Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Patsy Cline's Credentials as the Darling of Psychological Suspense

Some time ago I wrote a poem entitled An Homage to Patsy Cline the Darling of Psychological Suspense.  While watching the Bates Motel, I felt compelled to check out how many times Ms. Cline's music makes it into thrillers and horror movies.  Consulting IMDb, I found this as filmography.

Blood Simple. (performer: "Sweet Dreams") 1984

Amazing Stories (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 1986
Thanksgiving (1986) ... (performer: "Leavin' On Your Mind")

Murder One (performer: "CRAZY") 1986

The Handmaid's Tale (performer: "Crazy") 1990 (dystopian science fiction)

Rush (performer: "I Fall to Pieces")  1991

Reasonable Doubts (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)  1991-1992
Home Is Where the Heart Is (1992) ... (performer: "I Fall to Pieces" - uncredited)
Pilot (1991) ... (performer: "Crazy" - uncredited)

Natural Born Killers (performer: "Back in Baby's Arms") 1994

Nell (performer: "CRAZY") 1994

Cybill (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 1995
Look Who's Stalking (1995) ... (performer: "Crazy" - uncredited)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 1997
Prophecy Girl (1997) ... (performer: "I Fall To Pieces")

U Turn (performer: "Your Cheatin' Heart") 1997

Phantoms (performer: "I FALL TO PIECES")  1998

Dad Savage (performer: "Leavin' On Your Mind") 1998

Best Laid Plans (performer: "Why Can't He Be You") 1999

The Salton Sea (performer: "I Fall To Pieces")  2002

Dahmer (performer: "Just out of Reach") 2002

Sonny (performer: "Sweet Dreams") 2002

Alias (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) 2003
Reunion (2003) ... (writer: "She's Got You" - uncredited)

The Whole Ten Yards (performer: "I Don't Wanta", "Sweet Dreams")  2004

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Video Game) (performer: "Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray") 2004

Down in the Valley (performer: "Half As Much")  2005

The Sopranos (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 2006
Live Free or Die (2006) ... (performer: "Let the Teardrops Fall")

The Departed (performer: "Sweet Dreams" (1956))  2006

The Wire (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 
The Dickensian Aspect (2008) ... (performer: "Walkin' After Midnight" - uncredited) 2008

Cold Case (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) 2004-2008
Slipping (2008) ... (performer: "Crazy")
The Boy in the Box (2004) ... (performer: "Walkin' After Midnight" - uncredited)

Lost (TV Series) (2 episodes, 2004 - 2009) (performer - 5 episodes, 2005 - 2009) 
The Incident: Part 1 (2009) ... (performer: "Three Cigarettes (In An Ashtray) " - uncredited)
Whatever Happened, Happened (2009) ... ("She's Got You", uncredited)
Eggtown (2008) ... (performer: "She's Got You" - uncredited)
Left Behind (2007) ... (performer: "Walking After Midnight")
Two for the Road (2006) ... (performer: "Walkin' After Midnight" - uncredited)
What Kate Did (2005) ... (performer: "Walkin' After Midnight" - uncredited)
Tabula Rasa (2004) ... ("Leavin' On Your Mind")
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Fringe (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)  2010
The Box (2010) ... (performer: "Crazy" - uncredited)

The Following (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 2013
Pilot (2013) ... (performer: "Sweet Dreams" - uncredited)

Fargo (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 2014
The Crocodile's Dilemma (2014) ... (performer: "Sweet Dreams" - uncredited) 

Bates Motel (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 2014
The Box (2014) ... (performer: "I Fall to Pieces" - uncredited) 

There are several other times that Ms. Cline's music is used in movies and television.  This is just the list from IMDb.

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