10 Songs That Made Iconic Movie Scenes

10. New Order – Confusion – Pump Panel Reconstruction (Blade)

There’s no denying just how badass that opening scene to 1998’s Blade was, a scene that has been recreated in nightclubs worldwide since its iconic inception.

The infamous blood rave opening scene introduces us to everyone’s favorite vampire slayer in the most stylish way possible, but what further enhances this visceral scene is the adrenaline-pumping, club banger that blares in the background.

The song perfectly captures the grimy underbelly of the city, providing an acid rave free-for-all that fits the gory scene effortlessly. It also works as a tension building mechanism, releasing for the drop just as the blood rains down from the ceiling.

Featured on New Order’s Best of the Rest compilation album, the radical reinterpretation of their 1983 hit single ‘Confusion’ was already out three years before its inclusion in Blade. Pump Panel deserve kudos for successfully appropriating the track to a club setting – a feat that becomes even more evident when listening to both versions side-by-side.

Blade laughs in the face of the family orientated comic book movies of today – forever asserting his authority in this kick ass, gore fest opening scene. It just so happens that the song can take equal credit too for providing the toxic beats that set this modern classic off with a bang.