ReelTalk 09/29/2025 TOP TEN MOVIE SONGS of the 1980s

2025-09-29

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On this week's ReelTalk, host R.L. Terry invites music professor Dr. Steven DiBlasi back to the show to countdown their Top Ten picks for movie songs of the 1980s. What a decade--the decade when cinema sang! When you look back at the movies of the 1980s, the songs are just as much a part of the experience as the stories themselves. This was the decade when pop hooks, rock anthems, and big, emotional ballads didn’t just play in the background—they defined the moment. A single song could captu...

On this week's ReelTalk, host R.L. Terry invites music professor Dr. Steven DiBlasi back to the show to countdown their Top Ten picks for movie songs of the 1980s. What a decade--the decade when cinema sang!

When you look back at the movies of the 1980s, the songs are just as much a part of the experience as the stories themselves. This was the decade when pop hooks, rock anthems, and big, emotional ballads didn’t just play in the background—they defined the moment.

A single song could capture the mood of a film and, at the same time, capture the spirit of an entire generation. And what’s really striking is how many of those tracks are still with us. They’re still on playlists, still belted out at karaoke, still instantly recognizable from the first few notes.

The 80s gave us movie songs that became cultural landmarks, and in a lot of ways, they’ve never stopped playing.

From Danger Zone to the Wind Beneath My Wings, Ryan and Steven are counting down their top ten favorite movie songs!

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