Anna Muylaert
6. Volver (2006), Pedro Almodóvar
7. Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964), Glauber Rocha
8. Boi Neon (2015), Gabriel Mascaro
9. Une robe d'été (1996), François Ozon
10. Hotel Chevalier (2007), Wes Anderson
11. Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Wes Anderson
12. Cazuza: O Tempo Não Pára (2004), Walter Carvalho & Sandra Werneck
13. Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Wim Wenders
14. Orfeu Negro (1959), Marcel Camus
15. Ma vie en rose (1997), Alain Berliner
16. Jack et la mécanique du coeur (2013), Stéphane Berla & Mathias Malzieu
17. Scent of a Woman (1992), Martin Brest
18. The Forbidden Dance (1990), Greydon Clark
19. Beetlejuice (1988), Tim Burton
20. Pulp Fiction (1994), Quentin Tarantino
21. Reservoir Dogs (1992), Quentin Tarantino
22. Across the Universe (2007), Julie Taymor
23. Reservoir Dogs (1992), Quentin Tarantino
24. Velvet Goldmine (1998), Todd Haynes
25. Reservoir Dogs (1992), Quentin Tarantino
26. Kôkaku Kidôtai (1995), Mamoru Oshii
27. Trainspotting (1996), Danny Boyle
28. B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015), Jörg A. Hoppe & Heiko Lange
29. T2 Trainspotting (2017), Danny Boyle
30. Manhattan (1979), Woody Allen
31. Dirty Dancing (1987), Emile Ardolino
32. Footloose (1984), Herbert Ross
33. American Psycho (2000), Mary Harron
34. The Crow (1994), Alex Proyas
35. Moonlight (2016), Barry Jenkins
36. Blue Velvet (1986), David Lynch
37. Blue Velvet (1986), David Lynch
38. Walk the Line (2005), James Mangold
39. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Stanley Kubrick
40. Interview with the Vampire (1994), Neil Jordan
41. Le jeune Karl Marx (2017), Raoul Peck
42. Moulin Rouge! (2001), Baz Luhrmann
43. Baby Driver (2017), Edgar Wright
44. Fight Club (1999), David Fincher
45. Donnie Darko (2001), Richard Kelly
46. The Lost Boys (1987), Joel Schumacher
47. Dark Shadows (2012), Tim Burton
48. Zodiac (2007), David Fincher
49. 500 Days of Summer (2009), Marc Webb
50. The Doors: When You're Strange (2009), Tom DiCillo
51. 20,000 Days on Earth (2014), Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
52. Trainspotting (1996), Danny Boyle
53. Her (2013), Spike Jonze
54. La La Land (2016), Damien Chazelle
55. Billy Elliot (2000), Stephen Daldry
56. Into the Wild (2007), Sean Penn
57. Captain Fantastic (2016), Matt Ross
58. Dancer in the Dark (2000), Lars von Trier
59. Léon (1994), Luc Besson
60. Låt den rätte komma in (2008), Tomas Alfredson
61. Whiplash (2014), Damien Chazelle
62. Lilja 4-ever (2002), Lukas Moodysson
63. The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Jonathan Demme
64. Boyhood (2014), Richard Linklater
65. Aquarius (2016), Kleber Mendonça Filho
66. Sonnenallee (1999), Leander Haußmann
67. Beetlejuice (1988), Tim Burton
68. Apocalypse Now (1979), Francis Ford Coppola
69. The Wicker Man (1973), Robin Hardy
70. A Clockwork Orange (1971), Stanley Kubrick
71. Blade Runner (1982), Ridley Scott
72. Apocalypse Now (1979), Francis Ford Coppola
73. Blade Runner (1982), Ridley Scott