"Hospital" - Lydia

I read "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold about a year ago. When I found out they were making a movie out of it, I knew the music had to be powerful stuff. This book is increbly heart-wrenching. But it is also incredibly hopeful. Thus, my next installment will feature the hopeful component. In the meantime, enjoy "Hospital" by Lydia. Here is what Amazon.com had to say: The Lovely Bones works as an odd yet affecting coming-of-age story. Susie struggles to accept her death while still clinging to the lost world of the living, following her family's dramas over the years like an episode of "My So-Called Afterlife." She watches them from a very unique sort of heaven. This song evokes that place: "Hospital" - Lydia

"Hungry Like the Wolf" - Duran Duran

Other than being female protagonists in food-themed movies, Catherine Zeta Jones in No Reservations, and Amy Adams in Julie and Julia have nothing in common. Unlike Jones' character who is obsessed with order, Adams' character is in search of breaking the monotony in her life. While the No Reservations soundtrack is filled with songs of the classical and jazz genres, Duran Duran's Hungry Like the Wolf suites Julie and Julia perfectly.

"The Trial of the Century" - The French Kicks

This song is fairly old but its age only testifies to how catchy it is. Its been in my head since 2004! And I finally have a suggestion for its use: "Looking for Alaska." Using quotes from the end of the book, this video proves that there is no better place for the song than the movie's ending: